My poor hair

Thanks Veronica, Just checked out the UK Hairdressers Magazine website, and there is a recommened salon I could try, strangely enough, just down the road from where I work! so I'm going to knock off early and pop in for a chat.

I'm expecting them to say the same kind of things as I've already heard, but I guess it's still worth a try. It's a case of whether or not I choose to take their advice, or go back to my old colourist, cross my fingers and hope for the best!

It shouldnt be a gamble - yet it sometimes turns out that way for me!

Thanks again!

Awesome! Looks absolutely gorgeous, and just what I'm trying to achieve - if only I could find a colourist as great as that!

I had a second opinion from a colour technician just last night at a salon (which is part of a big commercial salon chain,) on my hair crisis, she insisted all she could do was cut all my hair off and then get me to the blonde I 'd like, or keep my length and make me darker (which completely defeats the object of paying £250 to have black stripped from my hair I feel). I'm at an utter loss - I could try travelling to London and seeing a good colourist down there, but there's still no guarantee they will do anything with it - and that's an expensive train ticket!

Guess I'll just have to try another salon, or go back and tear strips off  the stylist who put me where I am..bit sad, as my boyfriend is taking me to Prague in 3 weeks time for my birthday, and I dont really want to go, my self esteem is so low.

But you've given me a little hope anyway! Have Fun!

Oh, that's beautiful. That's what I want!

Oh my gosh I am so jealous. It looks waaaaaay better than mine! Beautiful!

Ok here's the fix!! OMG I feel SO much better....although the color is a bit lighter than my natural, I like it! It wasn't as hard to fix as I thought it would be. I did not have to have the color stripped. The colorist ( Frank, who is very good and nice) spent LOTS of time talking to me and telling me different things we could do. He right away got his hands in my hair to feel what shape it was in, then he really combed though it to see exactly what was going on. Then he told me to fess up and say EXACTLY what I had done to it. He asked a lot of questions about what I didn't like about the color I had on my hair and what my natural color was. He also asked what my dream hair color was and how much time and $$$ I wanted to spend on coloring. So after much talk we decided on 2 different colors of highlights being put in and leaving some of the color that was on my hair....he said it would all blend together to a beautiful color. AND IT DID!!!! I was there for just over an hour and we put a deep shine conditioner on it too, oh and I also got a trim of 1 inch off the bottom. Maintenance  ( If I want to keep it ( and I do!!!! ) ) is only every 2 to three months.  He said this is also a great way to cover first greys cuz they just blend in to the lighter and add shimmer. Also by pulling a few darker or lighter strands through, you can alter this quite a bit ( he said a lot of his clients like to go a bit darker in winter and lighter in summer). So grand total was     (20 for cut, 80 for highlights and conditioner(gloss) pack) So $100 plus tip ( 20%). I'm SO glad I went ahead and went in. I could not have gotten this color without help! Plus my hair is in great condition and I didn't have to lose any length, except for a small regular trim ....YAY

here's pix

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P.s. the camera does not do the color justice...it really looks prettier in person .

 

 

 

Oh my gosh you are having the EXACT same problem that I am having. But I tried to have a stylist fin it and now my hair is this awful brassy auburn. It's horrible. Good luck with your colorist! I hope that I can find someone in my area who can fix mine for real this time. :(

Anubis, your natural color is beautiful!  I'm sure the colorist at Identity can bring you back to that, if not something similar.  And although the color you did out of the box is not that bad, I know exactly what you mean when you say it's just not "right".  I've been through that so many times, not just with box color, but with salon color too.  I FINALLY have been able to grow my natural color back and believe me, I will not have color put on my hair again until the first greys show up.  I hope I have a few years left yet before that happens :)

I don't know how many times I've said this but YOU CAN'T put a lighter color over already colored hair....it WILL NOT lighten!

Color doesn't lighten color! That's why your hair is darker than you wanted.

Before you can color your hair it helps to know the LAWS of COLOR & HAIRCOLORING!

It's best left to the professionals!!!

Woah, Identity huh? Thats one of the salons that ALWAYS displaytheir beautiful color creations in hair magazines

I don't think the dark looks as bad as you think.  Your natural color is very nice too.  I think that the colorist will be honest with you and tell you that "boxed" color is so bad for your hair.  Hopefully he can get you close to your natural color and then you won't have to color it anymore.