Lightening a bad bleach job - HELP!
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Topic: Lightening a bad bleach job - HELP!
Posted By: Kashmir444
Subject: Lightening a bad bleach job - HELP!
Date Posted: March 01 2009 at 11:25pm
| Hi! I have recently had the front of my hair bleached (two very thick streaks in the front). It had to be double-processed because my hair is very dark brown, almost black. The dark color is a home colorant (L'Oreal Preference or Excellence - can't remember which - but it is a very soft, shiny color...not damaged at all.) However, the blonde is still very brassy and I am not happy with it. The stylist put a toner on it, but it didn't help much. What I need to know is...can I put a blonde home colorant on it to tone down the brasiness and lighten it up without turing it to mush? I used to (back when I was coloring all my hair blonde by myself) use bleach and then L'Oreal Excellence Lightest Natural Blonde colorant afterwards, and it turned out ok. Just not sure how it would turn out, since it's been double-processed. And I DON'T want to have to go spend another $80 at the salon - that was ridiculous! Please help! :) |
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Posted By: muppets
Date Posted: March 02 2009 at 9:19am
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I would put on a demi-color, like Wella Color Charm Demi. Light natural blonde (8N) might work well...here's a link: http://www.sallybeauty.com/Demi-Haircolor/SBS-800370,default,pd.html
------------- Beauty draws us with a single hair. ~Alexander Pope 
I'm a kitchen beautician, not a licensed cosmetologist, so please take any advice I give with a grain of salt! |
Posted By: Kashmir444
Date Posted: March 02 2009 at 5:51pm
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Thanks for the advice! The Light Ash Blonde is more what I was going for (10NA)....do you think tht would work? Since there's no lift, will it still turn out close to that color? There's a few small streaks of an orange-y color, but most of it is close to a banana yellow. My roots are light, and not as brassy as the rest (since they didn't have the dark colorant on them originally.) What do you think? Thanks for your help!!! |
Posted By: borne.blonde
Date Posted: March 02 2009 at 5:52pm
What color are you hoping for that bleached strip to be now?? Was it processed to yellow or pale yellow?
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