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Banana skin yellow&white....How can I get it back to more natural & less dayglo?

 
(@Wicket22)
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I was wondering, well hoping, for a little advice please? I have been using B-Blonde’s highlighting kit over a dark blonde / light brown base, with great results. However, I (stupidly) used a different product to bring up my roots (L’oreal) which at the time, I hadn’t realised the significance of white Vs blue bleach, and I ended up with *very* yellow hair
I didn’t panic (as I did years ago & give myself a chemical haircut) & after trying Provoke Touch of Silver shampoo to bring it down, I put a semi-perm platinum toner over it for 10 minutes which took the edge off but I was still an unpleasant shade of yellow.
I let it settle & then used the high-lift blue powder & 30% developer from B-blonde which although has lessened the worst of the bright yellow, has left my hair with the well-known banana skin yellow shade for the most of it, with some whiter streaks (around a 10, plus the yellow!).
I want it to be a more natural shade of blonde / blondes so was looking at my options. I am not currently in a  position to go to the salon & in all fairness, where I am, there aren’t many trustworthy colouring stylists unfortunately.
I was considering using a demi-perm as either a base & then use lowlights over the top in a couple or so shades, or to leave the base & just put a demi-perm toner over strands pulled through a highlighting cap to give it some colour & make it less ‘in your face’. It wouldn’t be *as* bad if it was white all over (although I had this several years ago when I was younger….!) but the yellowy tinge just isn’t my style!
My hair fortunately is still in good condition & I have been soaking it in protein masks & conditioners, plus always use argan oil etc after washing – I don’t blow-dry or straighten it either, and it does still look in good condition & feels good to the touch.
I have been looking at the Ion / XP100 / Wella Colour Touch & Koleston ranges.
It is made slightly more difficult in that I have short hair at the back but is much longer on top – if that makes any difference?
There is a local Sally’s store so I’m hoping to get the appropriate shades & developer from there but obviously would really appreciate some help along the way?!
Thanks ever so much for reading this in the first place!
Best wishes,
Sarah

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Posted : August 5, 2016 10:14 am
(@puerkz)
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could you give us more details on how close together you did all these processes? Bleach damage can take a few weeks to show up and doing any further processing could leave you with extremely damaged hair. a picture would also be helpful. For now, I would suggest you stay away from anything that requires developer/peroxide; and continue using the purple shampoo when you wash.

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Posted : August 5, 2016 12:00 pm
(@Wicket22)
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Hi, thank you for replying. I used the L'oreal rubbish 2 weeks ago, and then used a semi-perm toner (an XXL one as all I had in the house at the time & I resembled a minion).
I then washed it a few times over the next few days with the dark purple shampoo, it was processed again on Sun/Mon this week.
I wasn't sure if I could use a semi/demi-perm or a colour-deposit formula? I've added a couple of pics, first is of it at the moment, third is just after it was processed & the last pic is what I ruined it from 🙁
It's in surprisingly good condition considering but I always drown it in leave-in conditioner after every wash anyway so hoping that has paid off.

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Posted : August 5, 2016 1:22 pm