Hayley Williams Pressure Red Hair
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Though Hayley may now be best known for her orange hair, during Paramore’s eearlier days this was Hayley’s signature shade. This color is referred to by many fans as “Pressure red” because of how vibrant and gorgeous her hair looks in the music video for Pressure. With this look, Hayley’s hair is a deep red that often looks too bright to be natural, but it matches her pale complexion perfectly. Since she had this color for a long period of time the haircut varies, but it is generally about shoulder length with layers and long bangs.
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July 17th, 2009 at 8:21 am
I love this hair color choice Hayley it’s kind of like a brown red thing… nice lol
July 26th, 2009 at 1:05 am
I love this hair color of hers! It’s so pretty :] I miss it, actually. =/ But the new colors are just as good ^.^
*points to the harry potter shirt* XD I love that shirt!
August 4th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I really want to dye my hair that color…Where can I get dye that exact color!?!
August 6th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
OMG I love paramore and hayleys hair, pressure red is the best color she has had I love it!!!!!!
August 14th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Even Though It’s Plain Compared To Her Other Style’s I Think This Was Her Best Color
x
August 14th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
i think its more of a reddish brown its the color i mant my hair but right now ir blonde
August 25th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Omg this is my favorite of her many colors. I want to dye my hair this color, I am going into 7th grade and I don’t know if they allow it. It’s a public school probably, but, still.
September 2nd, 2009 at 7:15 pm
i have that hair color
October 4th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
I just dyed my hair that color. I looks really nice. I wasn’t even trying to get it a Pressure red, more a orsnge-brown shade. I love it this red =)
October 10th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
i have this colour (: i love itt
October 11th, 2009 at 11:00 am
its illegal for them to tell you to color your hair,
November 4th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
this colour is real close to my natural colour its nice
November 8th, 2009 at 11:27 am
LOVE this color. My fav is 4th row 3rd pic. hehe. LOVE that she is wearing the hp shirt.
November 11th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
My school only allows natural colors, like brown, black, blonde, and red. If there’s any “odd” color like pink, green, orange, etc…they make you change it. It sucks D; i love this color though! I had it once.
November 14th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
5, 11, and 13 are the closest to my hair color. i cant find anything redder in a box, except this 1 im gettin soon
November 21st, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Ima try and convince my mum to dye it this colour xD How quickly would this colour fade?
November 22nd, 2009 at 4:42 pm
well if you want it to fade, use an anti dandruff shampoo cos they are mega harsh on colored hair, but if you dont want it to fade, use color shampoo and cool water to wash it
get it dyed XD it would look top!
November 24th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Would this hair color be difficult to maintain? Cus I’m getting my hair did this color in the next few weeks and my mom doesn’t want me to dye it too red, so she said she’d think about this color, but is it definitley red and not just hinted red or is it a really really dark red? Thanks!
November 26th, 2009 at 10:25 am
i want this colour
November 26th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
thinking about dying my hair this color. is is hard to maintain? HELP ME
December 1st, 2009 at 1:23 pm
@Lois&jules: as long as you wash it with a colour safe shampoo&conditioner with freezing cold water every 3-4 days or so. it should be fine.. if you have really dark hair you can either bleach it for quick vibrant red.. or keep dying it red over & over.. ive never had to bleach mine although i have naturally dark hair.. ive had mine red on and off since i was 10-11.. im 17 now so mines pretty vibrant and lasts too. good luck!! =]
December 1st, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Thanks
December 5th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Holly: is there any dry shampoo stuff you could recoment because if i skip one day of shower my hair gets soo greasy and horrible looking?
December 5th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
jules..if you have red hair get bumble and bumble red powder. its a red spray you spray on eyer roots that works as a baby powder which absorbs the grease and makes it look not greasy. just google salons that carry bumble and bumble in your area.
