Comment from Shelley
Time July 17, 2009 at 2:04 pm

heya i’m planin on dying my hair red but i have dark brown hair…my friend said she bleached hers before doing it red…should i do that or is that a reeally bad idea? btw thanks for the tips it helps….ALOT! <3 shelley x

Comment from vivianoh
Time July 18, 2009 at 3:19 am

Shelley: it depends how vibrant you want the colour, if you want a bright red you should probably bleach it, if you want a darker red you should dye it without using bleach.

Comment from abi
Time July 19, 2009 at 3:27 pm

recently i dyed my hair red, the colour if you wanna get rid of it doesn’t go easily i bleached my hair to ghet rid of it but in the end went back red, it does work to bleach it first but i would say brown is the perfect colour to go to red from naturally i’m blnode and i easily acheived this colour, but bleaching wastes time just dye it red straight away is the easiet for you,

Comment from Helen
Time July 23, 2009 at 8:04 am

Shelley, I dyed my hair too. It was the fringe very bright red, the outside hair bright red and the inside hair orange. The bleaching does a lot of harm at the hair, they become really dry and it kinda hurts! :p
and the colour fades! I had it for 3 weeks and I washed my hair 1 time a week. but i swam in the sea so the most damage is from that!!!
i really looooooooved the colour but it doesn’t last…

Comment from shawnie
Time July 23, 2009 at 8:20 am

i want to dye my hair red and my natural hair colour is ginger. what do yo suggest? thannk youu x shawnie

Comment from Leonnie
Time July 23, 2009 at 6:14 pm

Hi , I want my hair like a purpley red , So i cant find the perfect die, i am dieying it purple 1st then red , Do you Think it will work or will i just be messing up my hair ? Thanks x

Comment from cassie
Time July 23, 2009 at 10:23 pm

hi, im playing on dying my hair, but i wanted to dye it the color hayley has it in the music video “Decode”…i was wondering what color it is and what kind of hairstyle is it?

Comment from kynlee
Time July 25, 2009 at 2:07 am

advice! wash your hair in cold cold water! that really helps and it really helps to get your hair healthy again from all the coloring and it makes it really shiny. i wash my hair about once and week and my color, which is red and orange right now, has stayed in over three weeks and its just barrelly starting to fade. if your dying your hair red for the first time its gonna fade pretty quick but over time your hair should hold the color better. also get a good shampoo. the kind that i use is kind of expensive but its is really think and it lasts a LONG time! also be gentle with your hair while it wet because coloring it does make your hair weak so while its wet dont scrub it with your towl or yank a comb through it. be gentle! last thing, let your hair air dry for the most part, but when its almost all the way dry go blow dry to. it will help it be less greecy(cant spell) and it will help give it volume.

Comment from kynlee
Time July 25, 2009 at 2:08 am

also orange holds better then red!

Comment from Paige
Time July 25, 2009 at 9:43 am

hey i want to dye my hair the red in decode but im a dirty blonde colour. do u think it will come out like that? also im only fourteen and i was planning on dying my hair but the thing is i still go to school and will it turn out a great success? or leave me looking totally hideous that people will bully me for it? also i dnt think they allow bright coloured hair at school so if anyone can give me some suggestions in how to get my hair a red that is dark without it being too dark but looking fresh and you can see its a reddish colour.

Comment from Lisa
Time July 27, 2009 at 9:21 am

Hey Paige (:
I recently got my hair dyed, it’s actualy not a good idea to dye your hair bright red trust me i’ve been there and i got tired of having to always top up the colour cos it fades so quick. So you are definatly best going for the decode colour, i think it will come out great if you go to the hairdressers, The decode colour is a kind of cherry type of red but just a little bit darker :) i know because tht is the colour of my hair at the moment and i absolutley love it you shoul go for it. Make sure it is permament hair dye you get and not semi-permement. x Hope you like it as much as i love mine x let me know if this helps.

Comment from japanese fries
Time July 27, 2009 at 11:34 am

to paige: hey there, i guess you better ask someone from your school, a teacher perhaps, if your actually allowed to dye your hair. I dyed my hair when i was still in high school and i got scolded haha. since you’ve got a bit of blonde hair, i guess the hair color would stay because it’s practically a blank canvas.

if you don’t want like a vibrant red color, try going for auburn or if you want, try mixing a bit of brown hair color with red, but auburn’s definitely the one you should go for. i think the hayley hair color are of this site has an auburn section. if you don’t want it, just try mixing the colors =)

also, have confidence with your hair once it’s colored! haha, people would definitely make fun of it if they see that you don’t feel confident about it. Look at Hayley, people love her hair because she’s so confident about it and she’s setting a great example, why not follow? =)

Hope that helps and i also hope your hair dye works out! =)

Comment from sweetchick
Time July 27, 2009 at 1:13 pm

i bleached my hair and it looks sweet and i had medium brown hair

Comment from KC
Time July 28, 2009 at 11:13 pm

hey guys! okay so heres the deal: i really want to (and apparantly along with alot of other peole) want to dye my hair. i really want to dye it the color of hayley’s hair in the “thats what you get” music vid. but i am tottally new to all this hair dye stuff! like, how long does it last? how will i find that exact color? is it expensive to keep up? should i bleach my hair first? btw, i have medium-brown hair. PLEASE HELP! <3 KC

Comment from araceli
Time July 29, 2009 at 10:16 pm

Hey guys,
heres my problem…i want to dye and cut my hair the way hayley has it in “Decode”. I’ve never dyed my hair before, so im new to this. I have dark-brown hair. What color is it? What hair style is it? What do i need to do to get the hair i want? Please Help!!!

