*Intro Music*
Hello friends and welcome to another video!
Today, I'm gonna let my subscribers, aka, you guys, pick my hair color.
So there's a few things going on here...
First off, I've never dyed my hair before, ever..
But I'd like to do it at least once in my life.
And secondly, last year, I ended up growing my hair out because I was doing a bunch of decades fashion videos
and I wanted my hair to be lengthy for the 60s and the 70s, so at this point,
I've got really long hair
and I want to dye it at some point, so I feel like I should do it now
because I've got all this extra space to play and if I'm gonna cut it off eventually,
why not have a little fun?
Finally, I thought it would be cool to do some type of interactive video as a thank you to you guys for 4 million subscribers,
but over the last couple of weeks,
I haven't been able to dye my hair, so let's do it now.
To decide the hair color, I put up a couple of different polls on YouTube and Twitter,
prompting you to choose from a selection of colors, all of which I'm open to and all of which are also in like an ombré or balayage style.
I can never say that word. I always say,
biologe, but it's balayage, balayage, ba -lay-age.
None of those are correct, I'm sure. So the first option on the poll is a natural ombré look.
It's kind of like a lighter brown or caramel color.
I feel like in an alternate universe where I'm a contestant on The Bachelor, my hair looks like this.
Option number two is a gray ombré style, kind of inspired by the fact that I'm starting to
sprout a few gray hairs, here and there, and it's also kind of inspired by Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix's
previously grey hairs. I just feel like this would be a cool way to embrace my graying scalp.
Option number three is a blue ombre, which is kind of like ravenclaw inspired. I'm not gonna lie,
I'm a little bit nervous about how the blue would fade out,
but I also think that at first, the blue would be like really cool and kind of subtle.
And option four is a lavender ombre. I've seen this look really cool on other people and it's kind of like a different take on the grey,
so I just threw it into the mix. So up until this point, to keep everything a surprise,
I have not reviewed the results of the polls.
In fact, I'm gonna have Tyler go in and compile the raw
numbers of the results from the Twitter poll and the YouTube video poll and from those numbers
he's gonna tell the hair stylist which color
she should dye my hair, and I'm gonna find out your guys's choice, in the salon, when it's done.
Alright, let's do it.
Good morning! It's decently early in the morning, well, early for us. It's around 8 a.m.
and we're heading to the hair salon right now to get my hair dyed, but because I'm changing my hair today,
we ended up filming a lot of stuff
late into the night, last night, because I didn't want like for my hair to randomly change in the middle of videos,
which it's definitely still gonna do, (Tyler: Yeah) like I feel like for the next like three videos,
I'm just gonna like have black hair in the beginning and then halfway through have
mystery hair. Tyler: Mystery hair! Safiya: That I don't know yet. Tyler: But I know.
So I'm excited to see what happens and
basically everyone knows but me.
So we were recommended by a friend to go to Natalie at the This or Die hair salon in Atwater Village.
Everyone say, "Hi Natalie!"
Tyler: Hi Natalie.
Hi.
We had sent her images of all of our options
and then Tyler had called ahead to tell her which one won.
Do you always part your hair, on this side?
Yes, usually right here. Natalie: Okay. Do you want layers at all, maybe? I mean sometimes, I feel like that shows off the color.
Yeah, I'm down for layers. I feel like I just don't want to take too much length off because my
safety plan is if I freak out and I don't like it, then I'm just gonna, *Cutting sound* Natalie: cut it off, okay.
Safiya: Not immediately, you know, not like today, but you know
down the line. Natalie: Right. Safiya: Given that I had never dyed my hair before, I was a little nervous, especially about the bleaching.
I've heard bad things, and I've seen bad things.
So you're thinking, you want to keep the ombre starting a little bit lower?
Yeah, maybe like a little bit more like bob length. Natalie: Okay, alright. It's actually better that you've never colored your hair.
It's gonna make my job a lot easier. Are you ready? Safiya: Yeah, I think I'm ready! Natalie: Okay cool. Let me go mix up.
and I'll be right back.
