What level is my natural hair color?

[biene16]

Hi!

I’m trying to figure out what level my hair color is so I can properly match it and just let my hair grow out. This is a picture in direct sunlight from about a year ago when it had grown out a significant amount: https://m.imgur.com/d5Xrobt

I think it’s close to this model’s hair color: https://imgur.com/a/0kwVI

I went to a hair dresser a few months ago who tried to match it and they said it’s about a level 7A then another said it’d be a level 6G so I don’t know .. when they matched it, it was darker for about a week and then faded a lot to a really light blonde color. My hair is now darker again at the roots. If anyone knows what dye would match my natural or what level it is considered, it’d mean a lot :)

[Lizzie.torp]

I see 7a. I'm a 6a which is pretty close! You might want to use a level 5 or 6 again and it'll fade again but it'll work. I'd have to see your hair to know exactly what would be best to use.

[Kiiruna]

From levels 1-10? I'd say 7.5 or 8. Your hair is way too blonde to be 6, as 6 is usually the lightest brown. My hair is around 6 or 6.5.

About matching growth and length: dye is usually darker for a week or two and then it starts to fade.

[Cherriezzzzz]

Depending which company's hair swatches they are using, your level will vary. I'd say you're way too light for a 6, I know I'm a 7 and my hair is darker then yours. I'd say you're much closer to an 8!

And I'm totally feeling hair envy over here! such beautiful natural blonde! :agape:

[biene16]

Aww thank you!! :) Your hair looks so beautiful in your picture!! I thought I’d be something around a level 7 for sure but I thought it’s more light brown than blonde actually .. I think light brown is a level 6? I found more pictures of when I had it grown out quite a bit and when I tried to match it. Here’s a picture of my roots grown out where the rest of my lengths was pretty light - around a level 9 (?) I think: https://m.imgur.com/cApDoN6

Here’s when I tried to match it and I used Revlon’s Colorsilk in Dark Blonde/61 just on the ends - within a week it was super light at the ends again: https://m.imgur.com/MEsJ1wD

This is what my hair looked like about a week ago but it’s getting more reddish and lighter blonde at the ends lol so I actually thought about using a level 6 or something: https://imgur.com/a/uC6a3

I want to match it myself to whatever my natural hair color is (so I can just let it grow out and it’ll match) and I assumed it’s light brown/very dark blonde but maybe not .. If you guys have any suggestions on what brand to use and what level to go for, that’d be awesome :) I guess if it’s between a 7 and an 8 instead of a 6, it’d be a 7.5?

[lapushka]

Hi!

I’m trying to figure out what level my hair color is so I can properly match it and just let my hair grow out. This is a picture in direct sunlight from about a year ago when it had grown out a significant amount: https://m.imgur.com/d5Xrobt

I think it’s close to this model’s hair color: https://imgur.com/a/0kwVI

I went to a hair dresser a few months ago who tried to match it and they said it’s about a level 7A then another said it’d be a level 6G so I don’t know .. when they matched it, it was darker for about a week and then faded a lot to a really light blonde color. My hair is now darker again at the roots. If anyone knows what dye would match my natural or what level it is considered, it’d mean a lot :)

That looks like a light blonde. Maybe mid-blonde. Depends on the lighting.

Why don't you just let it grow out? :flower:

[spidermom]

I'm with Lapushka - let it grow. It looks like an ombre.

[biene16]

It’s no longer blonde so it wouldn’t really be an ombre :D The hair dresser I went to dyed it a level 6G so my roots first seemed to match but they’ve gotten lighter and my ends are like a reddish brown now. The last picture is what it looked like about a week ago but just imagine the ends to be more red now

[biene16]

If you click on my most recent post and the last picture, you can see what it looks like now :) My hair is a lot shorter and darker. I tried to have someone match it and they were torn between using a level 7A or 6G but they dyed it a level 6G.

[Jo Ann]

I'm with Lapushka and Spidermom--I'd just let it grow out and rock the ombre look.

Years ago, I stopped dying my hair dark auburn and just let it grow out--my natural hair color is a dark ash blonde/light ash brown (go blonette!), and I just let the dark auburn oxidize and fade...I was rockin' the ombre well before ombre was a thing (call me a trendsetter :p ). Funniest part--many people thought I had my hair cut and dyed! It wasn't until my hair was all virgin again before my Mom decided yes, my hair naturally IS that "dark" color! :agape:

After letting it grow out for a couple or three years, I had the dyed hair cut off and wore layers until it got longer (another couple or three years) and started evening it up.

[biene16]

Hmm. My roots are lighter now and my ends are darker so for me it just looks pretty awkward right now .. 😅

[Jo Ann]

It did for me, too, Biene. In my case, as time went on, the dark auburn oxidized to blonde. It looked awkward for a few months, but the stronger sun here in FL helped bleach out the darker color rather quickly.

Maybe you can find some ideas in the "Giving up the dye/bleach and going natural" thread: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=51155

[biene16]

Oh okay! Awesome :) I thought you said your natural hair color was darker but thank you!! It’d be still useful to know what level my natural color is because even the salon I went to was confused 😅 Would it be considered dark blonde like a level 7 or light brown like a level 6?

[Cherriezzzzz]

I'm with Lapushka - let it grow. It looks like an ombre.

Can I third this? Grow grow grow, please!?

[meteor]

Level 7 or 8 perhaps? :) It's hard to judge in that light...

[lithostoic]

Your hair is quite short yet. Just let the dye grow out. I honestly can't tell a difference when looking at the pictures, though I'm sure it's more noticeable IRL. I don't think the average person cares what a random stranger does with their hair so go for it!

[Dark40]

I would say the level of your natural hair color is a level 9 or 10.

[Rhoward]

I'd say between a 7 and 8, maybe closer to the 8 but its hard to tell from a photo, you could go to a beauty supply store and get a colour chart out (they should just have them there near the colours, if not just ask) and match your natural regrowth to the swatches.

[AndreaNOR]

I think it's between level 7 and 8. Keep in mind that if your hair has been bleached it's most likely a little (or a lot haha) poreous. So it will look darker at first and fade fast. I think the only thing to do about that is color it with a semi,wait until I fades,and then redye (not the roots) when it's gotten too light for your liking. I'd also pick a color a bit cooler than you think you need. Like if your natural hair color is neutral, I'd go for ash since faded color seems to look a lot warmer than in the beginning. I don't think you need to dye it though, I think the contrast is ok and it's very hard to match natural blonde hair with chemical dye anyways