Originally Posted by Smspkn2007
Hi, I'm a new user here. I have shoulder-length dyed blue-black hair; I've been dyeing it that color for about eight years (I've been growing it out for about 9 months though). I want to go super light blonde, but I keep hearing conflicting opinions from people. I was in a pricey salon with a friend a while back and I asked a stylist about it and she said it could be done but it would have to be stripped multiple times and dyed on top of that, and would cost like $300-600, and while it would damage my hair, it wouldn't be too bad. My co-worker used to be a stylist and she says that she wouldn't recommend it, and that if I did it, it would totally kill my hair. She said to grow it completely out!! THEN, my stepmom's friend, who is a retired stylist, said it wouldn't work and my hair would turn out orange. And one of my friends who changes her hair color in salons every few months says I shouldn't need to pay hundreds of dollars, but I should be able to get it done right in any salon.
So what's the deal? If I go to a salon, will they be able to dye my hair blonde? How much should it really cost? And how badly will it damage my poor hair? And as far as salons go, how do I find a good salon? Sorry for all the questions but I'm really sick of black hair and I really want to be blonde, but I don't want to end up spending $$$$ and getting a bad dye job, then just having to dye it back to black again!!