if i dye my hair brown....?

Question

... will it go a funny colour ?? i have red streaks through my hair which faded so my hairdresser put in a plum colour to lift the red but im really fed up wit the red tint my hair now has so if i dyed it brown myself wat way would it turn out ?? i had a minor disaster with hair dye last year (it ended up jet black instead of brown) so thats why im weary.

ps. i dont have time to get to the hairdressers

Answer 1

Don't pick a brown that has golden tones in it (the ones with a G after the number) or red tones or you'll still have the red with the brown - go with a neutral brown (the ones with just a number and no letter) I agree with the answers that say choose a lighter brown - I always choose a much lighter brown than I want because browns do tend to turn out much darker than the box indicates.


Do a strand test first - cut a small piece from the ends of your hair, and try to find a reddish piece if you can, so you can see how the red will take the color. I tape the sample of my hair at the top so it stays together nicely while I check it. I generally always leave the dye on my hair much less than the time on the box, the strand test will allow you see what amount of time gives you the color you want...

If you have a lot of red and want to cut down on the red tones, you could go with an ash toned brown, ash cuts red. But be careful! Ash also tends to look green if not done right!

If the strand test shows me that the neutral brown isn't cutting the red enough, I'd probably dye it twice - once with a light ash color to cut the red, and then with a neutral light brown to get the color I want. But if my strand test turned out nicely and a neutral brown did enough to cut the red, I'd just dye it once.

Also, damaged hair absorbs more dye than healthy hair - and much quicker, so I always do my roots for a several minutes longer than my ends for that reason, or else my ends turn out a shade darker than the top of my head. (I have long hair, if your hair is short, your ends are probably just as porous as your roots so ignore this tip)

Good luck!

Answer 2

Hi you cant dye your hair blonde if you have dark brown hair as it wont work, you have to bleach it. I recommend using highlighting first as going all blonde will see a bit weird after being dark so long. So us Bblonde Highlight medium to dark brown hair and leave on for the maximum time it says about 2 hours and then you will have lovely blode highligts dont wash off till the hair looks blonde or yellow or white all over as you might end up with ginger patches. But if you use a blonde hair dye it wont take at all and if you use just a brown I dont think that will work much either. You can get a hair dye that by LIVE colours which is for dark hair to lighten it but I have never tried it and I wouldnt really recommend it as you could end up orange.

Answer 3

No your hair wont go a funny colour. but with reds and purples u can always see it in the light even when u do put a brown on it but it does fade. Go for a light brown! u can get the streakin home kits now! You could have light brown a caramel streats jus to break up the brown it wil look really nice

Answer 4

Lol ive been wondering exactly the same thing. Only difference is all my red dye has gone and im left with mid brown hair with a few white/grey hairs coming thru too. Ive got a dye which says it covers 50% grey but not sure what to do if it goes wrong.

Answer 5

I don't think your hair will go a funny colour if you die over the red steaks. Red fades easily anyway, so even if the steaks were still noticable, it would probably only be a slight difference, depending, of course, on your overall hair colour... It probably would look quite nice.

Answer 6

Try Loreal Preference range. I like the Tahiti colour.. thats a nice brown that should cover up the plum. Its very affordable too!

Answer 7

my natural hair colour is brown with copper streaks.
a few months ago i bought a dye that was a bite lighter and my hair went completly ginger. so iv died it again it was suppose to be a medium brown but its a browny black colour and its realy put me off dying me hair so be caful what dye you use and be aware it might not come out how you expect it

Answer 8

nope your hair wont go a funny colour if ya die it over the red streakz it will trun out just fine and i should know i am a hairdresser lol i know red streakz fade so quickly they dont last long

Answer 9

If should be ok, most browns are darker than red, if you leave the brown in too long it may go darker than you want it to though, but make sure you leave it in long enough.

Answer 10

if its permanant then it shud be fine!
but ask the hairdresser first
and dont fall into the trap of having to pay! only if u want t should you have to
but its not hard just follow the instructions
i hope i helped :) xx