I have very light bleached hair from dark brown, I got it that light from going to the salon a couple times and paying around $70-$90 per visit. Now I'm really broke and can't afford salon visits anymore, but I still want to keep my hair this light. I've tried a couple of the lightest blondes from the drug stores but all that happens is that it turnes my roots orangy, like the color you get when you first bleach your hair blonde from dark. I've tried 3 times and nothing will bleach my roots the same color as the rest of my hair. So I've got platinum hair and about 2 inches of this ugly orange roots, plus the longer I wait then I'm gonna get dark roots and orange roots but I don't want to damage my hair much more... Should I wait til I can save up enough money for a salon or would a beauty supply store or maybe even a beauty college be able to help me?

PrettyLady

Ieatlamps, using a blonde hair color on your roots will not make it blonde. "Color does not lift color." You will need to use bleach to make your roots lighter. When you have dark hair and apply a color, it will result in a brassy or red/orange shade. You can either go to the salon or a beauty school and have them color your hair. Please let them know that you've used 2 blonde colors on your hair. If you have any artificial color in your hair, they will probably use a color remover before changing your haor color. The dark roots will have to be bleached, then a blonde toner is applied.