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    Dec 23, 2012, 11:44 AM
    How to lighten dyed dark red hair?
    I've got quite long hair and for the past year have had a full head of highlights, so I have a lot of bleach in my hair. I wanted my hair bright red, but it's turned out a dark brown/chestnut colour. How can I now get it brighter. If I put another dye on it such as directions, will it lift with all the bleach underneath?
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    Dec 25, 2012, 12:39 AM
    This is a tricky process and I frankly wouldn't try it at home. It's hard to guess what results you will get if you bleach colored hair - it could come out quite unnatural looking. Often, a professional colorist will strip the color out of your hair, then re-color it how you want it. It can be very hard on your hair to do all this processing, so I wouldn't try it at home - wouldn't want to fry it and have it breaking off or falling out.

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