Can this be fixed with toner??
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Topic: Can this be fixed with toner??
Posted By: northstar
Subject: Can this be fixed with toner??
Date Posted: March 03 2006 at 11:45am
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Hi everyone. I was looking for a little help
Yesterday I went to a rather nice salon to get my hair highlighted. My hair was in decent shape, my last highlights were done 8 months ago. I explained to the colorists what I wanted and what it was about my hair I didnt like. He understood....my highlights were too washed out and pale giving me more of a 'gray' and 'tired' look He suggested a 'wheat' color as well as an additional color to add some 'warmth' I agreed that I needed a little extra spark to the color so it wouldnt look so lifeless and pale He proceeded to foil. I went under the dryer. He took me to the sink and pulled out the foils. He gave my hair a quick wash and said.."ok, now we are going to do the toner" He hadnt mentioned toner earlier So, we did that, I got washed again and dried My hair came out very brassy as far as I'm concerned. I was looking for a natural color. I wasnt looking for anything too light (I'm a dark blonde going mousey color) but something that gave my hair life My hair (to me) looks almost strawberry blonde. A fake color as far as I'm concerned I am thinking of calling the salon back but I am afraid the only way to fix this would leave my hair darker...almost the same mousey color that I had going in Any suggestions? |
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Posted By: Rebekah
Date Posted: March 03 2006 at 6:08pm
| I'd let it fade and try a more neutral toner next time. |
Posted By: KellyH
Date Posted: March 03 2006 at 7:38pm
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Can you take a picture for us? Maybe we can get a better idea? ------------- 
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Posted By: northstar
Date Posted: March 03 2006 at 8:42pm
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The toner he put in was to tone down the brassiness. There is
nothing there to fade.....He didnt 'add' the orange. My hair just 'lifted' to orange I doubt it was his intent to make my highlights any redder. I think when he took the foils out he was surprised by the level of lift or something and tried to fix it quick quick. But it didnt work and the orange is still there Lets see if this works... If so, the color of the photo is pretty close to how it looks. Some strands are just ORANGE! Not a color you'd find normally help <img src="http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/302/ 302677/folders/232329/1836040yuck.JPG" width="288" height="321"> |
Posted By: northstar
Date Posted: March 03 2006 at 8:49pm
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I cant get it to post. If you'd like you can see if a copy and paste
of this link will work http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=334&fileid= 1836040&groupid=302677&folderid=232329&curRec=5& folderview=thumbs&ck= |
Posted By: Rebekah
Date Posted: March 05 2006 at 5:07pm
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http://i2.tinypic.com/qrx79l.jpg - http://i2.tinypic.com/qrx79l.jpg
Have a look see at this link, it's what I once had...RED with Orange highlights, http://i2.tinypic.com/qrxcwl.jpg - http://i2.tinypic.com/qrxcwl.jpg I finally got the link to work and that really looks RED/ORANGE to me... Have you tried toning it down with a demi permanent in a medium ash blonde? Strand test first. Rebekah |
Posted By: northstar
Date Posted: March 05 2006 at 5:58pm
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Wow! I checked out your picture Rebekah, my hair looks a LOT like yours
did A lot of people have said my hair 'looks nice' and In some ways it does. He did a nice job of placing the highlights, and my hair does look a lot brighter. However, that orange color just doesnt look natural. To me it screams 'I had a so-so bleach job' He is going to see me tomorrow to try and retouch it. I am hoping he can get rid of some of that orange without making my hair 'dark' or 'drab' I just dont want to push my luck and leave the salon looking worse! Hopefully an ash toner will calm it down a bit without making me look mousey again! Thanks again for the replies |
Posted By: Rebekah
Date Posted: March 05 2006 at 7:17pm
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When I first had my hair that auburn color, it was suggested to me to use Clairol Moongold and 20 vol. to fix it. I never tried it though because I had highlights that were very light by the time I got that suggestion. You may suggest that to your colorist. Just make sure you let him know that you don't want it DARK just more natural looking. Good luck! Rebekah |