Comment from Katie.. thi is to araceli
Time July 30, 2009 at 12:56 am

Hey araceli, if your hair’s vecer been died before then its wuite easy to go any colour. I died my hair red with Live Colour XXL over years worth of dye and it worked well, and lasted for ages… The colour does fade a bit but its still very red for a couple months

Comment from Whisper
Time July 30, 2009 at 11:59 pm

i really wish i had known this 2 years ago when i had put red in my blonde hair :p

<3 hayley to death!

Comment from r
Time July 31, 2009 at 11:37 pm

Hey guys,
Well I’ve been almost every single hayley colour ever and its always turned out great.
If you want to go white or yellow, no matter what your hair colour you have to bleach it first. Bleaching won’t damage your hair too much if you use a toner after and make sure that you use treatments! The best treatment is from the range CPR.
If you want to go orange or red and your hair is any darker then a medium blonde then you must bleach your hair. Like I said before, use toners and treatments! Also make sure that you wash your hair with color safe shampoo and conditioner. My hair is currently a bit brighter than the ‘decode’ red and I use John Freider Red Shampoo and wash my hair with freezing cold water. Uncomfortable but it works!
Do not brush or srub hair with a towel too hard when its wet or it will snap because bleaching strips your hair of all its natural moistures and becomes very much like elastic. Let it air dry for a while until its mostly dry then use a hair dryer. If you want to straighten or curl your hair after this, use a heat protectant spray before you straighten. Don’t wash your hair more than once a week for the first month of having your hair bleached because leaving your hair unwashed does not only give you a longer lasting hair colour but also returns some of the natural moistures to your hair and helps repair it.

Comment from r
Time July 31, 2009 at 11:42 pm

Also, if you dye your hair two or more different colors, for example, white, yellow, orange and red like the ‘misery business’ hair hayley had then you HAVE TO while washing your hair section the colors so that the dye won’t run into the lighter colors and stain them. This is called ‘bleeding’ you don’t want this to happen because it ruins it.

Comment from r
Time July 31, 2009 at 11:55 pm

To Araceli: If you want to go the hayley ‘decode’ red than I suggest you bleach your hair first if its any darker then light brown. After you’ve done that, the colour I find is the closest to decode red is ‘Schwarzkopf Live Colour XXL Hypnotic Red’
And the style of the cut is hair length just below your collarbone with a few choppy, blended layers all around with short choppy bangs. If you go to your hairdresser and show them a clear picture of hayley’s hair in decode then they will be able to do it for you. And to keep your hair that vibrant red, I recommend John Frieda Collection Radiant Red Shampoo and Conditioner and wash your hair with freezing cold water! Hope this helps.

Comment from araceli
Time August 1, 2009 at 8:09 pm

Thank You,
I wanted to say thank you to “r” and katie for answering my question. It really does help. Can’t wait till i get my hair done. Thank You so much you guys.

Comment from Rokeby
Time August 3, 2009 at 5:10 pm

Hey. Do you guys know of a place where they ship Bumble and Bumble’s hair powder to other places than US?

Comment from Anna
Time August 4, 2009 at 8:05 pm

hey, i want to dye my hair an auburn color, and my hair is a medium brown. should i bleach my hair before i dye it auburn? i heard it is horrible for your hair.

Comment from Keito
Time August 4, 2009 at 8:49 pm

OK, here’s a list of things to do and not to do:

1. Don’t take into account any other comment you have just read. They are not hairdressers.
2. Home dyes run, so use an old towel when you wash your hair, and don’t have any other colours lighter than red in your hair or the red dye will run into those colours.
3. The best non-running hair dye is manic panic, but you do have to bleach. The longest lasting hair dye is Jeans Dye.
4. Don’t use a developer above 30vol, unless your virgin hair is a dark colour and it is healthy.
5. Leave AT LEAST 2 weeks between every bleach. I know it sounds like a long time, but if you do this, you won’t be holding clumps of burnt off hair.
6. Once your hair is a brassy colour, you can use a special shampoo (which is a dark violet colour) that helps restore moisture to your hair and slowly draw out the brassiness. You can also use toner at this stage.
7. Don’t bleach your hair any more than 3 times. If you do, it will take at least a year to get it back to it’s original health…

Now I’m writing this, I realise there is WAY too much to explain and way too many dangers for people who have no idea what they are doing. For example, with colour matching, there is also colour correction if the hair has been dyed before, how many layers of colour there are and what colours they are, the health of the hair, what colour the virgin hair is… then the person has to decide what exact colour they want, and different hair colours react differently with other colours. How do u think hairdressers make the colour you want? By mixing certain amounts of colours to also mix with the colour in your hair. Also, salon colours have a certain amount of bleach in them too, so… what I’m going to end up saying is… GO TO A HAIRDRESSERS! I don’t have a year to teach everyone colour mixing and chemicals.

Comment from Keito
Time August 4, 2009 at 9:05 pm

Also, the reason why bleached hair snaps is not really because it’s lacking moisture, it’s mainly because you’re forcing the hair cuticles open. So even if you put all the best treatments in the world into your hair, it’s still going to break a lot earlier than if you hadn’t bleached it in the first place.

See, natural blondes have hair where the hair cuticles stick out, like if you brush scales off a fish against the grain. Hence why people with naturally lighter hair have thinner hair.

People who have dark hair have the opposite: their hair cuticles are closed, so their hair is thicker and stronger.

