Can you use another box to increase the colour?
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Topic: Can you use another box to increase the colour?
Posted By: Nicky
Subject: Can you use another box to increase the colour?
Date Posted: October 01 2004 at 2:52pm
I dyed my hair blonde after having highlights/brown hair and the look came out really nice but a shade darker than I had hoped for. I wanted a coppery, golden blonde so i bought this: but in actual fact, it came out more like this:  is there a way of lightening the colour? Do you think I could just buy another box and go through it again or would that seriously damage my hair? Isn''t there a conditioning treatment or something I could do after? thanks! |
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Posted By: korsakovhatt3
Date Posted: October 01 2004 at 3:16pm
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I had a similar experience. I used a medium ash blonde colour and it ended up more like a light brown. I didn't want to bleach my hair, so I bought another box of colour -- two shades lighter -- and used it on my hair two days later. It lifted my hair to the colour I wanted and doesn't seem to have damaged my hair. (I used the whole tube of conditioner that was included with the dye after I rinsed out the colour.) ------------- My user name is WAY too long. Just call me Juliana. :-) |
Posted By: Nicky
Date Posted: October 01 2004 at 3:29pm
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this has motivated me! i think i'll do the same but do a test strip first just to make sure it wont go green or anything hehe :) thanks! ------------- |
Posted By: korsakovhatt3
Date Posted: October 01 2004 at 4:00pm
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Good luck! I hope it works for you. ------------- My user name is WAY too long. Just call me Juliana. :-) |
Posted By: claribuzz
Date Posted: October 02 2004 at 10:21am
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becareful ok, make sure you deep condition to keep it healthy. ------------- ARGHH |
Posted By: korsakovhatt3
Date Posted: October 02 2004 at 3:55pm
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Good advice. I just started using Redken Extreme Snap to keep my hair healthy after colouring. I love it. I would definitely recommend it. ------------- My user name is WAY too long. Just call me Juliana. :-) |