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Shades EQ: How long does it take to fade?! please help

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Topic: Shades EQ: How long does it take to fade?! please help
Posted By: Dawn
Subject: Shades EQ: How long does it take to fade?! please help
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 6:15am
How long does it take a darker shades EQ color (espresso) to fade a bit?After a year of getting my medium/dark neutral brown hair highlighted to blonde, I wanted to go back to my natural color. My hair was too many different colors, because it had been lightened not from my natural base, but from a dark burgundy/red color. So I had light blonde streaks, dark blonde streaks, and some horrible orange brassy stuff...yuckSo, my stylist weaved in some medium brown with some gold in it ( mistake!) and darked my highlights to a dark blonde. It didn't work..I still had a major root line and didn't want to grow it out like that!!So I went back, and she first put a medium neutral Shades color on my hair. It looked ok, but didn't blend with the root line at all. So, she had to put on a darker shade..I think she used "Espresso" which is a dark ash brown...she put it on the top ( not the roots) and mid-lengths, but not the ends, cause she knew it would turn my porous ends black.Well, it does blend the roots, but its way too dark! How long will it take until it fades a bit? Should I wash with a cheaper/harsher shampoo to fade the color a bit? I like the tone, its just way too dark!!



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