Home Hair Dye Recommendation

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I can't decide what to do....please help!

I have naturally dark blonde hair, which was highlighted lighter for years. Then i went to a brown colour which i liked for a year, then i had blonde highlights through it again to make it lighter. Although i'm happy ish with the shade i still think it has that kind of brassy/yellow brown hair dyed blonde tone to it.

So...am due to go to hairdressers for another full head of highlights on Saturday but can't decide whether to continue with more blonde highlights through it (which will need the roots doing every 6/8 weeks) or to go back to brown again if this is possible as the regrowth wasn't too bad.

If it is possible for me to go back darker (even though i've had bleach highlights) i would like to switch to home hair dye - would this be risky - don't want it to end up green or something.

I don't feel the hairdresser will give impartial advice as they will obv want me to go into the salon for colour whichever colour i decide upon.

Would i be taking a risk colouring at home once the salon has done the initial darker colour? Are there certain shades i need to avoid to stop my hair going orange/green/any other undesirable colour?

Can you tell this whole thing is confusing me? Sorry for long post. Any help VERY gratefully received.

Thank you

I home colour, to cover grey. I could not afford (and don't have the time) to have it coloured at the salon as my hair grows fast and it needs doing every 5 or so weeks.

I use light browns and it's always been fine. My hairdresser knows I home colour and she's fine with it, she is lovely

I don't think you'll end up green! My only disaster was when I tried to go lighter than my natural colour and it didn't look right at all. So I now stick to as close to my natural colour as I can, or a bit darker sometimes. No problems at all with that.

So to answer your question, ime it is not a risk to colour at home and I would avoid any colour that is lighter than what you are naturally.

Thank you, it would be easier to colour at home. Guess I'm worrying about darker dye on bleach, which was dyed brown before and blonde before that on top of my natural colour. Have a couple of days to decide yet ...

superdrug or boots own brand semi perm, my hairdresser told me how the colour numbering works, you just need to stick to something natural,
good luck!

I use nice n easy as it's always on offer at the local pharmacy, about £5!

If the salon successfully darken the lighter bits you should be ok after that. Doing at home is easy, and you could do a test piece first if you are nervous.. Cut a bit from underneath the back to test on. My hubby does mine..it's that easy!

Have consulted family member who is a retired hairdresser. She says that to get rid of blonde you need to add light red semi permanent colour, to avoid going green [ this is what they'd do at the salon] then after that, you colour your hair with either semi, or permanent colour in a shade slightly lighter than the brown you want to end up with as it will go darker than you expect, as blonde hair is porous and soaks up colour easily.

Let me know if that doesn't make sense. I'd probably get the salon to eliminate the blonde, but then home colouring won't be a problem, as long as you pick the lighter than required colour and do a test piece first.

Good luck!