help-yellow/orange hair!

> OK, here is my story- I have shoulder length, naturaly> wavy(frizzy) dark brown hair- but with some products> and work (big curling iron) I can get it smooth and> straight. I have always wanted to try straight blonde> hair. I have not had my hair staightened fot months.> About a month ago my stylist put in heavy blonde> highlights, but it wasn't enough for me, so I went> back a few days later and she put even more in, but my> problem was that for some reason she can't go up to> the roots so I left feeling like I already need a> touch-up (at least 1 inch of dark brown roots)-she> said that she can'y go up to the roots or they would> turn orange for some reason. Anyways, that was about a> month ago and I hated looking at those roots, so I got> desperate and decided to bleach on my own (I can't> afford to go back to the salon a third time!)- so I> got Clairol Maxi-Blonde and tried it last night - now> my hair is yellow in some parts and orange in others> (and brown in the parts I missed!)> Not to mention very dry- I don't know if my hair can> handle another try. At this point, would it damage my> hair more to try to go back to brown? Or what should I> do? What is a filler, do I need one? HELP!Im not a hairstylist but I had a similar problem and here is what I did and it turned out great. I had to take all the color out with a bleach cap because I tried to correct it with a simi-permanent color. DO NO DO THIS especially if you have any ash in there, it will turn green. So, go to a beauty supply store and get a protein filler, you wash your hair put in the filler (saturate hair) comb in through, leave it in until it dries and then add color using a color close to your normal color but maybe a couple of shades ligher, the processed hair will grab more color now that it has been processed. Medium golden brown will tutn dark with natural goldish sheen, I have little red in my hair and In used Wella level 4 with red-orange base and it turned a real pretty cinnamon brown. Remember when you use redin your haircolor that it will fade ,so get a good colored shampoo or conditioner to keep the tone up. When you color again ALWAYS use filler other wise it will grab on the ends and they will be darker then the crown. I got a lot of messages from the board telling to see a professional etc, but like you I couldn't afford it and besides that It is fun to play with your hair, as long as you have a good since of humor. I know that if you don't go to a professional that specializes in color and that if you have experience with haircolor and have read a lot of stuff, especially online that they may not know much more then you do.