*do NOT use too much of this..not much is needed and overusing will cause yer roots too look fake red and turn yer fingers and pillow or anything else you touch it with red…trust me..*
if yer hairs not red just brush baby powder through yer hair…i guess even if yer hairs red you cud use baby powder but the bumble and bumble looks cooler.
December 9th, 2009 at 6:35 am
@jules: There is bumble&bumble.. which is good but kinda pricey.. there’s baby powder.. at the moment for mine im using batiste dry shampoo.. for me its like £1.70-£2 im not sure what it is where you are.. but it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than b&b.. i suppose you could get both and use the b&b on rare occasions if you’re going out or whatever.. make sure you comb it out too cuz the batiste is just like super fine talc so it will go white/grey.. and spray from a distance so its less noticable =]
December 21st, 2009 at 11:40 am
I want this hair color desperately… I have medium brown hair and I want to know what dye to use
December 22nd, 2009 at 4:01 pm
@Meg: There’s Manic Panic.. Special Effects.. Live XXL.. or you could go to a wholesalers and buy a colour contrast and mixer.. i find for unbleached hair the contrast or live xxl ones work best =]
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:05 pm
when i had read hair it looked pressure-red like this. as i was washed out after a month or two it looked pretty much as the last two pictures here of hayley.
the colour i used is called “Wella Viva Color Touch”, number 45/66 Red Satin. it looks great, redish like the first pictures here, and not orange
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:06 pm
oh, excuse my spelling a bit, i rushed.
December 27th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
I have this color right now and i love it!
January 1st, 2010 at 4:49 pm
thank you so much holly and tink. this is going to help me so much
January 1st, 2010 at 7:54 pm
aawww i have pressure red hair but its cherry red at the front because i had blonde in my bangs. i want my hair to grow so bad its about a inch of heyleys hair when it was pressure red, i have extenshions but when i dyed them red it was from blonde so there to vibrent :’(
January 1st, 2010 at 10:50 pm
ok, well i’m getting my hair cut tomorrow, and i kinda want it to look like a mixture of all hayley’s hairstyles….kinda maybe more like this one….but i’m afraid it won’t look right???? any helpful hints? it would really help, like i’m not sure i wanna get it and have it look horrible, or not get it and it would look totally amzing and i would never know…. helpful ideas?
January 2nd, 2010 at 7:06 pm
I have dark blonde/brown hair.
how do I dye my hair pressure red or decode red or riot orange?
I might be allergic to hair dye so is there a way to do it without using salon dyes or bleach?
January 4th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Does anyone know how to get Live XXL hair color to the USA? I cant seem to find anyone online who sells it…
January 6th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
@erinn: you could go online and try one of them upload a photo and choose the hair you want things? or get a photo of hayley.. take it to a salon and get an hairdresser’s opinion. =].
@Helen: henna’s a good way of dying.. you might not get the vibrant fire engine red you want but it’ll still be bright enough for people to know it’s red =].
@Meg: there’s ebay.. or if you know anybody in the uk.. ask them to get you some and send it over. totally off topic but i got a beanie from UO in america and it was like £50 to ship over, so i asked my uncle in america if he could do it and it cost me a couple of £s so if you do know someone.. do it that way much cheaper. hope i helped =]
January 7th, 2010 at 11:25 am
Dude I love all of Hayley’s colors!!!!! I want to get me dyed a redish color, but it has to look natural because of chorus. ( Stupid rules! =P) I could away with this one……. What is the real name of the shade so I can find it?( If you go into the hair cut places or walmart or something they’ll say ” sorry, we don’t carry Pressure red, never heard of that shade my dear!” and then I’ll gasp and gawk at them!! xD Okay just kidding but seriously anyone know the exact shade?)
January 8th, 2010 at 7:59 am
i have my hair this colour and i love it =)
it was brighter but its faded im just tryna find a new style.
