I had my hair very heavily highlight platinum blonde but my hair is naturally very dark brown and it's hard to keep up with my roots. I can't afford to go to the salon so I want to try the box color from walmart or something like that but I'm scared it will turn out a funky ugly color because i'm not darkening my natural hair color. I will be darkening a fake bleached blonde color. I'm wanting to go a very dark rich warm brown color. Does anyone have any experience with this or advice? Thanks!
2006-10-05 05:38:50 · 10 answers · asked by rideabanjopicker 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
I have experience with this. . .not really good.
You can do one of the demi-permanent colors and color it every month until it grows out, but you'd be better off going to a stylist and telling her exactly what you want.
2006-10-05 05:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by Mee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be very careful when putting dark color on your bleached blonde...I tried this before (2 times actually...) and it turned a dark brownish greenish color... I talked to my hair stylist about this and she said it would be best to use a semi-permanent color becasue the color will hold on to the bleach and shouldn't wash out. It may lighten up a bit though. And it won't damage the already bleached hair. They also recommend that you get a color with a tinge of red in it to offset the lack of pigment in the bleached hair. The red shouldn't really show up, but it will keep it from turning green. Definitely do a test strand of hair before you do your whole head! Good luck though!!!
2006-10-05 05:47:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes when you go from super light blonde to super rich dark brown you have to go slow. My hair is super light blonde and when I tried going dark brown in one step my hair turned blue! So the fist time you dye it try using a color thats close or a little bit lighter then your natural color so the hilights will hold color. Then a few weeks later use the color you like. And dont use feria, its a very strong hair dye and VERY damaging to your har, try something like nice and easy-the color always comes out great and you get natural hilights with that one.
2006-10-05 05:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by *Britt* 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, here is my experience: I have gone to darker colors and now my hair, as I wanted, is black. For going dark, all you need is to purchase a gentle hair color like Garnier Nutrisse cream or Loreal Excellence and cover your hair with the color. For lighter colors, I had to have it done at a hair salon. That was because they had to use bleach to get rid of my dark color.
2006-10-05 06:06:42 · answer #4 · answered by Kat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK. . i had the exact same dilemma, i had bleach blonde hair and wanted to go to brown......what i used was i loreal natural match, also make sure you get two boxes depending on how long your hair is, if its longer then your shoulders get two boxes. remember, you are trying to cover ALL the blonde and trust me its hard. also if you can find someone to help you put the dye on your hair it will be easier. my first experience i did it alone and i missed some spots in the back so when i picked up my hair i looked like a skunk...lol good luck and take my advice.
2006-10-05 05:54:02 · answer #5 · answered by sugarbabydoll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have dark brown hair that i had bleached almost white once - changng to a new color was easy. as long as the new color you choose is darker than what you're covering, you should have no problems and it should look fine.
FYI - my fave box color is nutrisse (works great and lasts).
2006-10-05 05:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by krazy4hd 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to check out the websites for Clariol and L'oreal. They probably have some tips about this, and maybe a comment/question number on the box of dye.
2006-10-05 05:44:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u have used bleach products in ur hair it may be hard to die ur hair. i did once and it turned purple! eeee! :) but try using a dark rich shade. try feria, nice n easy (it works so well!) . those r the two i use and they always look so natural and evenly colored.
2006-10-05 05:43:10 · answer #8 · answered by playboyprincess6904 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try www.robertcraig.com
His products don't use ammonia or peroxide - which means you can only go darker, but they have a wide range of shades to choose from and you can mix the shades to get a custom color.
I would start out with a lighter shade and gradually go darker.
2006-10-08 03:08:23 · answer #9 · answered by Spy Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really can't get to a salon-have a friend help with the clouring to make sure it's even!!!(did my own highlights once-not pretty!!!)
2006-10-05 05:45:29 · answer #10 · answered by Shiv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