Hair Dye Filter: AI Dyes Your Hair Burgundy From One Photo

Add one photo. AI makes a phone video of you painting burgundy dye onto your hair from a bowl, then showing off long, sleek, glossy burgundy hair and big curls, or a photo of you with burgundy hair. Nothing gets dyed, so say it is AI when you share it.

The original Hair Dye Filter reel by @bipanabhattarai279Original reel
  • 1 photo you add
  • 10 s clip with sound
  • 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
  • No watermark

No prompt to write: Add your photo and tap once

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The hair dye filter is the TikTok trend where an AI template turns one photo into a video of you painting burgundy dye onto your hair from a bowl, then showing off long, sleek burgundy hair, a flat iron and big glossy curls. It took off in October 2026. Here, AI makes it from your photo.

Also called AI hair dye effect · AI hair color change effect · hair color transition video · AI DIY hair dye · red cherry hair trend · burgundy hair trend

Example

What the Hair Dye Filter video looks like

This is the original reel that started the trend. Your video is a new clip made from your photo in the same style, not a copy of these shots. No two runs come out the same.

Original reel by @bipanabhattarai279, 11 s

The first popular clip of the trend, by @bipanabhattarai279 (11 October 2026): she paints burgundy dye onto her hair from a bowl, a flat iron glides down the new straight hair, and it ends in big glossy curls. An AI template made it from one photo of her: nothing was dyed. Cropped to take out the text.

Step by step

How to make the Hair Dye Filter video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no prompt to write, no watermark.

  1. Add your photo

    Press "Create your own" and add your photo, face and hair in view. Take it with the camera or pick it from your library.

  2. Press Generate

    The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 films the AI Hair Dye Filter scene straight from your photo, with no in-between picture, for 10 seconds with original sound. You write no prompt.

  3. Download or share

    The video is ready in a few minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in your Library.

Which photo works best?

Upload one photo of one person with your face and hair in view. It works for both versions.

  • Face the camera in good light, from the chest up. No sunglasses and nothing over the face.
  • Any hair works: straight, curly, braids, a bun or short hair. The video paints the dye on the hair you have, then gives you long, sleek burgundy hair. The photo keeps your own hairstyle and changes only the color.
  • No hat, scarf or wrap over the hair: the dye needs hair to go on.
  • Dye video: take the photo where you want the video to happen, like your yard or your room. The video keeps that place and your clothes.
  • Use your own photo, or a photo of a friend who said yes. Never a child, a celebrity or a stranger.

Where did the Hair Dye Filter trend start?

The AI hair dye filter is not a camera filter but an AI template in CapCut: it turns one photo into an 11-second phone video. You hold a bowl of dark red dye and brush it onto your hair, then the video cuts to long, straight, glossy burgundy hair, a flat iron glides down it, and it ends in big curls and a proud smile.

The first clip of the hair dye trend that took off came from Nepal. On 11 October 2026, during the Dashain festival, @bipanabhattarai279 posted hers, the first one on this page, and it passed 268,000 views; Nepali how-to videos showed the template the same day. The big wave came from Nigeria and West Africa: @harmie_273's clip of 14 October has 2.2 million views and 221,900 likes, and its top comment, "haters go think say na AI", sums up the joke: the new hair looks real. On 16 October an English how-to, "How to Use AI Hair Dye Filter", passed 250,000 views. A different CapCut template, a cherry red hair dye, went around the US in September.

  1. The "original sound" that most of the trend's clips use is first posted on TikTok. Several CapCut AI hair templates share it, and by 17 October it is in 20,000 videos. TikTok

  2. @bipanabhattarai279 in Nepal posts her AI hair dye clip for the Dashain festival. It passes 268,000 views, and Nepali how-to videos show the template the same day. TikTok

  3. @harmie_273 in Nigeria posts hers. By 17 October it has 2.2 million views and 221,900 likes, the biggest clip of the trend. TikTok

  4. More clips from Nigeria pass 974,000 and 638,000 views as the trend spreads across West Africa. TikTok

  5. An English how-to, "How to Use AI Hair Dye Filter", passes 250,000 views. The #hairdyefilter hashtag has 407 TikTok videos and 6 million views. TikTok

Copy and paste

The Hair Dye Filter prompts

You do not need this: the one-tap flow runs it for you. [Image 1] is your photo: the video model takes it as a reference and films the scene straight from it, with no photo step first.