January 23rd, 2010 at 10:31 pm
I think my favorite color of Hayley’s hair is the cherry red…I’m dying my hair soon, but the school I’m at would never let me dye it that color, so I might have to just get this :
February 20th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
hahha she has a harry potter tee on! : )
February 21st, 2010 at 1:47 pm
does anyone know a non- permanent hair dye brand that does this colour because i am not allowed to get it dyed permanently :/
February 21st, 2010 at 4:21 pm
I really want this color, but I can’t find a dye like it. :/
The colors from manic panic and special effects are a little too bright and unnatural and don’t match it, really. Help? D;
February 21st, 2010 at 5:19 pm
i meant the hair colour on the first pic btw
February 22nd, 2010 at 1:48 pm
never mind i have decided to get it done at a hairdresser’s instead!!! all you people who were ‘stuck looking for a dye’ like me should just get it done at the hairdressers. then you know you wont mess it up!!!
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Anyone Else Think She Looks Totally Gorgeous In The First Picture Of The Third Row? xo
March 9th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
In the pressure vid when she says some things I’ll never no and I’ll have to let them go she look REALLLLLY pretty as always=]
March 12th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
dying this color tomorrow! Feria Ruby Rush is the EXACT color!
March 22nd, 2010 at 4:33 am
this is what my hair was like when i dyed it red!!
March 22nd, 2010 at 6:37 am
@bri, yeah that color is EXACT.
March 22nd, 2010 at 2:26 pm
I Have this color hair
And those bangs, I Just straighten my bangs and keep the rest curly
April 9th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
She has kinda wavy hair from herself right? In the 2BE row 1st and third picture u can see her hair is straightened but wants to wave.. It looks pretty cool like that, does anyone know how to get it like that? My hairs kinda straight but its pretty curly on the ends. Isnt there another way of straightening to get straight( not flat) but not entirely lose the wave in it?
I know it sounds like a lot but italways looks so easy on everyone.. Please help me
xx
April 13th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
All i have 2 say is SO PRETTY. My hair was dyed this coulor and everyone in my skool, inculding the dumb populor ppl said i looked like her.
May 1st, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Where can I get dye that exact color!
I need that number color pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaseeeeee
May 29th, 2010 at 2:46 am
@Vanessa: Use Manic Panic. It works super good.
June 6th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
i have this color now!
June 7th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
my hair is more less identical to the last pic!!it wasnt intentional
June 7th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
i lovve hayleyy!! my hair colour is more less identical to the last!XD
June 25th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
my hair is this color right now =D
June 27th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
i got my hair dyed pretty much this color, just abit more orangey.
July 2nd, 2010 at 10:14 am
@”vans” whoa same here! I was just going to say that but then I saw your comment.=] lol
July 2nd, 2010 at 1:08 pm
love it u rockk betta than any other ….. love itt hayley
July 2nd, 2010 at 1:09 pm
im gonna dye it this color
July 31st, 2010 at 4:14 am
I dyed my hair this red for Christmas – I loved it! My hair has this weird orange tint to it now though, but it was soo worth it!
August 7th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
i want to dye my hair this color what shade of hair dye should i use??
August 8th, 2010 at 1:31 am
is there a hair color out there that is exactly the color in the video that is all natural and non carcenogenic?
August 15th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
it’s more of a natural color, but i still like the orange look
August 19th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
My hair is blonde and i’m scared that if i dyed My hair in pressure red it would go all pink or something like that.
August 21st, 2010 at 9:04 am
I was thinking of getting this colour. But i dont know how it would look. I have brown eyes, pale-ish skin, and brown hair.. Since this is like a reddish brownish colour i was thinking it would look nice. But im not too sure. Any helpp ?
August 31st, 2010 at 8:53 am
Dyou guys think this will look good with yellow or orange in the fringe or umderneath
October 2nd, 2010 at 9:22 am
Turns out i got this colour in streaks, BEAUTIFUL!
October 12th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
What other Red Dry Shampoos work than Bumble and Bumble? B&B is so expensive so is there any other brands out there I can buy at Walgreens or Target for cheaper?
