Help! Saturday Night Hair Emergency

> This is the story- This week i colored my hair> (permanent color using a combo of Sunset Brown, Red> Ginger and Coppertone w/ 30 vol developer) and it> turned out okay but I would have liked it a little> more red/ brighter. Today I went to get my haircut and> my hairdresser mentioned that my hair looked a little> orange in the back at the roots. I told her what I had> done and how I had wanted to come out and she> suggested putting a semi-permanent color on. I agreed.> Well it turned my hair darker! now it is the sort of> plumish red color that I do not like at al. My husband> says it is bordering on magenta. I didn't realize it> till I got home. Called my hairdresser and she> suggested washing it with Dawn. Well I have tried> Dawn, Prell and even mixing some 40 vol developer with> conditioner put nothing is helping. Is there anything> I can do to get back to my original haircolor,of a few> days ago, or I am stuck with this color for a few> weeks. Luckily my hair is like titianium and can take> alot .> Thanks for your help> SusannahTo Susannah;Go to a beauty supply store and depending on whether you want to remove the permanent or semi-permanent color,purchase some Clairol 'uncolor' or 'metalex' one is for permanent and one is for semi-permanent color removal, read the bottles. The reason that the roots were orange is the heat of your scalp made the color process faster there. You should apply color to the scalp area last anduse a 1 shade lighter color on the first 1/2 to 1 inch of growth next to the scalp. The reason that the semi-permanent color was too much, was the porosity of your hair 'grabbed' or 'took' a much deeper deposit of the pigment than normal.I would bet money a strand test was not done properly before your hair was colored. A shorter timing than normal or 1-2 levels lighter color is normally needed to compensate for this.william