brown-->auburn. Advice on dye? (pics)
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Topic: brown-->auburn. Advice on dye? (pics)
Posted By: akiz
Subject: brown-->auburn. Advice on dye? (pics)
Date Posted: March 18 2005 at 8:12pm
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Hi everyone, I've been browsing the forums for the past hour, and I've picked up a lot of advice for what I'm looking for, but nothing directly on point. I have medium brown hair (naturally dark brown, but it was dyed a long time ago, so yes, there are roots involved). I am looking to go a deep, rich auburn color (or a dark red). I've done strand tests for the past two days, and have had some vaguely horrifying results. Most of the "auburns" turn my strand test strands an appalling, unnatural, plummy red. I have thus far tried Clairol Herbal Essence Radiant Ruby (came out burgundy), and Natural Instincts in Rosewood (supposedly dark auburn brown but it turned an unnatural red with a purpley sheen and made the strand very brittle). The only one that did NOT do bad things was Clairol Nice n' Easy Light Auburn but the results were so tough to see on the strand that I'm disinclined to use it. Any advice on a good brand to achieve what I'm looking for? I've heard to steer clear from feria because of the damage it can do to hair. Here is what I'm aiming for:  or  Any help/advice is much appreciated.  |
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Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: March 18 2005 at 9:36pm
| My hair is naturally dark brown (with some gray), I use Nice 'n' Easy natural light auburn, and I get exactly the color in the picture. It's extremely natural. As far as switching colors on your previously dyed hair, good luck. |
Posted By: leia1979
Date Posted: March 19 2005 at 8:10pm
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First off, I am so glad you are strand testing instead of just slopping
stuff on your head! It really helps prevent hair disasters. Have you considered looking into the brands of color you can get at a beauty supply store? I like the Wella Colorcharm permanent line because there are soooooo many colors to choose from. If these so far seem to be too red-violet (that's what I'm guessing "plummy" means), then look for a color with a red-orange base. I love professional lines because they tell you what the base color is. Here's the link to the color chart: http://www.sallybeauty.com/shop/swatches/colorcharm/cc_perm.html - http://www.sallybeauty.com/shop/swatches/colorcharm/cc_perm. html The one called light copper might be good. I'm not sure how light you want to go, however. Good luck! |
Posted By: akiz
Date Posted: March 22 2005 at 2:08pm
thanks for the heads up on wella. I've never gone to a Beauty store for
a DIY job but these colors really are fantastic. SOO much more like
what I'm looking for. I ended up using the Nice n Easy which gave me a
nice red (although it's darker on the ends-my guess is because of the
previous dye job). I might try these next time, though. Thanks very
much for the link.
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