Our new delivery from Crazy Color has arrived and is on the Beeunique website now.
All colours are in stock apart from Orange which is temp out of stock with Renbow. We should have it on our next delivery.
We currently have 45 products from Crazy Color on our website and you can view the full range here – Crazy Color Hair Dye
Our new delivery of Hermans Amazing Hair Dye has arrived! Most colours are now back in stock on Beeunique.
Unfortunately Herman’s were out of stock of a couple of their colours but we will have these on our next delivery in a few weeks.
Hermans currently have 36 colours in their range, all semi-permanent. These colours range from natural browns and blacks to in-your-face neon shades. They also have several UV reactive shades – these glow under blacklight (UV light).
You can see the full range of Hermans Dyes here – Hermans Hair Dyes
Manic Panic have added seven new shades to their range of semi-permanent hair dyes.
These are:
Alien Grey which is a medium slate grey shade.
Amethyst Ashes is a light grey with a purple/lilac tone to it
Divine Wine is a deep dark red almost burgundy shade
Pink Warrior (UV) is a rich pink shade that glows under blacklight
Panic Pussycat Pink is a rich true pink shade that gloes under blacklight
Sea Goddess is a rich mermaid green shade
Twilight Blue is a grey shade with a purple/blue tone
As these are new shades we have based our dye swatches on the manufacturers images. We may amend or update these in future as we see photos of actual results on various hair colours and types.
All of these dyes are on order and should be in stock soon. You can view them in the Manic Panic Hair Dye section of the site.
If you try one of these dyes please send a photo to us for the Hair Dye Gallery. This in turn will help others to decide which colour to choose.
Headshot UV Reactive Dyes are Radioactive & This Is A Warning.
Both are brand new shades just added to the range this year,
Radioactive is a neon light greens shade & This Is A Warning is a bright yellow. Both glow under blacklight/UV light.
There are currently 26 colours in the Hermans range.
You can buy them on Beeunique and they are in stock now!
Headshot UV Reactive Hair Dyes
Headshots is a fairly new brand on Beeunique so we don’t have many photos of Headshot Hair Dyes yet. You can see the ones we do have in the Hair Dye Gallery
You can also add your own photos to help other visitors to the gallery Add Your Photo
Jorge Moss – a beautiful forest/mossy green shade
Mika Mint – a pale pastel green shade
Sammy Sunshine – a vibrant bright yellow
All are in stock just now on Beeunique – Hermans Hair Dyes
There are 37 colours in this brand.
This is a fairly new brand on Beeunique so we don’t have many photos of Hermans Hair Dyes yet. You can see the ones we do have in the Hair Dye Gallery
You can also add your own photos to help other visitors to the gallery Add Your Photo
Special Effects Alternative Brands.
SFX closed in 2019 and very quickly all the remaining dyes sold out. Any dyes you find now will be at least 4 years old so mix well and try a strand test if you buy one of these.
We still get almost weekly about hair dyes that are as vibrant and last as long as Special Effects! Sadly there are none that truly compare to this wonderful and well-loved brand. Many people are importing brands from the USA such as Arctic Fox & Lunar Tides, Beeunique cannot stock these as the ingredients do not comply with EU rules. This means the dyes should not be for sale or imported into the UK or Europe.
Peronally, from the brands we do sell I have found that Adore Hair Dyes have the closest colour range to Special colours. They don’t last near as long but are a fair bit cheaper to buy so would be worth trying. I have also found that Adore Hair Dyes are very easy to wipe off the skin with a face wipe unlike SFX that stained your skin for several days usually.
The colour from Special Effects that we are most asked about is the amazing Atomic Pink Hair Dye – this was UV reactive neon pink and lasted for months! The longest lasting semi-permanent brand that is allowed in the UK & EU is Manic Panic and their Hot Hot Pink is a very close match to Atomic Pink colour-wise. From customer feeedback & reviews there are a few Headshot & hermans colours that are also close to this bright pink shade.
Special Effects Alternative Brands for Atomic Pink – All Pink Swatches that we sell.
We are often asked if the semi permanent dyes we sell are ‘vegetable dyes’ or if we sell permanent hair dyes. The short answer to both is no, at present we only sell semi-permanent dyes. The three main types of hair dye are Vegetable, Semi-Permanent & Permanent and a brief description of each of these can be seen below:
This is the type of dye currently available on the Beeunique website. These do not permanently change the hair colour but rather coat the hair shaft and temporary change the overall shade. Semi-Permanent Dyes are often called ‘veggie’ dyes in relation to most of them being vegan friendly which could explain why many people confuse them with vegetable dyes which are in fact made from plants.