Like I said before, just go to a hairdressers. You’re all in way over your heads. Sorry ‘^.^

Comment from shelbie
Time August 6, 2009 at 5:17 pm

Hey i need some advice! i have black hair and i’m going to try to get hayleys hair in misery buisness like a couple days before halloween idk if i should dye it brown and get lighter and lighter are should i just bleach it? i need someone who had black hair and advice on how they got rid of it

Comment from Light Grenades
Time August 8, 2009 at 12:57 pm

hey shelbie
I didnt had black hair but all I can say from my long time experience in this field is to dye your hair as less as possible. I had the same colors as Hayley did in MizBiz about a year ago. So I think be the best thing to do would be bleach it. The whole goin lighter and lighter thing will take awhile like really awhile and as I understand you want a fast effect :)
just remember when you’ll bleach your hair use all possible products for your hair to get better like conditioniers, masks, oils everything :)

Comment from Katie
Time August 8, 2009 at 4:42 pm

Hey…need help!! =S
My natural hair colour is a medium brown colour and I’ve been wanting to dye my hair a copper orange colour for a long time now but I’m finding it really difficult to find a decent brand for me. I’ve tried some L’oreal brands that have said they work on brunettes, but when I’ve tried them out I see no change in my hair colour =S. I know that it’s most likely due to my hair colour why the colourant doesn’t come out so well but I really don’t want to bleach my hair to try to make it more vibrant =S.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knows of any colourant brands (preferably semi-permanent) that are really vibrant so they will work well on brunettes.
Thanks and sorry if this doesn’t make any sense!!! haha. Katie

Comment from Makrina
Time August 8, 2009 at 7:53 pm

Hey Shelbie. I have darkish brown hair, but I have gotten half of my hair (underneath) bleached before. I got it professionally done, because it’s better than bleaching it yourself and I’m sure that the people who are hairdressers know what they’re doing. Haha, so if anything, I would ask your hairdresser, but if you want some advice from someone who has actually gotten their hair bleached before, I can help :D.

Okay, so it honestly isn’t a problem that you have black hair. If you are going to bleach it, bleach it all the way through. If you do it in a process where you’re going to bleach it once then color it Brown and then keep going up (where you have to bleach it over and over again, DON’T DO IT!!!) You’re hair will fall out, I promise! my hair fell out because I had my hair bleached, didn’t like the color, so I re-bleached it, and what do you know!? It falls out.

I storngly suggest bleaching it once, all the way through. But since you have such darrrrrrk hair, leave it in for atleast an hour. If you want it to be completely blonde at first, and then apply the red, leave it in for a tad bit longer. Don’t quote me on all of this, though. I never bleach my hair myself, but I did bleach my bestfriend’s hair before and she had medium/light brown hair. We left it in for about 20 minutes because it looked blonnnde, but let me tell you……… it was as orange as an orange! Ha!

Anyways, if you do get it proffessionally done, this process will be done differently and your stylist will know what to do with it.

Noooooow, if you wish to go back to Black, that’w when you do it in a process — it’s cool anyway because at first, you have to color your hair Red. Leave it in for about two weeks, then a medium brown or a brown dark enough to cover up the Red, leave it in for two weeks, then do a Dark brown, leave it in for two weeks, and then find a color of Black that will fade back to your natural.

DO NOT! do this yourself, go to a proffessional for that because there IS a difference between buying hair color from the box at the store and the ones stylist use in people’s hair (box colors have metalics in their hairdye which makes it a bit more damaging!) So, from this point on you’ll reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally have to take extremely good care for your hair.

IF BLEACHED:
- do not where your hair in a tight ponytail (causes hair to break more easily)
- buy hair conditioner that works your hair to be healthier again
- and if you go back to your natural, but even if you stay with the bleached hair UNLESS you are going back to your natural, don’t keep bleaching it and/or coloring it over and over again.

If you don’t get the color (Red) you like, then that’s the only reason why you should keep coloring it, but PROMISE ME YOU WILL TAKE EXXXXXXXXXXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF YOUR HAIR!

- Makrina <3 .

Comment from ashleyxtellez
Time August 9, 2009 at 2:43 pm

“Hayley Williams red” been there, done that. If I could go back though, I would! My natural color is brown, but by the time I [bleached and] dyed it red, I had been dying it black for 2yrs. Soooo let’s just say the bleach and stuff KILLED my poor hair. But it was worth it! The redying it all the time, though…. I could’ve lived without. I used temporary dye all the time. So yeahh, suckishh! Anyway….. then I went to mexico without my temp dye. Goodbye red, hello nasty orangey-strawberry blonde hair. That was the end of my Hayley hair! ): Then I tried blonde…. bad times, bad times! :| Anyway, basically I’d go back to the red if I could! My hair is sooooo much longer now and would look soo rad “Hayley red”. But I just dyed it black on Friday. No red for a loooong time now!

Comment from Alexa
Time August 9, 2009 at 10:04 pm

I really, really want bright red hair, but I don’t think I can do it. :C I dyed my hair dark brown a year ago and though it used to be natural light brown with some blonde, it’s obviously not growing in lighter for some reason. I think bleaching it would be too much damage already, and then my hair would start to grow back in brown so I’d only be able to do it one time anyway. );
If only I had been born with blonde hair. :/

Comment from Sammi.
Time August 10, 2009 at 3:28 pm

Heyy , I’m About To Dye My Hair Like Hayley’s In The “Hallelujah” Video ( When She’s On Stage Actually Singing Hallelujah) And I Was Just Wondering If Anyone Has Any Tips Or Tricks To Making It Last Longer? Also If You’ve Had It Could You Tell Me The Pro’s And Con’s Of It? Thank You (:

Comment from naive/smiley
Time August 12, 2009 at 11:03 am

Though I’d never dye my hair, I think the advice is great. My grandmother’s a hairdresser, so I’ll tell her about this.

Comment from LNR^^
Time August 13, 2009 at 1:01 pm

if your hair is dyed black or something and you want the hayley colour. it would really be best to just let the colour fade. Don’t use colour protect shampoo. Use fairly hot water to wash your hair and wash it regulary. If you wanted to bleach it you could but if your hair was recently dyed black it’s damaging.If your home dying get someone to help (:
x

Comment from Zoe
Time August 16, 2009 at 2:40 pm

Hello guys.

