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Best hair color product?

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Category: Hair Talk
Forum Name: Hair Color
Forum Description: The tricks and tribulations of changing your hair color
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Printed Date: November 23 2025 at 10:41am


Topic: Best hair color product?
Posted By: essence21
Subject: Best hair color product?
Date Posted: November 16 2005 at 7:35am

For those of you who have dyed your hair, what is the best product that gets the best results? I'm a 22 year old male and have naturally dark brown hair, and a few years back I had auburn highlights which looked nice. I dyed my hair red about a year ago and it wasn't bad, so I was wondering what good choices of product I may have if I wanted to dye my hair either with red or auburn highlights?

*NOTE* I dyed my hair red using Herbal Essence Radiant Ruby - Deep Red # 44. For the auburn that was professionally done.


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Posted By: Rebekah
Date Posted: November 21 2005 at 3:25am

Sorry, no one has answered you, but I'll give it a GO!  I think for a nice WARM orangey Red stick with L'Oreal Preference.  Get a neutral and mix in a bit of a red color.  I wouldn't use a dye any lighter than 2 shades, so lightest brown.--also you have warm undertones so you don't need a lot of red, hence the neutral shade.

Also, I have heard some have had nice results with Nice and Easy by Clairol.

Unless you have a Sally's? It's Miss Clairol.

Good luck and hope this helps.

Rebekah

Posted By: essence21
Date Posted: November 21 2005 at 3:55am
Well, I'm no expert when it comes to coloring hair so I would rather not do something that requires mixing two products together, lol. I don't want something that's too red, I don't wanna look weird. When I dyed my hair you could see the red, but mainly in the sun. So, I want something that you can see, but not so much where it looks terrible.

Posted By: Rebekah
Date Posted: November 21 2005 at 6:10pm

It's easy to mix colors together, especially if you know a little about color theory.  Neutral shades are generally a mix of the three primary colors, red-yellow-blue.  If you want a little more red to add in there add it.  Strand test first to see if you like the color combo.  Here's how you mix...stay with the SAME product, mix 1/2 neutral with 1/2 red...strand test...try mixing 1/4 red with 3/4 neutral, strand test. 

You have a lot of natural red pigment anyway, so the later amount might do.  Just go to Sally and look at the swatches see what red you are liking, burgundy, orange, bold-red, then get that one and the neutral on the same level. 

Good luck! 

Rebekah



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