Hi All,

Five days ago I dyed my hair a brownish red color with a few highlights using Colour Expert, which is permanent. My highlights turned a light orange, with the base a darker orange with some brown. It was not a good color, so today I went to Sally's and bought color fix and a light biege blonde, with a violet base, prm to try and correct the lighter orange I figured it would turn after color fixing it. Well I used the CF twice, my hair came out a light orange, with the highlited parts some lighter yellow / orange color. I then used the perm. blonde only to end up with a slightly darker orange color.

My natural shade is dark blonde. I want to go back to something as close to that as possible and maybe highlight down the road. I can't afford to go to a salon right now so I wanted to know if I should try a dark blonde or a light brown over the orange I have now or bleach and then color the dark blonde. I worried about turning green if I don't bleach first. My hair is in pretty good shape, I could use a deep conditioning but can do that after. TIA!

First of all was the new toner semi/demi permanent or permanent?

If it's not permanent you should try to fade the haircolor using Tide washing up liquid, and deep condition a lot, cause that also fades haircolor. (you can leave the deep conditioner in for hours, it's only good for your hair). If it's permanent you may need colorfix again.

Then you could cover it all up by using a neutral base blonde toner, or go even lighter.

If you want to go lighter you'll need a bleach,

wella wellite creamlite is a good one, use it with 10 or 20 volume, since you don't want it to process too fast. Then depending on what level you want you will have to bleach to yellow or pale yellow

Then a toner, choose a low peroxide no-ammonia toner to spare your hair. Like a Born Blonde toner.

If you just feel like going darker and don't want to bleach your hair anymore, I'd suggest you start by fading the current toner as much as you can. Then use a neutral blonde dye to cover it up.

Try Wella colorcharm 711* Medium Blonde with 20 volume developer.

Remember you'll have to pick a dye that is two levels lighter than your actual target level, since bleached hair absorbs much more color than virgin hair.

The new one was a permanent color beige blonde, which I thought was neutral, and would cover it all but it basically did nothing after color fixing twice. Still orange, not bright but orange.

Can I bleach or cover with the darker color without colorfixing again, or will it stay orange?

I'm going to go ahead and go darker. Can I buy a semipermanent brand from the grocery store or should I go back to Sally's?

When I use the darker shade will it come out as indicated or will it be darker? My natural shade is dark blonde and I want to get close to that at least. Could you give me any color suggestions to choose from?

Also, will I need to continue bying the semipermanent? It washes out right? I've only ever used permanent before, so I'm not familiar with semi and correcting or trying to correct color.

Thank You

Update:

OK, I used the Clairol Colorgloss and mixed the two colors together, the light ash blonde and the dark ash blonde. It covered the orange well, a little darker than I'd like but that's ok.

The only thing is that my bangs, where the color was accually light blonde and not orange, they have a grayish tint to them. That makes them a little darker than the rest of my hair and it stands out in certain light.

I thought that I read on here that you can use dish soap or liquid laundry soap and it will fade the semi permanet color.

Is that right?

I'd rather my bangs be a lighter blonde then have that funny tint to them. So I'd like to just fade my bangs, if that makes sense.

Thanks

Don't worry too much abt the darker color...colorglosses have a tendancy to go much darker than what is shown on the swacth, in any case another thing they have a tendancy for is quick fading so it'll get lighter in a couple of weeks and closer to the color on the swatch...but if ur really in a hurry u could use a dandruff shampoo to take it out. You could also use the liquid soap to fade it but that pretty drying to the hair, just as long as you condition after!

I wanted to know about swimming. I'm guessing that chlorine will fade it too. I just don't want to go swimming with one color and come out with another

Also, after a couple of months of using the semi and a good trim (my ends are kinda fried) would it be alright to use a permanent so I can just let it grow out?

If so, what color permanent should I use to get the same color as the semi has given me or a little lighter? Should I stick with the ash? Light or dark or mixed again?

Remember, I'm covering light orange.

OK, just so I understand. When my color starts to fade will it go back to being orange like it was or will it still have some of the semi color in it?

When I put the semi on it again after this first application fades will I maybe need to use the neutral then too, or will I just need to wait and see what color I'm working with?

Sorry so many questions. I just don't want to mess up again.

Thanks