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Kate
Whenever I dye my hair lighter, it turns out an orangey red brown.
Even using an ash dye, it still turns out brassy.
Thanks!
Answer
I recommend doing highlights with ash as it can look green without some variation. You will also need to bleach your hair and tone it all over first to get the brown and red out of your hair, and to try and get it the same colour/tone all over. I would dye it ash all over, see how it looks, and consider highlights as a separate process a few weeks later if you find the ash blonde looks a little lifeless.
1) Sort out a bleach and developer first. The brand Kaleidoscope has bleaches with toners built right in so you can tone your hair to a neutral colour before you start messing with ash (use a blue toner to get rid of red). You may need to bleach and tone separately, but I heard good things about Kaleidoscope when I was working at Sallys. As for developer, it sounds like a 20 or 30 will get you to the level you want, but check with the associates or the packaging on the bleach to be sure (without seeing your hair I can't tell).
2) Pick your colour and developer. I would use Ion as they tend to have better control over the undertones in their ash products (using Wella, for example, is basically like dyeing your hair green). Any brand of developer will do and Ion has a little chart attached to the display that will help you figure out whether you need a 20, 30 or 40 volume.* The sensitive scalp stuff (purple bottle) is quite nice especially as bleaching can be irritating enough.
3) Get a protein treatment. Bleach kills your hair and you'll want to rebuild it unless you want to look like your hair has been fried. Ion Effective Care Treatment is like magic for your hair. Use it right after you bleach and again after you've dyed it and then continue to use it twice a week for a month or two. After that, scale it back to once a week.
* You want to make this decision based on how light you think your hair will be after you bleach it. Example; if you want to go from a level 4 to 6 you will probably need a 20, but a 4 to an 8 might require a 30. If you bleach your hair and it comes out a level 6-8 you will probably only want a 20-volume developer.
If you can find an associate who is has their hairdressing license, double check all of this information with them as the current colour of your hair and your desired level of lightening are hard for me to judge without seeing you.
I recommend doing highlights with ash as it can look green without some variation. You will also need to bleach your hair and tone it all over first to get the brown and red out of your hair, and to try and get it the same colour/tone all over. I would dye it ash all over, see how it looks, and consider highlights as a separate process a few weeks later if you find the ash blonde looks a little lifeless.
1) Sort out a bleach and developer first. The brand Kaleidoscope has bleaches with toners built right in so you can tone your hair to a neutral colour before you start messing with ash (use a blue toner to get rid of red). You may need to bleach and tone separately, but I heard good things about Kaleidoscope when I was working at Sallys. As for developer, it sounds like a 20 or 30 will get you to the level you want, but check with the associates or the packaging on the bleach to be sure (without seeing your hair I can't tell).
2) Pick your colour and developer. I would use Ion as they tend to have better control over the undertones in their ash products (using Wella, for example, is basically like dyeing your hair green). Any brand of developer will do and Ion has a little chart attached to the display that will help you figure out whether you need a 20, 30 or 40 volume.* The sensitive scalp stuff (purple bottle) is quite nice especially as bleaching can be irritating enough.
3) Get a protein treatment. Bleach kills your hair and you'll want to rebuild it unless you want to look like your hair has been fried. Ion Effective Care Treatment is like magic for your hair. Use it right after you bleach and again after you've dyed it and then continue to use it twice a week for a month or two. After that, scale it back to once a week.
* You want to make this decision based on how light you think your hair will be after you bleach it. Example; if you want to go from a level 4 to 6 you will probably need a 20, but a 4 to an 8 might require a 30. If you bleach your hair and it comes out a level 6-8 you will probably only want a 20-volume developer.
If you can find an associate who is has their hairdressing license, double check all of this information with them as the current colour of your hair and your desired level of lightening are hard for me to judge without seeing you.
How to know what hair colour suits you best?
XMinnieMou
Does anyone have any good tricks for how to know what hair colour suits you best???
Answer
You should dye your hair based on your skin tone and eye color which will determine whether you should go with warm tones or ash tones. The depth of your eye color will determine the depth of your hair color. Your natural hair color will determine how many shades you can go up or down.
