Hi there,
I am living in China, had my hair dyed red. (I am a natural red head but have been blonde for 10 years). The dye started to wash out, so I went back to the hairdresser and showed them and had it redone. All is fine except the colour is more of a pinky red rather than an auburn/copper red. It really isn't the right colour for my skin tone and makes me look washed out - you can see in my profile pic. So rather than looking like a sexy red head (think Bree Van Der Camp from desperate housewives), I look like a cheap whore (maybe whore is too harsh but you get what I mean)

So I would like to go back to blonde. It really does suit me. However, I am worried that if I go back to blonde that my hair might turn really pink and I could have a disaster on my hands if I don't get a professional to do it.

The problem is that I am living in China (where everyone has black hair and they don't know how to do another colour), and the only way I can get across to them what colour I want is to point to a colour chart. Even if I was to work out how to explain my concern, I don't think they would be able to get it back to its former natural looking glory.

So my question is, if I were to do it myself, would my hair turn pinker?
Secondly, is it too risky to change it myself
Thirdly, if I ask the hairdresser to do it, what colour should I get them to use so its not a disaster ?

I can provide a before shot too so you understand what colour I want to go back to.
Your help is most appreciated.

Going from red to blonde requires a two-step process. You will need to lighten your hair and then apply a toner which will give you your desired color. This process is difficult to do by yourself. I recommend getting your hair professional done.

Oye... go buy a box of blonde hair dye with bleach in it.. or buy 40 bleach (its a type of hair bleach). Use that. Your hair will be blonde. If you see a slight tint of pinkish red... use the bleach again. Your hair will then turn out to be very white.. you will then need to buy a box of the blonde you want. And use that.. then TADA. Blonde hair again. Its simple. I'm 16 years old. And I have done this for many people. And myself. Except I went from black to blonde. Which is even harder.

Hey thanks for the all the advice. Result - I went to a really expensive hairdresser - Toni & Guy in Shanghai, who recommended that as my hair had already been damaged so much that he warned against dying it again for a while. He advised against dying my hair back to blonde as there was a possibility it this could lead to my hair starting to fall out. So instead, he still used a dye, but a much gentler one without bleach and he corrected the red colour. So hence my hair is still red, but he matched it more closely too my roots - as I am a natural red anyway. He really improved the way I looked.

After a few months, my hair has gotten thinner. I have been using treatements regularly to try to nurse it back to health. My hair was still feeling badly damaged. I found another good english speaking hair dresser in Shanghai who didn't charge a fortune. And I got the CHOP. So now all the dead bits are gone. I still won't be dying it for a while. I have wanted to go back to my natural colour anyway - as I haven't seen it in over a decade.

Once again, thanks. Hope others can learn from my mistake.

Where are you going to get your hair done at now? I just moved to Shanghai, and I need to get my hair bleached. I don't speak any Chinese, and am afraid to go to a place that doesn't understand english. I was thinking about hitting up Tony and Guy, but they are a bit too expensive for my tastes.

Www.franktaylor.cn
8613771730434
Shanghai based.
Top London Hair stylist now living in china.
Maybe you can book him in between one of his prestigious shows?

How do I get my hair from blonde to red?? I dye my hair blonde using live but now want to go red??

Is there any way you can get to central if so go to a stylist by the name of Trang... the salon called Glow. She works wonders!