Dying my hair back to brown?

hollster2

Hi all hope someone can help my hair is naturally brown but ive blonde highlights I cant afford them anymore so was wondering is it a good idea to use a box dye or go to the hairdressers? Dont want to turn orange!

tigerblob

As a natural brunette who used to be blonde and have gone back to my own colour, I'd recommended putting some red in your hair before the brown, to prevent it going that greenish hue you see sometimes.

At the end of the day, it's always going to look better if you go to the salon, and if you can afford it, do it. However, it will look fine if you do it at home.

hollster2

Ok ye was told about the red ok thanks very much for your advice

Missyelliot2

Sorry for hijacking your question, but when I had highlights done (with foil), the hairdresser always put in the highlights first and filled in the rest with colour. If I put in a red hue colour, will it take the bleached hue from my hair?
Please recommend that red hue colour!!!!!!! Thanks

hollster2

No worries

boomkatalog

Just to note, if you do put red in first then going back to blonde in the future will be very difficult, if you do decide to. Its incredibly difficult to lift red hair dye.

CuriousG

Missyelliot2 wrote: »

Sorry for hijacking your question, but when I had highlights done (with foil), the hairdresser always put in the highlights first and filled in the rest with colour. If I put in a red hue colour, will it take the bleached hue from my hair?
Please recommend that red hue colour!!!!!!! Thanks

If you are doing it yourself and you have highlights and want to colour the rest of your hair, just wrap the highlighted parts in foil when applying it and when washing it out, wash the rest before taking the foil out. When it is all rinsed out, you can wash your hair as normal. It won't affect your highlights much at all as long as you don't rinse when the colour is still in. Look for 5/06 or a 5/6 colour.

Think that's what you were asking, if not, sorry

Missyelliot2

CuriousG wrote: »

If you are doing it yourself and you have highlights and want to colour the rest of your hair, just wrap the highlighted parts in foil when applying it and when washing it out, wash the rest before taking the foil out. When it is all rinsed out, you can wash your hair as normal. It won't affect your highlights much at all as long as you don't rinse when the colour is still in. Look for 5/06 or a 5/6 colour.

Think that's what you were asking, if not, sorry

Wow! Thanks a million for that! Enjoy the sun!!:D

CuriousG

Missyelliot2 wrote: »

Wow! Thanks a million for that! Enjoy the sun!!:D

Anytime! You too