Here’s Me Trying the Rainbow Tips Trend …

… and failing?

It’s not a failure per say. But it does not exactly look like LC’s Rainbow Tips. Nor did it ever.

First, I bleached the bottom three inches or so with Manic Panic bleach. That went well, I was very platinum blonde.

Then, I added Manic Panic semi-permanent colors to the ends, in layers like LC’s stylist suggests. Pink tips, purple higher up, then natural hair. Teal tips, then electric blue, then natural hair. But as you can see, the feathering doesn’t quite show as well against my brunette hair as it did her blonde. Or maybe I didn’t dye high enough up.

No one really noticed the next couple of days. I was kind of bummed. And then my rainbow tips started fading fast. Pink was suddenly blonde again, and the teal was the only color left. Teal looks sort of like I left the tips of my hair in a bottle of chlorine.

So then I took a new tack. Just one color per section. I loved that, and I wore it on my trip to San Diego and a few people noticed. But that faded really quickly too, maybe from the exposure to so much sun and salt! I re-dyed the tips again, still craving that edgy look. Even if no one notices, I feel like I have a little punk secret.

Would I recommend you do this? It’s not super easy, and I’d have a haircut already scheduled. But even with the challenges, I’ve enjoyed my rainbow tips!