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Keagan18 · 20th Jan 2011, 08:48 PM

so me and my friends dyed my hair for the first time yesterday!! i originally hoped that it would be dark blonde however... it turned out strawberry brown.. don't get me wrong i LOVE it cause it just looks so FREAKIN' awesome!!!! but... it wasn't what i asked for.... how can i get from really dark brown to dark blonde without being red.. (so i know for next time lol)

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btw.. if you would like to see how it turned out just go to my profile and look at my photo album thing

Ghostly · 10th Feb 2011, 06:02 PM

You should go to a salon or something if your going to change your hair colour more than a few shades from your original colour

Trust me, cuse when you use those dyes that you can do at home, they don't always turn the colour you want (my mom dyes her hair all the time but shes never happy with the results).

Nat3 · 10th Feb 2011, 06:07 PM

If you are changing your hair colour 2 shades more or less than your natural hair it is best to go to a hair salon... Because going from one to the other colour, especially in blond it is required to tone itxD
lol, btw, my current hair colour is electric dark/blue. I got this old lady today, asking. Can I touch it?!?!? lol She said it was so cool.

Flyers2011 · 10th Feb 2011, 07:46 PM

Yeah I agree with everyone else. I went from light blonde to dark brown and I had a professional (my mommy lol) do it. The color stayed a lot longer and my hair is a lot healthier.

Aya McCabre · 10th Feb 2011, 09:16 PM

If you buy salon quality bleach it works fine at home. You'd be looking for something that comes as powder with stuff to mix it into with giant chemical warnings all over it. I used it to go from dark brown to blond. I'm sensitive to peroxide and had to rinse it out too soon because it was burning me, but I still managed bright yellow. From there you just need any bleach pack that you can get at a store. If I could've left it in longer it would've been done in one go.

I used asylum bleach (sold in goth shops) but I'm sure there are others around.

Dave · 11th Feb 2011, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Aya McCabre

If you buy salon quality bleach it works fine at home. You'd be looking for something that comes as powder with stuff to mix it into with giant chemical warnings all over it. I used it to go from dark brown to blond. I'm sensitive to peroxide and had to rinse it out too soon because it was burning me, but I still managed bright yellow. From there you just need any bleach pack that you can get at a store. If I could've left it in longer it would've been done in one go.

I used asylum bleach (sold in goth shops) but I'm sure there are others around.

There's a few ways but to get the right hair colour like they do in Salons you really need to bleach to a light colour, and tone it (it's a type of purple goo you can get in a tube marked toner... takes out the yellow) then dye over it to get an exact colour, if your hair is a dark one.... I keep a tub of powder bleach in my bathroom cupboards all the time these days, because I change my colour on a whim...

Aya McCabre · 12th Feb 2011, 01:59 AM

Toner goes without saying.

Dave · 12th Feb 2011, 02:50 AM

yeah though a lot of people forget it, and end up turning out orange or lemon yellow lol

20th Jan 2011, 08:48 PM	#1
Keagan18 Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: everyone but extended family Location: Pulaski, TN Posts: 41 Join Date: Nov 2010	Hair Dye! so me and my friends dyed my hair for the first time yesterday!! i originally hoped that it would be dark blonde however... it turned out strawberry brown.. don't get me wrong i LOVE it cause it just looks so FREAKIN' awesome!!!! but... it wasn't what i asked for.... how can i get from really dark brown to dark blonde without being red.. (so i know for next time lol) ---------- Post added 20th Jan 2011 at 10:49 PM ---------- btw.. if you would like to see how it turned out just go to my profile and look at my photo album thing

10th Feb 2011, 06:02 PM	#2
Ghostly привет Full Member Gender: Un Garçon Orientation: I'm committed to this one guy Out Status: people that care for me Location: Canada Age: 17 Posts: 1,305 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Hair Dye! You should go to a salon or something if your going to change your hair colour more than a few shades from your original colour Trust me, cuse when you use those dyes that you can do at home, they don't always turn the colour you want (my mom dyes her hair all the time but shes never happy with the results). __________________ "Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other" -Sir Francis Bacon

10th Feb 2011, 06:07 PM	#3
Nat3 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Human Out Status: Everyone who asks. Location: USA, Kansas Age: 21 Posts: 291 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: Hair Dye! If you are changing your hair colour 2 shades more or less than your natural hair it is best to go to a hair salon... Because going from one to the other colour, especially in blond it is required to tone itxD lol, btw, my current hair colour is electric dark/blue. I got this old lady today, asking. Can I touch it?!?!? lol She said it was so cool.

10th Feb 2011, 07:46 PM	#4
Flyers2011 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Gay Out Status: Everyone. And I mean EVERYONE. Location: O-H-I-O! Posts: 886 Join Date: Sep 2010	Re: Hair Dye! Yeah I agree with everyone else. I went from light blonde to dark brown and I had a professional (my mommy lol) do it. The color stayed a lot longer and my hair is a lot healthier.

10th Feb 2011, 09:16 PM	#5
Aya McCabre Beware of the Metaphor Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Age: 21 Posts: 613 Join Date: Feb 2011	Re: Hair Dye! If you buy salon quality bleach it works fine at home. You'd be looking for something that comes as powder with stuff to mix it into with giant chemical warnings all over it. I used it to go from dark brown to blond. I'm sensitive to peroxide and had to rinse it out too soon because it was burning me, but I still managed bright yellow. From there you just need any bleach pack that you can get at a store. If I could've left it in longer it would've been done in one go. I used asylum bleach (sold in goth shops) but I'm sure there are others around. __________________ Time is on my side she said. He may be on your side I said, but it makes no difference in the end, He's coming after you my friend........

12th Feb 2011, 01:59 AM	#7
Aya McCabre Beware of the Metaphor Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Age: 21 Posts: 613 Join Date: Feb 2011	Re: Hair Dye! Toner goes without saying. __________________ Time is on my side she said. He may be on your side I said, but it makes no difference in the end, He's coming after you my friend........

12th Feb 2011, 02:50 AM	#8
Dave Eh Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Bendigo - Australia Age: 22 Posts: 362 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: Hair Dye! yeah though a lot of people forget it, and end up turning out orange or lemon yellow lol __________________ "If you can't convince them, confuse them."

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