These type of dyes do not need mixed with anything, can be used straight away and contain no ammonia. If you do not have light coloured hair or do not wish to bleach your hair you can still use these dyes but the results will not be as vibrant so best trying a strand test first. Some of the deeper/darker hair colours may show up on unbleached hair but it is unlikely to be as vibrant as on lighter hair colours, and may only given a sheen of colour. We have a section in the Hair Dye Gallery showing how the colours can look on Unbleached Hair
Semi Permanent dyes can last anywhere from 1 wash to several months, it all depends on the brand, the colour being used as well as the porosity of your hair. The following pages can help you further with how long each brand tends to last and how to get the best results from your dye – Hair Dye FAQ
Vegetable hair dyes are made with plants such as Henna and Camomile. They don’t tend to make more subtle changes to the hair and certainly not the kind of neon results brands like Manic Panic & Directions are known for. Camomile is normally used to bring a sun-kissed look to hair, such as lighter streaks in fair hair whereas Henna usually brings out red tones in darker hair. We do not currently sell these type hair dyes on Beeunique.
These type of dyes are often called ‘box dyes’ and they will permanently change the hair colour. They usually contain chemicals to lighten the hair so can give drastic results to the hair. Eventually the hair will need to be re-bleached, dyed over or grown out. Some manufacturers make permanent hair dyes in neon colours like bright pink and red etc, however despite being called ‘permanent’ these do tend to fade over time and don’t tend to give the truly neon results that semi-permanent dyes can. Any product that contains chemicals such as permanent dyes and bleach can damage the hair if used incorrectly or too often. At this time we do not sell any permanent hair dyes.
Disclaimer: The information given on this site has been from our own personal use, our customers feedback and various websites and forums. Beeunique are not trained hairdressers or professionals and as such we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of all the information in this section and tips etc should be used with caution. What works for one person may not necessarily work for another and if you are in any doubt about a procedure it is recommend you contact a hairdresser or other trained professional first.
Antique Mauve – a pale purple with silver tones
Deep Purple – a rich purple with aubergine tones
Fluorescent Green – an intense bright green (UV Reactive)
Fluorescent Lime – an intense light green (UV Reactive)
Pastel Blue – a powder baby blue shade
Pastel Rose – a pale ducky pink/rose gold shade
Peach – a peachy orange/pink shade
Slate – a mid grey with blue undertones
Stormy Grey – a dark greey with a purple tone
Sunflower – a rich golden yellow shade
Ultra Violet – a vibrant purple with blue undertones
Renamed Directions Dyes:
Fire – is now Neon Red
Mandarin – is now Fluorescent Orange (UV Reactive)
Fluorescent Glow – is now Fluorescent Yellow (UV Reactive)
Directions new shades are all on order and should arrive within the next day or two. As always you can sign up for a back in stock notification to be emailed as soon as they arrive. You can view the directions new shades here.
As with all Directions hair dyes, these new colours are vegan friendly and no animal testing.
Adore new hair dyes for 2020 are:
Adore Cosmic Yellow Hair Dye is a neon yellow shade
Adore Green Apple Hair Dye is a light green shade
Adore Luxe Blue Hair Dye is a light blue with a purple undertone
Adore Mystic Gray Hair Dye is a steel silver shade
Adore Ocean Blue Hair Dye is a deep rich blue shade
Adore Powder Blue Hair Dye is a light silvery/blue shade
Adore Purple Black is an almost black purple shade
Adore Sapphire Blue Hair Dye is a mid bright blue shade
These are all in stock on the main Beeunique website and you can purchase these and all other Adore Semi Permanent Hair Dyes here.
These new shades are all vegan friendly with no animal testing or ingredients used.
THIS IS AN OLD POST FROM 2019 – SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE STILL CLOSED!
Our latest post with possible alternative brands/colours can be seen here: Special Effects Alternatives
Yes, sadly the rumours are true, Special Effects are closing!
We found this out late last week but wanted to know more before posting and causing a hair dye stampede.