Ok, I need some adivice… big time!!

I’ve been dying my hair for over 7 years now and I’ve done so many colours its scary. My favourite was the bright red (thats what you get) but now I want a bright red that has a hint of orange. I know how to get the dye (never been to hair dressers and it always works out) butttt the problem is I recently bleached the underneath layer and a little around the fringe, and then dyed over it with aurburn (is that even how you spell it? aha) and the blond is coming through again even though I used a permanent dye. Would you guys advise me going through with it or whatever? I’m always worried it will kill my hair, even though it feels pretty soft at the moment.

P.S do any of you guys know how to speed hair growth? =P aha

Comment from Julia
Time August 18, 2009 at 11:10 am

I just had a question for anyone who has used that Bumble and Bumble’s Hair powder that hayley was talking about. I can’t really understand what it does? My hair is brown, and I don’t want to dye it, but I do want it to look a little more vibrant looking sometimes…does this hair powder do that? and also, if it does…is it permanent, or does it wash out when you shower?

Comment from cody!!!!!
Time August 20, 2009 at 5:14 pm

if u lighten ur brown hair first it will work tooo. but if u want it reli bright then bleach it first :D hope that helped

<3

Comment from claire
Time August 21, 2009 at 5:01 am

you should keep getting your hair trimmed regularly if you want it to grow faster.
and I’ve had bright red hair for over three years now, and I’ve never bleached it so you really shouldn’t do that with unless you’ve got like black hair, in which case you should get it stripped at a hair dressers, cause it absolutely kills it. you can use wash outs rather then permanent dyes as well like fudge.

having red hair is really time consuming as well, and really only like 10% of peolpe suit it. you should think about if its worth it before doing anything.

Comment from natalie
Time August 27, 2009 at 5:44 pm

hi guys, :)
i have lightish brown hair and during my “hayley phase” i died it red.

personally, i didn’t want to much damamge done so i used loreal pulse in several colors and it gave a me a pretty good color,
maybe a year into it, i gave in and bought some real hair dye, and as hayley warned, most of it faded in a few washes after which i bought more loreal pulse and used that once more, that was pretty much the end of my red hair but i can tell you from my experience that now, about a year later, there is still i little hint of ginger and you can definatly tell my light brown roots are starting to show.

Another alternative i’ve discovered but did so too late to try out, was henna. It’s an ALL NATURAL process, in fact it makes your hair healthier and if you want you could probably find some from google. Anyways, i read that it’s natural color is red and it stays with you for a few years so I think someone should try henna and tell us how that works out.
I’ve even seen some photos of people who’s hair turned out more towards that orange side, so if you want “hayley-hair” you could try henna and see what color it gives you!

good luck!

Comment from paige
Time August 30, 2009 at 9:44 pm

hey Guys
I had the miseryBussines hair not so long ago,
i have baturally dark reddy brown hair, i always died it black with a blonde flash at the side, but i decided to get the misery bussines hair, i got two feet cut off my hair to the same lenght as Hayleys in the MizBiz Video… i then used two boxes of the lightest Swartzkoph XXL dye i could find, i put one box on left that for ten minuets until partially lightened, at this point i made up the other bottle of blonde dye and put that with the dye already in my hair, not rinsing either of them off at all, until 35 mins later, you’re hair should go a gingery blonde colour, section the fringe that you want to keep blonde and tie that with a band at the front of your head, using a tint brush, brush in Swartzkoph live colour XXL in Passion Red, or a lighter or darker red if you disire, but this one really is the best, leave for 35 mins and rinse, your hair should now have: blonde fringe and bangs, Red all over the rest :) the red should turn out an orangy red, it will fade in aroung 4 months to a light orange like in the Ignorance video just a little duller, it’s easy to go over this colour to, i know have pink hair wich i went over the orange with x

Comment from Nena
Time September 7, 2009 at 2:05 pm

Hey (: i had naturally blonde hair, which was quite light and i dyed my hair red for the first and it was like a plum colour, so it came out really well on my blonde hair, then it went orange! then i dyed it a second time and it kept in longer than the first, also with the other reddy colour already beneath the new red, it was more vibrant, and it eventually went orange about a month or so after i coloured it for the second time, now i have died it for the third time bright cherry red, and i have avoided straighteners as best i can, to help keep my hair in good condition with all this colouring, and i have bought a expensive hair shampoo for red heads, to keep it as vibrant as i can, and i have dyed it three time over a period of about 3 months, and its starting to keep longer, and i would wash my hair ever 2 – 3 days or so, so this is probably a good result for the length of time, its not as vibrant as it was when it was first done, but its not turned ginger yet ( which i think is actually quite cool!) i have used Live XL Passion Red this time which i think i got the best results with, the other time was Live Extreme Gloss, the red colour, which faded quickly.. and i dye my own hair btw, so its a pretty sweet result for not getting it done professionally, and its alot cheaper! & i have thought of putting bleach blonde under my fringe area, like the flare style Hayley had, haven’t got round to it yet, but it would be a cool idea!

Comment from Chrisie
Time September 9, 2009 at 5:23 am

I dyed my hair waaay too often.
My natural colour was like a pretty dark, pretty aweful blonde and I had my hair much darker for long time. To get my hair kinda red I didn’t bleach it, just take a red colour that’s a bit lighter than you want it :) it works pretty well that way.
Also I wash my hair pretty often (in comparison to you guys xD) and with using cold water it’s okay.
But be warned, once you got red hair you won’t get rid of it easily xD

Comment from tink
Time September 12, 2009 at 10:28 pm

ok heres advice that makes it easy for all of you cuz ive just read through these and only a few of you seem to know what yer talking about (im assuming yer hairdressers like myself). The best advice i can give when yer doing something so drastic to yer hair GO TO A REAL HAIRDRESSER, otherwise most of you will be going to one anyway for corrective color which ends up costing more in the long run. you may not think it but hayleys red is not an easy thing to achieve.

