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Hair help!

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WillowP · 20/09/2025 18:09

Posting here instead of style and beauty as need a quick answer to try and get this fixed tonight or tomorrow.
Had highlights done, which I liked, it is light but my hair lifted really well apparently. I met with a friend today who took one look and said you need to cover that with a darker colour asap it looks ridiculous ( thanks for that) so question is can I just chuck a box colour over it? She reckons a mid to dark brown. I can’t afford to go back to hairdressers as highlights cost quite a bit so box colour it is.
Any advice from hairdressers or someone who has done this themselves successfully would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you

OP posts:
DorothyGaleFromKansas · 20/09/2025 18:15

Can’t speak for the hair, but your friend sounds like a dick.

Clairey1986 · 20/09/2025 18:13

Don’t put a box dye over it. Do you like it? If you think it’s too light/lighter than you asked for, you can go back to the salon and ask them to sort.

will you share a pic?

Kickingasssince72 · 20/09/2025 18:12

Get a new friend, not a box dye!! Christ who says that!! Also if it’s too white blonde you can tone it down without covering it up, and no I wouldn’t chuck a box dye over it, it can go green. Are you / were you happy with it before she said anything?

Kamek · 20/09/2025 18:12

Don't dye over it op on the say so of one awful 'friend'! She's probably jealous that it looks better than hers. How rude to comment anyway. What was her specific reasoning? Any way you can post a non identifying photo on here of your hair?