Is becoming uniform level 9 to 10 possible on non virgin hair?

As long as it has been at least a month since the still golden-ish areas have been bleached and they are still in good shape, you can definitely spot bleach them. I would make a bleach bath mixture ( just add about the same amount of shampoo as the amount of developer you used - more or less, it's all personal preference - the more shampoo added the lower the vol it will be) and apply that to just the darker areas. Try to section them out beforehand and tie or clip the rest of your hair out of the way beforehand too so you don't waste time dealing with it while applying it. I would make a 20 vol bleach bath, make sure the hair is really saturated with it + it's moist, then wrap the pieces in foil, plastic wrap or tie a plastic shopping bag or something around them. You may have to wave a hair dryer over then for a couple minutes so they stay warm.

Also, make sure you haven't washed your hair for at least a couple days or more, you want some natural oils built up. If you slather the hair in coconut oil at least a couple hours beforehand too (and just apply the bleach right over it - you don't wash it out or anything), it really can help keep damage down.

Is it true? I heard virgin hair lifts best but mid lengths that have been colored or highlighted probably will not lift as well or will break off?

I hear this is especially true if you had highlights because the bleached parts will break and the natural hairs are so finely woven that you would have to overlap bleach to get them.

And dark dyes may leave stains that are so hard to remove that the number of times you need to bleach will ruin your hair?

I don't understand why so many hair salons sell highlights to people who truly want all over blonde? Many of these people will get sick of the highlights and want a full bleach, because we all know that when you want full bleach you won't be satisfied until you get it. And it's much easier and less damaging to bleach virgin hair. Are stylists just lazy? Or are they trying to make more money, since highlights are generally more expensive than a bleach out?

A full head bleach will look solid and unnatural, roots will be stark and obvious, and every hair on your head has been processed. Having highlights creates a much more natural look, and helps to blend roots in so the upkeep is easier. Also less of your hair has been coloured so overall your hair is healthier.
Most salons are trying to give you a natural looking dye job, which is why they recommend highlights. Naturally blonde hair is very multi tonal.
Hair that has been dyed is very difficult to bleach, it tends to stick at orange. How many times a hair can be processed before it breaks varies from person to person, but every hair has a breaking point, which is why a strand test is important.

True bleach does look fake. But I was getting platinum highlights and I am a natural 6. The roots with my highlights were honestly worse than 4 weeks of roots with my bleach out. Even  my stylist said the roots with my highlights looked worse than the bleach more quickly.

And switching was hard because some of my natural strands are so finely woven that she can't get them without breaking my hair so it looks like I have a few lowlights.

I think those of us who want platinum have forgone the idea of looking natural!

Did you tell the salon you wanted all over blonde? They are there to provide a service, so should give you what you ask for. If they suggested highlights they were either trying to create a more natural look for you with lower maintenance or were trying to preserve the integrity of your hair.

Did you tell the salon you wanted all over blonde? They are there to provide a service, so should give you what you ask for. If they suggested highlights they were either trying to create a more natural look for you with lower maintenance or were trying to preserve the integrity of your hair.

I kept asking for blonder highlights which was stupid of me because I really wanted all bleach and I asked for that but the lady was reluctant. When I asked to bleach out several times, because I had so many blonde highlights that the roots were ridiculous, she was little hesitant at first but did it. It took two tries but since I had such pale highlights through my middle she didn't bleach it much to avoid breakage. My roots match my highlights well but I have some small darker pieces towards the ends that probably can't withstand bleaching again.

I don't want to get rid of my bleach out yet but I reckon I will in the future.

I am a natural 6 and I don't want to be brunette plus I imagine my hair would keep fading out anyway.

Would low lighting my hair and then when the new growth comes in, highlighting it, be the best solution?

Since I had highlights before bleach, my hair dresser said that if I don't like it we can lowlight and then highlight new growth to get rid of the bleach look.

Is this the best way to "fix" it?

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