Dye video

1 photo: your photo, face and hair in viewSeedance 2.510 s · 720p · 9:16126 credits
Video prompt

A viral AI hair dye video: the person from [Image 1] dyes their own hair burgundy from a bowl, then shows it off sleek and straight, then curled, filmed like a real phone video. Photorealistic, natural daylight, fine phone-camera grain, vertical 9:16. The person is the one in [Image 1], in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, and any beard, moustache, glasses, piercings, freckles or face marks), and the clothes and any jewelry from [Image 1]. The same face from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once, also when the head tilts down and the hair falls around the face. Never morph, never beautify, never change the age or the skin tone. THE HAIR. Before the dye: exactly the hair from [Image 1], with the same color, texture, length and style (braids, a bun, curls or short hair stay as they are). After the dye: long, straight, sleek, glossy burgundy hair: a deep wine red with a brighter cherry-red shine at the roots and along a neat middle part, falling well past the shoulders. Later: big, bouncy, glossy burgundy curls from the cheeks down, full and soft, in the same deep wine red. The new color is always this burgundy: never bright red, pink or orange. The place is the place behind the person in [Image 1], with the same light; if [Image 1] shows little of it, a bright yard outdoors in daylight. The camera is a phone held at arm's length, framed from the waist up, the face large and sharp. 0-3 s: the person looks into the camera with a cool, serious face, a round bowl full of thick, dark burgundy hair dye in one hand and a flat dye brush in the other. They dip the brush and paint the dye onto the hair from the parting down; every stroke turns the strands deep burgundy. 3-4.5 s: a quick cut: the dye is done and the hair is now the long, straight, sleek burgundy hair described above. The bowl and the brush are gone; they run both hands through it. 4.5-6.5 s: a flat iron glides slowly down the long straight hair from the roots to the ends, with a thin wisp of steam, and the hair shines. 6.5-8 s: a quick cut: the hair is now in big, bouncy burgundy curls; they lift the curls with both hands and let them drop. 8-10 s: they flip the hair back over one shoulder, lift the chin and smile proudly into the camera, the glossy curls framing the face. Audio: soft brush strokes, the hiss of the flat iron, a small happy laugh and a light, upbeat original instrumental beat. No lyrics, no talking. The dye stays on the hair and in the bowl: never on the face or the skin. Anatomy rules: one head, two hands, five fingers on each hand. Exactly one person: no hairdresser, no other hands. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark, no brand names on the bowl, the brush or the flat iron.

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Burgundy photo

1 photo: your photo, face and hair in viewNano Banana 2Photo · 2K · 9:163 credits
Photo prompt

Using the uploaded photo, generate a 9:16 vertical image featuring one hair color applied to the same person: burgundy, a deep wine red with a brighter cherry-red shine at the roots and along the parting, glossy and fresh, as if just dyed. Keep the person's face, expression, skin tone, lighting, outfit, and background identical to the original photo: only the hair color should change, with the same hairstyle, length, texture, parting and volume. Ensure the hair color looks realistic and blends naturally with the person's hairstyle, with natural shine and darker depth underneath, on every strand, braid or curl in view, and none on the skin. If the photo is wider, extend the background naturally. Nobody added. No hat, no hair clips, no text, no logos, no watermark, no filter look. The only change is the hair color: the identity rules below apply to the face, the hairstyle and the hair length, and the hair color is the new burgundy described above.

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How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the scene photo and the video, charged once. Each version has its own price: Dye video 126 credits, Burgundy photo 3 credits. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

Video modelSettingsCredits
Dye video: Seedance 2.5 (this template)10 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap126
Burgundy photo: Nano Banana 2 (this template)2K photo, 9:16, one tap3

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

What happens in the hair dye filter video, second by second?

