QuoteReplyTopic: Trouble lightening hair - help! Posted: March 11 2007 at 4:23pm
My natural hair color is dark brown with probably red highlights.
About 4 years ago I went to a salon that uses Goldwell bleach.
For some reason, the bleach didn't take & she ended up having to
use it twice. She said there must be something in my hair that's
causing this...medication??? She said she'd never seen this
before! I ended up finally leaving slightly blonde but after two
more attempts she refused to use any more color because she said it
would fry my hair. After that, I went to another salon who used
color (not straight bleach) and the color took. It wasn't as
blonde as I would have wanted but they were nice golden blonde
highlights. I asked him to use bleach on just a few pieces and
those pieces ended up breaking and my hair got real damaged.
My dilemma is this: I just went back to my original person with
the Goldwell who used COLOR this time (no bleach) and once again, it
really didn't take. Then I bought Garnier color breaks and tried
a few strands - didn't work either. What is wrong with my
hair? Is this normal? What I'm trying to achieve is light
brown with a few golden blonde highlights, or just dark brown with a
few golden/strawberry highlights. Has anyone ever heard of hair
not responding to color? I certainly don't want to use too much
bleach or my hair will fall out. Does anyone have ideas?
Should I go to another salon? I really don't want to be brunette!
Any advice is appreciated!!! Thank you! :(
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For dark brown hair you MUST bleach to get to a nice blonde color. In reality, regular color can only lighten the hair up to two levels. In your case maybe and I stress MAYBE light brown. It is not uncommon for hair to need three bleachings when it's rather dark with lots of red undertones to get it to a nice blonde shade. I don't think it's unusual for your hair to be responding this way, actually, I think you are the norm, lol.
My suggestion...stop all regular color jobs, and from now on just use bleach in foils and, if you want, color two shades lighter than your natural color in a few foils--only on the new regrowth. Eventually this will grow out to look like a pretty blended color.
Good luck!
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Should I just go to another salon and ask them to just try a few sample
pieces? I know I need the bleach but I think the stylists want to
put more in my hair than what I really want! LOL I just
want a FEW highlights...
Also, my natural hair is very dry and curly. What is the best
treatment/conditioner for that? I usually use the hair 911 stuff
from the local salon product store and then I spray it with Flatout
before using flatiron. However, I'd rather have curly hair with
blonde highlights than dark, straight hair! LOL
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Sorry, but I'm not sure what to recommend as far as products go for your hair type. I have board straight hair, I'm afraid, which is completely opposite of yours. You may just try putting in a few highlights yourself, where you want them. Good luck!
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