best hair dye for at-home use?

kaye

kaye

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#1
i wanna go back to dark brown hair and was thinking about doing it at home since only half my head is dyed brown/blonde and i don't feel like paying $80 for a simple dye job.

what brand is the best? what's the most healthiest?

what do you ladies use?

thanks!
 
#3
Just be careful when dyeing over blond at home - sometimes it can turn greenish. If you're going to do it yourself, I would suggest calling the Clairol hotline and asking them for their advice. Usually they will say that you should put a red color (they'll tell you which shade) over the blond first, followed by the brown you want. The red acts as a filler and will deposit the red tones that are naturally found in brown hair.

Good luck!
 
#4
LadyLicorice said:
Just be careful when dyeing over blond at home - sometimes it can turn greenish. If you're going to do it yourself, I would suggest calling the Clairol hotline and asking them for their advice. Usually they will say that you should put a red color (they'll tell you which shade) over the blond first, followed by the brown you want. The red acts as a filler and will deposit the red tones that are naturally found in brown hair.

Good luck!
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oh no... sounds more complicated than i thought. :sad:
i never even thought about that! thanks for mentioning it and thanks for the tips!! :smile:
 
#7
but if your going for a compelelty diff oclor buy 2 boxes to make sure its even..... sometimes though to ensure its good u rbetter off goign to the hair dressers
 
#8
What about using a semi or demi-permanent color? When my stylist covered over my gold highlights, she used a demi-permanent color so she wouldn't further damage my hair. I have tried Clairol's Natural Instincts (Egyptian Plum) at home (I'm trying to save the $275 it would cost me to get my hair done at my usual salon) and have had good results.
 
#10
I had blond highlights to my medium brown hair. I decided highlights were too much work so I added lo-lights to my hair. It turned out pretty well. It blended pretty well but my hair is still not as dark as it originally was.
 
#11
ZooMom said:
I had blond highlights to my medium brown hair. I decided highlights were too much work so I added lo-lights to my hair. It turned out pretty well. It blended pretty well but my hair is still not as dark as it originally was.
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i could do that but i also have a base colour! my hair is naturally dark brown, but i have a light brown base w/ golden blonde highlights. maybe i could do lowlights on just my golden brown highlights?
 
#13
kaye said:
i could do that but i also have a base colour! my hair is naturally dark brown, but i have a light brown base w/ golden blonde highlights. maybe i could do lowlights on just my golden brown highlights?
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I wouldn't use dark brown even though that is your natural color. I would use a medium natural brown. It will be perfect on you. Make sure you leave it on the full amount of time. When I am going from blonde to dark brown I leave it on for about 30 minutes.
 
#14
You will probably have good luck if you go to a Beauty Suppy store and talk to someone who works there that knows about color. When I dyed my sister in law's and friends hair dark brown after being dyed light blond I had to use a filler first which made the hair orange (it is supposed to) and then the brown dye was put on right after that. It came out great. I like Sally's beauty supply stores, you can get more color selections that the salons use. I also would tell you to think about going darker. I have been coloring my hair everything from bleach blond to light blond, it is medium brown naturally--well I colored it medium brown about 2 months ago and hate it..... I have had compliments that it is a pretty color but it is just too dark for me after being blond for so long. So I am going back to my short choppy cut (hope to get it cut shorter this week) and will go the lightest blond possible. I really thought I would like the dark brown and it was the worst thing I could do.
 
#15
kaye said:
i wanna go back to dark brown hair and was thinking about doing it at home since only half my head is dyed brown/blonde and i don't feel like paying $80 for a simple dye job.

what brand is the best? what's the most healthiest?

what do you ladies use?

thanks!
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revlon cornsilk is the best to use if youre trying to go darker and really makes youe hair shine
 
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