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PLEASE help me, subtle pinkish/beige....

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Topic: PLEASE help me, subtle pinkish/beige....
Posted By: ocean
Subject: PLEASE help me, subtle pinkish/beige....
Date Posted: March 27 2005 at 5:20am
Hi, I'm new here, and really need help.

I have highlights that are very dull and ugly, and they are very pale yellow and a few gold yellow, there has been no toner put over them yet and that's why they are so ugly, but I don't want toner I don't think.

I want to put a haircolor over them, like a demi-permanent color, so I can have a "blush-blonde" color or pinkish-beige blonde, not obviously pink of course, but a pinkish cast to liven up my sallow complexion.

Hair dressers have already told me I would look good in this color, however, they are not sure how to achieve the color for sure, and I don't trust them, as I've had nothing but bad experiences all my life with salons for some reason.  I never ever ever get anything close to what I ask for in salons.

Once I find out how to "tweak" a blonde color to achieve a pinkish/beige hair color, I could have a salon do it for me and do a strand test.

If I add a drop of burgundy hair color to a light beige-blonde hair color, would this work?  I know it would have to be the tiniest amount of burgundy.

The reason I want to put haircolor over my bleached highlights is because my highlights need depth and conditioning with a good conditioning hair color.  I don't think a toner can condition my hair the way a good color can.

THanks so much


Replies:
Posted By: JustCurious
Date Posted: March 27 2005 at 8:57am

First of all color does NOT condition hair. It is a coal tar based tint mixed with H2O2 (peroxide) that is strong enough to lift the cuticle on your hair, so there is no conditioning going on. Toner is a deposit only color, that isn't mixed with H2O2.

The pinky/beige colors are usually called Champagne Blondes, they have a very light pink base.

HTH

Terri

Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: March 27 2005 at 9:32am
If you want to play with mixing colors, this is definitely a job for a strand test. Clip a 1/4" wide piece from an inconspicuous area and color it in a dish to see what happens.


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