Hair Dye Catastrophe

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Aug 1, 2014

Amanda V.

So, here's the deal.
Last summer, I had bleach blonde hair. I dyed it a warm brown (which was way too dark). Luckily, it faded, and as my roots came in, I could hardly tell the difference between the two colors. After a while, the blonde started to show through, and I was left with a nice ombre color.
However, I hated my hair part (it wasn't a total middle part, but it was close). So, I started parting it on one side. Unfortunately, this put the blonde parts in uneven places. So, last week, I dyed it brown again (keep in mind I dyed it over about 6 inches of my natural hair as well as coloring over the bleached ends). It looked awful. The ends turned a slightly green/grey color. I wanted to fix this, but I knew that dying it with a slightly lighter brown wouldn't change much. So, I went with a dark blonde color (L'oreal Paris hair color in 7G). This made it look a lot more natural and it lightened the color up a bit. However, as the hair color fades, I'm starting to notice that it has some orangey undertones. Will this become more dull, or fade out? Because I've already wasted enough money on hair color and I've had plenty of bad experiences with salons, so I don't want to re-dye it. Keep in mind I don't want to buy a toner, either (but I do have blue/green colored shampoo that could take some of the tones out).

Aug 1, 2014

Hannah K.

What you actually want in order to counter the orange tones is a purple or blue shampoo or toner. I've heard that people love Clairol Shimmer Lights, but I'd ask Alyx or Shaye if you happen to see them.

Aug 1, 2014

Amanda V.

Okay, one more question.
Would using a blue/purple shampoo make my hair lighter? Because I want the orange tones out, but without lightening my hair.

Aug 1, 2014

Hannah K.

No, it's just going to remove the brassiness.

Aug 1, 2014

Caitriona H.

The reason you shouldn't go from blonde to brown with box dye is that when you bleach your hair you're taking all the pigment out of the hair. To go brown a hairdresser will have to put pigment back into the hair and then dye it otherwise it will go green, like what happened to you.
If you want to go brown again you're going to have to go to a hairdresser (just so you know for later in life). If you're only looking to take the brassiness out a blue shampoo takes out orange and a purple shampoo takes out yellow :) I always left my toner on for an hour if it was really bad and just for 5- 10 minutes or so in the shower if I was just keeping it brass free :)

Aug 1, 2014

Caitriona H.

Hopefully that helped :)

Aug 1, 2014

Amanda V.

Thanks!
The thing is, the ends are now natural looking. But where I dyed over my natural color, there is a bit of brassiness (my natural color is a dull brown with a slight golden undertone). I just needed to take out the red/orange undertones so that when the new growth comes through, the difference won't be too noticeable.
I'm pretty sure the ends are going to fade back to blonde over the course of a year, but I don't even mind. By then, I would've probably trimmed all of the blonde off. :) thanks for all the help!