This was all because I’m too chicken to actually dye my hair.

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Hey, I'm Anjali. I really want to dye my hair, but I'm terrified of bleaching my curls.

Purple, blue, pink, green, highlights, full head, or just the tips — you name it, I've thought about it, tumbled down a long Pinterest hole, then talked myself out of it.

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Which is my main source of fear when it comes to lightening my hair in order to then dye it. I love my curls, and after spending years growing out a relaxer, I don't want to do anything that could potentially change my texture again.

Of course, I'm not willing to give up that easily. It's 2016, so there have to be tons of ways to switch up your hair color without bleaching and permanently dyeing it, right? Well, I set out to try four temporary hair-coloring products to see if this was true. Here's what I tried out:

1. L'Oréal Liquid Hair Chalk in Bronze Baby and Blue Hue ($7.99 each)
2. Splat Hair Chalk in Sugar Plum and Mint Candy ($5.99 each)
3. Jerome Russell Bwild Temporary Hair Spray in Panther Purple and (not pictured) Dark Brown ($6.00 each)
4. Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo in Painted Purple, Bold Gold, and Tenacious Teal ($6.99 each)

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