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Jun 29, 2007, 09:44 AM
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Hair Colour Blonde to Red, need to fix back to blonde
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.
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Jun 29, 2007, 06:30 PM
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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.
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Dec 24, 2007, 07:27 AM
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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.
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Dec 25, 2007, 08:55 PM
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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.
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New Member
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Mar 19, 2008, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Katalya
I found another good english speaking hair dresser in Shanghai who didn't charge a fortune.
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.
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New Member
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Apr 4, 2010, 12:49 PM
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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?
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New Member
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Aug 6, 2010, 08:33 AM
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How do I get my hair from blonde to red?? I dye my hair blonde using live but now want to go red??
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New Member
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Oct 26, 2011, 07:20 PM
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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!
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