Well I finally got my hair to a point where I dyed it about 2 shades lighter to a dark brown auburn.  I'm still wanting it to be lighter (I'm never satisfied! lol).

 

I know that the only way to lighten darkened hair is with bleach, so I used Manic Panic bleach on a small section of hair.  It worked good, lifting to a golden yellowish color... the lengths were still a problem, so I rinsed out the bleach and put another application on just the lengths (total of 90 minutes with the extra 15-20 I did on the lengths w/ second application).  Now it is finally to a point where it will accept color evenly root to tip.

 

Problem is, I need to do this to all of my hair.  Months ago, I had highlights, then I used Colorfix, then I used L'Oreal HiColor (has a lightener in the dye) and now I want to lighten all of my hair with bleach.  My bleached-out test strand came out okay, no breakage, no frizz; healthy looking.  I have test stranded some box colors on this strand area, but none are as vibrant as I wanted (with the bleached hair, color seems washed out... why?). 

 

Anyway, to my point.  Can I used L'Oreal Hicolor (says on box: FOR DARK HAIR ONLY, no pre-lighting neccessary since it already has lightener in it-- but it came out uneven on my hair the first time even when I used Colorfix) on my hair after it's been bleached out?  The reccommended developer is 20 (if your hair is relaxed or chemically processed) or 30.  Can you use 10 volume?  Would that even take?  I want bright hair, just not melted hair...

 

 

Thanks guys, please answer!