Color & Curls... help

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   I have natural curly hair and well... idk what "type" you would call it but, I have quite thick hair and it curls into "ringlets" sometimes. Anyways, I've been coloring my hair ever since I was 13 starting off with at home hair color which I think was a foam and it was auburn and then when I was about 14-15 my grandma (professional beautician) used the real thing and ever since then I've been a "redhead"
Problem is that the hair color fades within a week or two. No one thinks my hair is red, they say it's more brown. I think it's the shampoo/conditioner stuff I use as well as hair products. Sometimes I use my mom's products and  sometime I use mine.

Tresemme for Curly/Wavy hair Shampoo + Conditioner.
Sunsilk Captivating Curls de-frizz leave-in creme OR Herbal Essances no-so-frizz potion (?)
la bella lots of curls styling gel for frizz control (level 8) OR Tresmme curl gel(?)
The last time I colored my hair was in May before my boyfriend's prom (he's the worse of the "Your hair is NOT red" club -_-)
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs006.snc1 /4427_1151615677682_1446353585_30394707_5144177_n.jpg (bad photo of the back of my hair in May)
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs006.snc1/4427_1151615877687_1446353585_30394712_2210315_n.jpg (front of my hair in May.. Sorry if there is no faces allowed :/)
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs121.snc1/5216_1202825397893_1446353585_30565091_1134727_n.jpg (my hair now -_-)

So I'm getting my hair colored on Sunday and I need good shampoo/conditioner to preserve my hair AND keep my curls. It's something I need to buy at a store (like Walgreens or Jewel Osco)