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need MAJOR bleaching help...fast!

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Topic: need MAJOR bleaching help...fast!
Posted By: nicole1683
Subject: need MAJOR bleaching help...fast!
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 10:24am
Okay, first let me start by letting you all know...i realize i have tortured my hair at this point, but i need to get it fixed, PRONTO!!
 
basically, my hair has been dyed/highlighted over and over for a long time.  it's not in the best of shape...but has never been super unhealthy.  now, i put a second nature color on it in november.  it was a very dark brown (this was to darken the very blonde hair i had at the time).  then, about 2 weeks ago, i decided i wanted to go all over blonde, platinum to be exact!  so, i went to sally's and got a bleach and used it with a 30 vol developer.  well, it was VERY orange, all over, except for the virgin roots that i had coming in.  so, basically the roots were very blonde, the rest was very rusty orange looking.  so, i got a home hair color in lightest ash blonde to tone it down.  well, it was still very yellow.  so, i went and got another thing of bleach, again with 30 volume developer and did it again...well, now my roots are exactly where i want them...but the rest was almost PINK!!  so, i did the color again over it to tone it down.  now, i just have pale pink.  now, for about 2 inches from my roots i have the perfect color, but the rest is darker with orangy/pink tints all through it!  the question is...what can i use to get that out?!  and...will it matter if i only bleach the areas that are still darker (since it will remove the ash color that i have on my roots).  can i get this to look even!?  i know my bang area is too "delicate" at this point to bleach again, but i think the back of my hair will be fine for one more round.  should i use a stronger developer and just brush the bleach on below the roots?  PLEASE HELP!!!  i'm about at my wits end!!  :)  the reason this is so crucial is, i'm in a wedding in about a week, and i need to get this straightened out ASAP!!!
 
thanks in advance!
 
oh, and i have the shimmer lights and have used the fanci-ful...those don't do enough to tone down the rusty/pink color...it's very obvious. :)
 
oh, and my stylist is about 2.5 hours away and there is no way for me to get there for her to fix it before this wedding...so, that's out!  agh!  so frustrating!! haha :)


Replies:
Posted By: Luvbug6315
Date Posted: March 12 2008 at 1:19pm
Try using Color Oops to get back to the most recent natural color- it will probably leave a brassy tone to it and need to be re-dyed.  I would deep condition the heck out of it after all that coloring and if it is healthy enough after using the color oops try to dye again.

Posted By: Ally<3
Date Posted: March 13 2008 at 2:45am
You should have used a colour remover first before bleaching. It takes a much much longer time for bleach to 'eat' through artificial pigment than natural pigment. But never mind, it's done now.

You should be careful. I know it's not what you want to hear but if you keep going like this you might not have any hair to fix. Sleep with treatment in your hair at least 2 times a week. It take about a week for hair to show how damaged it actually is.

Stop putting the ash dye on your hair, it's not going to fix it, you're going backwards. You need to remove pigment to a very pale yellow, THEN tone.

You're options are:
1. Bleach Soap Cap
2. Color remover
3. Bleach

You can apply the bleach to just that dark bits, if you please.

Hope that helps. Good luck, let us know how it goes.


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Posted By: PerfectBrunette
Date Posted: March 19 2008 at 9:50pm
Whatever you do, don't apply bleach to your roots again! Only apply to the darker parts. Getting hair to bleach evenly is a skill. I've been coloring my hair since I was twelve and even I'm too timid to try bleaching my hair myself at home. Well, I tried it once and it was a disaster. A soap cap, on the other hand, seems pretty manageable but even that can be tricky if you are only trying to bleach the ends and midshaft without touching the roots. Honestly, I would try and get a professional's help in this case.


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