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Ok.....I just read the post where you stated that you were a professional (I'm assuming in hair).....So I just had a quick question regarding that issue.

I have already bleached and redyed my hair (about one week ago). I was dirty blonde (with a few pale red highlights) to begin with, but after the bleaching it was like bright orange, with a lot of white. So I then decided to redye it to a blonde. I went to Sallys and the girl told me to get a color with a base that was neutral (not blue or red). I also bought an orange remover packet that you mix with the dye. I used a 30 developer (I think this is where my problem occured?)...so after the dye job it is SO orangey and fake looking.

I've decided that this weekend (about 3 days before my hair test) that i'm going to bleach and redye it again....I guess I would just like to know what would be the best kind of color (with the right base and developer) in order to get a natural looking light brown color.


If you are able to help me out that would be great.

On a side note to anyone else......I'll be 28 days clean on the day of my test date (used about 7 times in the past 3 months--light sessions)....I have thin blondish hair (23 yr old female)...I've been washing with T/Sal and PM3 for almost 2 weeks now (with about 4 mac methods in between there). I've already bleached and redyed my hair about a week ago, and since I'm planning on bleaching and redying my hair closer to my test date, and using Zydot the day of.....do you think I should try and do a few more Mac methods in there?


Sorry! This was waaaaay longer than I planned. Thanks for taking the time to read and respond!

 

Dingleberry

Ok, so it sounds like your red highlights didn't lift as well as the dirty blond hair did, but that's fine. Red stains the hair and that's what probably brought the orange. I don't know what bleach you used the first time. I do strongly suggest a powder bleach(I use Wellite Powder Lightener that you can buy at Sallys) because it does the most damage and it lifts most effectively. Use a 40 Volume cream developer. Bear in mind any water on the hair will stop the bleach from doing its thing. Bleach it till its pretty white. A good test to see exactly how much has lifted is to rub a damp paper towel on a little bit of hair to see whats going on under the bleach.

When you go to redye, I suggest Wella Color Charm Gel color that is also at Sallys. To get a dark blond/ light brown I suggest probably a 7N(possibly an 8N use your judgment on what shade you are looking for). Basically Hair Color runs on a 1 - 10 scale, 1 being jet black and 10 being platinum blond. When you bleach your hair and then re-dye it tends to pull darker than you are planning. So plan a step lighter than you might normally. The girl at Sally's was right in telling you to use a neutral base. The nice thing about that particular color line is that its dependable and when used correctly creates dependable results. Use a 20 Volume Developer with the deposit color(again cream developer) and leave it on for around 25-30 minutes. Its a slower developer and can take more time, but penetrates deeper into your hair and will last longer and give you a good result. You can also use the damp paper towel and rub the dye off a bit of hair to see if its done. You should be able to tell pretty easily weather it looks chalky or not. I don't think you should need a toner if you are looking for a light brown. If you wanted to be blond, you would but toners are tricky and yellow and orange are two different things. It's possible to tone with just depositing a neutral color.

Another general tip: Try not to comb or scrub or anything at your scalp before you bleach, it's better to bleach hair that is a little dirty rather than freshly washed. This allows the dead skin on your scalp to protect you from chemical burns.

I hope this is helpful, if you have other questions please let me know!

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That was great advice! thanks so much. I'm going to redye it on sunday.....I'll go back to sallys and get what you suggested. My hair looks like a neon disaster right now! Hopefully that'll do the trick!