Please advise me about my hair colour. It is making me sad...

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I have naturally warm mid-brown hair. About 18 months ago I mentioned some grey to my hairdresser and before I knew it she had covered me with a loreal tint that left my hair gold. my skin is quite rosy so it looked awful.

I found a new hairdresser who corrected the problem using loreal tint 601. She said I have a lot of warmth/red in my hair so need a lot of ash.

The colour seems to fade really quickly and it isn't really what I want anyway. Last time she used loreal tint 607 as she said it would neutralise the red more. On my hairdressers advice I have switched shampoos, started using a silver (blue) shampoo 2x a week. however it has still faded and depending on the light can look golden or red.

I feel really sad, like my hair isn't reflecting me. I have an appointment soon and i don't know what to ask for. Is my current hairdresser doing the right thing? Is my hair just not taking the tint? what else could I try?

Hi, I have exactly the same problem! My hairdresser mixes a colour for me with lots of ash to counteract the red, however within a week or so it starts to looks horribly brassy - that's the only way I can describe it.

I don't have a solution unfortunately but I really sympathise and I'll be watching with interest to see what others suggest.

Loreal salon colours are shit IME and I would opt for redken colours every time.

I would go for a half a head of high-low lights, 1 a shade darker one a shade darker again and one lighter, all different widths and all ash tones. I have 3,5,6s in my hair.

Provoke blue shampoo can help neutralise brassiness but better quality dye and the right ones are best of all.

shebaqueen - sorry you have the same problem but kind of glad it isn't just me.

thank you nilbyname. when I think of highlights I think of platinum streaks

if I were to have highlights it would def stop the 'one colour' issue I currently have which makes me want to cry so def a possibility.

lifeofpo - I have been wondering whether to just buy a dye in the shops and diy but i am too scared. Sadly short hair looks awful on me. mine is currently just above shoulder length.

I definitely do not have blonde streaks

At the moment I am paying about £90 every six - eight weeks for a cut and colour I don't really like

op are you sw? I can recommend a great salon in Bristol and another in taunton of you are interested?

I think a full head of colour can look quite heavy and drab, low/highlights are the way to go,
I tend to do a big colour/cut/style 2xyear, then a could of t-bar highlight touch ups, and I get it trimmed inbetween in a less costly place.

I pay £120 in the facy salon, and then about £30 inbetween.

thanks nNilby. Sadly not sw. I think I def need a recommendation.

I have long mid to dark brown hair with red undertones I had a dreadful year last year and started getting greys. I would recommend clairol dark golden brown home dye. It only lasts eight washes but that's fine because its only £2.49 in home bargains. It covers my grey very naturally.

I'm quite shocked that the hairdresser just bunged tint on your hair OP because everyone knows it produces a dead colour.

If you don't have much grey you could get away with a half head of highlights & tint painted over the remaining grey.

If you find a freelance colourist they will do it home for less than you would be charged in a salon.

You could always try not dyeing your hair at all, and going with your natural colour, grey and all. Free, chic, brave.

Yes, i have the same problem here.

Nilby, please share your Bristol recommendation, I've been searching for a redkin salon. i can guess the Taunton one and agree they are fab.

Hi there
I've got really dark brown hair and over the last few difficult years, I've developed a white streak in my fringe - practically flourescent white.

Absolutely nothing covered it...I tried everything including hairdressers and home dye...even Lush's henna. Then I found a home dye job called Herbatint. I chose the dark brown colour that I thought looked as close to my natural colour, then mixed the colour and left it in for one hour (40 mins is recommended).

It covered all my greys including the white streak absolutely and completely so that it is the same colour as the rest of my hair. I only did it last week, but I've washed my hair 3 times since then and it's stayed dark and lovely. I've been meaning to post about it as I know how demoralising it is to start going really grey when you don't feel ready to.....

They've got some really lovely colours, so it's worth having a look at...This is the absolutely the only thing that's completely covered my greys so I hope this helps someone else too.

I have had this problem in the past,particularly with home dyes actually.
Now have all over light chocolate colour with caramel,copper and bitter chocolate lowlights scattered through.
Def no stripes,looks really natural.
I do my parting and other visible greys in between salon appointments with Root touch up in dark blonde colour.
I go to the hairdressers every 10 or 12 weeks,so usually touch up roots twice in that time.

Fragile, is Herbatint the one you get in Holland And Barratt?

Just had my hair dyed today at my hairdressers.
I've mid length dark brown hair - I'm grey/white all around my face probably all over and 43.
I have winter colouring and have a dark red/brown. My hairdresser then paints on very fine highlights with a brush.
I'd definitely recommend a mixture colours to give your hair some depth.

I was going to suggest henna or indigos and just go with the different colours u get with them, they last longer, use your own grey as highlights and are not chemically and can do yourself. Check out hennacat.com she supplies and has loads of demo videos

might help if I made the link Work hey!!
www.hennacat.com

Hi there. No. Herbatint is definitely not the one you get at H&B. That is the one that claims to be PPD free but has dangerous amounts of a related chemical in it. I can't remember the site I bought Herbatint from but you can google it and lots of reputable sites come up. It does have a small amount of PPD in it, so not suitable if you're allergic.

Twinklestein - I wish I had known that...

Brian - I just dont want grey straks yet. there isnt enough for it to look good.

So I need to go and ask for high/lowlights. I am best changing hairdressers, arent I?

I have always found going to the hairdressers stressful. I seem to lose my assertiveness.

If I google redken colourists and ask for a consultation they should be telling me the same thing you guys are...