When your Get The Look glam squad checked into The Colour Festival last Sunday and spotted all the crowns of partygoers sprayed with saturated blocks of solid colour or with what appeared to be the full spectrum of the rainbow, we were instantly reminded of an earlier issue of Get The Look (November 30, 2013, to be exact) where we highlighted Ke$ha’s red-carpet turn at the American Music Awards, rocking muted pastel waves of green, pink, purple and blue. The recording artiste was in full My Little Pony mane mode. International TV personality and fashion designer Nicole Richie took the plunge into solid purple — about a month ago and is still going strong — after being encouraged by purple-devotee gal pal Kelly Osbourne to make it permanent. Richie had initially experimented with the hue via Photoshop and posted the image on her Instagram account a week before she finally committed. Fast-forward to this week, where for April Fools Day on Tuesday reality star and author Lauren Conrad dispatched a photo of herself on the Internet with purple tresses. Though it turned out to be just an April 1-related prank, we must say she looked absolutely stunning in the hue. Maybe, it’s just us but we think it’s safe to say that the colour of royalty is the hot new colour trend of the moment, so for those of you who are mad about purple, now is the time to go out and Get The Look!

Editor’s Note: For those who missed our steps for getting a pastel or bold coloured coif, the first time around, we’ve re-published the steps from the November 30, 2013 issue of Under The Dryer to help you achieve this look.

Tip: For those seeking a less permanent alternative, you can opt for either hair chalk or mascara.

STEPS

1 First, you’ll need to become a blonde — platinum and silvery blonde, to be exact. Mix a developer — 20 or 30 volume for light hair and 40 volume for darker tones — with powdered bleach, then apply to hair. Be sure to monitor any irritation, burns or breakage during this period. If you are already bottle-blonde, simply add this mixture to your roots; no overlapping. Process Time: Approximately 35 minutes.

2 Wash the mixture out with a neutralising shampoo to restore the pH balance of the hair.

3 Next combine a toner with a 5 volume developer to your wet locks. This step rids the colour of the dreaded yellow or orange tints inevitable with peroxide bleaching. Process Time: Approximately 5 minutes or when the hair starts developing a noticeable purple tint.

4 After rinsing out the hair, centre-part it in two. Pick a pastel dye and mix it with a white conditioner until dye is completely diluted. Coat one of the sections with this mixture and let it sit. Then repeat on the other section but with a different coloured dye. Process Time: 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on how light (requires a shorter processing time) or dark (requires a longer processing time) you want the colour to be.

5 Next rinse hair thoroughly with cool water; blow-dry and style as usual.

TIP: To maintain healthy tresses with this look, always use a serum before heat — styling; and purple/silver toning shampoo once a week to maintain colour and keep yellowing at bay. Plus, don’t forget to deep-condition every time you wash your hair.