DO I HAVE TO BLEACH MY HAIR BEFORE COLORING?

Not necessarily! If you have naturally light blonde hair or even a light brown color, there are some colors that can give you great results or a beautiful deep tint! Here are some of our pigmented shades that work best on unbleached hair. Natural hair is healthy hair and that is great; however, it is far less porous than bleached hair. This is why even if your hair is naturally blonde, you will want to stick with more pigmented shades.
Of course, applying Manic Panic® Hair Color to pre-lightened hair is the best way to ensure that you will achieve the vibrant results that you see on our color swatches. For most semi-permanent hair colors, you’ll need to be at least a level 7+ pre-lightened for best absorption but lightening with our Flash Lightning® Kits to a pale blonde (level 9-10) will give the most intense results. On every page, you'll see a chart with results of before and after for different levels of hair. This is an approximation but is usually very close to typical results!