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    Question Uncertain about my hair color + unwanted red tones

    Hey, I'm really struggling right now to determine the color of my hair.
    This is what it looks in daylight:



    I'm currently testing out honey bleaching. My hair was just a couple of moths ago dark brown.
    The color I have now is chemically bleached, for the last time I hope.

    So... Is it light brown? Or is it closer to dark strawberry blonde? Copper?
    Also, this hair project is for growing out my natural color wich is medium, mousy blonde (I think, haven't seen my virgin color in many years)
    How can I get rid of the red tones, without chemical dye? Is there a way around the chemicals?

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    Default Re: Uncertain about my hair color + unwanted red tones

    Light auburn was my first reaction.

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    Default Re: Uncertain about my hair color + unwanted red tones

    I would call it light brown/dark blonde with a red undertone. Gorgeous colour imo!


    eta: I don't think there's a way of removing the red undertones as such, but perhaps cassia would turn them more golden? I'm just throwing the idea out there, someone clarify this!
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    Default Re: Uncertain about my hair color + unwanted red tones

    I've had some luck neutralizing red tones with diluted blue manic panic, but it didn't last long. Then I tried a weak indigo (the plant that is often mixed with henna) and the results have been very long lasting, but you have to be incredibly carful not to end up with long lasting green streaks. I'm very happy with my results, but I hesitate to reccomend it, because it could go very wrong.

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    Default Re: Uncertain about my hair color + unwanted red tones

    I second spidermom






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    Default Re: Uncertain about my hair color + unwanted red tones

    It looks like a pretty strawberry blonde to me. You could try a violet toned shampoo and conditioner; blondes often use it to neutralize red tones.
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    Looks like strawbery blonde to me. A green or blue toner could help, you can make one, like Applegirl84 did, mix some deposit only dye like manic panic with consitione till you get a light blue/light green and put it on your hair like a deep treatment, but you will need to redo it after some time, it's like purple toner for people trying to go platinum blonde, purple is the opposite of yellow, so it cancels it out, blue is the oposite of orange, and green, the oposite of red, so it should help you.
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    Default Re: Uncertain about my hair color + unwanted red tones

    Strawberry blonde. Reds tend to be the last pigment to pull from the hair with peroxide or persulphate bleach (honey is weak peroxide), if you don't want them it's always best to strand test before lightening your whole head. You could try neutralising eith an ashy or green-ish semi permanent colour.
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    Default Re: Uncertain about my hair color + unwanted red tones

    Thank you for all the suggestions and thoughts about my color! I will do some research on the things you guys mentioned
    And yeah, I will definately strand test on whatever method I'll eventually use!

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    Default Re: Uncertain about my hair color + unwanted red tones

    Your hair color is beautiful! I would say Strawberry blonde also. I use Aveda Clove conditioner to tone down the brassiness of the dyed hair I am growing out. It is just temporary and made of cloves and coffee, etc to tint the hair. Works great for me!
    Just an idea for you!

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