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Recommendations for covering Enchanted Forest?

 
(@Katiem1128)
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So I dyed my hair with Manic Panic Enchanted Forest. And it's fading out pretty quickly back to the yellow blonde I have under it, so I wanna touch up my hair with something else.
The picture is the kind of color I'm hoping to achieve (if it's possible). I didnt have room on the post for my current hair color, but it's like a faded out teal that pulls more green. A friend suggested that I dilute a purple based blue and put that over top, will that work/get me close to that color in the second picture?
And if so, any recommendations on a good blue to use? Figuring out undertones of colors is not my forte, at all.
Also suggestions other than Manic Panic are greatly welcomed. I'm not super impressed with Enchanted Forest. Thanks!!

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Posted : May 17, 2017 9:31 pm
(@lauralei13)
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I've deleted your second comment for you πŸ™‚ I think it's probably that the file size is too large on the photo you're trying to upload?

I'm not sure on colours as I don't use blues, but I always prefer Special Effects and Directions over Manic Panic dyes. Something to bear in mind though is that blues will pull more teal over bases with yellow in, particularly as they fade. I can see the idea that a purple based blue might counteract this but I'd do a strand test if it was me as if the purple has too much red in it then over a greeny colour it could end up muddy. I'll let someone else with more experience of blues and purples advise you on what ones are the right tones!

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Posted : May 23, 2017 8:37 pm
(@jacquelineh)
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I found blonde colour coming through after two conditioner washes of Enchanted Forest. Such a disappointment!

I think Adore Aquamarine might work, with some Indigo Blue mixed in to darken it up a bit and counteract the green. Aquamarine is what I have on the top portion of my hair in my profile pic. It's strong and covers well. I love Adore colours: they've always come out well for me on bleached hair, don't fade very quickly and most importantly in my book have minimal rub-off.

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Posted : May 25, 2017 8:30 am
(@Katiem1128)
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Thanks for the responses ladies! I actually ended up using Punky Colors Turquoise with a little Midnight Blue mixed in (just dyed it last night.) It turned out pretty well, although there is a little green peaking through in some places, so I guess I'll touch that up later on. And he's, Enchanted Forest was a disappointment. The top sections of my hair faded so fast, but I had bottom parts that were still super dark.

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Posted : May 25, 2017 1:29 pm