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home hair colouring problem

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mayihaveaboxofchoculaits · 29/05/2014 13:29

DD, yesterday bleached her dark blond hair (l'oreal pref.absolute platinium) .
Its come out lemon, and she's taken to her bed, and not going to a friends party tonight.
We've tried taking the brassiness out, with a violet provoke shampoo, which has helped a bit but not a lot.
Anybody had this problem? When does the yellow fade, or when can the hairdresser(this time)put another colour on.
If she was the type who could laugh it off,and put her hair up and a bit of slap on, it would be fine.
But she really isn't and I need some advice.

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ilovepowerhoop · 29/05/2014 17:00

an ash toned blonde semi perminant colour may help reduce brassiness

MargotLovedTom · 29/05/2014 17:05

Or one of those Colour B4 doodahs, which strip out the unwanted dye? Not sure if it works on bleached hair though.

BuzzardBird · 29/05/2014 17:07

I would go out and get a light ash blonde (make sure it is cool colour) and put over the top. It will take the orange out and make it brown. The orange colour will not fade so she is better to cover it up.

BuzzardBird · 29/05/2014 17:09

I used a colour stripper on mine before I dyed it blonde and it went proper bright yellow so I wouldn't suggest doing anything other than going light ash brown.

piratecat · 29/05/2014 17:11

yes a light ash browny blonde will do it. colour b4 won't help bleach.

Milmingebag · 29/05/2014 17:39

Do not use colour stripper. The reason it has not turned blonde but yellow is that the peroxide used in home hair dyes isn't strong enough to take it to a pale inside of a banana shade.

You have two choices. Firstly, bleach the hair until it is pale and then pop a light ash colour over the top to tone it. Look for a level 9-10. Secondly you go darker but I would suggest you get a golden light brown to guard against a green tinge.

Alternatively she could go all out copper.

MargotLovedTom · 29/05/2014 17:57

Ah well, there you go. I wasn't sure if it worked on bleach and it seems it doesn't.

Fcukfifa · 29/05/2014 18:14

Get her to squirt shit loads of the violet provoke all over her hair and put some cling film on and keep it on as long as poss.

If you've got time to nip out try going to an Asian hair shop they usually sell directions hair colours, they are semi permanent veg dyes and you can get a violet one. This left on for 10-15 mins can lift brassiness.

But if it's orangey there's not much more you can do other than bleach it again which I wouldn't recommend. Give it a bleach bath (mix the bleach with shampoo to water it down) but still wouldn't really recommend. Or go darker.

weatherall · 29/05/2014 18:16

Get the lightest ash blond colour and put it in.

If her hair is Lind she will need 2/3 boxes.

Her hair length /thickness may be the reason it didn't turn out well.

weatherall · 29/05/2014 18:18

Long not lind

mayihaveaboxofchoculaits · 30/05/2014 13:42

Thanks so much you lot, for all this!

I don't want to start mixing dyes together, I usually stick to a nice and easy box light brown (very safe)myself.

Don't want to experiment on someones elses head.

Really appreciate this. xxxxxxx

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