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    Posted: July 07 2005 at 8:16pm
What would you do? My hair is naturally dark brown and just past my
shoulders.

I had a horrible hair color experience with bleach and I have lots of
damage and very dry. That was about 1 year ago, so I have approx.
6 inches of new growth.

The first six inches of my hair (the new hair) is nice and shiny. The
remaining length is very dry, with lots of breakage.    There is a
definite division, almost like a "line" that divides the top and bottom.

I really want to highlight my hair. I've waited for a year now and I
think I look so much better with lighter hair. Don't know if I can wait
another year until all the damage is grown out.. Can I highlight,
now? I just hate the damage, but don't want to cut my lenght too
much either.

What are my options? What would you do?

THANKS!!!

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Even Highlighting the already damaged hair will damage it more. Highlighting still contains bleach. Any kit will and any Salonist will use it.

I did my own highlights and I got over excessive in one spot with the cream and my hair broke off. (only in those parts.) I've over bleach my hair and so it wasn't a good idea to apply a hard bleach to the already processed parts.
Is your hair back to being all one color? the dark brown or is it still lighter?
I'd go to a salon and ask, I myself wouldn't re-highlight bleached hair, not if yours is as bad as it sounds.
Mine is back to being healthy and shiny, even due to the small breakage, but I wouldn't risk highlighting it. I have almost black hair, I'm blonde now.
I'm not a pro but I've had a bad experience with it. :)
~* Bambi Lee *~
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