I have had my hair colored by a stylist. It is time to have it redone and given money is extremely tight, I thinking about doing it myself.

I started to have my hair colored to have the gray covered. I had been a brunette until the gray started to come through.

I know the stylist has been using a brown, carmel and a third color which I don't know what it is - it has highlights and lowlights. It has washed out to the point is it a brassy red/gold color now.

I want to do my own hair and use a wash in hair color. People have said to use a "cool" or "neutral" shade. I don't know what this means. :confused: I am wanting a pretty brown mixed with gold (not red) highlights. Do you have any suggestions on what will work without turning red, green, purple or any other shade that I don't want. :(

Thank you for your assistance - it is greatly appreciated! :)

The cool or neutral shades are designed to take some of the reddish/gold out. If you have natural golden tones to your hair, a warm color can highlight those. The boxes you look at will usually state "warm", "cool", or "neutral" and give a brief discription of what they will do. Usually best, especially when doing it yourself and the first time, to stick with a shade that is close to your natural color... if not matching, than within a couple of shades either side. You may want to start with a semi-permanent one that will wash out sooner in case you aren't happy with it. They also tend to be less damaging to your hair, but again will not last as long as a permanent one.

Thank you for the reply - I'll keep an eye out for the "cool" or "neutral" veribage on the box.

Thank you.