Beauty Lime Crime Bunny Compared: Which Unicorn Hair Tint Wins For
Choosing between the Lime Crime Unicorn Hair Dye Full Coverage, Genie and the Lime Crime Unicorn Hair Dye Full Coverage, Mystic comes down to your hair type and your routine. We put them head to head on performance, feel and price so you can decide fast.
| Factor | Lime Crime Unicorn Hair Dye Full Coverag | Lime Crime Unicorn Hair Dye Full Coverag |
|---|---|---|
| Shade | Genie is a deep violet purple with full saturation. It is bold worn straight and lovely diluted. | Mystic is an electric blue with vivid intensity. It dilutes into beautiful pastel blues. |
| Best for | Buyers who want purple, the easiest pastel to achieve. It flatters most skin tones. | Buyers who want blue tones or custom pastel mixes. Blue is trickier but striking. |
| Pastel potential | Dilutes into soft lavender, one of the prettiest pastels. Very forgiving for beginners. | Dilutes into icy baby blue. Needs a very pale base to stay clean. |
| Feel | Same conditioning vegan base. Hair feels soft with a sweet scent. | Identical formula. The difference is purely the pigment. |
| Value | Same price per jar. One jar covers short to medium hair. | Same price and coverage. Choose based on your dream pastel. |
Our Verdict
Genie wins for most pastel seekers because violet dilutes into forgiving, flattering lavender. Choose Mystic if your heart is set on blue tones and your base is pale enough to keep them clean.
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Not sold on either of these two? Here are more bestselling options worth considering.
Best for: Best for creative colorists who mix Lime Crime shades into custom pastels.
Lime Crime Unicorn Hair Dye Full Coverage, Jello (Tropical Green)
- Tropical green full-coverage shade
- Damage-free conditioning cream
- Sugary citrus vanilla scent
- Leaping Bunny certified vegan
Pros
- Fun green for creative pastel mixes
- Softens hair while coloring
Cons
- Green tones are stubborn to remove
- Pastel result needs heavy dilution
Pastel Maintenance: The Highest-Maintenance Colors
Pastels like the Bunny shade family fade fastest because they contain the least pigment: there is simply less color to lose. A pastel can wash out in three to five washes without careful maintenance. The routine is strict: cold water only, sulfate-free shampoo, washing twice a week maximum, and a color-depositing conditioner or dye-cocktail conditioner at every wash.
Genie's violet dilutes into forgiving lavender that fades gracefully, which is why it wins for pastel seekers. Mystic's blue tones demand a paler base to stay clean: any yellow in the hair turns blue pastel greenish as it fades. Refresh pastels every two weeks, or weekly for the palest shades. Between refreshes, dry shampoo extends time between washes, which is the single most effective pastel-preservation habit. Accept that pastels are temporary by design: their beauty is in the evolving fade, not permanent vibrancy. Our Arctic Fox hair dye guide covers pastel application on properly lightened bases.
Fixing Pastel Mistakes
Pastel errors are common because the pale base shows every flaw. Uneven pastel usually means uneven bleaching underneath: the dye is innocent, the canvas is guilty. Fix it by spot-bleaching the darker areas only, then reapplying pastel over the corrected base. Do not just add more dye: more pigment over uneven bleach creates uneven pastel.
Pastel that grabs too dark in spots means those sections were more porous. Even it out with a diluted dye bath: mix the remaining dye with conditioner and apply to the whole head for ten minutes, which blends the variation. Greenish cast in blue pastels comes from yellow undertones: counter with a drop of pink dye in your conditioner cocktail. If the pastel washes out immediately everywhere, the hair was not light enough: pastels need a near-white base, and no product fixes insufficient lift. Patience with the bleach stage prevents most pastel disasters. Our Cosmic Sunshine guide covers vivid yellow application with similar base requirements.
Color-Depositing Conditioners for Pastel Life Support
Pastels survive on color-depositing maintenance between full applications. Commercial pastel depositing conditioners exist, but the DIY method works better for custom shades: mix a small amount of your dye into white conditioner until it matches your faded color. Use this cocktail every wash to top up pigment continuously.
The dilution ratio controls the effect. A few drops per handful of conditioner maintains without darkening. More dye deepens the color toward the original vibrancy. For Bunny-family custom pastels mixed from Lime Crime shades, the DIY cocktail is the only way to match your exact blend, since no commercial product replicates a custom mix. Alternate with plain conditioner every third wash to prevent uneven buildup on porous ends. Store the cocktail in a labeled bottle so you do not confuse it with regular conditioner. Our Adore versus Arctic Fox comparison covers depositing-friendly formulas in another line.
One more pastel tip: apply dye to clean, dry hair with no conditioner residue. Product buildup blocks pastel absorption, and pastels have so little pigment that any barrier causes patchy, weak color.
Jello's tropical green makes a stunning pastel mint when heavily diluted with conditioner. Do not fear bold shades in the bottle: dilution transforms them into wearable pastels that full-strength application never suggests.
Lime Crime's full-coverage formula means even pastels apply evenly without the patchiness that plagues weaker pastel dyes. The thick consistency grips the hair instead of sliding off.