Skin and Eye Color:
You know you have a cool skin tone if you have any of these traits-
Skin:
1)Your skin burns easily
2) You have rosy cheeks
3) Your skin is ruddy, pale, freckled, or ebony.
4) Dark brown, olive, medium or pale with pink undertones.
5) You are simply pale with no undertones.
6) Olive complexion (of asian or hispanic descent)
7) Have cool or bluish undertones under your eyes.
8) Pale skin that almost appears translucent.
Eyes:
1) Greys
2) Blues
3) Greyish blue
4) Dark Blue
5) Dark or deep brown
6) Black
7) Hazel with speckles of grey or blue
8) Blackish brown
If you fit the categories above your possible hair colors are:
Light ash blonde, coffee/mid level blonde, aubergine/mahogany or burgundy reds, blue/green dark browns or blacks, blue-blacks, deep coffee brown, medium ash brown, dishwater blonde, sandy or beige blonde, platinum blonde, raven blacks, cool ash browns, clean blue-base reds, fire reds.
AVOID: Gold based or bronze tones, Warm red tones, and Yellow based colors.
You have Warm skin tone if you have these traits:
1) Your skin tans easily with a golden glow
2) Pale peach-flesh tones
3) Brown with undertones of gold
4) Warm golden yellow undertones
5) Skin with lots of freckles or rosy flush
6) Medium to dark brown with orange or gold undertone
7) Pale with peach or gold undertone
8) Light brown with gold undertone
Eyes:
1) Green
2) Greenish-blue
3)Muted Green
4) Gold Brown
5) Mid brown
6) Hazel with flecks of brown or gold
7) Turquoise
8) Dull Blue
Possible hair colors:
Light strawberry blonde, Light honey blonde, Golden mid level blonde, Warm chocolate brown, Ginger or orange based reds, dark brown with hints of rust, deep chocolate, golden brown, auburn, golden blonde, red and colors with orange highlights
AVOID: violet, blue, and white colors. too much ash in the hair.
You should dye your hair based on your skin tone and eye color which will determine whether you should go with warm tones or ash tones. The depth of your eye color will determine the depth of your hair color. Your natural hair color will determine how many shades you can go up or down.
Skin and Eye Color:
You know you have a cool skin tone if you have any of these traits-
Skin:
1)Your skin burns easily
2) You have rosy cheeks
3) Your skin is ruddy, pale, freckled, or ebony.
4) Dark brown, olive, medium or pale with pink undertones.
5) You are simply pale with no undertones.
6) Olive complexion (of asian or hispanic descent)
7) Have cool or bluish undertones under your eyes.
8) Pale skin that almost appears translucent.
Eyes:
1) Greys
2) Blues
3) Greyish blue
4) Dark Blue
5) Dark or deep brown
6) Black
7) Hazel with speckles of grey or blue
8) Blackish brown
If you fit the categories above your possible hair colors are:
Light ash blonde, coffee/mid level blonde, aubergine/mahogany or burgundy reds, blue/green dark browns or blacks, blue-blacks, deep coffee brown, medium ash brown, dishwater blonde, sandy or beige blonde, platinum blonde, raven blacks, cool ash browns, clean blue-base reds, fire reds.
AVOID: Gold based or bronze tones, Warm red tones, and Yellow based colors.
You have Warm skin tone if you have these traits:
1) Your skin tans easily with a golden glow
2) Pale peach-flesh tones
3) Brown with undertones of gold
4) Warm golden yellow undertones
5) Skin with lots of freckles or rosy flush
6) Medium to dark brown with orange or gold undertone
7) Pale with peach or gold undertone
8) Light brown with gold undertone
Eyes:
1) Green
2) Greenish-blue
3)Muted Green
4) Gold Brown
5) Mid brown
6) Hazel with flecks of brown or gold
7) Turquoise
8) Dull Blue
Possible hair colors:
Light strawberry blonde, Light honey blonde, Golden mid level blonde, Warm chocolate brown, Ginger or orange based reds, dark brown with hints of rust, deep chocolate, golden brown, auburn, golden blonde, red and colors with orange highlights
AVOID: violet, blue, and white colors. too much ash in the hair.
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