I dyed my hair black and it looks horrible. I have natural blonde hair and I really want it back...can i just buy a box of the same colour as my natural hair and dye it back? any suggestions?

PrettyLady

If you want to go from black to blonde, it requires a double process (bleaching and toning). You will need to bleach your hair to yellow stage and apply a blonde toner. Anything other than that will result in an unpleasant color. This two-step coloring process should only be attempted by professionals. If possible, go to a salon and it get professionally done.

kayyoss

You don't have to get it done by a professional. i had black hair before and now im back to a gorgeous blonde color. I have NEVER in my life got my hair professionally dyed.. so if you dont feel like spending about $75- $100 to get your hair colored... go to a beauty store or pharmacy store and spend about $25 and buy Garneir Blonde with bleach in it and a box of the color you want. put the blonde with bleach in your hair first. it will say to leave in your hair for about 30 minutes... since your hair is black i would leave it in for about 40 minutes. wash it out. wait a couple days, put the other color in your hair that you want. leave the color in for as long as it says. if you want you hair lighter leave it in aabout 5-10 minute shorter.. if you want it darker leave it in about 10 minutes longer.

i have dyed my hair a million and one times. and i never got damaged hair from using Garneir or Herbal Essense Hair Dye. My aunt is a hair stylist and she even says that my hair is veery healthy and she doesnt know why because i dye my hair a lot. but yeah.. dont be afraid to try and do it by yourself. :]

PrettyLady

Ladies, if you have dark and want to go blonde, minus the brassy tones, it would be best to get it professionally done. Hair Bleaching is a very difficult process to do and should be left to a hair stylist. If you attempt to do it yourself you may damage your hair. So please put away the at-home hair coloring products and head for the salon.

smoking420girl

ive never been here before. i became a member just to post this. all u ladies saying not to try this hair coloring at home must be stylists. I have not been to a stylist in years. If you were rolling on my budget, you wouldnt either. i have had my hair every length every style and every color. i have several family and friends who have gone to school for hair and there is not much they can do after all that schooling as far as coloring that i can not do in my own bathroom. By the way, my hair is very healthy, black at the moment... will be blonde next. It's hair coloring.... not brain surgery!

DAPHNE FREDERIK

I had such a laugh to ure answer - GREAT!!! I agrit that we all should watch the expenses, and do as much as we can manage ourselves.

Now, I have a question 4 u plse: Is hot and humid as he-l where we have relocated to - an my hair is a flippin nightmare now.

It is a few inches below my shoulders [long], and used to be VERY QUICK AND EASY to style - blow-wave dead straight in a dry climate....

Now, since u sound very knowledgable, please give me the step-by-step way to get this hair of mine straight. Perhaps u would also like to advise me on some good products, that actually work 4 a change?

What we r dealing with is wavy and frizzy terrible hair in this humidity - man!!!

Anyways, ANY STYLEING TECHNIQUES / TIPS will be VERY much appreciated, b 4 I go crazy!!!!!

Thanx a bunch
Daphne

jenn4094u

I Am A Stylist And If You Had Fixed As Many At Home " I Thought I Knew What I Was Doing" Screw Ups Then You Would See Why Hair Coloring Is An Art. Three Different People Can Use The Exact Same Hair Color And Get Three Different Results...one Of Which Can Be Hydrolized , Mushy Hair That Falls Out...if Ya Wanna Take Your Chances With These Do It Yourself Hair Divas' Go Ahead , But Be Sure To Be Able Tell The Stylist Exactly What You Used When You Go To Have It Fixed. It's Not Rocket Science , But There Are Things One Needs To Know And Which Box To Choose Isn't One Of Them! Coloring For The First Time On Your Natural Hair Can Be Done But You Are Talking About Color Correction And That Doesn't Come In A Box.

jenn4094u

Oh, And No You Can't, Because Color Does'nt Lift Color...it Has To Be Lifted And You Won't Get Back To A Very Light Blonde In One Process.

jessie525

Dont die it just yet what you need is to go to the hairdressers and get your hair stripped it just takes the colour out because if you just die your hair staright from black back to your natural colour it will go ginger or it just wont work

andydall

if u died ur hair black, dieing over it in the natural color will just add more color ontop which will just damage ur hair....
u'd hafta strip it of the color which can really damage ur hair....
you can always grow out the hair....and look like a skunk for a while
but the best suggestion would be to go to a hair stylest and ask if ur hair is healthy enough to strip it and then re-dye it ur natural color