Dye video makes a new 10-second phone video from your photo, in the place from your photo, with your face and your clothes. The beats are the ones of the trend's template clips:

TimeWhat happens
0-3 sYou look into the camera with a cool, serious face and paint dark burgundy dye from a bowl onto your hair with a flat brush.
3-4.5 sA quick cut: the dye is done, and your hair is long, straight and glossy burgundy, with a brighter red shine at the roots.
4.5-6.5 sA flat iron glides down the straight hair, with a wisp of steam.
6.5-8 sAnother cut: big, bouncy burgundy curls.
8-10 sYou flip your hair back and smile into the camera.

How MakeViral makes it: your photo goes straight to Seedance 2.5, ByteDance's video model, with no in-between picture, so the face stays close to yours. The clip is vertical, 720p, with its own sound: brush strokes, the flat iron and a light beat, no lyrics.

Burgundy photo sends your photo to Nano Banana 2, Google's image model, and changes only the hair color: one 2K vertical picture of you with burgundy hair, in your own hairstyle. It is an AI hair color change, like a filter, that you can use as a hair color try on before a real dye job.

The create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything, and every run is a new take.

Dye video or Burgundy photo: which one should you make?

  • Dye video is the trend as people post it: the bowl, the brush, the reveal, the flat iron and the curls. Pick it for TikTok or Reels. In Nigeria the joke under the biggest clips is "haters go think say na AI": the new hair looks so real that people ask where to buy it.
  • Burgundy photo is the quiet version: a hair color changer for one look. See yourself with burgundy hair dye before you buy a box, or send it with "Thoughts?" and wait for the replies.

Caption ideas: "New hair, who dis?", "Haters go think say na AI", "Burgundy is my color" or "Should I actually dye it?". To post it like the trend, add a trending sound from the trend's posts in TikTok.

The same kind of CapCut templates also come as haircuts. For the one where you cut your long hair into a bob, see the bob filter prank.

Is the AI hair dye filter real? How to share it honestly

Nothing gets dyed: the bowl, the brush, the new color and the curls are all made by AI from one still photo. The burgundy hair color in the video is not a promise of how a real dye job will turn out on your hair.

  • Use your own photo, or a friend who said yes. Never a child, a celebrity or a stranger.
  • Say it is AI when you post it. Keep the platform's AI label on. A joke like "haters go think say na AI" works because everyone is in on it.
  • Never post it as a salon or product result. It is not a real before and after.
  • As a prank, keep it light. If you send it to your mom as a real dye job, tell her it is AI right after the reaction.

What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

ProblemFix
The face looks different when the head tilts downUse a sharp, front-facing photo in good light, with no sunglasses. Every run is a new take.
The new color is too bright, pink or orangeThe prompts ask for a deep wine-red burgundy. Run it again; a photo in daylight helps.
The hair looks patchy after the dye (Dye video)Use a clear photo with the hair in view, not covered by a hand, a hood or a wrap.
Dye on the face or the handsThe prompts keep the dye on the hair and in the bowl. Run it again.
The place is not yours (Dye video)The AI only knows what your photo shows. Take the photo with more of the place behind you.
The hairstyle changed (Burgundy photo)The photo keeps your hairstyle and changes only the color. Run it again with a photo where the hair is clearly in view.
A run fails, or the model refuses a photoThe credits come back. Try another photo.
FAQ

