Hi there!
Any help very very greatly appreciated !
I posted earlier about getting rid of turquoise, and after using decolour, it didn't fade much so i panicked and went straight for the box dye I had in the cupboard - Dark honey blonde.
Now, I have streaks of the colour it was supposed to come out, but a lot of greeny blue-ish still in there! I know it was probably a massive rookie mistake, but i was praying it'd take!
My question is, what colour would I need to put on the bluey greeny grey bits to make it the same mousey colour as the rest?
the pictures don't show it exactly the colour, but it's close. I'm guessing if i got another box of the same dye it wouldn't cover it?
Thank you so so much for any help in advance!
And apologies for so many photos, tried to get different lights!
I actually quite like it, it looks multi tonal, dirty blonde with teal-y tones.
I am no toning expert so i will leave the advice to the experts. I hope you achieve what you are looking for.
You want the opposite to what I just advised for Sia in a different thread. You want pinky orange diluted in conditioner.
It's actually starting to grow on me abit.. haha! But alas, not what I wanted.
Could I ask how i'd get a pinky orange? and like a deep pinky orange or light?
Is it a permanent/demi permanent type of box dye? If so another colour remover should get it out.
Can you separate the greeny bits from the blonde bits or are they intermingled? It is going to be tricky to just tone the green bits.
I normally go for the opposite colour first to neutralise, so a red/orange over the turquoise. Then your chosen natural shade over the top. I think you will have to go for a darker colour though. If you want blonde you will need to keep fading the turquoise first.
I don't have time to look right now, but just a pink dye and an orange dye mixed. Doesn't really matter too much which as it's going to be diluted fairly light in conditioner. But you'll want more orange than pink as it's bluer.
And, don't do that again!! Total rookie mistake! ALSO, never, ever use a permanent dye on freshly washed hair. It's bad for your hair AND scalp.
I agree with Wicked Pixie's suggestion of a colour remover again, the sooner it's used, the better it works.
I realise it was a massive mistake! And part of me knew as I was putting the dye on haha :/ massive rookie!
Would a colour remover take it back to turquoise? (I'd tried 3 colour removers and various concotion methods and the turquoise wouldn't budge :/ it is over 2 years worth mind)
Also, i'm guessing the pinky orange would affect the mousey parts I have if i put it all over?
Most of the greeny parts are chunks of green I could just target, but they intermingled parts would be hardest.
Yes, the orange would affect the blonde if you put it all over.
A colour remover should remove the blonde so you can go about toning the blue green without getting orange bits where the blonde worked.
I've battled with unwanted greens and blues! And personally, I haven't had much luck adding the opposite colour (i.e., oranges or pinks) to get rid of them.
I'd say try the colour remover again, however, they didn't do much for me as my greens/blues were mostly from semis I used as toners to get rid of brassiness. If your hair is in a good enough condition, I'd recommend some fading treatments.
The one that worked for me can be found on this thread and is pretty much just as safe to use as the colour remover if you don't add the peroxide: Combination Color Stripper. I didn't measure the ingredients exactly, and I left out the peroxide, and it still worked really well.
The newer one that seems to work for lots of people, but it uses bleach, is found on this thread: Bleach Powder + Shampoo and oils . It may leave your hair a bit drier, but so will colour removers. I've used it as well, and it is really effective.
And one other: Bleach Powder + Hot Water Paste Technique.
Good luck, I feel your pain!
Do not use the last three methods for at least a month after using anything with peroxide.
You want the opposite to what I just advised for Sia in a different thread. You want pinky orange diluted in conditioner.
I wrote that out & thought it was funny it was the opposite of what i wanted, but then thought, nah, better leave it to the experts, lol!!!
Thank you so very much for the help people! π You're lifesavers.
I'm actually jealous, that looks lovely even though you didn't intend it and it isn't what you wanted.