Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Need advice.. Any prof. hair dressers? Or just those that know?

I have dark brown hair that has been highlighted blonde. The highlights were not done with bleach, just reg. hair color. When they did the highlights they also added another color of brown into my hair. The highlights have grown out a bit and I am now ready to go dark brown again! Can I do this my self? Or should I go back to the prof? Basically, will adding another color on top of the highlights be bad news???



Thanks for the help!Need advice.. Any prof. hair dressers? Or just those that know?
YES you can do it - going darker is the easiest thing to do. Use Loreal products - available at your local phamacy (cvs walgreens) http://www.lorealparisusa.com/_us/_en/de



this is a GREAT site to look at (above)



Now, go with any tone that says ';WARM'; OR ';Natural'; - dont go with ';cool'; or ';Ash'; labeled colors - even if it looks like the color you want because anything cool can put pinkish or greenish tones on blondish or light brown (lightened) hair - it can look bad - buy two boxes if you have thick or longer hair because u have to make sure you cover everything - the worst would be coloring and not getting every spot on your head SATURATED. Get it all over every strand front and back and in between.... and wipe off near your hairline.... any stains will come out after washing a couple of times in the shower. You can also use baby oil to rub off stains. let color sit for about 40 minutes.



I would personally suggest : Preference Medium Brown -

http://www.drugstore.com/qxp77350_333181Need advice.. Any prof. hair dressers? Or just those that know?
Take it from somebody who knows go to a professional because depending on the strength of the blond in your hair putting a darker color over could damage it and stain it so you wont be able to fix it untill it grows out
As someone who did the same thing (had brown hair with blonde highlights and went back to dark brown) I think I can tell you what happens.



I did go back to a professional, but that was because I was thinking about getting streaks again (but didn't). Anyway, my hairdresser told me that she could put a filler on my hair so it all ended up one colour or if we just put colour over it how it was you would get some nice dimension to the colour she was putting in.



I ended up just colouring over the highlights without the filler and ended up loving it. It added a little extra dimension and vavoom to my hair. Had I known that it would have been no problem and that I would have liked it I would have dyed it myself.



Hope this helps!
They probably used a form of bleach, because you can't lift color out of hair by using another color. If you were my client, and just wanted to cover the highlights ( which I have also done on myself, same situation ) I would just recommend a semi-permanant. The advantages are that it has no ammonia so you aren't causing further damage, they are glossy and make your hair look great, and if you decide in a couple months you want to change again, it is easier to remove than a permanant color. The disadvantage is that they fade, but a permanant color will also fade over pre-lightened hair. I would go in and see your stylist when you decide too, it's safer!! I hope that helps.

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