dark blonde to brown

tumbleweed74 · #1 Aug 24, 2006, 02:38 PM

My natural hair color is a darker blonde. In January of this year I went to a stylist and had them dye my hair a darker brown. I really liked it, but it continually faded/washed out from day one.... even though I bought shampoo and conditioner from the stylist for colored hair and I didn't use "hot" water. After a few months my hair had a green tinge to it and was a BLAH brown. I was told that the stylist must have used a color that had Ash tones in it and that is what caused the green cast. A few months ago I bought a blonde color from the drug store and colored my hair myself. It turned out fine, but now I have the dreaded roots. I would like to go back to a dark blonde/light brown but I am afraid that it will just fade/washout again. Is there something that I should put on my hair BEFORE I color to open the pores and make the color "attach"?

Thanks in advance

PrettyLady · Aug 29, 2006, 11:59 PM

To go from blonde to brown, you will need to first put red tones in your to get a decent brown color. If you try to color blonde hair to brown, you will end up with a green cast. Apparently, your hairstylist wasn't aware of it. Some ash colors can leave a green hue on your hair also.

It's difficult to change your hair to blonde. I do not recommend doing it yourself. Please go to the salon and have them fix your hair. To keep the color from fading, use a shampoo and conditioner that's designed for color treated hair.

tumbleweed74 · Aug 31, 2006, 10:25 AM

Prettylady,

Thanks for responding. So, do you recommend that I first put a red color on my hair and then a brown or would a brown color with red tones in it work?

I want my hair to be more brown than red.

thanks

PrettyLady · Sep 4, 2006, 08:08 PM

You're welcome, sweetie. First, you will need to put back the red tones in your hair and then you can color it brown.

Kennedy · Sep 11, 2007, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tumbleweed74

My natural hair color is a darker blonde. In January of this year I went to a stylist and had them dye my hair a darker brown. I really liked it, but it continually faded/washed out from day one.... even though I bought shampoo and conditioner from the stylist for colored hair and I didn't use "hot" water. After a few months my hair had a green tinge to it and was a BLAH brown. I was told that the stylist must have used a color that had Ash tones in it and that is what caused the green cast. A few months ago I bought a blonde color from the drug store and colored my hair myself. It turned out fine, but now I have the dreaded roots. I would like to go back to a dark blonde/light brown but I am afraid that it will just fade/washout again. Is there something that I should put on my hair BEFORE I color to open the pores and make the color "attach"?

Thanks in advance

hello i think the best thing for you to do (if you have not already done this is to - first go back to the place you got your hair done and ask why this has happened, you should only get a green tinge from your hair if the stylist has not put a red dye into the hair first before putting in the red, i once had this friend and she had a turned her hair bright orange, well my aunt if a stylist and what she done was put a cherry red onto the hair to put warm colour tones back in and then put a light brown on her hair came out a lovely colour and she was really happy with it. try this and see if it works for you. good Luck



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