Hair color help.

I can't help you much with this issue, but if you live in the U.S. you should be able to shop at sally or other beauty supply shops.  They just ask you when you check out if you have their Sally card (that hairdressers have for discounts) and if you don't you just pay what's on the price tag.  (I know the rules are different in the UK, if you live there).

In my unprofessional opinion, it sounds like the parts of your hair nearest your head (including the parts halfway down) aren't getting as processed as the ends got.  My hair would get like this periodically when I was platinum, because the roots weren't lifting quite as much as the ends had before, so I periodically pulled my violet based dye through the darker parts of the hair, then on all the hair for a much shorter time to help even it out every once in awhile.  Frankly, I didn't worry about it overmuch, and from your photo I don't think you really need to worry about it unless it bugs you...no one would probably notice the change halfway down if you didn't point it out to them.  (I see it now that I read your post, but I didn't see it before when I just looked at the picture).

Oh, I remember another Canadian who had the same problem.  She used to get her colorfix and other beauty supply stuff online at http://www.folica.com
They don't offer what I'm used to seeing as far as dye, but you can get some extra stuff there.

I'm just going to keep trying till I get it right. My hairdresser is going to hate me. She says I have color build up on the ends, but hell, those are getting cut off anyways. Hairs hair... blah

Ah nothign works. I'll never get it the shade I want. *sigh* I tried.
I got some cool mousse however, Fanci Ful, it deposits colors. I like it.
YAY!
Here is the result, nothing... just made the ends look even lighter... Meh, it'll work. Ah but no roots! LOL. Finally a better picture.
Here it is dried and a few dayz old. I dunno what color you'd call that but hey.

 


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The mousse is awesome, It puts in subtle hints, it makes my hair a more beigey color. It's really nice. I love it. You can get shampoo too, I'm goign to do that as soon as I get some cash, so I can keep the color from going all brassy red on me.

Hahaha, isn't seeing things that no-one else sees about one self an woman thing?
I am sure it is.  Yes still outta the box...  I used Blonde Supremes this time, it worked pretty good, got lighter in some spots, even though it gave you some kinda pre treatment to prevent that. however it did say, "DO NOT APPLY TO ROOTS." and what did I do? Yeah apply it to my roots, I think i've dyed my hair blonde for too long it's sinking in. j/k

Here in Alberta we don't have Sally's we have beauty stores and you have to be a hairdresser to get stuff there. (i tried ONCE and they told me I had to be a hairdresser)

If I wanted to go LIGHTER... without a heavy bleach.. what would I get at a BEAUTY store.

IE: What COLOR/TONER? To get a light blonde... not platinum but light.
( I might chop off the damaged length and have shoulder length hair to get it lighter so it doesn't look fried.)

Something in simple, easy words that I can print out and go get.
I am gonna try to go to the beauty shop and see if they will kick me out.

I don't know who those women are.  I assume you want color like the one on the right and cut like the one on the left?  The one on the right is pretty much platinum.  You're almost there, I think you just need to buy a high level dye (level 10) with a violet base.  Test strand so you know you get the timing right (if you leave it too long it may come out too white for your taste...if it comes out too ashy or white, try doing a second test strand mixing twice as much developer with the dye to get more lift and dilute the violet some (meaning if the dye bottle says mix it half and half and that makes your hair too white, for your second test strand mix 2/3 developer with 1/3 dye...but ONLY do that on a test strand first though to make sure you get what you want).  So of course you'll need developer to mix it with.  Your hair is so light you can get away with 30 volume developer definitely (meaning you don't need 40).  ...All of this is assuming you want color like the woman on the right, not the left.  Did you try to go yet?

And the women are Charlize Theron (left) and the other is Scarlett Johanson... Girl with the Pearl Earing... the Island,... Spongebob.. etc.


Everyone keeps sayign my hair is really light, so I guess I'm not seeing what everyone else is seeing. Apaprently it looks good. LOL.
I have a patch of hair that is like WHITE! on either side of my head, the one layer of hair is really pale, I like it, I think that's what gives people the illusion that my whole head is like that. Which works for me. LOL.
 

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sally's beauty supply is open to the genral public, you dont need a license to shop there.  Just for future info :)