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Shit. Major hair dye emergency. Please help!

30 replies

TheSkyIsAwake · 26/04/2015 09:00

I'm auburn naturally. Yesterday I stupidly decided to bleach my hair. I am now a curious mix of bright blonde, slightly darker blonde and fluorescent fucking orange!

How can I fix this? I have work tomorrow! Do I get a darker blonde dye?

OP posts:
womblingalong · 26/04/2015 09:04

I would not recommend another permanent hair dye. Can you get a semi permanent dye/ toner to go over the top?

TheSkyIsAwake · 26/04/2015 09:05

I'll send DP to tesco when it opens. Do you know what sort of shade I will need?

OP posts:
LadyStark · 26/04/2015 09:07

Hairdresser job I think. Do you have any high street chains nearby who open on a Sunday? Headmasters, rush etc.

Imnotaslimjim · 26/04/2015 09:09

You need an ash blonde toner to calm down the orange. Have you coloured/bleached your hair previously? This usually happens when you have regrowth from previous dye

Wishful80smontage · 26/04/2015 09:10

Bugger yes hairdressers if you can. If not then i'd think you'd need a dark red/brown to cover it all- it would need red in else would wash up green (I know from experience).
But call round the hairdressers first

toomanyeasterbunnies · 26/04/2015 09:16

Don't die your hair darker brown. I did something similar as a teenager and it went copper coloured when i tried to darken it. I was known as duracell!! Think you need to see a hairdresser who will probably use so,ething to strip the hair colour first. Hope you get it sorted.

womblingalong · 26/04/2015 09:41

I would get ash blonde like slimjim says. If you can find a hairdresser, that would be better. Good luck.

Tutt · 26/04/2015 10:06

I wouldn't put an ash on it as it will still be multicoloured and not in a good way, neither would I put a darker on it.
Go to a salon and get it sorted... the problem is once it's not right muktiple attempts could make it worse unless you are lucky.

DragonWithAGirlTattoo · 26/04/2015 10:34

ive had distasters, but just put a darker shade over the top (i'm no hairdresser!!) and its been fine

wickedwaterwitch · 26/04/2015 10:51

Phone in sick, get an appointment with the best hairdresser near you.
That's what I'd do anyway!

JustDrive · 26/04/2015 10:54

Ash blonde colour will get rid of the orange tones

burnishedsilver · 26/04/2015 10:58

Find a salon that's open. Seriously.

TheUnwillingNarcheska · 26/04/2015 11:01

You need a toner to combat the orange and I would leave that to the experts especially as you have different colours now in your hair.

There should never be an issue darkening hair, it is only when you attempt to go lighter that this happens. Most people go orange so a toner is needed to combat the orange/yellow depending on how light you wanted to go and what you used to do it.

I am not a hairdresser but I have just watched a 3 hour video on hair colour, how it is made, what they put in it, how to dye hair and how to lighten hair.

Clarabumps · 26/04/2015 11:24

Get yourself to Sally's an explain the situation. They should be able to give you a toner to put over it until you can get to a salon to fix it properly. I wouldn't go along the lines of a box dye as it might be harder to fix later on.

ImperialBlether · 26/04/2015 11:26

Who's Sally?

Wenglish · 26/04/2015 12:02

Call in sick, get hair fixed at a hairdressers.

bottleofbeer · 26/04/2015 12:17

It's needs a toner. You can get a live xl toner mousse from boots. Don't try and dye it again yourself, this needs professional help. And don't ever try and go blonde from a dark colour at home. The only people who get away with that had fair hair to start with.

violetbunny · 26/04/2015 12:40

Sally = Sally beauty supply. They sell hair and beauty products.

bottleofbeer · 26/04/2015 12:43

Isn't that in the U.S.?

RJnomore · 26/04/2015 12:52

Buy a hat online, stay home until its delivered then get yourself down to the best hairdresser you can afford?

gaggiagirl · 26/04/2015 12:52

There's even a sallys near me and I live in the arse end of nowhere! bottle its a uk company I think.

bottleofbeer · 26/04/2015 13:29

God I live in a big city and never been aware of one here!

Cocolepew · 26/04/2015 13:33

Stick a brown over it, its always worked for me. Permanent not semi.

Clarabumps · 26/04/2015 13:33

There are sally's everywhere. They used to be called Salon Services or there used to be salon services and sally's and they merged? I might have made that up. I live in a small town and there are two within a 20 minute drive. Get on their website for a store locator.

Wishful80smontage · 26/04/2015 13:36

Any update OP?