ExpectoPatronum
September 8th, 2014, 02:35 PM
If you've been following my hair "drama" you'd know that I've ruined things for myself because I just HAD to have purple hair.
No, I didn't bleach it then dye it purple. I tried using a Garnier dye (twice in the same day -_-) that didn't do anything but make my roots kind of magenta. I then used color oops the next morning because I hated the stark line between magenta and black- which actually got all the color out - and dyed over it using a manic panic purple...Which just looks dark with a purple tint. :( (I've learned not to try to dye over dye, at least with changing the color).
Anyway, once the "purple" fades, I want to go back as close to my natural color as I possibly can but I need a little help deciding how best to accomplish that.
When I stripped the color out of my hair, I had a real good look at what I would be working with. Basically, the first two or three inches of roots are a very orange-y light brown color while the rest is pretty close to my natural color - maybe two shades lighter, and more orange.
I'm kicking myself for not taking a picture of my current hair, but basically I want to go back to a medium golden brown color.
To go back to that, would I have to dye my hair a neutral (ash) shade of brown to cancel out the orange tones? Or would using a golden brown shade work? Either way, I'd probably use a brown slightly darker than what I want to make up for the fade factor.
I know to get it right I should go to a professional, but I don't have the money.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
No, I didn't bleach it then dye it purple. I tried using a Garnier dye (twice in the same day -_-) that didn't do anything but make my roots kind of magenta. I then used color oops the next morning because I hated the stark line between magenta and black- which actually got all the color out - and dyed over it using a manic panic purple...Which just looks dark with a purple tint. :( (I've learned not to try to dye over dye, at least with changing the color).
Anyway, once the "purple" fades, I want to go back as close to my natural color as I possibly can but I need a little help deciding how best to accomplish that.
When I stripped the color out of my hair, I had a real good look at what I would be working with. Basically, the first two or three inches of roots are a very orange-y light brown color while the rest is pretty close to my natural color - maybe two shades lighter, and more orange.
I'm kicking myself for not taking a picture of my current hair, but basically I want to go back to a medium golden brown color.
To go back to that, would I have to dye my hair a neutral (ash) shade of brown to cancel out the orange tones? Or would using a golden brown shade work? Either way, I'd probably use a brown slightly darker than what I want to make up for the fade factor.
I know to get it right I should go to a professional, but I don't have the money.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!