Firstly, I hope this is in the right section - my apologies if it's not. So, my current hair story:
I'm naturally dark brown but for over a year was having it dyed red with and orange dip dye. This was my favourite hair color ever but with dark roots it was hard to maintain. So I went dark brown with blonde dip dyed ends and hated it! The brown was like a black and when it faded enough it was super boring, so I dyed the blonde blue. I hate blue hair but I always go back to it for some reason (this story makes sense to my current dilemma, I promise!)
So, I let the blue fade and I was left with a reasonably close matching brown to my natural colour, with a very pale khaki green on the blonde. Yesterday I went to the hairdressers to get it dyed. They said I couldn't go all over red cos it probably would go patchy or a dull red. So I opted to go red underneath (Oh yeah, I had a purple colour under the brown so that was already lighter), and keep my current brown on top.
Once my hair was sectioned and the red put on they said I'd need a brown on the ends of the brown as there was a slight hint of khaki on the ends as the dip dye had been quite high up originally. So they "colour matched " my hair and put on the dye. It wasn't until I got home that I noticed just how dark this brown was compared to my current colour!
Now I don't know what to do as I go on holiday in a week and this was why I was having my hair done. My friend said to go back and get them to sort it, but I'm not really convinced that they're competent enough to fix their mess. My first thought was to dye it a dark brown myself and risk it being even more mismatched. And the only other idea was a colour b4, but from what I've read if that goes dodgy I need to wait a good while before I can dye over it.
Help?! (Hopefully the photo will attach)
Posted : April 21, 2016 12:56 pm
I think the only real option to fix this is to dye the top part as dark as the brown underneath, to match the colours. This would probably be less damaging than another option to bleach the hair and dye over...
I'm not really a professional in this, so I don't know what would be the least damaging option for the hair. :/
Posted : April 21, 2016 2:32 pm
Damn, I replied to this, but it seems to have disappeared!
I had said, something like this...
I'm not sure I would trust them either. I would use colour B4 on the darker parts.
Then use a custom mix of adore browns http://www.beeunique.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=151 to colour match, as close as you can, the top part.
If you plan on swimming when you go away then mix up extra dye so you can add some to a small bottle of conditioner. That way you can carry on topping up that area so it doesn't fade. I'd stay well away from any oxidative permanent or demi permanent dye. It will also be the least damaging option, even if it's a little more upkeep. Better than frying your hair!
Posted : April 21, 2016 2:47 pm
Thank you both for your suggestions! I was in such a flap about my hair yesterday but I was persuaded by family and friends to go back to the hairdressers and see what solution they offered first. They rubbed some weak bleach solution (from what I can gather) onto the colour for a few minutes and it has lifted the blackness quite well so I'm leaving it like this for a while.
My hair doesn't seem overly dry on the ends right now and I'm going to deep condition it before I go away, but do you think that it may go funny/dry with the chlorine/heat/salt water?
Posted : April 22, 2016 7:53 pm
Salt and chlorine can make hair a bit rough and dry even if it's natural and has never been dyed or bleached, so after swimming in the sea or a pool I used to apply some conditioner, because my natural brown hair seemed dry (even though my hair is very oily). Of course it's reccomended to wash hair after swimming, so I'd suggest conditioning it too.
As for salt and chlorine affecting colour, I don't think it can change your hair colour, especially on a short period of time. I live at the seaside and swim in the sea every day for all 3 months in summer. My hair colour has never faded because of that reason.
Anyway, good luck 😍 *1*
Posted : April 23, 2016 3:18 pm
Awesome. Thanks for the info! ^_^
Posted : April 23, 2016 4:47 pm
Chlorinated swimming pools, salt water and sunshine are all great ways to fade hair dye lol. So I would expect to need to re-colour after your holiday. Deep condition throughout the holiday to counter any dryness, and coconut oil can make a great barrier (it is a natural sunscreen)
Posted : April 23, 2016 5:05 pm
Yes it will fade colour if you sit on the sun afterwards, but I never expose my hair to sun 😂 Depends on how long ypur holiday will last, but no worries, it won't fade your colour drastically, just a tone or two.
I'd suggest to not worry about those things and just enjoy your holiday *1*
Posted : April 23, 2016 5:14 pm
Aussie conditioner is packed. I'm only away for a week and I'm not overly fussed about faded colour, I was more curious about dryness after the bleaching situation.
Thanks again, folks.
Posted : April 23, 2016 5:23 pm
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