Hair chalk seems to be all-the-rage these days. I am very interested in anything that would allow me to change the color of my hair every few days. So naturally this is a trend I found necessary to explore. I looked up some sellers on Etsy and some recipes to make your own. But I had also heard from a friend that soft pastels can be used in a similar way. Since I already had some in my craft stash, I decided to go that route first.

All you need for this project is a few soft pastels in the color(s) of your choice and some water. Start with wet, towel dried hair and cover your clothes and working area with some old towels. Put your pastel in a small cup of water to let it soak for about one minute. Then separate the area you want colored and drag the pastel downward on each strand until it’s the color you want. I decided to do a sort of ombre thing with different shades of blue, but you could just choose to do a few streaks or even your whole head (though this would take a really, really long time if you have long hair). Let your hair dry completely before removing your towel because the pastel will definitely transfer to your clothes if it’s damp at all.

Overall, I was pretty happy with this method. It was cheap and pretty easy to do. It made a little bit of a mess but didn’t permanently dye anything in my bathroom, which is a problem I’ve definitely had with regular hair dye. So I do think I will try buying some actual hair chalk at some point, but this is a great last-minute option if you have some soft pastels lying around.