Hair Color Question
Brown hair color fading to red?
A common hair color problem, “How do I get the red out?”
Comment:
I have a natural medium ash brown hair color and have been trying to get it back to its natural hair color and out of these red brassy hair color tones! I dyed it a med ash brown and it looked awesome but then it faded to a brassy light brown! How do I fix this?!
My first advice is that each hair color problem, once it’s become a problem, needs to be looked at case by case. In order to get it right, whoever is advising you, needs to ask you more questions. When you say, “I have been trying to get it back to it’s natural hair color” its not clear what hair color processes you now have in your hair, that’s important information. Do you have roots a different color than the rest of the hair shaft?
I’m guessing you have lifted your hair color to a lighter shade and are trying to color back. That’s important information to know too, as it means you would need a double process with hair color in order to do it right. That means the hair color should be lifted lighter than the brassy reoccurring tone and then filled with colors to make up your natural hair color. Simply doing what you are doing, will give you the same unwanted results every time.
Get all the free advice you can get. Call the 800 number of the hair color manufacturer and see where they lead you. They have hair color specialist who will give you their best advice, after questioning you, as to whether you can fix it at home.
Read my article getting back to your natural hair color.
For those of you who simply have hair color fading problems, see these tips for keeping your hair color vibrant
Good Luck!
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i told my hair stylist that i wanted my hair a carmel
color with blond hightlights . i now have dark brown hair with hightlights that look grey in my hair. what should i do. with out it damaging my hair to go lighter?
Comment by amber — May 20, 2008 @ 11:27 pm
Amber,
Go to a different hair colorist to fix it. If your hair is in good condition now, they should be able to lighten your hair without noticable damage. They may opt to lighten by foiling a bit at a time rather than lifting all the color up and toning back, that can only be assessed by seeing your hair. Ask around for a good referral, they will be able to help.
Good Luck!
Comment by Barb — June 3, 2008 @ 12:13 pm
i had my hair dyed half blonde half brown at a hair dresses after my roots started showing i dyed it all dark brown. Big mistake. I then bought a home hair lightener and now my hair is a dark orange
Comment by sarah — July 5, 2008 @ 1:03 pm
I had my hair died bright blonde in the front, and the back brown. I wnt to get it back to all dark brown. How can I do this at home? I was curious to know if I put the dark brown all over if every thing would be dyed the same?
Comment by Rayna — November 28, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
Rayna,
Don’t make the mistake of putting on one color all over . . . look at the comment above yours by Sarah.
The blonde hair needs to be treated separatly from the brown. Have a professional do the match up and you will probably be able to keep up the color yourself afterwards.
Good Luck!
Comment by Barb Quinn — December 1, 2008 @ 2:02 pm
hi, my hair stylist used 20 & 30 vol highlight and used sivler tonner, my hair color use to be dark brown. She did my base color with cooper. My hair is damaged & its very dry. I am shocked with the result as it looks like i have grey hair. I applied the copper tooner on the highlights myself but it looked strange. Is the ash brown color suitable to apply at home?
Comment by monik — December 5, 2008 @ 7:24 am
Monik,
Don’t do it! You will only make matters worse. I suggest you either go back to your original stylist who highlighted your hair and let her fix it. If you don’t trust her ability to fix it more to your liking, find another experienced colorist or try a cosmotology school near you. If you’re determined to fix it yourself, have a professional see and feel your hair and advise you from there.
Best to you!
Comment by Barb Quinn — December 8, 2008 @ 1:45 pm