Colored hairspray is one of the easiest ways to get the dip-dyed look! You can choose any color you want and even use multiple colors on your hair, but spraying too much or too many colors may result in a muddied look—try to keep things simple for the best results.  Pink shows up really well on blonde hair. Blue looks vibrant on red hair but doesn’t show up well on brunettes. Deep purple works great if you have brown or black hair!  If you have light blonde or platinum blonde hair, avoid very dark colors, since these may stain your strands for a week or two. The lighter your hair is and the darker the spray color, the tougher it will be to remove. In most cases, though, it should wash out easily with a single shampoo. However, you may need to shampoo 2-4 times to remove the color completely, especially if you have light blonde hair.
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One-sentence summary -- Choose the spray-on color you want for your look. Shampoo the color out at the end of the day.


The emo style of clothing typically includes wearing band t-shirts or ironic t-shirts, sweaters and hoodies, skate shoes like Vans or Converse, and accessories like piercings and a messenger bag. Black eyeliner is also popular on guys and girls.  If you can’t or don’t want to spend a lot of money, you can find a lot of simple emo clothes and even band shirts at thrift stores. Emo, since it came from punk, was originally a D.I.Y. subculture. Don't be afraid to sew patches or place pins on your bag or jeans, of your favourite emo bands. A Christian cross also looks great with this style too. Don't forget your relationship with your Lord! You could even sew a cross beside your patches and pins. Grow out bangs (the hair around your face) and then part your hair far to one side, so that the bangs fall partly or fully over one eye. You can use gel or mousse to style the bangs or slightly spike the rest of your hair. You can also buy hair dye in a dark color to add to the look. Many people do not understand the difference, so here are some basic facts about each to help.  Scene is a youth subculture which originated out of the U.K in the 2000s from members of the chav subculture experimenting with alternative fashions. It's categorised by its unusually brightly coloured garments; choppy, dyed and layered hairstyles; seemingly 'random' personalities and love of social media. The Goth subculture grew out of the British post-punk scene in the late 70s/early 80s with bands such as Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure. Its birthplace is said to be, the now closed, infamous club named the 'Batcave', popular with the musicians at the time, and the song that coined the genre 'Bela Lugosi's Dead' by Bauhaus. Goth fashion comes from the goth musicians and includes Egyptian styled makeup, deathhawks and black clothing, with an air of Victorian to it.  Emo is a sub-genre of hardcore punk which stands for 'emotive hardcore'. It grew out of the Washington D.C scene in the mid 80s with bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace. Guy Picciotto, the lead singer for Rites of Spring, started the band because he wanted to focus the point of punk back onto the individual as the scene had become far too violent.  If someone confuses you for scene or goth, don’t get upset or defensive, just explain why you identify as emo. It’s good to know the difference between these three styles, but it’s not worth an argument.
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One-sentence summary -- Get the clothes. Get the hairstyle. Know the difference between emo, scene, and goth.


In some cases, your body might reject a piercing due to allergies. You can recognize an allergic reaction by a burning sensation, severe itching, gaping skin, a rash, or clear to yellowish discharge around your piercing. Doctors can recognize allergies by looking at your skin, but they cannot pinpoint specific allergies. Visit a dermatologist if you want a skin patch test to verify with certainty whether you're allergic to your piercing. Metal allergies are usually lifelong and cannot be treated. If your body's rejecting the piercing due to allergy, you must remove the piercing. Avoid jewelry made of whatever metal your piercing was to avoid future rejection. You may be able to use surgical steel piercings if you suffer from metal allergies. Surgical steel is designed to not cause allergic reactions. Wait  6-12 months before you get pierced again. Before you get another piercing, get a skin patch test to check which metals you're allergic to. Choose a hypoallergenic piercing made of a metal you know won't trigger a reaction. Tungsten, titanium, silver, platinum, and 14-karat gold are all hypoallergenic alloys.
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Separate the signs of an allergic reaction from infection. Go to a doctor or dermatologist for an allergy test. Remove the piercing if you're allergic. Re-pierce your body after the area has healed.