whats the best over the counter hair dye to use? i have auburn colored hair and i wanna go stawberry blonde...

Answer 1

Loreal Excellence is great. I have Auburn hair but lived in Florida so it was always lightened. We moved to CT and NO SUN so I use 6RB (RB is reddish blonde) to stay the same color. They have a lighter strawberry blonde as well. Hope this helps!!!


And people, if she asks for over-the-counter then that is what she wants to know. I'm sure she knows all about going to a salon, but that wasn't the question.


Just to let you know I colored mine last night AGAIN and it works GREAT! I have been a dark red hair my whole life and the Excellence works to lighten it a few shades--I wouldn't go too strawberry as it might look to brassy, but you can easily go a lighter shade without bleaching.

Answer 2

I have auburn hair also. I decided I wanted to go blonde a while back. What you can do, use a box of color for highlights. (you could also do an overall lighter color as well if you like) I had my professionally done, but I've been doing that for a while now anyway. Have a friend help apply the highlights, either with a brush or cap (whatever is provided). Keep an eye on the color while waiting on the hightlights. Be sure to use a shampoo for lightened/blonde hair otherwise the highlights will turn brassy. I am glad that I didn't go all the way blonde, but it's still light enough to acheive what I wanted.

Answer 3

You can't do that...if your hair is colored auburn now then-color will not lighten color, it needs to be stripped out. Even if your natural was auburn, I would still think that it would turn orange if you tried. Those boxes are terrible-they come with such a high volume of peroxide and high ammonia levels that it just turns your hair orangey-gold if you were to try something like that. (I mean I know you want strawberry blonde but I'm sure you don't want quite the terrible off golden color it will turn) go see a professonal before you have to pay big bucks to get it fixed after : )

Answer 4

I would just pay the money and go to the salon...I have auburn hair too- and I never found anything that worked..I finally just went to the salon and I was told that red hair is hard to color-

Answer 5

I use Loreal its the best and it has a tone of highlights with the dye and a great conditioner that will make your hair beautiful you should defenitley try. Good Luck and Strawberry blond seems like a beautiful color

Answer 6

If you want to do that you'll have to use (hair) bleach before you dye it, otherwise your hair will turn a strange shade of orange.

I don't advise dying it at home, strawberry blonde can be a difficult shade to achieve, especially if you're lightening your hair and I recommend going to an accomplished stylist.

Answer 7

Oh please----- don't do it :*(

If you really, really, want to go blonde...
Do not try home hair colorants.... .
Get it right !
Visit a good quality hair stylist
and get an expert to advise you

I am sure it is possible to do ,but needs doing with care,
(red-heads have delicate skins )
some colorants can the harm scalp .
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I am sure you will look stunning

Good luck

>^,,^<

Answer 8

i just did the exact same thing.... first bleach out the auburn color with Born Blonde by Clairol... Then I dyed my hair with Garnier.... I got great results and am very pleased.... Good Luck with yours :-)

Answer 9

you should just highlight it, auburn hair is gorgeous.

then you can go with a lighter color in the spring

Answer 10

check the links below for * Hair coloring tips
http://homebeautytips.blogspot.com/2006/12/hair-color-tips.html#name1