Dyeing light strawberry blonde to vibrant copper

I'd actually suggest one of the adore dyes for this colour, they are much better than manic panic in my opinion. I think sunrise Orange or Orange blaze look close to that colour, and they also have some more natural bright Ginger colours you could mix if you wanted a less on your face Orange 🙂

White/grey hair is very hard to dye with these dyes though. I would suggest a light bleach bath before hand or it just won't stick.

thanks I'll check out that other brand! what would a light bleach bath entail exactly? when I've bleached my natural hair before it turns completely white within 10 min, so I don't want to damage it too much...plus I hoped if I did it on natural hair that my natural highlights and lowlights would come through.

what if I did a natural darker strawberry blonde permanent color, then used a semi as a glaze to add orangey-ness? I'd space out the applications of course. can you mix these bright colors with clear dye or a neutral color (ie a beige blonde or something) to make it more like a glaze?

I'd really like the end result to toe the line between natural bright ginger and orange. so I know it's gonna be tricky lol

that picture is 4 years old, pre-dyeing my hair. I have a lot more blonde and white now but only the first two or so inches have grown in. here's a more recent pic, if that helps. the front bits and the areas of light blonde are natural. the rest is faded red dye

EDIT: unable to post pic, sorry :/

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A low volume bleach bath shouldn't lift much or cause much damage; it just roughs up the cuticle a bit so the dye sticks better.

You can use a permanent ginger as a base and then put the semi over the top; it'll have the same effect (would actually probably be a bit more damage than a bleach bath).  You can apply true semis like Adore straight after bleaching or using a permanent dye.

For the colour you're after, what about Adore Cajun Spice or Adore Paprika?

yeah I'm liking several pictures I've seen of the Adore oranges. I'm thinking that I could mix some of the bright orange with conditioner and make my own color depositing condish to use once a week. is that a possibility? has anyone does this to maintain vibrancy?

let's see if this pic works...I brushed my bangs down because they are mostly natural in color. I just wanna make sure you guts can make recs based on where my hair level is