BUYING your bridesmaids dress from online the week before the big day is a risky move.
There is so much that could go wrong, it's almost not worth thinking about it.
That's exactly what this bridesmaid did, and when it arrived it was the completely wrong colour.
The dress she purchases looked to be the perfect burnt orange colour online, but when it arrived it looked more neon – which was far from the colour theme.
The savvy bridesmaid quickly researched the dye formula to create the correct colour and got straight to work.
After buying the dyes to mix together and a large pot to mix it all in, things were looking up.
Read more on weddings
I’m a wedding professional- the secret to bagging the cheapest gown
Bridesmaid shares shoe fail snap but it’s her tattoo that’s got everyone talking
Taking every precaution, the fashion lover made sure mixture was the right temperature, "I tested a sample piece of fabric first, then added the dress," they explained.
The sample seemed to come out the right colour, so she decided to take the plunge and chuck in her bridesmaids dress.
"The fumes smell awful," the fashion lover said as she waited for the colour to absorb.
After waiting the recommended amount of time, the dress looked to be closer the the desired burnt orange colour.
Most read in Fabulous
LASHED OUT 
I charged my client £355 for lash extensions…people say she went home and cried
Mums realise what the plastic on the side of formula boxes is for
My family hate my baby son's name… they say it sounds like a 'drug gangster'
I was a surrogate to twins but their parents didn’t pick them up
But once it was out of the tumble dryer it was a completely different story, despite her best efforts the colour didn't seem to have changed much at all.
"Unfortunately, when I tried it back on to compare it seemed to barely have changed," she said.
She added: "Before you all come for me I have a back up dress, I just loved this one more and wanted to try and make it work."
Viewers of the video, which racked up 12.2 million views, thought she was brave to attempt dying the dress so close the the wedding.
One said: "Shein is the worst for having colours be off, bride wanted burgundy, my dress came bright red!"
Read More on The Sun
13 cooking hacks to keep your fridge full AND save you loads of money
Incredibly rude optical illusion shows whether you have a filthy mind
Another joked: "Am I the only one who would've dumped the dress in without testing first?!"
A third quipped: "Can we talk about the dress though, it's fire!"
Source: Read Full Article