October 18th, 2010 at 9:54 am
you know now, i don’t think she straightens her hair that much anymore because it’s probably so damaged from dying it so much, it’s probably straight
October 25th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
I have my hair this colour right now, and i LOVE it!
It looks gorgeous in the sunlight, a really deep, vibrant red
October 26th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
@Amandaa, sounds like it would look pretty good on you
If you’re still not sure, you might want to stick to a semi-permanent dye and if you like it, switch to permanent 
November 2nd, 2010 at 3:57 pm
i can imagine a want my hair this colour!
November 5th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
i have the same hair as you…i think. it is kinda straight but kinda wavy? if yes, then what i do is since the rain for so reason makes my hair like that i would straighten my hair. then with a spray bottle, ever so slightly, spray a very very small amount of water onto it the sections of your hair. hit it with a towel for a bit. air dry.
November 15th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
I have dark brown hair and a coolish skin tone with red undertones, and i really want this color.
Do I have to bleach out my hair first? and what color have you guys maybe used?
thanks
November 20th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Hi. I have medium brown hair with some light brown bits in it and I just dyed my hair with Garnier Herbashine Red Mahogany. It turned out pretty similar to Hayley’s Pressure Red. It’s a semi-permanent so it lasts 6-8 weeks, you don’t have to bleach your hair first and it’s pretty vibrant. But then you have dark brown hair which is darker than mine so I don’t know. You could have a go though.
November 27th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
love it!!
November 28th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
This is the Hayley I fell in love with..
December 2nd, 2010 at 11:27 am
love her hair!!! do you know if it woud fit me? I got olive skin (you know like they got in spain) I’m not from spain but I’m half portuguies, but I’m kind of British.
December 16th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
i love her hair!! mine kinda looks like that now except i need it cut to match. plus i have no idea wat dye i should use, i tried mixing my own but it always shows up more brown. can anyone tell me where to find the dye and wat its called????? much appreciated
December 19th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
well now her hair is probably dead straight from all the damage.
January 3rd, 2011 at 5:54 am
I really wanted to dye my hair like these. But it always end up being just reddish-BROWN. How could I come up with a vibrant red? My hair’s dark brown originally.
January 4th, 2011 at 6:59 pm
What color of manic panic should I get)? Infra red vampire red or pillarbox red..? Will it work if my hair is a golden brown color?? Help I need to change!!
January 4th, 2011 at 7:01 pm
I want a darker color Like blackkish
January 24th, 2011 at 3:23 am
You can just turn the heat down on your flat iron and lightly straighten it and straighten it kinda of quickly. Use some product like some wax or something and just put that on your fingers and run your fingers through your hair a couple of times. Just play with it til you get the look you want.
February 12th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
I’m dying my hair this colour at half-term! But will it come out darker because my hair’s naturally dark brown? x
February 18th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
i love hayley williams soooo much!! i dont care what her hair color is i will always love her and her music and her everything.
February 20th, 2011 at 7:45 am
guys, please help. does the manic panic hair dye work to achieve this hair? and if it does, what colours is best to use: infra red, vampire red, flaming or pillarbox red?
April 15th, 2011 at 7:33 am
Her hair is probably quite frizzy with split ends from all the straightening and bleaching/colouring – which puts you in a vicious cycle of having to straighten it just to make it look good, you know? I should imagine she uses a lot of high quality hair treatment to repair it but there’s only so much you can do when you colour it all the time. Let’s just hope she doesn’t end up like Lady Gaga with her hair falling out :/
April 22nd, 2011 at 7:33 pm
yup
May 26th, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Wow. i love her HP shirt XP Her hair is amazing and im a huge fan of paramore so im looking for ideas. i kinda want it like this, but a little different. I might try her orange. i have naturally red hair.
