[KellyRap]

I have been dying my hair dark natural/neutral blonde for a year and a half now, and I have been basically pleased with the results. The problem is that the color fades to a slight brassy/orangy tone after a while, and it is overall a little bit redder in tone than my eyebrows, which just doesn't seem right to me. This is true even though I am using a neutral base.

I was blonde when I was young, but my natural hair color (and roots) are a solid medium brown and I am about 20 percent gray.

I would like to drop down to a light brown, but I would also like to drop some of this red/orange tendency in my hair. I am afraid that an ash brown will be too dull and may leave a bluish cast on those gray hairs.

Is there any way for someone with my profile to get a natural light brown with some yellow (not orange or red) highlights? I may be too depressed if I am a solid brown, so a little two-tone lift with the highlights would be nice.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[pdaher]

You could mix half of your regular color with half of an ash color so you'll still get some golden highlights, but they'll be a little more toned down. You'd buy two boxes of color, only use one of the peroxides and half of each color.