Results of my highlighting, with pics

Well...I definitely got results this time, and I do like the change (I so needed a change) but they are too red on top.   The sides are great, they only developed for 15 min but the hairs in my crown developed closer to a half hour and I guess I lifted too much color. It's copper up there, and needs to be fixed. I also applied too much on the left side of my crown.

These were taken just after:





Here is where it's just too red



I tried applying a demi in light ash brown for 30 minutes, hoping to cut the brass...it maybe cut it by 10%, not enough (the pic was taken before the demi).

How do I fix this? I think I can just go over it with permanent medium ash brown, but I don't want to completely cover it (although I doubt it will...I know my hair...that red will come through). Remember, I have color treated hair, medium ash brown. Natural color is medium warm brown with a lot of grey in the temples/sides (75% grey there but little grey elsewhere). There is a pic of "before" in the other thread.

I am not against keeping it and just trimming a lot for the next 6 months as this is only in the top/front and my hair is layered. No color developed in the bottom half of my longish hair.



Edited by Elissa - August 25 2008 at 5:02am

OK, so how do I find a demi with a green tone?

Looking at the Redken Shades EQ chart for example (http://www.redkensalon.com/skills/haircolor/shade-charts)   which shade? both of the green ones seem too light.

What about drugstore brand color? Those never indicate whether the tones are green, blue etc.?

Update: the whole thing faded from a very red copper to a (very)warm medium brown...I like it now! It sort of looks the way that first pic looks.

Now I have to decide what to do when my roots grow in in another two weeks or so. I bought 2 boxes of demi: a medium ash brown and a medium warm brown. I'll try one before doing anything permanent (which I'll have to do eventually because of my grey).

Elissa; I think your hair looks really nice! I understand the first shock of seeing red/copper, but it does usually fade, as you said it has. In the future, I would leave tone with a neutral brown shade, so you don't remove the copper tones, just dull it a bit. Good job!!!