So Natalie said that since I had virgin hair, we were going to be able to do all of the bleaching and dyeing
in one session and she pretty much got straight down to business.
First, she started by teasing my hair and then adding bleach to the ends.
Natalie: Did you warn your friends and family that you're doing this? Safiya: No. Natalie: No. Safiya: My mom's gonna have a heart attack.
Natalie: Is that gonna happen? Are you gonna do a tattoo?
Well if I hit 5 million subs, maybe I'll let them pick my tattoo next.
Because after that, what do you do? Choose which finger to lose.
This teasing technique was to make the transition between my hair and the color more of a gradient
rather than a harsh line.
The vibe was definitely like an aluminum Beetlejuice.
You know, my initials S.N. do stand for the element, Tin.
Tyler: This is destiny then.
My entire life has led up to this moment.
As this was happening, the reality of what we were doing
started to set in, but once the bleach was on, there was really no turning back.
Natalie: Okay, so you can see, the color is lifting really nice.
Tyler: Oh, wow!
Natalie: Right?
Tyler: Oh, whoa!
What's going on back there?
Tyler: Oh, it's good, Saf.
Already? It's already green?
So once she had fully foiled me, she put me inside her warm alien pod,
aka,
underneath the blow dryer.
Where are you taking me?
I feel like for most people watching who have gotten their hair done before, they're gonna be like, "You're an idiot,"
but for me, it was a new experience, and yes the last time I stepped into a hair salon was 2016.
I think I've reached full Chipotle burrito.
Tyler: Is it the tin foil?
Yeah.
Based on the way they look inside, it's almost like a half-eaten taco.
Hair tacos?
Tyler: Hair tacos.
That sounds like something else.
Safiya: Laughs
Natalie was very keen on not letting me know the color and actually was like throwing out some misdirections
It looks blue that could be the bleach that could be the color
We don't know yet. Tyler: Natalie is really selling this Safiya: Yeah,
Natalie's Savage. Some of my tacos were ready to be
Unshelled so we made a few trips back and forth from the alien pod to the sink. Natalie: Oh it's like a rat's nest back there
Safiya: It's like a rat king, and back again. I kind of look like a
Founding father with bedhead. I'm like John Adams, and I woke up in my curls or kind of just askew I'm like
Abigail
Abigail and a couple of my gray hair's made an appearance is that bleached in there
Tyler: Is that a gray popping up for Saf? Nah it's bleach. Natalie: It's bleach. I don't see any gray is on your head
Safiya: Oh really Natalie: yeah
Safiya: There's one or two sometimes Tyler will trim them if he spots them. So we rinsed and we toned Natalie: Okay
See how it's starting to turn purpley Tyler: is that the color Saf?
oh
It is purple. A lot of leading words being said Natalie: it could be throwing you off though or trying to throw you off. Safiya: and then
Natalie and I tried to convince Tyler to perm his hair. Tyler: Oh, oh, oh!
Safiya: You had a success perm. Tyler: Natalie? D'ya think I should get a perm? Natalie: You? Tyler: yeah, Natalie: oh definitely
There's actually a look right now
It's like kind of a perm just for it's a boys cut and it's called meet me at McDonald's
It's like short on the sides and really curly on top Safiya: Tyler when your channel hits a million subs you're gonna get a meeting at
McDonald's, and you're gonna get a perm Tyler: you mean if if it hits a million subs
Safiya: I just hope this doesn't turn into another mustache situation where I like it, but no one else does Tyler: everyone's seen it now, so
If that's appealing to you. I guess subscribe to MY channel
Safiya: So after rinsing out all of the toner, I was allowed to see myself in all of my bleached glory
Natalie: We've got the first toner done. Safiya: Okay. Natalie: So we're gonna dry you Safiya: Should I look now? Natalie: if you want you can look now yeah
Tada
You're done. Safiya: Wow! I'm like a man-of-war
jellyfish, Tyler: yeah
Safiya: I've got like a mass and I've got tentacles so Natalie and Tyler went into the back to mix up the dyes
And then it was time to put it on my head, Natalie: okay
So I'm starting Safiya: oh
It's happening?! Natalie: Its happening.