Comment from Angela Caldarone
Time October 3, 2009 at 2:12 pm

Hey! I really want to dye my hair the Cherry Red Hayley sometimes has, but I have dark, dark brown hair. Should I bleach it (if I do end up dying it) first? I wonder if i would look good with brown hair…

Comment from Hayley
Time October 4, 2009 at 6:57 am

i have naturally a dirty blonde colour hair, i really want to dye it the same colour as hayley has in the decode video! but i dont wanna cause too much damage to my hair. im really worried about the damage that will be caused. any advice, and how will i go about getting the right colour? im un able to bleach my hair as im allergicc to bleach, but my hair colour is pretty light so i dont think i’ll need to anyway. are there any dyes that dont damage the hair too much ? help pleasssee xxx

Comment from Angela
Time October 4, 2009 at 8:47 am

I really want to dye my hair the colour Hayley has in her Decode video and i was wondering if I bleach it, and the red comes off will my hair be yellow?! PLEASE RESPOND!!!!!!!!! (also, HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST TO GET IT PROFFESIONALY DONE?!!)

PLEASE REPLY!!!! ;]

Comment from monica
Time October 4, 2009 at 12:10 pm

hey i was thinking of doing my hair cherry red like yours!!!!

Comment from Zoey
Time October 4, 2009 at 9:57 pm

I i had medium brown hair and died it like hers in decode and it came out pretty awesome you just need to be careful about not over washing and things. and i don’t really sugest bleaching seeing after a month or so your hairs gonna look pretty strange and it weakens the hair quite a bit.

Comment from Gabrielle
Time October 6, 2009 at 12:51 am

Oh haley, way to go on divulging the secrets of the road XD The Baby-Wipe Bath? that is supposed to be top secret!

Comment from Shan
Time October 6, 2009 at 4:56 am

Why are you guys asking hayley questions? This letter was extracted from seventeen magazine. Not a letter she typed for the web.

Comment from Meghan
Time October 16, 2009 at 8:12 pm

Hayley Williams hair color is SOO similar to mine. Her hair use to be a strawberry blonde but hers had more orange. my hair is strawberry blonde :D i feel so special! ;D

Comment from Kristen
Time October 17, 2009 at 6:48 pm

ok, so im a hairdresser and i just read all of your questions and i think i can help. I keep my hair red so who better to give you advice right?
so all the ppl wanting to dye it red:
If you have previously dyed your hair a dark color the answer is YES you will need to bleach it but i strongly recommend you go to someone who knows what they are doing becuz if you mess up…well have fun with yer hair breaking off. but for all you brave ppl out there bleach it until it pulls a warm YELLOW color. when you wash it off your gonna look like pee pee head so dont panic. You need yer hair in this yellow pigment stage to hold the red better. pick yer favorite color red and apply for 20-30 min
for all those with virgin hair (hair that has no artifical color in it) you do not (unless your hair is darker then medium brown follow rules above,,unless you want dark red hair) you CAN just dye your hair red. your hair will hold the color fine. leave it on for 20-30 min under heat.
now getting your red to last long. hayley is absolutly right use bumble and bumble red (or orange depending on your haircolor) powder when it starts to fade or get dirty. it will brighten yer hair ridiculously. we sell it at my salon and i love it.
for everyone worried about damage you can prevent that buy only coloring your hair once every six weeks and leaving conditioner on in the shower for 6 minutes everytime you wash your hair.
but my best piece of advice is to just suck it up and go to your hairdresser and pay to get it done, becuz guys we did go to school to learn about this stuff so we kinda know what we are doing haha. your hairdresser will know exactly what to do and that way you dont have to worry about ruining your hair doing it yourself and paying your hairdresser twice as much to fix it once youve messed it up. hope this helped
=)

Comment from Jess
Time October 17, 2009 at 9:24 pm

ppl who are not hairdressers PLEASE stop giving other ppl advice. yer giving them BAD advice…one girl told some other girl to leave bleache on her hair for an hour to get black out…NO, that is the worst advice ive ever heard. Under no circumstances shud bleache ever EVER be left on anyones hair that long if they actually dont wanna be bald. advice for everyone stop being cheap and go to your hairdresser. becuz if yall follow half of the advice on here not only will most of yall not have red hair you will not have any hair at all.

Comment from sweetchick
Time October 25, 2009 at 8:09 pm

ok i want my hair to look like hayleys in the ignorance music video what would be the best way to get that i have medium brown hair

Comment from cammy
Time November 1, 2009 at 9:58 am

we can use johnson bby powder for hair?

