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She said this is an easy technique that is accessible to a lot of different people, \"you can get them [paint rollers] anywhere, you don’t even need professional tools.\"

According to O’Leary, the technique isn’t messy because you won’t get it on your hands.

She rolled the paint roller on top of a board to distribute the hair dye.

Since this isn’t a traditional way to dye hair, O’Leary said it was a “bit of a spectacle” in the salon.

“It’s really great. I encourage everybody to get out there and get creative with color because it turned out really fantastic,” O'Leary said.

We can add paint roller hair to our list of unconventional dying styles including drip dye hair, geode hair, pixelated hair, and peanut butter and jelly hair.

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