Colour Shampoos

Hey everyone!

I've had a horrible horrible dye job two weeks ago! Went to a cheaper salon, asked for a medium brown which turned out black, and silly me asked for highlights (wanted very subtle dark blonde) which turned out platinum - no GREY. BIG contrast. While salt and pepper hair can look marvelous on some women, it's definitely not for everyone! People wondered that day if really meant for it to look this way and nodded pitily when i said 'no.'

To make the story short, i went back for a color correction which didn't achieve anything, just damaged it more after a colour strip (lightened up the black to a ashy brown, but highlights remained grey.) I went to another expensive place and they used a toner (probably a warm orange undertone to balance out the blue undertone from before) which now looks honey/caramel blonde. And the highlights look honeyish-goldish. Bee-u-ti-ful! Love it more than ever before.

Moral to the story: Save up and really go to expensive professionals who know what they are doing. Turns out the cheap place used cheap bleach and dye and didn't monitor the timing for the dye properly.

Ok wake up! cuz here comes the main point to this thread....or question i should say...

I've decided, after talking to a couple of persuasive co-workers, to try a colour shampoo that deposits colour that last about 4-6 weeks or so. Contain no ammonia, no peroxide, no smells, no permanency. Expensive true but at least if you use just a little every 4-6 weeks, bottle can last for months. No need to visit salons (hopefully).

Has anyone tried this? Are they any good, do they achieve the colour they say they would? I am aware u cannot go from a light brown to a platinum pamela anderson blonde. And which line is good for BLONDES?:

A few I heard of:

Sebastian Colourshine Cellophane
Aveda
Nourish
Jason
John Frieda Sheer Blonde/Brunette (will this do anything?)

Thanks for any help!

Everything she said!

But also, why do you want to use a color depositing shampoo? I thought you said you were blonde now and you liked it? If you're happy with your blonde, blonde isn't going to fade like darker colors do, so there is really no need for a color depositing shampoo unless you want to change the tone (like tone down brassiness and such).

Since so much has been done to your hair, the toner you have right now might not fade very much. Over-processed hair gets really porous and tends to grab onto the colour and not let go. If I were you, I'd just wait and see. I doubt it will fade to white. Those white highlights would be the most porous part of your hair. They'll probably hold the colour better than the rest of your hair. Your hair may start to get a bit brassy over time, but purple shampoo (like el-cheapo Silver Brights) will take care of that.

P.S. Just in case your colour does fade eventually, you would want a warm colour for your highlights. Born Blonde Happy Honey is a nice colour. You apply it once (with a packet of crystals). Then refresh it when needed (without the crystals). Another option to keep your tone fresh is to use something like Igora Color Toner mousse every 2 weeks or so. Don't worry about all this stuff yet, though. You may not need to do any of this stuff because your colour probably won't fade much.