Bit of an epic post... advice for a newbie?

Firstly, i'd just like to say that you're doing exactly what i do with my hair except my hair has red in it!

Okay, so, I'd think that because you have so much dye over your hair, I'd try stripping the color first. With, like, Color Oops or Color B4. And, depending on how often you wash your hair, the color should last for about 2-4 weeks. And you can just re-dye the blue when it fades. And, yes, you can bleach over the bright dyes once they're in, but i don't imagine it will come out blonde. Just like an extremely lighter version. And, if you do bleach over the bright bits, you dyeing your hair dark brown/black will most definitely cover it.

Thanks so much for replying! Good to know I'm thinking of doing something that does work, hopefully I won't look like a total dork!

I'll try the colour remover first, thanks for the tip.  🙂

Would you suggest doing the bleach/blue first or the dark brown first? Should I perhaps do the bleach bits, rinse, wrap them in tin foil or some such, then do the brown? OR, protect the bits I want to bleach with foil, do the brown and then do the bleaching and blue-ing after?

When I do two colours I do them at the same time. As box dyes have a maximum developing time and veggie dyes don't then do the blue/turquoise section first, clip the hair you want brown out the way. Foil the turquoise sections as you go along to protect them from the brown you do later. Once the turquoise is in start the brown. When the developing time is up wash the brown out first, very carefully or else the excess will run into the turquoise. Make sure the water is clear before you unfoil the turquoise. After a day or two you may notice that some of the brown has bled into the turquoise but it shouldn't be too noticeable.

I've heard bad reviews about the colour foam, maybe try something else just in case that part goes wrong but everything else you mentioned seems fine and the right order to do it all in.

Thanks! That does make sense about the blue not having a development time. And thanks for the tip about the foam, I'll probably go with one I knew works ok.

I guess I'll do my bleaching and toning on Saturday, and the brown and blue on Sunday. Perfect. 🙂 Fortunately I'm mostly doing blocks of colour so keeping them apart shouldn't be too tricky - I will be enlisting Boyfriend to do the honours. He's got quite good!  🙂

Yeah I wish I had help when I do mine! Unfortunately I need someone to watch the kids and hubby's not the type to help out with stuff like that, he panics too much lol!