My hair is dark brown, I'm trying to dye it strawberry blond, do I leave the dye in longer or shorter to.....

Question

lighten my hair the most. it's garnier frutise.

Answer 1

You can test a strip if your hair is dark brown NATURALLY. If it is dark brown because you dyed it, then you will need to use a stripper, or lightener. Stripper is best before trying a lightener. But BE VERY CAREFUL as these are often extrememly damageing and many can react differently to all types of hair and haircolors........ See a Pro if you need to chemically lighten. If your hair is naturally brown, then go for it, but listen to the box "Test" a strip FIRST... It could save you a TON of heatrtache if you are wrong.

You are talking to a woman of 26 who has dyed her hair JET balck since the age of 14.... If you need to lighten colored hair, SEE A PRO!!! I had to learn the hard way.

Good Luck Strawberry Blondie!

Meg -
Tucson, AZ

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Answer 2

for this drastic of a change you definitely need to go to a salon. lightening dark hair can turn orange. use a cheap product (anything from the grocery store) and you could really damage your hair. i use to experiment like that and then would end up paying a ton to have it proffessionally fixed. once, while going from red back to blond my hair "melted". i had to cut my waist length hair to my shoulders. if you really want to try- try a strand test by using a chunk of hair under your head. after a while wipe off a little and see if you like the color. if not leave it on a little longer and check again. this way you won't mess up the rest of your hair if you don't like it.

Answer 3

You cannot dye dark brown hair to strawberry blond without bleaching it first. Basically, you need to lift off the dark brown first and then get it blond. I recommend visit to a salon for this one.

Answer 4

my suggestion 2 u is 2 go 2 the salon & talk 2 the hair sylist 1st becuz if u don't u may make it worse. I've had that done b4 & i had 2 sit under the dryer so it would show up and believe me it did and then i didn't think that it looked right & u also need 2 think about will it look right with your skin tone.

Answer 5

If you can't afford the salon. use tin foil. seperate the hair take the tin foil put it under a thin parted piece of hair apply dye. put foilf at the root brush dye on the hair to the tip , fold foil over top hair that is brushed with dye, leave in as recommended on box remove foil and you should get desired result.

Answer 6

Its hard to say. You should do a strand test, as cheesy as it sounds. I think you might not like the results, a strand test will give you an idea. If you have the extra money, get it done professionally. Such a big change should be done by a pro. Good luck.

Answer 7

Longer.

Answer 8

First of all, read the time allotment as shown on the dye package, then leave it in for the maximum time suggested.

Answer 9

You need to use a stronger peroxide, with less lifting time. You may end up too brassy or with an orange color. Be careful... Maybe pay to have a hairdresser do it first, then you can use drugstore product to 'keep it up'.

Answer 10

You should bleach your hair first to a mid-light blond, then apply the dye. make sure you condition it well after.

p.s. Do not condition hair in between washes.