Skip to main content

diy: clorox bleach pen shirt design


As compared to the previous shirt DIY, this one should require less time. This DIY involves bleaching a design onto your shirt with a bleach pen from Clorox. You should be able to find it in your local supermarket for a few dollars. I used a black shirt, so keep in mind that it will not bleach white entirely. In fact, darker and richer colours may not bleach white but a lighter colour. I would advise you to do a small patch test to see how the bleach will turn out on your shirt. Most colours should bleach white though. 

I got this shirt back in China for only $2 so I decided I could part with it if it turned out horrible. So, make sure you are not using an expensive shirt that you will regret later on. The design I used is Brandy Melville's Too Sassy For You. You can start by drawing the design in chalk or pencil on your shirt so that you can trace it out later. I did it free hand with the bleach though. 

 If you intend to cut your shirt, do it now before proceeding.

 Step 1: Place a piece of cardboard or some paper under your shirt to prevent the bleach from seeping through to the other side.

 Step 2: Trace or draw your design on your shirt with a pencil or chalk. 

 Step 3: The Clorox bleach pen is dual tipped, with a fine point on one end and a coarser point on the other. You most likely will use the fine point though. Practice on some scrap paper or cloth first before tracing out your design on the shirt. 

 Step 4: Leave to dry for at least 15 minutes. You can definitely leave it longer but take note that the bleach may soak and spread further than you'd like. You can also check the underside to see what colour it has turned into to decide if you should wash it off yet. 

 Step 5: Once you are satisfied with the bleaching, wash it off normally. You don't have to use detergent, just soak it in water. Make sure to wash off all traces of bleach. I only found out the next day that there were still bits of bleach on my shirt because there were some smudges around that weren't there before. I can use permanent marker to try and fix it but it would be harder for other colours.

 Step 6: Leave to dry and you are done! The colour will lighten more once dried. 

 This is pretty much how mine turned out. I'm not quite satisfied with mine though. I might go over it with white fabric paint or not. 

Wear or not?



xoxo


Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Real vs Fake Adidas Superstar/Stan Smith

I've wanted to do this post for a long time, ever since I started on my crazy collection of Adidas Superstars. I mean, I think I make quite a credible source because at one point, I owned 14 pairs of Superstars and Stan Smiths. I will be migrating my Superstar collection post over to this blog over the coming days so that you can read up on where I got them. I'm not sure if these shoes are still as popular and wanted now because I am sort of out of the loop but if you are looking to get yourself a pair of Superstars or Stan Smiths, these are a few pointers to look out for in identifying if what you are buying is real or fake. Take note that these features are mostly applicable to recent releases only. Old models and Superstar 80s are slightly different. Then again, old models are not sold in stores anymore so if you find brand new pairs elsewhere, you should be cautious.  I owned a a few pairs of fake Superstars before I purchased my first original pair from the Adidas
17 comments
Read more

Arctic Fox Hair Dye Review on Dark Unbleached Hair

I've been meaning to try Arctic Fox's hair dyes for a couple of years but never got around to it because I feared it wouldn't show up on dark hair. It's been coming up more and more on Instagram again so I did some research and apparently Purple Rain, Aquamarine and Poseidon do show up on dark hair. So that's what I purchased! These retail for $7.99 (4 fl oz) or $13.99 (8 fl oz) on the Arctic Fox website but I got mine off Amazon .  Arctic Fox hair dyes are vegan and cruelty free. They also do not contain harsh chemicals like peroxides, ammonia and PPD. These are semi-permanent and they contain conditioning agents which means you can use these dyes as often as you want to without damaging your hair. Semi-permanent hair dyes only coat your hair so it will fade with each wash. The bottle claims that it can last up to 40 washes. These smell like grape candy so it is such a treat to use them. The instructions to use this is pretty simple. 1. Shampoo and w
4 comments
Read more

Lonely Planet/Atomic Makeup Silky Matte Liquid Lipstick Swatches & Review

Lipstick swatches are one of my favorite things to do so I gathered my Lonely Planet Cosmetics liquid lipsticks and did a swatch and review in my latest YouTube video. Earlier on this year, Lonely Planet Cosmetics announced that they were going to hold their anniversary sale as well as closeout sale because they were going to shift their headquarters to New York and rebrand to Atomic Makeup. So when the sale came around, everything was 50% off. Their liquid lipsticks were typically $15 for 8ml so they were marked down to $7.50 and some of them were even $5. The sale lasted a really long time and I ended up placing 3 separate orders with 24 shades altogether. I think they had a massive range of 35 colors but honestly, their color range isn't very impressive. It is filled with your typical reds, pinks, nudes and browns with a handful of bolder shades. Another thing I noticed when I swatched these is how inaccurate some of the shades have been represented. I remember reading a re
12 comments
Read more