Fix my color

Okay dokay!!  Thanks again!!  I'm going to try to fix this mess this weekend.  I'll let you know how it turns out!! 

What Redken repair stuff? Redken is heaven. If you really want to get the color to stay, I should have mentioned Aveda products! They have a bunch of color depositing conditioners that work so very well, I'd suggest finding an Aveda salon and buying some, I used it on my dyed copper hair, ever since I started, barely fades. Uhm, the preference has peroxide, I don't know about ammonia, not all permanent dyes have it, you should check the bottle though if you are against this, I'm not sure what difference it makes, Herbal Essence doesn't have ammonia yet it fried my hair. I'd just use a 10 vol developer then (this is the peroxide formula, and there is peroxide in all dyes except temporary or level 1 dyes, Natural Instincts has it even I believe, just in a low formula, 10 should be a little higher).

yeah, I definitely understand. I think the preference is a 1 to 1 ratio so it is'nt hard to mix. Just get a color beaker, Sally's has those too. The preference comes in a 2 oz tube, then you mix in 2 oz of developer into a bottle or a bowl (whichever you use) and add in a protein filler, maybe a brown based protein filler (I think someone mentioned this). Just ask the people, tell them what you want, since they can see you they will probably be better. Just avoid the young people, as they don't tend to know much in my experience.

Generally, boxed dyes will come out a level darker and since you are light, using a color a level lighter than what you want is smart. ^__^ But, I have been unsuccessful in finding a boxed dye in any grocery store that doesn't make my hair feel and look like poo. Can you get to a Sally Beauty Supply? If so, there is a permanent brand there, their Loreal Preference, which is a more pro dye, so it isn't as damaging as the boxed stuff and you can pick out the level of developer, a 10 should be fine if you only want to add color, then try a 20 if it fades out badly. I used it once from Sally's and my hair actually felt softer. I dunno. If you really want good stuff, people on eBay sell redken hair dye, but if you don't know much about mixing the developer and dyes or dye levels and bases it may be best to avoid the eBay route, the people in Sally's can definitely help sometimes, mine is full of retired hair stylists, hopefully yours is the same.

That's weird, I was always told semi perms are like perms over bleached/dyed hair.

go to sally's and get a protien filler (ask them if you don't know what it is, thy're usually in tiny bottles and hard to find)  from what i understand, they basically "fill" up your porous hair, and give the color something to bind to.  then color your hair, use a demi-permanant, cuz they're not as damaging and are deposit only, which is all you need for going darker.  Also, when you have porous hair, they acually stick better!