Comment from Chelie (Zkittlez)
Time November 5, 2009 at 5:14 am

omg thanks 4 tha tips they’re big help and haha funny and omg i love hayley im like her #1 fan in Puerto Rico shes the shiiiit lmao i have all her cds and yeh once again thanxs 4 the tips TAKE CARE p.s. everybody calls me zkittlez cuz i dress rly colorful and well im addicted 2 skittles lol PEACE

Comment from ewrim
Time November 7, 2009 at 9:56 am

hey guys vote for PARAMORE pleaseee!!!
http://www.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/best-of-2009/

Comment from Chloe
Time November 9, 2009 at 4:24 pm

Hey Shelly I Have Been Dying My Hair Red For About Two Years Now, Im Naturally a light brown and I dye It Like Slightly Brighter than Hayleys Decode hair. It Is Best to Bleach It before dying It Red Cause If Its That Dark The Red Dye Wont Show Up, It Just Makes It Like Almost Black. But Dont Dye It Platnum Blonde If You Dont Want And Amazingly Bright Red Like Either Mine Or Hayleys, Take It To A Darker Blond And Maybe A Semi Permanant Red before you Change It To Such A Radical Colour. Hope This Helps xx

Comment from Chloe
Time November 9, 2009 at 4:28 pm

Also I Use Shwartstoff Live XXL. Its Amazing Stuff

Comment from Lily-Beth
Time November 10, 2009 at 5:34 pm

Shelly, I dyed my hair red like in Decode without bleaching it. It fade quite quickly though so you need to dye it once a month, every time you dye it though it will take more.

Comment from Miranda
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:46 pm

I recently dyed my underlayers and part of my fringe a mixture of ‘Decode’ red and pinkish, and I love it. I’ve been dyeing my hair since the third grade and it’s something I enjoy. It’s been blonde and brown, black, brown and orange, brown and pink, brown and purple, brown and blue, black again, and now it’s brown and red. I dye it all at home with the help of my mom and it always comes out the way I want it, though she’s not professional, nor am I, obviously. But honestly, though home-dyeing is capable of disatorous results, give it a shot. It costs less and lets face it, hair grows back and you can do something to fix it, always. But if your really that nervous and timid about home-dyeing, then professionals, though costly, are the best way to go. (:

Comment from Chloe
Time November 11, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Help !
I really want to dye my hair.. again ..
prefereably the colour of Hayley’s hair in the ‘Ignorance’ video..
But I’ve died my hair pitch black ( my natural hair colour is a light brown / dirty blonde )
I’m twelve years old .
Do you think bleaching all my hair is a good idea ? =/
I really wanna do something different with my hair , but I’m afraid if I’ll get loadsa slack in school..

Thanks x

Comment from Sabs
Time November 16, 2009 at 4:29 pm

hey Chloe.
going from black to red is not really a problem (i also had black hair and now i am a redhead) but you shouldn’t bleach it all at once because if you do so your hair will look a little stained, because the bleach can’t remove all the black in the same way. some parts are bright and some are dark. so i think you should do it stepwise like just colour some of your hair red while you leave a little bit black. looks quite good because the colors are going to mix. then you could go to complete red after a while. well thats how i did it. takes some time but better than looking like a dalmatian or destroying your hair

hope i could help you a little

sorry if my english is a little bad. i am from austria ;)

greez

Comment from muuufffin
Time November 20, 2009 at 10:08 pm

I bleached my hair then dyed it Hayley red like two years ago and I still can’t get rid of it. My hair was originally black/brown but now it insists on staying at a sort of auburn color. So if you’re gonna dye your hair her color you should make sure its a color you wanna stick to, cuz it’ll take forever to get your natural color back.

Comment from sele
Time November 20, 2009 at 10:40 pm

*O* mi pelo es rojo! :o la primera vez que me lo teñi rojo fue hace unos 4 años.. y desde ahi siempre cambio de color constantemente XD …*O* para mi sorpresa! yo tambien uso el mismo polvo para el pelo que hayley! *O* el Johnson’s Baby polvo *O* es realmente bueno! ;) asique se los recomiendo!! al igual que las toallitas de bebe ! son realmente buenas! al momento de sacar el maquillaje y esas cosas ;) usenlas eh! :) besos a todas! bye!

sele-x@hotmail.com :)
sele~

Comment from LayLay
Time November 21, 2009 at 1:09 am

hey i wanna dye my hair like hayley has in this pic http://www.123posters.com/images/music/m-paramore1.jpg and i dyed my hair a bright auburn color last year and its basically back to my normal color (whick is a medium/light brown) and im not sure if i should bleach it or not. if i did this style i would definitly go to a hairdresser but i just wanna know how bad the damage could possibly be if i had my hair bleached and then dyed. (oh and i straightn the ends of my hair so would i have to stop straightining it if i got it bleached???)
-LayLay

Comment from Shannon
Time November 26, 2009 at 7:16 pm

Hey, i have bright red hair. but its not permanent, i use crazy colour ‘fire red’. my hair is medium brown (reasonably dark) and i didnt bleach it and it came out insanely vibrant. i was well chuffed xD . its lasted about a month now! and its just dying down. semi permenant is good because my roots arent showing and stuff and its not expensive. i love my hair and hayley!!!! i hope this helped. (: <3

Comment from Stallion.Duck
Time November 29, 2009 at 10:46 am

Hey! I’ve got naturally brown boring hair so I got half of my hair bleached (It’s was hela weird, my hairdresser did it without telling me she was doing it in such a weird place) and then I dyed it blue and I’ve had it purple. I then dyed my hair this purple hair and there was like, this beach in it? So my hair went this weird colour, I can’t even describe it, it was like lighter brown. SO now, I dyed my hair red using Manic Panic which is semi-permanent and it fades REALLY fast. Any got good tips? I use the color safe shampoo, wash my hair twice a week in cold water and rinse my hair with a mixture of white vinegar and water (it raises the pH of the dye) Thanks. Love this website, btw!

Comment from smileyvampire
Time December 1, 2009 at 10:59 am

thats awesome advice well i dyed my hair red 2 years ago and its still bright lol hayley rox woo!

