Over processed hair, bad color

Hi SHer!I am a Sherry :) and ironically we have a similar problem upon our heads. I went too light and my colorist foiled in some lowlights, but now I think it is too dark and I don't really have a highlighted effect! Do I chance it and foil out some other pieces to make them more blonde, but then what if it's too light again? Hopefully, the all powerful (and oh so knowledgable) William will see our posts and help us get through our highlighting hell!Sherry~> I have been in the process of making my hair more> natural looking by low-lighting. This process became> expensive so I started doing it myself.> It was going along pretty good and a friend of mine> who is an X-hairdresser told me I needed to put some> highlights in it. I let her do that with foil and what> (come to find out) was a bleach...> She foiled so much of the hair, now it looks almost> like it did when I started the process of getting it> back to a more natural look. I'm afraid to do anything> to it, it's so processed now, but it looks so fake and> the dark roots are magnified against the bright brassy> blondish from the bleach.> WHAT CAN I DO, HELP ME!!!!

> I have been in the process of making my hair more> natural looking by low-lighting. This process became> expensive so I started doing it myself.> It was going along pretty good and a friend of mine> who is an X-hairdresser told me I needed to put some> highlights in it. I let her do that with foil and what> (come to find out) was a bleach...> She foiled so much of the hair, now it looks almost> like it did when I started the process of getting it> back to a more natural look. I'm afraid to do anything> to it, it's so processed now, but it looks so fake and> the dark roots are magnified against the bright brassy> blondish from the bleach.> WHAT CAN I DO, HELP ME!!!!To Sher;First an intensive deep conditioner like Joico K-Pak or Redken climatress mixed with Redken PPT and Wheat Germ oil (avail. at health food stores), lightly heat in a microwave until just warm, be careful, do not overheat! Apply to towel dried /shampooed hair thoroughly, cover with a trash bag and a towel for 1 hr, rinse with as cool of water as possible, thoroughly. Repeat as often as ness to restore oils and moisture. For color I always reccomend Redken Shades EQ. However this is a salon only fix. I have used L'oreal Aurelle deposit only color with good results and this color is generally avail at Sally's or other beauty supply stores. Choose a color approx 2 shades lighter than your 'target color' from the 'ash' family to rid yourself of unwanted 'brassiness'. Do a test strand on the lightest part of your hair and rinse and dry the hair. Check the hair for breakage, unusual coloration etc. If all is good, proceed with the color back of the hair. You can 'weave in' as heavy of sections of color as you want to control how much you 'darken' to transistion back closer to your natural color. You may want to apply the color by weaving in the majority of the hair with color and when through applying it,wait 5-10 minutes and then applying color to all the hair and comb through gently with a very wide tooth comb. This difference in timing will deposit less color in the last hair to have color applied to it, giving it a 'lighter' look, yet still in the same tonal family. Be sure to do the test strand exactly as I said to thoroughly dry hair, and do not judge the color completely until you have shampooed it, and waited 48 hrs. william

> While your here, William, can you answer an age old> question about haircoloring? A friend said to me once> that her hair looked different after lightening> it-meaning her original color came back as a different> color when it grew in. Does bleaching change the> original color of your hair,even though it's not> supposed to affect below the root?> I wouldn't think it would, but you know these things> best!> Thanks so much,> HollyTo Holly;As far as I know no permanent change will take place from coloring, as long as the scalp is not chemically 'burned' by careless application of bleach or colorings. Remember, that when your hair grows out, you have no visible 'reference' except your memory or a picture. a lock of cut off hair would definitly settle the dust here in a before and after shoot out! william