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  • Feb 16, 2009, 02:40 PM
    JenniFairy
    Covering up reddish hues
    I bought a light brown hair dye with shine boosters to give my hair some oomph for my upcoming wedding. My hair is naturally a medium/dark brown. I have never dyed my hair before and was aware it may lighten a little, but was not prepared for the brassy/orange-ish hue. The dye was permanent. It doesn't look horrible (like I spent a lot of time in the sun!), but I don't like it. I would like to return to my previous dark brown. Can I recolor with a medium ash brown to correct this? Or should I use a darker ash brown, or maybe no ash at all? How long should I wait to recolor? My wedding is in 3 and a half weeks.
  • Feb 16, 2009, 03:01 PM
    PunkChic

    You could try fix it at home. Green counteracts red. But if it's for something as big as your wedding, you can't really take that chance!
    Get to a salon, girl! X
  • Feb 18, 2009, 11:48 PM
    JenniFairy
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by PunkChic View Post
    You could try fix it at home. Green counteracts red. But if it's for something as big as your wedding, you can't really take that chance!
    Get to a salon, girl! X

    You were exactly right! I went to the salon where my hair dresser gave me lowlights to fix my crazy mistake. My hair turned out fabulous! Never again will I dabble with store bought hair dyes! Some things should be left to professionals, I was lucky this time. Thanks for your advice!

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