Comment from sophie
Time December 8, 2009 at 7:52 am

hayley williams is sooo cool she is my hero

Comment from Georgia
Time December 8, 2009 at 7:53 am

she’s such a babe! i love hayley williams sooo much <3

Comment from Sophie
Time December 8, 2009 at 7:54 am

ive been trying to dye my hair red but it never seems to work, any advice?? <3

Comment from VintagexOwl
Time December 9, 2009 at 1:21 pm

You have to bleach it. But don’t trust anyone else to do it, they could ruin it. only use Loreal Feria from CVS or Walgreens bleach blonde color 205. nothing else. then go to sallys or wherever and get some bright red hair dye.
here’s how you do it… just follow the instructions on the Loreal packet and leave it in for an our or so… till your roots turn white. then rinse it all out and dry it thoroughly. instantly put in the red dye and leave it in for 30-40 minutes, or until you get the desired color. then rinse it out thoroughly and put tons of the conditioner in that came w/ the bleach. dry and treat it like Hayley says in the 3rd paragraph.
this is how I do it and it works great! my hair’s still in great condition. you can also get some John Frieda Moisturizor Frizz-free spray at wal-mart and shampoo & conditioner for redheads from him as well…
Good luck!

Comment from Angel :)
Time December 12, 2009 at 3:56 am

i have brown hair and i want to dye a streak of it red.(my mom would kill me if i did the whole thing) my question is would i have to bleach it or just dye the streak? PLEEEEEEEZ HELP!

Comment from Abby
Time December 14, 2009 at 6:11 pm

Hey I Was thinking About coloring my hair like a gingerish orange color… i have dark brown hair i dont know if it the red will turn out the way i want it if i just color it without bleaching it… I NEED ADVICE!!!!! PLEASE!!!

Comment from Angie
Time December 15, 2009 at 7:57 am

i was planning on going as Misty from Pokemon to a fancy dress 15th birthday, i was thinking dying my hair Orange-Brown, but I haven’t got the time to make appointments, what instore hair dye would be best to buy ????? xxx

Comment from Orla
Time December 16, 2009 at 4:32 pm

heya ! I have naturally red hair and I know it sounds strange but I wanna
dye it red ! Hahahahaha but more of a shocking red like Hayleys hair in Decode video. My hair looks more like a strawberry blonde colour than auburn, so I want it to stand out xxx

Comment from brogan sherlock
Time December 17, 2009 at 7:41 pm

wew. im probably your number 1 fan, i love all your work, your my inspiration,
im planning on dying my hair ginger like the way yours used to be, god i loved it,

Comment from Shaz
Time December 18, 2009 at 1:47 pm

For Abby-
You have 2 bleach ur hair 2 get a colur as vibrant as that sorry :/ i have trhe same problem coz i want my hair the colour of Hayley’s hair in decode. i have dark brown air and theres no chance of it bein tht bright without bleaching it. :/ which sucks & blows.

Comment from Shaz
Time December 18, 2009 at 1:47 pm

For Abby-
You have 2 bleach ur hair 2 get a colur as vibrant as that sorry :/ i have trhe same problem coz i want my hair the colour of Hayley’s hair in decode. i have dark brown hair and theres no chance of it bein tht bright without bleaching it. :/ which sucks & blows.

Comment from Abby
Time December 19, 2009 at 1:44 pm

For Shaz-
Is There any other way to do it?? heres an example of what color i wanna do it:http://fashionindie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/normal_358_1hayley_williams_paramore_431.jpg

i dont wanna bleach my hair and have it fall out… :-| i know it might not but you never know…. im just stupid like that…. haha… but anyways… thanks for the advise shaz ill ask my cousin what i need to do (she does hair and all that fancy stuff) :D!

Comment from Sarah
Time December 19, 2009 at 10:48 pm

Hey,all.ive never dyed my hair(and im not really planning on it,even though i think colored hair is epic),but if i was i would def go to a hair dresser!!!!if you just want to touch up your natural color then you can do it at home but bright red could be a disaster,dont you agree?

Comment from janelle
Time December 20, 2009 at 12:18 am

@sarah no…i dye my hair by myself and its fine. it has been orange, bright red, dark red, cherry red, bleach blonde..basically its been a million different colors and my hair is fine.

Comment from chelsey
Time December 21, 2009 at 2:26 am

i think I’ve dyed my hair million times /usually myself/
and it’s like a salon procedure , for me it seems like ma hair is becoming more beautiful and healthier haha
im asian so it’s very unusual for some people and i have the nickname REDHEAD

Comment from Indah
Time December 21, 2009 at 7:39 am

OMG ! HAYLEY IS COMING TO SINGAPORE :D I am so gonna dye my hair red too . And you fans rock :D

Comment from valeria
Time December 21, 2009 at 2:59 pm

hayleyy I LOVEE I LOVEE PAARAMOREEE<3♥

Comment from valeria
Time December 21, 2009 at 3:01 pm

I LOVEE Hayleyy (: pleeeaaasee TWITTER gasparinaa YOUUU FAANS (:
for ever (:

Comment from Chika
Time December 24, 2009 at 2:44 pm

i love you hayley williams…
idk what to say..

Comment from Chika
Time December 24, 2009 at 2:48 pm

merry christmas and happy new year and on 27 december you will celebrate your party love you hayley.. happy birthday..
i have something for you a BIRTHDAY PRESENT but i dont know how to send you this..
and i dont know your house…
so i will gift you this when you have a concert in DKI jakarta (indonesia)
love you HAYLEY WILLIAMS…
i love paramore..
paramore rock!!

Comment from Ellinor
Time January 1, 2010 at 4:34 pm

Hi everyone! I was planning on dying my hair bright red (as everyone else it seems :P) but do I have to bleach it? My haircolor is sort of light brown. Thankful for an answer! :)

Comment from maddie
Time January 1, 2010 at 10:26 pm

can anyone help me i’m debating on dying my hair orange brown but i need to know the dye and how to maintain it. HELP

Comment from Savvy
Time January 1, 2010 at 10:37 pm

ok, so this is gonna sound kinda dorky, but does anybody know of any bleach, dye and color safe shampoo that does NOT test on animals?

