Changing your hair colour

[daisycup]

Sorry i'm posting this on here but no one seems to look in beauty. At the moment I have blonde highlighted hair but I want to go brown again. If I purchased a hair dye would it be ok to dye my hair myself rather than paying through the nose at a hairdressers? Thanks!!!

[annie0000]

I think you might be taking a risk as highlighted hair tends to be drier than the rest, so the dye may take to your hair unevenly or may dry your hair out more. I would certainly give your hair an intensive conditioning treatment a few days prior to trying to dye it yourself.

[daffy654]

Brown hair dye over blonde highlights tends to go a strange khaki colour,if you must do it yourself try going a red shade of brown,it doesn't look quite so bad.Personally I would go to the hairdressers,disatrous dye jobs are difficult to correct and look so obvious.

[daisycup]

Thanks guys for your answers. :-)

[unrulyjulie]

You have to put the red back into the blonde otherwise it will go a nice shade of green as daffy says.

[MiniN]

definately go to the hairdressers to get it brown and then in future you can do your roots at home if you so wish

[foodluva]

Daisy,

I am highlighted blonde and I regularly stick a brown dye through my hair if I can't afford to get it re-done at a salon. I've never had green hair and I NEVER use reddy brown colours. My hair is quite porous and colour takes to it quite well. I find a medium brown works although it usually comes out dark brown for some reason. But never a hint of green!

[smudge]

I was just going to post similar foodluva.

I started having caramel/blonde highlights (foils) put in my hair last year, but after spending �50+ every 6 weeks, I got fed up with paying out & the time it took in the salon!

I now put a dark blonde on it, which comes out med/light brown. I've not had any problems with it going green & my hairdresser & family say it looks very natural, 'specially after a good cut.

[daisycup]

Thank you. Foodluva and Smudge... What make dye do you use? Is it like L'Oreal or something?

[smudge]

Hi again daisycup - sorry, busy day!

I've started using Clairol Nice 'n Easy Root Touch Up - Darke Blonde No. 7. It's really easy to use. I haven't as yet used an all over colour as I still have some of the highlights in, but once they're all eventually grown & cut out, I'll start using an all over one of the same make.

Hope that helps.

[mentalchaos]

i think its bad that you ask that question here but you should be able to do it yourself best thing to do is cut a small strand of hair then die that wait an hour and see if it is what you what and please dont post this type of queastion on this section again

[daisycup]

Oh I'm sorry Mentalchaos, didn't realise you were the editor of this site.