Going from purple hair to ash brown hair.

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May 7, 2014

Rikki C.

HEYYYY everyone!! So I decided recently I'm ready to retire my purple hair (mostly because I'm too lazy for the maintenance) and I'd like to go to a dark ashy brown with some high/low lights (pic below).

I have lots of experience bleaching/coloring or stacking dyes and I'd like to avoid box dyes. Any suggestions on how to get from point A to point B here?

(first pic is my hair as of right now- bright deep violet)

May 7, 2014

Rikki C.

Color I'm digging.

May 7, 2014

Abby D.

you're gorgeous!! 😍

May 7, 2014

Rikki C.

oh thank you!

May 7, 2014

Symone B.

That would be easy. Use a color remover like L'oreal ColorZap or Color oops to remove the purple. Then apply the dye of your choice. Since you're going darker, it shouldn't be a problem.

May 7, 2014

Symone B.

And so long purple! I'm planning to dye my purple ombre a different color too.

May 7, 2014

Alyx T.

If you used a veggie dye, color oops or color zap will just make your hair smelly, they don't usually work on veggie dyes. I've tried each one at least twice, and it's only worked once, and it just made my blue into green. I'd fade your hair as much as possible (use dish soap as shampoo, vitamin c treatments, hot oil treatments, wash with harsh shampoo in hot water,etc) and get it as light as you possibly can first, you might even be able to wash all the purple out. I'd do that as much as you can and then buy an ash brown from Sally's, but focus on getting the purple out first or it'll just stick out through the brown.

May 7, 2014

Beverly B.

Wow! I think you look so STUNNING in the purple hair! So PRETTY with your light eyes. The brown your thinking of might be real nice as well.

May 7, 2014

Shelley W.

Imma going to miss the purple hair. I always click on your profile just so I can stare at it (part of me is just wanting to gain the courage to give myself a nice rich purple streak thru my hair) and plus its the best purple I've seen on hair in awhile. Brown is going to look great on you too but I'm going to miss the purple. xxx

May 7, 2014

Priscilla C.

You look so pretty with purple hair.

May 8, 2014

Rikki C.

Thank you all! @shelley I will miss it too but it's difficult to maintain lol not to mention messy! :p you should definitely go for a bold streak!!

I'll start trying some if these ideas and keep you all updated. thanks again!!