Henna mix for bright red or burgundy?

[Qwackie]

I really want my hair to be bright red or burgundy, but it's off black, and I honestly doubt that plain henna could make it either colors. Does anyone have any experience with hennaing dark brown hair to those colors?

[pullanmuru]

Unfortunately it's not going to work with henna as you can't get lighter than your natural color with henna. You can get nice dark red sheen to your hair though.

[CurlyTresses]

Agreeing with what pullanmuru wrote. I have very dark brown almost black hair and henna just makes it a warmer black/brown color, mainly in bright light or sun. You could try doing a honey lightening treatment.

Also not recommending you do this, but earlier this year, I had caramel highlights put in throughout the front and sides of my hair. And in October 2010, before I had my first henna, I myself did a few more highlights so they could reflect the henna color and blend better with the greys. I tried the honey lightening treatment, but didn't see much difference with only one treatment and was anxious to henna so resorted to highlighting. I'm pretty happy with my henna results on the darker hair plus the highlights. HTH :)

[little_cherry]

My friend, (who is Asian) has achieved a slight reddish tint (indoors) to her hair by doing multiple applications...it took her about a year, though. I'll try and encourage her to sign up here.

[aenflex]

I am in the same boat, OP. Nothing you can do with the henna alone, trust me I've tried. Gonna have to lighten first with bleach/peroxide/honey before getting the colour you are seeking. Not that I am saying go for it, I haven't yet myself. But I might.

[littlestarface]

I have a dark red sheen in the sun light only, its just the way henna works.

[MafiaPrincess]

I would LOVE to have that fiery bright red. I ooh and ahh over some of the pics on here. Sadly the people whose hair I want to emulate have light hair. Varying shades of blond are most of their natural colours- and I will never be a blond.

I am playing with hennahut bright red and yemeni. One of each so far. I have a reddish top, and darker bottom. Bottom seems to be red in the sun, but isn't the fiery I'd love to have.

[CurlyTresses]

My friend, (who is Asian) has achieved a slight reddish tint (indoors) to her hair by doing multiple applications...it took her about a year, though. I'll try and encourage her to sign up here.


Cool - hoping (if I continue with henna) to achieve such a result on darker hair with enough henna treatments. Little Cherry, you mention "indoors". Would you know what her henna color looks like outdoors (ie, is it a lighter red etc.)? TIA :)

[little_cherry]

Cool - hoping (if I continue with henna) to achieve such a result on darker hair with enough henna treatments. Little Cherry, you mention "indoors". Would you know what her henna color looks like outdoors (ie, is it a lighter red etc.)? TIA :)
She has that henna glow outdoors, but a deep burgundy indoors, so i guess I could answer that with the word "glowy". It took her at least 12 applications to get anything visible indoors, but she had the henna glow outside from day one.

[CurlyTresses]

She has that henna glow outdoors, but a deep burgundy indoors, so i guess I could answer that with the word "glowy". It took her at least 12 applications to get anything visible indoors, but she had the henna glow outside from day one.

Thanks little_cherry. Sounds great. A deep burgundy indoors, hoping to achieve this, even outdoors. Wish me luck. ;):o