Special Effects want to make it clear that they are chosing to close at this time and it ‘may’ not be forever. They moved premises a couple of years ago and this caused a huge backlog in dye production which they were still playing catchup with. Their new premises are now being sold which means another move and they simply cannot deal with yet another move and keep up with making their hair dye so decided to close while they decide what to do in the future. I would like to stress that if they do decide to open up again then it will be at least a year or more as they would need to find new premises, set it up and then stock-up on colours. They have us on their contact list and have assured me they will call when or if they know anymore, but for the time being they are definitely closed.
Another reason for our delay in posting this was to find out what colours they can still ship and we are pleased to say we have an order for over £20,000 placed with them. This new order should arrive within 2-3 weeks and will include the following colours: Blood Red, Blue Haired Freak, Blue Mayhem, Burgundy Wine, Candy Apple Red, Cherry Bomb, Cupcake Pink, Deep Purple, Devilish, Fish Bowl, Hi-Octange Orange, Hot Lava, Iguana Green, Joyride, Nuclear Red, Purple Smoke, Sonic Green, Wildflower & Toner.
They have none of their other colours in stock and wont be making them again before they close.
Silver Stiletto is a beautiful new shade from Manic Panic. It is a soft silvery-grey shade which can also be used towards neutralising brassy tones in bleached hair. Stiletto Silver has been added to our website on 2nd April 2019 and will be in stock very soon. As with all of our products you can sign up for a back in stock notification for this colour and you will be emailed as soon as it has arrived at Beeunique.
We are often asked why we don’t sell Arctic Fox or Sparks or numerous other brands. Below is a list of information we have on each of these brands and why we currently do not or cannot stock them in the Beeunique Shop.
Arctic Fox
We are asked about Arctic Fox a lot but unfortuantely these dyes are not yet EU compliant so we cannot stock them. This means that one or more of the ingredients is currently on the European Union banned ingredients list so they are not allowed to be sold in the UK or EU. Arctic Fox say they are working on EU compliant dyes and we are in regular contact with them to find out when this will come into effect. When it does, if the price is good then Arctic Fox is a brand we would love to stock on Beeunique.
Sparks
We have contacted Sparks a few times over the years and have had the reply that they only allow their products to be sold to professional hair stylists i.e. to hairdressers etc and not to people who wish to retail them. Unless Sparks change this policy we will not be able to stock this brand.
Lunar Tides
Like Arctic Fox the ingredients in these dyes are not EU compliant and cannot be stocked or sold in the UK or EU at this time. They are hoping to amend their ingredients to be EU compliant soon.
Limecrime
Unfortunately Lime Crime are not looking for any distributors for their dyes at this time. We also cannot confirm that their ingredients are fully UK compliant – this is the case for several brands made in the USA.
Uberliss
Again, like Artic Fox, the ingredients in these dyes are not all EU compliant and cannot be stocked or sold in the UK or EU at this time. They are hoping to amend their ingredients to be EU compliant soon.
Affinage
We have contacted Affinage and are currently waiting on a reply reagrding possibly stocking this brand. They do say on their website that they sell to Professional outlets like Hair salons only, so they may not allow it to be sold on a retail website. We will update when we know more.
Splat
Like Arctic Fox the ingredients in these dyes are not EU compliant and cannot be stocked or sold in the UK or EU at this time. We do not know if they are working towards an EU compliant version but will update on here when we know more.
Lunatik
Again, like Artic Fox, the ingredients in these dyes are not EU compliant and cannot be stocked or sold in the UK or EU at this time. They are hoping to amend their ingredients to be EU compliant soon.
Pulp Riot (Added to blog May 2019)
There has been a lot of talk in the hair dye community about this dye coming to the UK this month – yes, this is true however it is not for general retail sale. Pulp Riot have marked their product as For Salon Use only and therefore retailers cannot legally buy it to sell in shops or online. Only hairdressers and trained professionals can purchase and use this product.
This information on this blog is correct as of May 2019 and we will update this page as and when we receive new information from the manufacturers.
How can you help?
With all the brands like Arctic Fox who are unable to be sold due to non EU compliance then you can contact them direct regarding this. The more customers in the EU who contact them, the more demand they see, then hopefully the quicker they will impliment these changes. Please contact these brands direct through their website or Social Media pages if you would like to see them EU compliant.
At this time we DO sell Special Effects, Manic Panic, Directions, Crazy Color, Adore, Pravana, Stargazer, Via Natural, Hermans and Rebellious Hair Dyes on the Beeunique website
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