[peepersqueak]

Hi,
I usually go to a salon to get my hair coloured but due to lack of finances I need to colour it at home. I could really use some advise on how to mix colours to achieve my desired end shade. I am able to purchase professional colour at our local beauty supply store but they are unable to offer any advice on how to mix colours, which I can understand.

My natural hair colour is a medium to dark brown with grey! I would like to achieve a golden medium brown with a bit of warmth but not too much red. I like the Goldwell colours and noticed Elumen on their web site, any advise on this brand? I was going to mix a 6RB with 6N but was wondering if a 6GB would give me more of a golden shade.

Any advise is greatly appreciated; I can hardly wait to get back to a salon but this will have to do for now.
Thanks,
Heather

[twinkiedooter]

Have you asked your salon what color number and what brand they were using on your hair? That would sure eliminate a lot of guesswork on your part.

Or you could try one number per month until you did achieve the right color number. Just recommending a color number is not good enough as I have noticed when I color my hair if I use a different number my hair won't be that particular color due to the hair shaft absorption or lack of absorption.

[peepersqueak]

Have you asked your salon what color number and what brand they were using on your hair? That would sure eliminate a lot of guesswork on your part.

Or you could try one number per month until you did achieve the right color number. Just recommending a color number is not good enough as I have noticed when I color my hair if I use a different number my hair won't be that particular color due to the hair shaft absorbtion or lack of absorbtion.

Hi Twinkiedooter,
Thanks for the advice; unfortunately my salon uses Aveda hair colour which I can't buy on my own.

[twinkiedooter]

Never heard of Aveda. What country are you in?

[peepersqueak]

Canada