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Toner Too Dark -- WHY

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Topic: Toner Too Dark -- WHY
Posted By: Alayney
Subject: Toner Too Dark -- WHY
Date Posted: April 20 2007 at 3:10am
I always make it VERY CLEAR to my colorlist that I want my hair VERY LIGHT (blonde). Well, I had my hair done last week and right away I could tell something wasn't right (it was still wet). I thought she hadn't put the toner on but she had. It's definitely darker than usual, and I do not understand why. (No, I didn't ask her. I can never really tell what's wrong until I get home. And no, at this point I'm not saying anything. Maybe I will when I go back ... .) She KNOWS I want my hair the SAME EVERY time. Anyway, to cut to the chase here, do you think she either used a different brand of toner than she usually does or maybe mixed it up differently? I always think that when my hair looks different. I just don't trust them. Last time when she did my brows they turned out WAY DARK -- I looked like I had two caterpillars on my face (lol). Well, she just could NOT understand why -- she claimed to have done what she always does. This really ticks me off. It seems like I find somebody I like and they last about two years before they start screwing up. Ouch

Thanks.



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Posted By: Claude
Date Posted: April 20 2007 at 7:55am
Originally posted by Alayney Alayney wrote:

I always make it VERY CLEAR to my colorlist that I want my hair VERY LIGHT (blonde). Well, I had my hair done last week and right away I could tell something wasn't right (it was still wet). I thought she hadn't put the toner on but she had. It's definitely darker than usual, and I do not understand why. (No, I didn't ask her. I can never really tell what's wrong until I get home. And no, at this point I'm not saying anything. Maybe I will when I go back ... .) She KNOWS I want my hair the SAME EVERY time. Anyway, to cut to the chase here, do you think she either used a different brand of toner than she usually does or maybe mixed it up differently? It's entirely possible. It's also possible that she left the toner on the hair too long and it darkened it up. Toner shouldn't need to be on more than 3-5 minutes...sometimes just a minute or two. This is why toner needs to be watched by the stylist. The stylist needs to be able to recognize the hair when it's toned.  I always think that when my hair looks different. I just don't trust them. Last time when she did my brows they turned out WAY DARK -- I looked like I had two caterpillars on my face (lol). Well, she just could NOT understand why -- she claimed to have done what she always does. This really ticks me off. It seems like I find somebody I like and they last about two years before they start screwing up. Ouch

Thanks.


Good luck with your hair.


Posted By: Alayney
Date Posted: April 20 2007 at 2:34pm
Thanks, Claude! I appreciate your reply.


Posted By: Alayney
Date Posted: April 21 2007 at 3:41am
Actually, I have another question/comment. Another colorist I used to go to would leave the toner on my hair for 20 minutes and it turned out great. It was as if the longer she left it on, the better it looked -- was never too dark. (Still had the blonde hair then.) Why do you think that was? By the way, my current girl uses Clairol brand but I'm not sure exactly what. 


Posted By: Claude
Date Posted: April 21 2007 at 6:48am
The toner was probably a lighter level like a level 9 or 10. This past time the toner could have been a 8 or 7 maybe because they didn't have a lighter color and she left it on too long and boom...yer hair turned out too dark. Toner is usually a semi or demi permanent color used to tone down brassiness in the hair and typically you begin to see results after several minutes. That's not to say that sometimes toner takes longer than 1-5 minutes but I have seen cases where it does take longer to knock out that brassiness but very rarely 20 minutes.

Clairol is a terrible color line FYI! I don't think they've changed their color formula since the early 50's when Lucille Ball was the official spokesperson for Clairol.LOL


Posted By: Alayney
Date Posted: April 21 2007 at 1:40pm
Valuable info -- I learned a lot! Thanks again!



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