Dyed blonde hair, wanting to go brown?

Question

Hi everyone. I'm new here!
I have a question... my hair is a medium auburn colour, slowly turning to a brown shade.. I have had my hair dyed blonde for well over a year now and would like to go darker... I was thinking a medium brown. Nothing too dramatic since I'm pretty white. I have blue eyes. I've been getting my blonde hair done at a salon all this time but this is getting expensive. What I was thinking about doing is getting a box colour (a brown shade) and doing it at home. Just wanna know if there's any things I should look out for? What shade will my hair turn out to be? Or should I maybe reconsider... Not sure how my hair will turn out if I dye over the blonde hair, I don't wanna screw up my hair.
I welcome all suggestions. Thanks :)

Answer 1

A chestnut brown shade will make your eyes look very blue! If I were you, I would get my first colour done properly at a salon as the bleached areas are going to be more porous and they will have a better idea of the end result colour - if you do it yourself, you will probably end up with a colour totally different from what you expect. After they have coloured it properly, you can do it yourself when it next needs doing, and it will only be "topping up" the existing shade and you'll get what you expect.

Just a note though: if you have a lot of parties and things coming up, be absolutely sure it's the colour you want as a drastic change can take a bit of getting used to, and there's nothing worse than having to go to a heap of social events not feeling confident about your hair.

Answer 2

If you want to do a box dye, I would recommend L'Oreal Feria in a warm, medium brown shade. Blonde hair is always tough to penetrate with a box dye, so depending on the condition of your hair, you should leave it to set for the entire duration recommended, I usually leave it 10 extra minutes. If you're light skinned, the warm shade of brown will bring out colour in your face, at the same time not making you look pale. Avoid ash brown, stick to something with a golden hue. Good Luck!!

Answer 3

As a hairdresser, I wouldn't recommend dying your own hair at home, especially when you already have chemicals/treatments on it. As with any lightening process, your hair will be lacking in moisture and drier in certain areas more so than others. These areas will soak up more of the dye, making the final outcome look patchy. Book an appointment at your salon for the initial colour and then just use the DIY kits to touch-up your roots. But don't tell my boss I said that ;)

Answer 4

if i was changing my hair colour then i would get it done properly first as they can do what they know will work, if your hair is already dyed then it may come out different and a hairdresser should be expecting that. then i would buy a box product maybe a recommended one? and then ask a friend to help me with coverage and stuff! but always do a tester and always follow the instructions. also, put a line of vaseline around your forehead to stop dye marks when and if it runs on to your head! good luck! x

Answer 5

What ever colour you want to go make sure that you dye your hair with a reddish brown first before going brown. I have done it myself I was platinum blonde the advice was given to me by a hairdresser other wise if you just go for brown with an ash tone your hair can go green to make sure it has a red tone to it then you can dye over it if you wish. Also look at Linsay Lohan she has constant chaged hair colours

Answer 6

problem is with most dyes from the shops are that they dont ever turn out the way they say on the box. If i was you i would have it done at the hairdressers plus brown hair when pale skinned can make you look washed out in the face

Answer 7

if your going to dye your hair darker after its been lightened u need to dye it red 1st .... everyone has a natural red undertone if don't do this u will end up with green hair .... u wud be better off going to a salon for this kinda thing but if u wanna do it on the cheap dye it red and then the colour u want to go !!

Answer 8

Its VERY RISKY to dye bleached at home. Wen i did that at home, hair turned partially ORANGE! :D I mean like high-lighter orange....So had to bleach it AGAIN to take out colour.....bla bla bla...and then became brunette after that. I wud advise u to do that at a saloon, coz if somethin goes wrong at home, later - its gonna take a while to fix it. (plus will cost more) If u r sensitive to chemicals...hair might get a bad chemical shock. I almost went bald coz of that home stuff!!! lol

P.s.: If u have longer than shoulder length hair....one box of hair colour isnt gonna be enough for shizzle!! :D goodluck hun

Answer 9

For the inital change I would suggest going to a salon, then doing the upkeep with OTC hair color. any major change should be left up to the pros. right now your hair is blonde, whatever color you go over the blonde with wil be lighter then how it apepears on the box. depending on how blonde your hair is it could be considerabley lighter.

Answer 10

be very careful, make sure you put a reddy brown on first and then put another colour over tha, reason is brown wont take over blonde it will make your hair go green!
sometimes it wont it'll just go a darker blonde but this is very rare.
good luck