Hair Dye Filter trend questions

What is the hair dye filter?
It is a TikTok trend from October 2026: an AI template turns one photo into a short video of you painting burgundy dye onto your hair from a bowl, then showing off long, sleek, glossy burgundy hair, a flat iron and big curls. People post it as if it were a real dye job, often with the joke "haters go think say na AI".
Where does the AI hair dye filter come from?
From a CapCut AI template. The first clip that took off came from Nepal on 11 October 2026, during the Dashain festival. The big wave came from Nigeria and West Africa from 14 October, when @harmie_273's clip passed 2 million views, and English how-to videos followed on 16 October.
How do I do the hair dye filter?
Press "Create your own", pick Dye video or Burgundy photo, add one photo with your face and hair in view, and press Generate. MakeViral makes the AI video or the picture and puts it in your Library. You need no CapCut template, no app and no prompt.
Is this the CapCut hair dye filter?
No. MakeViral has no link to CapCut. The CapCut hair dye template, like every hair color change template in CapCut, is closed. Our Dye video is made by Seedance 2.5 from your photo, with a prompt written from the beats of the trend's clips, and the Burgundy photo by Nano Banana 2.
Is there a hair dye filter prompt?
No creator or how-to we checked shares one: the CapCut template is closed. So the Dye video prompt is ours, written from the trend's clips second by second. The Burgundy photo starts from a common AI hair color prompt (keep the face, the expression, the skin, the clothes and the background, and change only the hair color), set to burgundy.
Is the hair dye filter real? Does my hair get dyed?
Nothing gets dyed. The video is AI, made from a still photo: the bowl, the brush, the color and the curls are all generated. Say it is AI when you share it.
What would I look like with burgundy hair? Is there a hair color filter for that?
Pick Burgundy photo. It works like an AI hair color changer and a virtual hair color try on: it changes only the hair color in your photo and keeps your face, your hairstyle and your clothes. Think of it as a hair color changing filter for burgundy, online, one look per run.
Can I try other colors, like red or cherry red?
This page makes burgundy, the trend's color: a deep wine red, close to maroon. If you wonder what you would look like with red hair in another shade, a cherry red hair filter or a bright red hair filter is a different look: use the AI photo tool and write your own color. A cherry red hair dye trend went around TikTok in September 2026 with another CapCut template.
Is there a hair dye filter app, or can I use it online?
You can try it online here, in the browser, with no app: add one photo and the AI makes the dye video or the burgundy photo. The hair dye filter and the hair color filter here are not a Snapchat lens or an Instagram effect, but you can post the result on Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat.
Is the hair dye filter on TikTok?
Yes. The trend lives on TikTok, where people post their AI hair dye clips, burgundy hair and all, with the template's sound and the hashtags #hairdyefilter and #hairdyetrend. Some call it a hair color filter or a red hair filter. Make your video here and post it on TikTok with a trending sound.
Can I use it as a hair dye prank?
Yes, as a light joke. Send the video or the photo to your mom or a friend as if you dyed your hair burgundy, enjoy the reaction, then tell them quickly that it is AI. A fake hair dye prank, a red hair dye prank or any hair color prank is only fun when everyone laughs at the end.
Is there an AI hair dye simulator to try a color first?
Burgundy photo is that: an AI hair dye try on, simulator and generator in one, a hair dye changer for burgundy. It changes only the hair color in your photo, so you see the look before you change anything for real. The Dye video makes an AI hair color change video of the whole dye job.
Does it work with braids, short hair or on men?
Yes. The Dye video paints the dye on the hair in your photo, braids and short hair included, then gives you long, sleek burgundy hair, so it is a full AI hair transformation: a hair color transformation and a new length, more than a filter. The Burgundy photo keeps your own hairstyle and length. Anyone can use it: the template keeps the face and the gender from the photo.
Does the video have sound?
Yes. The Dye video comes with its own sound: soft brush strokes, the hiss of the flat iron and a light, upbeat beat, with no lyrics. To post it like the trend, add a trending sound from the trend's posts in TikTok.
Can I use a photo of my friend?
Only if your friend said yes. Never use a photo of a child, a celebrity or a stranger, and say it is AI when you post the result.
Does the hair dye filter cost credits?
Yes. The Burgundy photo costs a few credits, and the Dye video costs more, because it is a video. The create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything, and if a run fails, the credits come back.
Is my photo private?
Yes. MakeViral does not post your photo or the result anywhere or show them to other users. The result goes to your private Library, and you can delete it there at any time.

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