Will this color cover the blonde?
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Topic: Will this color cover the blonde?
Posted By: MsGemini
Subject: Will this color cover the blonde?
Date Posted: June 03 2005 at 8:55pm
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I bought Clairol 'Coffee' medium ash brown level 3/green base and 20
volume developer from Sally's (I made the mistake of asking for
help..hmm...).. I am almost clueless, I admit, but I want to do it
myself! I've done a few hair dyes successfully in the past, but never
from Sally's, usually just the grocery store products. I only want to
do the bottom, because the color has worn off from when I had it done
at the salon. My natural color is a very dark brown. ( http://img217.echo.cx/img217/2230/bday27jp.jpg - See ?) There's a bad hair dye job in that mix, as well. I'm not sure what I want to do with the rest, the highlights, but I know I don't want to highlight anything other than the top panel from now on. I want my hair to grow and stay healthy, atleast for a little while. My problem is going dark, I don't think I'm quite ready. I really like the highlights. |
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Posted By: Longhairdreams
Date Posted: June 03 2005 at 9:19pm
your hair looks really nice.I think the color scheme really works for you IMO.If your trying to keep your healthy I would just recommend a clear protein filler from sally's.Hair gets very porous after highlights.I understand about going dark though.i just went dark from having highlights.It was a shock.My hair isnt any better right now because of the highlights,but The dark sure does look better as I'm a natural brunette too.Its alot easier for me to keep my hair healthy at its natural color.good luck ------------- 
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Posted By: swede
Date Posted: June 04 2005 at 9:12am
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NO IT WILL TURN YOUR HAIR AN UGLY SHADE OF GREEN Do not try it, what you need is a level 6 dark blonde neutral toner, because porous hair sucks up color like a sponge, and always turns out way to dark. So you need to pick a dye that's 2 levels lighter than your target level. Think this thru before doing ahead with it, because going back is hard and very damaging to your hair. |
Posted By: MsGemini
Date Posted: June 04 2005 at 10:54am
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I sorta figured that.. I was too scared to just try.. THANK YOU!!! I'm aiming for the dark brown coffee color, just not the base green! So I pick two shades lighter than 'coffee', is the color I had "toner" or am I looking for something else now? Also, other parts of the hair at the back of my head are colored a dark red, will the toner cover that?
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swede wrote:Posted By: Wild-Kitty
Date Posted: June 04 2005 at 4:39pm
| i guess the toner will cover that....but the highlights r really pretty u can keep them but just deep condition |