Toner Question (and a few others...)

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   Ok, I have been coloring my hair for a few months with base color 7-8GN mixed, and Borne Blond highlights, 6N lowlights.  I wanted to do an all over base color (because of my grey) and then re-do the highlights with Borne Blond. I chose the clairol 7N, applied it to my whole head (including where my old  highlights were) and it came out DARK. Like really dark. And muddy. Almost greyish at the tips. Not what 7N should look like. SO, I used Colorfix mixed with shampoo and left that on for 5 min. It lightened it to a beautiful color, I was shocked.  THEN, I added highlights with the borne blond and 20 vol. developer. I did not leave them on long enough because I was worried they would lift too quickly and they came out orangy yellow and they bled a bit.  

I have a Clairol toner but I am not sure how to apply it? Just to the area that is highlighted?? How do you do that? Put it in a foil and apply that way? Can I apply it to the whole head, with the permanent color on there? Should the toner lighten the highlights to a pretty blond color (is that what they are intended to do?) or do the highlight have to be light enough to tone? Is it ok that I did the color 4 days ago? Does anyone recommend protein filler? At this point can I use it, or only when applying color? 
Thank you in advance, you guys have always helped me and have given me the confidence to do my color at home....