May 27th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
God she is so awesome ! Im 14 now and i dyed my hair this colour, i still dont look like her (well in my opinion) I hoope if i grow up ill be able to look like her (isnt it like thjis that your face and body wil change if you grow up?):D Im playing drums , and if i still dont look like her with 20 im fucking going to a Make up artist and they shoulld help mee xD I think the key to her face are the Eyebrows , in my school theres a girl she looks so damn close to her but she dont even has got red hair T_T I hate such luckily-pretty-faces thats so unfair !
July 1st, 2011 at 2:37 am
where did you get it?
was it expensive to get a hold of?
July 9th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
oeh her hair on the second picture, last row. ♥
July 11th, 2011 at 4:54 am
Hayley’s hair isn’t too bad, because after her Riot! period (When her hair used to fade to crazy colors) she hasn’t used bleach in her hair (Apart from when she had blonde hair). She uses natural dye and another natural product that make your colour vibrant.
July 13th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
SAME PROBLEM WITH ME !! I dyed mine Red and now its BROWN_REDDISH my natural hair colour is dark brown just like you. But im going to redye it at the end of ma holidays.
July 13th, 2011 at 4:24 pm
I believe the only way to get the most vibrant red when you have brown or black hair is by bleaching. There are a lot of different kits for different hair or something like that, but if you go to a hair and beauty supply store. You can ask what the safest bleach kit is for your hair and you can also pick out your favorite shade of red (the store clerk can also help you pick a color and the developer you need to mix it with).
Good luck! I hope this helped!
July 28th, 2011 at 9:00 am
I have this colour hair now! My hair was actually a lot darker and redder when I dyed it(I didn’t like it) but it faded to this colour. I love it!
And I get told all the time I look really like Hayley! I’m 14, but I look really similar to 16 year old Hayley!
July 28th, 2011 at 10:44 am
I have naturally way and curly hair so when i straighten it after a couple of hours it starts to do that
July 28th, 2011 at 6:42 pm
She better have a orange hair!
August 11th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Nia, you shouldn’t TRY to be like Hayley. Chances are you never will truly look like here because you aren’t her. And if Hayley were here, she would say to just be yourself. Color your hair whatever color YOU like. Wear the type of make-up YOU like. It’s a much easier and more satisfying look
August 12th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
yeah same here but then again even before i had my hair short and red (it was long and black) ppl said i looked like her, i dont see it at all
August 19th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Hmm..yea i guess youre right, but shes still so beautiful
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:30 am
I literally just dyed my hair the exact color she had in the Pressure video. In case anybody wonders I just went to Sally’s and bought Ion liquid dye: Medium Red Blonde. It sounds a lot lighter than it acutally is. It’s amazing and there was no bleaching needed.
Corresponding developer: 20% volume- Ion brand. Use 2 oz. with full bottle of liquid dye
September 7th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
all you gotta do is get a flattening iron with adjustable temp. and a curling iron. since the top of your hair is straight, loosely curl it. Then, set the flattening iron to about a quarter the max. temp. and straighten your hair! Do it like you’re kinda feeling lazy though lol.
September 7th, 2011 at 7:31 pm
she deep conditions a lot. its really quite cheap. i do this too coz i dye my hair every other week xD people have a hard time believing i dye it coz its so healthy
November 6th, 2011 at 12:20 am
hers is naturally wavy. mines straight in front and wavy in the back, it’s awful.
November 26th, 2011 at 12:49 am
What I did to get a similar hair color was: Bleach my hair (But not till its all blonde, just to a like…a dark-ish honey blonde) and then I put in Ferias:Power reds:Ruby rush. It will be kind of brighter at first, but once it fades keep touching it up by adding manic panic’s Wild Fire (Don’t re-bleach it). You should get a pretty similar color.
November 26th, 2011 at 12:52 am
Use WILD-FIRE red. But don’t bleach your hair because then it will be very bright, and her color here isn’t that bright. But unless you want it to be very bright, go for it!
December 13th, 2011 at 9:28 pm
nobody cares that you guys look like her.
be your own damn person.
December 16th, 2011 at 7:21 am
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December 28th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
I have that hair color