Results of my highlighting, with pics
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Topic: Results of my highlighting, with pics
Posted By: Elissa
Subject: Results of my highlighting, with pics
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 4:55am
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Well...I definitely got results this time, and I do like the change (I so needed a change) but they are too red on top. The sides are great, they only developed for 15 min but the hairs in my crown developed closer to a half hour and I guess I lifted too much color. It's copper up there, and needs to be fixed. I also applied too much on the left side of my crown.
These were taken just after: 
Here is where it's just too red 
I tried applying a demi in light ash brown for 30 minutes, hoping to cut the brass...it maybe cut it by 10%, not enough (the pic was taken before the demi). How do I fix this? I think I can just go over it with permanent medium ash brown, but I don't want to completely cover it (although I doubt it will...I know my hair...that red will come through). Remember, I have color treated hair, medium ash brown. Natural color is medium warm brown with a lot of grey in the temples/sides (75% grey there but little grey elsewhere). There is a pic of "before" in the other thread. I am not against keeping it and just trimming a lot for the next 6 months as this is only in the top/front and my hair is layered. No color developed in the bottom half of my longish hair. -------------  [/url]
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Posted By: karen s
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 8:38am
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A semi or demi colour with green tone to cancel out the red tones, this should do the trick. This should cut your hi lighted areas down to a Carmel.
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Posted By: Elissa
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 12:11pm
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OK, so how do I find a demi with a green tone?
Looking at the Redken Shades EQ chart for example (http://www.redkensalon.com/skills/haircolor/shade-charts) which shade? both of the green ones seem too light. What about drugstore brand color? Those never indicate whether the tones are green, blue etc.? ------------- [/url]
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Posted By: karen s
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 12:51pm
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Ash is a green tone, so you maybe need to use a darker base over the hi -lighted areas, example a medium ash brown. use a semi to see if this works first. ------------- karen sanderson |
Posted By: Elissa
Date Posted: September 02 2008 at 4:27am
Update: the whole thing faded from a very red copper to a (very)warm medium brown...I like it now! It sort of looks the way that first pic looks.
Now I have to decide what to do when my roots grow in in another two weeks or so. I bought 2 boxes of demi: a medium ash brown and a medium warm brown. I'll try one before doing anything permanent (which I'll have to do eventually because of my grey). ------------- [/url]
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Posted By: karen s
Date Posted: September 02 2008 at 9:25am
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Hi, Did you use the medium ash brown or was it a warmer brown used.
I was just thinking if you want to stay away from the copper/red tones then better to use tha ash brown. ------------- karen sanderson |
Posted By: fakeizme
Date Posted: September 02 2008 at 12:58pm
Elissa; I think your hair looks really nice! I understand the first shock of seeing red/copper, but it does usually fade, as you said it has. In the future, I would leave tone with a neutral brown shade, so you don't remove the copper tones, just dull it a bit. Good job!!! ------------- Love clip-ins and tape! |