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Trying for a copper/aburn colour

 
(@millaindie)
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Two months ago I dyed my hair red, a mix of Adore crimson, wild cherry and raging red. That is all fine, but now I want a bit warmer and more natural shade for the summer. It hasn't faded much and I have only had one touch up. I was thinking of putting Paprika over my already red hair (I am not gonna strip my hair). It looks like it's a bit dark and I'm fine with that, but I am a bit afraid it will not be orangey enough. I was thinking of maybe mix Paprika with Cajun Spice as it looks way more gingery. I am not sure. I would then consider one of each or two of one of them and one of the other.

One other thing: I always bleach my hair with Schwarzkopf Blonde(Nordic) and I need to touch up my roots. But I feel like I cannot get all my hair and get dark spots that I missed, probably because it's in a bottle and I have to squirt it out. I wonder if I can just squirt it into a bowl when it's mixed and apply it from there with a brush or if I should simply get the streak pack as it will turn into a paste and is not liquidy like the bottle bleach.

I will attach a photo of my hair after a couple of days when I first dyed it. It is in natural light and it's my iPhone so it's not the best quality.

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Posted : May 26, 2014 11:52 am
(@squishy000)
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Cajun Spice is super orangey (you can see the shade here).

People who've used Paprika report back that's it's a much more natural ginger shade.

You can mix the box blonde in a plastic bowl and apply with a tint brush if you find it easier--but if you're going to do that, just save yourself the money and buy a box of bleach sachets and a bottle of peroxide and mix your own πŸ™‚

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Posted : May 31, 2014 8:36 am
(@millaindie)
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Cajun Spice is super orangey (you can see the shade here).

People who've used Paprika report back that's it's a much more natural ginger shade.

You can mix the box blonde in a plastic bowl and apply with a tint brush if you find it easier--but if you're going to do that, just save yourself the money and buy a box of bleach sachets and a bottle of peroxide and mix your own πŸ™‚

I don't know where I can get it in my country, so it's not an option. But thank you.

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Posted : May 31, 2014 7:01 pm
(@stingle)
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I sometimes use Cajun Spice by itself, but because I have brown hair as a base it still turns out fairly natural looking.  On the bits of light highlighted hair I have it is definitely much brighter!  I often use paprika as well, it is definitely more natural looking and darker than Cajun Spice.  I like the mixture of the two, paprika and cajun spice the best. 

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Posted : May 31, 2014 8:00 pm