Comment from lusia
Time January 8, 2010 at 5:49 am

i luv all of her hair styles

Comment from Zoe
Time January 9, 2010 at 8:25 pm

[To Savvy], Tressemme? :)

Comment from sphie :)
Time January 10, 2010 at 12:04 pm

good advice i washed my hair in cold water and it looks good as new the only down side is don’t think washing your hair in cold water will stop it running all together dry it straight away or your gonna end up with the colour bleeding everywhere, i learnt that the hard way :/

Comment from Sophie
Time January 11, 2010 at 11:31 am

Hey guys, just thought I’d give you some advice just for the sake of it :P I dye my hair is really bright red and before I got the result I have now I went through a few other dyes but none of them made it that vibrant. My natural hair colour is medium brown and to get it as bright as I wanted instead of using bleach(because I was told how much it can damage your hair) I first used XXL live in platinum blonde and then I put crazy colour in ‘Fire’ on top and it came out really really bright, so if you’re looking to dye your hair really bright I would advise you to do the same. It lasts quite long too, it’s only the roots taht get annoying so I have to dye it every 4 weeks but the colour itself stays bright for quite a while- when it begins to fade it just goes an orangey red but I still like that colour too :) hope that helps x

Comment from Ellinor
Time January 18, 2010 at 11:35 am

thanks for the tips :) did you dye permanent or semi-permanent?

Comment from Ingrid
Time January 19, 2010 at 10:06 pm

Girl, I just lovee you!;] lol
you have awesome ideas!!

Comment from crysta
Time January 29, 2010 at 10:51 pm

I THINK BABY WIPES ARE IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!! I USE THEM TO TAKE OFF MY LIQUID EYE LINER!!!! ITS SO EASY!!!!!!!! HAYLAY. . . . U R A LIFE SAVER!!!!!!!!!!

Comment from Abby
Time January 31, 2010 at 10:14 pm

allrighty lol… ok so here is my problem …. my stupid eyeliner keeps running!!! i have used bare minerals in “retro”… my eyes are really small and i have plae skin and strawberry blonde hair so i love to dress up my eyes anyway i can! but by the end of the school day it runs or fades and i’m stuck with little eyes!!! please help me!!!!! guys i need all the tips i can on this lol i look like a sad clown ..thx
-Abby

Comment from Cassie
Time January 31, 2010 at 10:25 pm

Abby, this may sound weird and may sting your eyes… But take some hairspray and spray it on a q tip, then rub it on your eyes where you put eyeliner. Then apply eyeliner, then rub more hairspray LIGHTLY over it. It may not work, but it does 4 me! Or you might wanna try waterproof eyeliner

Comment from CRYSTA
Time February 1, 2010 at 8:37 pm

abby just keep baby wipes or some thing wtth you and go to the bath room when you feel it running! or put mascara on your bottom lashes! that always works for me! i know its weird but it would all ways run before that! bye

Comment from Phoebe
Time February 5, 2010 at 7:11 pm

paige:) i died my hair red before and i wasnt allowed it at school, so my hairdresser suggested that i’d just get red streaks put in! its not as cool as hayley but my school let me have it and its fine just while im at school! sometimes its cool to get it coloured red underneath..and leave your natural hair ontop! well, if you have brown hair than it’l work great! or if you want it all over than auburn is the way to go! its fresh and is slightly a browner red, without being dull! go for it girl! who cares about peeps at school, we have our own style and hayley certainly doesnt care who likes it or hates it.. be careful though, my hair faded after less than 2 weeks of the colour.. and then it went golden browny blondy colour.. horrible! now its stuck that colour.. so i suggest that you go to the hairdressers! Good Luck! xx

Comment from Phoebe
Time February 5, 2010 at 7:16 pm

Abby:) ok, first use liquid eyeliner and in the morning use 2 coats.. dont rub it.
touch of foundation moisturiser stuff will give your skin a nice colour without being orange skinned!! i soo think that you should die your hair like hayleys when she had it blond with white (not bleached blond) try it.. :)

Comment from Phoebe
Time February 5, 2010 at 7:19 pm

Mirranda!:) mann!!! you sound cool! you totaly have your own style! :)

Comment from Alenita
Time February 6, 2010 at 9:20 am

Heya! I dayed my hair red from Swatzkopf lol cnt spell, and it was fantastic. Red strightaway. And i had dark brown hair. But its ses waterpproof lol yeah wat ever, and it wash all the time off, so i dyed them again with with permanent color Loreal and omg it last for like 2months! But i got bored with it so i bought red and purple color new one, its awsommm! Also Loreal. So u can go for that one:-D baby powder or Flower for cooking its good too. Or Toni and Guy selling the spray for greasy hair, they good too. xoxo

Comment from Shana
Time February 6, 2010 at 9:46 pm

ummm, my hair is strawberry blonde like abby’s and i LOVE heyleys hair when it was red and i also have pale skin but idk where to start with this….. i have never died my hair before so this info is all new thank u thank u thank yall
-Shana

Comment from Annna
Time February 8, 2010 at 7:12 pm

hi, i dyed my hair recently kinda like one of hayley’s lighter colors (or it was supposed to be) i have really dark hair, but ive been dying it for like ever (never red before, i was always too afraid to) and it faded in like a week….its almost back to brown now and it hasnt even been a month! i dont wash my hair everyday, but i have to everyother day or it’s really really greasy….i have baby powder but cant seem to do it without turning my head white! any suggestions on my two problems??? oh and abby, if you still need help, try putting a skin tone liquid eye shadow underneath it, that’s what i do and it doesnt go anywhere.
thanx!