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Ask The Attic- Toners And Tinted Hair

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Q-The last time I dyed my hair was about two months ago using a blue/green dye and I want to remove it from my hair. I’ve looked up ways to remove the stuff but from forums and random posts it all says its “semi-permanent and it should wash out,” I’m just like I know this already! Then [...]

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Ask The Attic – Unraveling Dreads

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Q: I have synthetic falls and some of the dreads are starting to become unraveled. How can I fix this myself? A: Synthetic dreads, over time, can unravel for a number of reasons. A lot of the time, these reasons involve zippers, piercings, or kittens, sometimes these things just happen. Whatever the reason for your [...]

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Ask The Attic- Quick Hair Dye Q’s&A’s

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

We’re getting a TON of questions of late about hair dye. The most common questions all involve, not surprisingly, how to make your hair dye last as long as possible. First, we’d like to point you to our original Hair Dye How To Tutorial, that’ll answer a lot of your questions. We realize there are [...]

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Ask The Attic- Swimming With Funky Hair

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Q: Hi I have a question about your manic panic products. I know how the color fades through every wash, but I was wanting to know when summer comes around and I were to go swimming would the chlorine or whatever chemicals that are put in pools, would that make it fade quicker or even [...]

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Ask The Attic- A Wool Roving Question

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Q: Hi there! I would like to purchase some roving wool for a costume, but I’m not really sure how much to order. I’m going to use a large amount of it to make a skirt, like the one Paris Hilton wears in Repo The Genetic Opera. This is my reference photo: And this is the wool from [...]

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Ask the Attic- An Elastic Question

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Q: I’ve got a simple question, what kind of elastic do you recommend for falls and lox? -Wondering about the base A: There are several ways you can go when choosing the elastic you’ll use as a base for your synthetic hair pieces. But there are 3 main options. The first are elastic hair ties, [...]

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Ask The Attic – Cyberlox Fix

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

Q: My cyberlox are homemade. They’re made from mini-crin and are simply constructed: I sewed the crin onto an elastic. But the elastic snapped a week after I made them. Is there a simple fix to this, Or is my only option of repair to unpick my stitches and re-sew the crin onto a better elastic? [...]

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How to make your hair dye last longer

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

We’ve gotten in a new delivery of Special Effects Hair Dye in the Attic! All colors are in stock and shipping! We do our best to keep Special Effects in stock, but it does move quickly, so when new shipments come in, get it! Want some dye tips to make your hair stay brighter, longer? [...]

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