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Bleached Blonde to BLACK...temporary?

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Printed Date: November 20 2025 at 12:31am


Topic: Bleached Blonde to BLACK...temporary?
Posted By: brittyburk
Subject: Bleached Blonde to BLACK...temporary?
Date Posted: May 20 2010 at 10:56am

Hello all!

I am currently a light golden blonde (level 9 if you know levels), naturally a dirty ash blonde (level 7). I lighten my long, fine hair with hi-lift blonde and have damage control down to a pretty workable situation. (been doing this awhile)

I am considering making a drastic change to black. I know this would be a 2-step process that would involve depositing red, then later black into my hair. I'd like to use a temporary (ammonia-free) color to try this look out BUT I am hesitant to do so if I can't go running back to my almost-platinum locks if the black is too much and it turns out blondes really do have more fun :)

I am assuming that, even without ammonia, my hair is SO light and SO porous that it will soak up these reds and browns permanently and put me in a situation where i need bleach to get them out. Anyone know anything about this?


Thanks in advance for your insight!

Brittany


Replies:
Posted By: Symphony
Date Posted: July 20 2010 at 10:03am
The lighter your hair is, the more the colour will be sucked up! In your situation, by dying it ANY colour, you'll get quite a radical vibrancy. So I don't even think you'd need to go red first, if you used black straight up, I'm pretty sure black is what you'd get. But I would be 100% sure of this, as like you say, it's easier to darken your hair than lighten it.

Also with a blonde base, some colours start to fade and it has been known that the blonde hair will start to peak through after so long. Plus consider regrowth!




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