Electric Cherry Peekaboo

A bright blue-based cherry red panel under black, saturated enough to look almost backlit when light catches it.

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This render comes from the same edit instruction HairGlam uses for this look, applied to a studio portrait. In the app the shade lands on your own photo instead.

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This is the loud member of the red family, several shades brighter than burgundy and pitched cool rather than orange. With the underneath section colored from temple to nape, movement makes it flash the way a bright lining shows inside a coat. It needs genuine lift to look this vivid, since any darkness left in the hair drags the red toward maroon. Cherry bleeds heavily for the first few washes, then settles into a softer raspberry.

Undertonecool. Blue-red rather than tomato, so it works against pink and neutral skin and avoids the ruddy effect a warm red throws onto flushed complexions.
Starting pointThe panel has to be bleached to a clean level seven or eight pale orange for the cherry to read bright; on unlifted dark hair it disappears entirely.
UpkeepCold rinses only, a top-up every three to four weeks, and a dark towel for the first week while the excess pigment releases.

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Questions about Electric Cherry Peekaboo

Which skin undertones suit Electric Cherry Peekaboo?

Cool undertones. Blue-red rather than tomato, so it works against pink and neutral skin and avoids the ruddy effect a warm red throws onto flushed complexions.

What hair do I need to start with for Electric Cherry Peekaboo?

The panel has to be bleached to a clean level seven or eight pale orange for the cherry to read bright; on unlifted dark hair it disappears entirely.

How much upkeep does Electric Cherry Peekaboo need?

Cold rinses only, a top-up every three to four weeks, and a dark towel for the first week while the excess pigment releases.

Can I try Electric Cherry Peekaboo on my own photo before I dye my hair?

Yes. HairGlam puts Electric Cherry Peekaboo on a photo of your own hair in a few seconds, so you can check it against your skin tone and eye color before you book or buy a box dye. It is free to download on iPhone and iPad with 12 free looks: 4 haircuts, 4 hair colors and 4 makeup looks, and some looks can also be tried free in your browser at hairglam.app/try.