I need a lot of help going Red (Pictures inside)
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Topic: I need a lot of help going Red (Pictures inside)
Posted By: Razzledazzle
Subject: I need a lot of help going Red (Pictures inside)
Date Posted: May 18 2010 at 1:27am
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I've been dying my hair for years but my natural hair color is an ashy brown with a bit of red mixed in. I decided to go dark brown a few years and I absolutely hated it. In attempting to fix it, my hair got pretty fried in the process. I let it rest for about a year and a half and then my sister used demi-permanent to try to make it red. It didn't really work, just sort of tinted it. That was about 4 months ago. perhaps a bit more.
She wants to try demi again tomorrow but I have a feeling it won't do much good. Do I need to totally lighten my hair to get my desired color? It doesn't need to be an exact match to my desired red but I don't want a dark red. I prefer something lighter. What is your advice? What do you think I need to do to get the color that I want? Can I achieve something at least similar with demi dye? My sister works at a salon so she has stuff at her disposal but I really don't want to damage my hair again =/ I'd appreciate any and all help! Thank you. Here is what my current color is: (Not a very good picture but the best I have) 
This is the color that I want: 
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Posted By: JenneGrrl
Date Posted: May 18 2010 at 1:39am
| I think your hair is a bit too dark for the color that you are wanting to get. You would probably need to lighten your hair a bit with a hair lightener. Then you could go over it with the intended color and I am sure it would come out much more red. I am not an expert, but I have been coloring my own hair successfully for the past 12 years. Hope this helps. :) |
Posted By: Razzledazzle
Date Posted: May 18 2010 at 1:41am
| Thanks! What do you suggest I lighten it with? I'm hesitant to bleach it if I don't have to =/ Is there anything less harsh that can lighten it up a bit? I'm pretty clueless when it comes to this stuff. |
Posted By: JenneGrrl
Date Posted: May 18 2010 at 1:49am
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Well if the hair color you have right now is your natural hair (no dyes in it currently) there are high lift reds that you could use. I know L'Oreal makes one: http://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-dye/SBS-500267,default,pd.html Although I have never honestly used one so I am not sure how harsh they are. If it does indeed have artificial dye in it, then the only way to lighten it is to use bleach. I recently bleached my hair from blue-black to a dark blond, and was able to do it without damaging my hair really bad. I have good luck with this brand of bleach: http://www.sallybeauty.com/Tonal-Lightener/SLNCAR59,default,pd.html?cgid=Hair05-04 |
Posted By: Razzledazzle
Date Posted: May 18 2010 at 1:55am
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Thanks for all your help! I really appreciate it.
Hmm...I'm not exactly sure if there's color in my hair right now, to be honest. My sister used demi permanent on my hair about 4 months ago or so but that would've washed out by now, right? Like I said, I'm pretty clueless about this stuff. That L'Oreal stuff looks promising...I'm a little afraid to use it but I'll definitely look into it. |