Hair and losing your nerve at the hairdressers

[GrinAndTonic]

So I went to a new hairdresser yesterday. We did the usual chat about my hair and I explained my 'rules'.

1. nothing that makes my face look redder
2. nothing that makes my face look fatter
3. no fake colours So I decided to change from auburn to a brown-y colour. The stylist suggested red highlights and considering I had told her the rules twice I thought she meant auburn red and agreed. So now I have bright red highlights. I hate them. So I ask you, would you consider bright red a fake colour? I also lost all my confidence and while admitting that I disliked it I did nothing else about it. Bollocks. Maybe I'll just go bald.

Wash your hair multiple times in head and shoulders to help the fade. Luckily red fades the quickest. Or put a mid brown home dye over the top. You won't get green hair because of all the red.

You could do the Vitamin c & shampoo hair dye remover mix - Google it to see how it's done. That should remove any colour from your hair leaving it ready to re-colour. However, it will fade over time if you wash every day.

How bright is it? I've been all sorts of colours, apart from crazy colours, but have had a vivid auburn/red before. Like Floowoo said, red does fade the quickest.

It's a shame you don't like it, you've paid all that money for it & now you're left unhappy - but I have done the same thing, been to the hairdressers & had highlights before & hated them so had to re-colour at home! I don't think hairdressers always listen properly! Since you only had it done yesterday, you could ring them & explain you're unhappy with the bright red & see what they say. If they aren't willing to help out & you wan to get rid of the red quick then I'd definitely do the vit c & shampoo thing.

If you still have a bit of confidence in the hairdresser and a good picture, you should have it fixed or get some money refunded. I'd hate a client of mine to dislike their hair!

Thanks everyone. I like the brown but the fire engine red just doesn't suit me.
I could go back but just don't have time so I'll just wash it.
I've had bright fake colours before but when i was younger. I'm not exactly old but that's not my style anymore.

I swear hairdressers have some magical power to stop me voicing an opinion. I'll quite happily tell a chef, taxi driver etc I'm unhappy with a service but when it comes to hair I can't.