Safiya: Natalie turned me around to make sure that I couldn't see anything and then when she like got closer to my peripheral vision
I just closed my eyes Tyler: if I wash my hair after a perm it goes away right? Natalie and Safiya: no
Natalie: Not if it's a permanent perm. Tyler: wasn't that the plot point in Legally Blonde?
Safiya: You can ruin the curls if you wash it too soon. Natalie: That's true. Tyler: How long does it stay for? Safiya: until it grows out
Natalie: Yeah, I think you should actually do this, this could be good Safiya: *Laughs*
Safiya: once the dye was all in they put me under a towel. Natalie: Now you look like an Amish lady. Safiya: hmm Tyler: *Laughs*
Natalie: Okay
Safiya: How do you solve a problem like Maria?
Yeah, sound of music? no? nun? Underneath here is my subscriber hair color right now
It's just like a giant dreadlock. Natalie: Okay. It's looking good. Safiya: All right is it time? Natalie: I think it's time. Are you ready?
Safiya: Wait what are we doing next? Natalie: We're gonna rinse ya . Safiya: and then Natalie
Brushed out my nest, gave me a quick trim and a couple of layers. I feel the hair dropping on my hands. Natalie: Oh
Actually, be careful not to look at what drops okay? I'm gonna start the blow-dry
Safiya: All right, I don't know where anyone is
But we're blow-drying it was around this time that I decided to take a nap it was warm. I was being brushed
I just I felt like no one would miss me
Tyler: You fallin' asleep down there?
Safiya: Actually a little bit, it's very relaxing. Tyler: yeah? Safiya: and once I awoke. It was time for the reveal
Natalie: Dun dun dun (dramatic sound effect)
So the final results of the poll were 4% or
16,000 votes for natural ombre 14% or
48,000 votes for the blue ombre apparently you're all slytherins
38% or a hundred and twenty-nine thousand votes for lavender ombre and then with
44% or a hundred and fifty thousand votes the gray ombre, which is now on my head,
Natalie: Open your eyes!
Safiya: Shocked sound
at first I couldn't quite see anything because it was kind of like a dark steel color, Oh is it blue
Tyler: No! Natalie: It's the gray!
It's brighter if it was the blue. Safiya: Oh my God!
Whoa oh that looks cool! Natalie: What do you think? Safiya: Oh! Tyler: That looks so good!
Safiya: I look like a Disney villain mermaid
Natalie: It is a little villainy Safiya: Natalie said she had made it a bit darker at first so to have a longer
Lifespan and fade out over time to that lighter gray from the photos.
Awesome thank you so much Natalie this looks so great. It look so fun! Natalie: I was so happy to do this. This was really fun
I liked the big surprise and like I said, I think this color is perfect for you. It's not too shocking
I feel like Safiya: for my first time. Natalie: Right Safiya: You know, kind of getting my feet wet
I love it cuz it's kind of like cool tone like I'm just like a little more evil than before overall
I'm very happy with this hair color
I think you guys did a great job choosing Tyler: you match the wall behind you Safiya: can you see it in the light? Tyler: Oh yeah
Safiya: I mean I'll go full ring girl to show you Tyler: it's like steel hair
Safiya: Yeah Tyler: blue steel! Safiya: as I said before I liked all of the options
But maybe I was a little bit partial to the gray because of my own graying head and now
You can't even tell if there's gray hairs on my head if it's on purpose or if I'm just old L'Oreal
Because I'm aging it's now been a few days and a few washes since I dyed it
And I think Natalie was right that it is fading out now to look a little bit lighter gray like the photos
Natalie mentioned that once the color fades out it'll turn like a platinum blonde at which point I thought that I would just want to
Chop it off and have shorter hair
But I feel like I might just want to go back to her and ask for the same thing because I really liked that
Original dark metallic color that kind had the like is it died, or is it not died vibe, but as Natalie said
Paraphrased once. You pop the fun
Don't stop so we could just try out any of the other colors that you guys didn't like as much
Thank you guys so much for watching
Thanks to everyone who voted in the polls
and
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