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Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:55 pm |
I went in for color to cover my grey. I have medium brown hair. Do it on a regular basis. I use a demi-perm color. Except this time I asked asked for "not so much red". Well, careful what we ask for! I got black. I am very fair with brown eyes. I look pasty to start with! Should have seen me. I was ashamed to get out of the chair & I was not afraid to say so! My stylist didn't want to do anymore processing on my hair the same day. It was a Friday, so I was told to call on Monday, if I still hated it. I hid in the house all week end. First thing Monday morning, I was on the phone. He made up a weak bleach solution and put me under the dryer, I was really scared, at this point. I never had bleach on my hair before. But, it lifted the black some and didn't damage my hair. He conditioned my hair for a while and told me I could come back in a week, and do it again if I wanted him to. By then, it lifted some more by washing every day & I was getting use to it, I guess. It did finally wash out. I want to say it took about six weeks for it all to come out. My stylist now knows what color NOT to use. I read somewhere to use head & shoulders to remove dye(leave in a few minutes).I did & I could see the dye in the suds. |
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Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:49 am |
Hi Liz - I am currently in a similar situation with my hair except I am the one to blame (my first attempt at DIY color ). Though my hair does not sound as dark as yours, it is still a good shade deeper than the color description of "natural medium brown". Like yourself, I decided to cover old highlites that were caramel/blondish and return to my natural color. I just colored my hair with a demi-perm product this past Saturday and know that some of the shock I am experiencing right now is due to the sudden loss of random old highlite sparkles, in addition to not seeing any gray strands that were dominating my temples and fringe area (which acted like highlites in a way because they were VERY sparkly). I am also fair and have light blue eyes, so the darker color immediately made my complexion look pastey. Rather than jump the gun about changing the color, I decided to very subtly alter the tone of my skin. I found my bottle of Jergen's gradual tanner for the face in "Fair", and applied it three times in the same day until I achieved the desired tone of soft peach. I cannot tell you how much better my hair looks now!!! All my summer make-up (geared for peachy skin thanks to the Jergen's tanner) is looking great with the darker color as well.
Though I am anxious for my hair to fade, I am satisfied enough at this point to leave my locks alone for at least a month. Maybe you should consider trying the same trick and alter your skin tone to balance out the darkness of your hair. You might find yourself pleasantly surprised with the results . |
_________________ Fair with mild rosascea & combination skin (dry with oily t-zone) |
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Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:08 am |
well i went to the salon yesterday... i had dirty blonde-ish hair and i had my previous streaks filled and my stylist put a semi-permenant color on me. My hair looks black, im not used to the drastic change. It's black but when put in the light has a tint of red. I like it but it may be too risky and dark for me. I wanted a lighter shade of dark brown.. not black. I know that if i wash my hair, the color will fade, but the color underneath (what the stylist filled the blonde highlites with are red) is red... so when i wash i dont wanna be a redhead. |
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