Oil Slick Hair Trend

ByCordelia

Oil Slick Hair Trend

Happy Teal Thursday! Today I wanted to talk about the Oil Slick Hair Trend. The oil slick hair trend is where you start with a black base hair color and you have swirls of color like you see in an oil slick – teals, blues, purples, greens, sometimes pinks. I think it also looks like peacock hair, and of course like the new Urban Decay Vice 4. (See my latest hair style, which is, of course, oil slick!)

Oil Slick Hair Trend

I might be behind the times but I need some of this #rainbowhair #oilslickhair in my life #ttmms #40b440

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Muted Rainbow Oil Slick
This is more of a muted rainbow

Oil Slick Hair Oil Slick Hair

I did this to my hair in 2009.When I did this (with Ray’s help), we dyed the base of my hair N’Rage Blue-Black (2 bottles). Then we did foils at an angle and used Manic Panic Atomic Turquoise, Ultra Violet, and Purple Passion. We alternated the colors to create the effect.

Oil Slick Hair

I later darkened this with another Midnight Blue & Punky Plum.

Oil Slick Hair with Rainbow Extensions

If you have dark hair to begin with, or you want to dye your hair black, you could also try teal ombre clip in extensions.

My recommendations if you want try this trend would be to see a stylist who uses Pravana. They’ll be able to give you the perfect black base (I love blue-black) and then blend out the colors you want and the intensity you want. So if you want to only see shades of purple, you’ll have that. Or if you want purple, teal, blue and green, you’ll have that. You can also have intense colors like you see on me, or more of a muted effect. Either way, it should be gorgeous!

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I really love the oil slick hair trend! What do you think of it?

Cordelia Frost is the creative force behind Phyrra, a treasure trove for cruelty-free indie and goth makeup enthusiasts. She's the author of the game-changing 'Hooded Eyes Makeup Manual' a must-read for hooded eyes makeup.

Cordelia's world is a kaleidoscope of alternative beauty, gothic fashion, and life-enhancing tips, making every visit to Phyrra a journey into a more colorful and inspired self.

41 Comments

  2. I love love your hair extensions…b ut I love the rainbow look – I love it always and wish I could do that but not many great stylists do that here.

  3. Pretty sure the “muted rainbow” pic is just photo-shopped, but I love the idea of rainbow hair. Just not willing to dye my hair again, at least not until I have a good excuse, like graying out early, since past-waist length dark brown hair would require a lot of bleach.

    1. It might be, I got it from my stocked photo site. If you decide to do your hair, I would definitely see a professional with your length! Your hair sounds gorgeous!

  7. There was a picture of Brittany Spears in a magazine showing her colorful ends and they looked so dry and unappealing. I thought of you and how rich your hair always looks.

  15. I love this look so much! A friend had hair like this last summer (her hair is dark brown, not black) and it looked stunning. I’m blonde so it wouldn’t work on me unless I made a huge color change commitment (and I don’t think black hair would look right on my skin tone at all).

  18. LOL. When I read the title I thought it was about a really-greasy-hair trend and thought ‘Nooo, no, that trend can pass’ and was heavily confused by the images. Then it hit me. 🙂 I lovelovelove this trend! Never thought of it. If I even have the nerve to dye my hair a dark colour, this really might be it! 😀

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