Hey,
I had my hair a lovely light blonde colour (in a bob) and decided to go red. The blonde part of my part didn't take to the colour very well whereas the root was very red. This looked a bit dreadful so I had a semi-permanent brown put over it.
Now it's a bit of a mess with red, blonde and brown. The semi-permanent dye fades pretty quickly every time I get it coloured. I have had my hair done in a long crop with the intention of growing it all out but I don't think I'll manage it, it looks dire as it is.
My current, very cheap, salon say that I cannot have it done my natural colour, dark blonde. Will another salon lift it to my natural colour and how long will this take? And do I HAVE to go through that dodgy orange phase??
My hair is in very good condition and short.
Thank you,
Anon, UK
It may be beneficial for you to go and have a consultation with a confident colourist who enjoys technical work. Hunt around and ask people with nice hair where they go.
If your hair is in good condition then you may be able to head towards your natural colour, however it will be more than likely that it will go through stages that you won't be a 100% comfortable with.
When you lift artificial pigment out of hair that has been coloured it will never go back to your natural shade (as the colour has changed internally) so after this process it will need to be gently coloured to try and match your natural shade as close as possible. Also because colouring hair makes it porous, it will fade and you must be prepared to maintain your shade until your natural colour grows through and you can have the dyed hair cut off.
It will take a little patience to achieve the colour you want, but anything worth having is worth the wait I say!