Blonde hair.....gone but not forgotten
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Topic: Blonde hair.....gone but not forgotten
Posted By: jotheblondeone
Subject: Blonde hair.....gone but not forgotten
Date Posted: January 17 2008 at 4:06pm
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Hi a newbie here with a little hair disaster! I am naturally light to medium brown, hairdresser says between 5/6 with slightly warm undertones. I had been using loreal ferria metalic silver blonde (which is extra lightening, no need for a pre-lightener, on roots and then pulled though for 5 mins) for a couple of years which gives me a light to medium blonde base and then I sometimes have a few highlights put in. The colour is ok, but it is still a little brassy tbh.
Anyway I decided to go a little darker and my hairdresser used the following colour.... 'Organic' brand in golden brown, ......I think a shade 5 or 6 and then a very few highlights on top.
Well I hate it....it was a dull colour with slight green/ash hues to start with and it came out way too dark ( I was after a very light brown), and so I have been trying lemon juice conditioners to lighten it for the past 2/3 weeks. It is now starting to look a light, mousy brown with a reddish tone and the highlights are a little brassy looking.
I have been reading through and hear what you say about not being able to lighten with just another shade, so does that mean that a highlift tint would work. I remember when I could afford to get my hair done at my local regis salon that my hairdresser used special ash blonde and then put a few highlights in. This used to lighten it quite a lot, but the base was still a touch yellow.
I love the look of the wella koleston perfect special blonde range (the nordic trends look gorgeous) bascially I love the cool creamy blonde shades. I don't mind a light to medium blonde base as long as it is cool and not brassy/yellow.
I was thinking of using the koleston special ash blonde, but then saw the two new colours 12/61 and 12/81 and the special blonde violet ash and wondered what the difference was compared with the special ash blonde 12/1. Would they be any cooler and possibly not quite as light?
If I proceed with one of the above colours, when my roots are starting to show, would the developer 9 be sufficient or would I need a 12?.......... and is that all I would need (special ash colour and developer....mixed 1+2 with welloxon perfect 9%/12% ).
Also would I leave it on the roots for a set time and then pull through the rest of hair (how long for each)......or because the ends are not blonde would I have to put it all over?
Hair is not too bad condition just a little dull/dry, but I am conditioning like crazy to help that and it is improving.
I know it would be advisable to get it done professionally, but there is no way I can afford it and I think that my colour is just going to get lighter and slightly redder as the brown fades and the previous blonde shows through ..... a rather brassy effect.
Thanks for reading and hope you can help in some way
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Posted By: julesyjul88
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 2:10am
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You may be able to use a color remover and have it take you right back to your blonde color.The info online for color oops shows a lady dyeing her blonde hair red and hating it,using color opps and it goes right back to blonde.
You may need to redye/touch it up after but it should remove that brown color you dont like.
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Posted By: jotheblondeone
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 2:07pm
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Hi, yes thanks, I had a look at that post about the colour oops.....very interesting!
I've been thinking about my colour and the brown has got a little lighter and was thinking rather than go to the extremes of bleaching all over, that it would probably be kinder to my hair to have a few highlights that would give the impression of much lighter hair.
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Posted By: julesyjul88
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 2:52pm
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Well,the color oops isnt bleach.Although it can be drying.
There are other things you can try to before doing also, that are less drastic. Like,have you tried washing your hair with a liquid dishwashing soap? Or Tide,or head and shoulders works too. This strips the color out because dishwashing soap(dawn,Ajax) and anti-dandruff shampoos are harsh.They make the color fade alot.They are also drying,so use a good conditioner after.
Highlights are a good idea!
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Posted By: jotheblondeone
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 2:58pm
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Thanks I might give the head and shoulders a try before I get any highlights. Do you mean regular washing up liquid like fairy liquid (for washing pots and pans). I haven't heard of dawn/ajax.
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Posted By: julesyjul88
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 3:02pm
| Yes,the kind for washing pots and pans that's a liquid.My bad,dawn and ajax are just name brands.Any kind will work! |
Posted By: Bambilee
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 3:27pm
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yeah id' use the dishsoap... i tired it and it helped alot... or even color oops, and even putting in highlights sounds like a good idea. seems you worked it out for yourself.
I used ash for a while, it helped TONS with brassy tones, however it turned grey/purple after a while. SUCKY. ------------- ~* Bambi Lee *~ |
Posted By: jotheblondeone
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 3:45pm
Thanks Bambilee, I've have had many a disaster with ash, usually when I have been doing my roots and then pulled it through the rest of my hair ........it turned my highlighted ends grey/green  It does fade after a few washes, but it is a pain!
It does help with the brassy tones tho! BTW your hair looks a gorgeous shade on your pic!
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Posted By: jotheblondeone
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 8:35pm
 
Well, I have just done some highlights with B Blonde (just a few around the front and top as you can see in pic). I had to leave it on for 85 minutes (almost max time), hair ok condition.
It's only a shop bought one, so not sure if something like Wella Blondor would work any better or quicker.
The highlights have turned out ok. They have lightened the overall appearance of my hair because I have more at front and its toned down the brassy tone that were from the previous highlights I had done. I actually quite like the darker very light brown colour at the bottom now
 . I found the highlighting cap easy to use. I probably would have liked a few more and maybe a touch lighter, but was worried how they would turn out so played it safe. |
Posted By: julesyjul88
Date Posted: January 19 2008 at 4:35pm
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Your hair looks great. I can never use those caps.Even my husband couldnt pull the hair through the holes when I asked him for help.(which may have been because the needle provided didnt have enough of a hook on it to grab the hair)
It looks very natural
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Posted By: jotheblondeone
Date Posted: January 19 2008 at 6:09pm
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Thanks julesy They are pretty tricky to use, it took me ages to pull the hair through and I only did a few on the top and front!
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Posted By: Hal
Date Posted: January 21 2008 at 7:14am
| Im not sure how it looked before but I think it looks really great now... do you ahve a picture from before you started? |
Posted By: jotheblondeone
Date Posted: January 22 2008 at 3:10am
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hi, no I have not got a picture, I only had it done a few weeks ago, but basically I had all over medium blonde with highlights and wanted to go a little darker but still with some lights. The colour she put on was a not very yucky shade of brown with greenish/ash ends! Anyway after 30 washes or so! it faded a little to a light golden brown.
I was asking advice for how to go back to blonde, and after reading some posts and replies on here, decided to just get a highlight kit and do a few on the top and front of my hair, and the result is in the pics. It lightened my hair around my face sufficiently, without too much more damage to my hair and the dark at the bottom of my hair looks quite nice now!
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