H.1. asks from Des Moines, IA on November 03, 2011
Can I Dye My Hair?
I have dark brown hair but recently had been getting professional highlights in light brown/blondes. So many highlights it was starting to be the majority of my hair. Anyway, I'm now laid off and can no longer afford to keep this up and my roots have grown out and it looks horrible.
Can I dye over my blondish highlights with dark brown (at home) or will it turn out some funky color? I just want to go back to my own color so I don't have to keep up with it anymore. Thanks!
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T.C. answers from Des Moines on November 04, 2011
go to a professional. Blonde is tough to cover up just like grey hair - the darker color will fade eventually. I would have a pro do it first and then continue at home with dye from a box when you notice the color start to fade. I dye my hair all the time at home. It's not hard. But to cover up the blonde you will need some serious color. they may even want to strip you hair first.
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A.H. answers from Chicago on November 03, 2011
Totally agree with Rachel - go to the salon one more time and have them do an all-over color in your natural color. It will look great and you won't have any more maintenance after that. All-over color is a fraction of the cost of highlights because it's an easy process for the stylist. But I'd go to them because they will know exactly what color to use.
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⊱.S. answers from Los Angeles on November 03, 2011
The bleached hair needs to be "filled" again with pigment and just dying over it will create a muddy to greenish cast because the "orange" base has been stripped out w/ the bleach. Frankly, I'd pop for a professional to work on taking you back to natural and then you can do the home dye jobs from there (former hairstylist speaking here).
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R.D. answers from Richmond on November 03, 2011
Wait until your roots grow out a bit, then go to the salon one last time and ask them to perfectly match your roots (this will be cheaper than highlights)... it will be easier to maintain from there, AND there's less room for error if the highlights don't take to the dye in a box. Trust me, been there, screwed that up, cost me MORE to have corrected ;)
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S.W. answers from Phoenix on November 03, 2011
Hey giirl ! I went to beauty school and i know this , Color from stores SUCK. They are horrible on your hair and you never know wht you are going to get . If you are going to get your hair colored get it done at a salon PLEASE . Because if the store color comes out funky it is harder to fix and sometimes just becomes a damaging disaster.. :) . Store bought color is the enemy. haha . great luck!
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K.F. answers from New York on November 03, 2011
I'm with the majority on this. Go to your regular salon one more time and let a professional take your hair from streaked to it's natural color. They guarantee their work and you will come out of it looking and feeling great.
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J.C. answers from New York on November 03, 2011
If you are going back to your original color, go to a salon and ask them to match the color to your roots. It will cost you more to do it this way but it will look best for all the interviews you will be going on!
Good luck!
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C.M. answers from Washington DC on November 03, 2011
I've done it before. Just make sure you don't get an ash base or else it might turn green
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K.R. answers from Minneapolis on November 04, 2011
Go to a salon one last time, and have your hair colored to match your natural color, so it won't be noticeable when it grows out,
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