Best products to highlight hair with?

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   Hi,

My natural hair color is medium-dark brown.  It is wavy, in long layers a few inches past my shoulders.   I have been highlighting my hair for years on and off using over the counter products (Loreal).  The problem that I always run into is the brassiness of the color.  I like the way that I highlight (my aunt was a hair stylist and taught me early on), but am never happy with the color.  To correct this in the past, I have just colored over it with anywhere from a light ash to dark ash blond.  

Thing is, now I do not want to color anymore.  I see women with brown hair with nice pale blond highlights, and I would love to have that as well!

So my goal is to continue to highlight, but eventually have pale blond highlights in with my naturally brown hair.  

Problem is, I can not find a product that gets my highlights blond enough.  I searched online at Sally's website and saw numerous professional products, and solutions of different strengths, and toners to decrease the brassiness that I am contending with right  now.  SO....my questions are:

1.  What would be the best products and solution strength I could use to achieve pale blond highlights on  my naturally brown hair?

2.  What toner would be best for my brassy hair (not quite orange, not quite yellow), blue or violet?  

TIA!