Really want to dye my hair copper. I'll regret it won't I?!

[twolittleboysonetiredmum]

I have boring blonde hair, naturally, and am desperate to dye it. Years ago I'd just have bleached it but I fancy something more interesting. I really want to go for a copper colour but I know that it'll fade really quickly and I'll end up with peach hair. Or am I wrong? Please tell me I am. Or tell me it's a stupid idea. It'll be a home dye just to make it worse...

Can you try a semi permanent or tint first? Just incase you don't like it

Debated that but I'm not sure I'll get the depth of colour, tho I've not used one for years so maybe they're better?

Go for hilights then the fade wont look so peachy if thats what you are worried about

I would advise against it. I have done it at home, and I hated it. The worst was that my colour doesn't really stay in that well and it fades faster than it grows out, and I was left with this horrible tone to my hair. So I dyed over that, and it wrecked my hair, it took an age for it to grow out and be in decent condition again.

Only recently have I started having it dyed at a salon, yes its more pricy but for me its so worth it. I have a darker base colour now, with just copper highlights, and I love it.

I dyed my much darker hair copper and I loved it! But I don't know enough about hair for what will happen with blond. Can you afford to have it done at the hairdressers so you can talk it thru??

Hairdressers are a no go unfortunately as we're poor. I don't think I could manage highlights on my own as I'm not very skilled! Your experience murphys is what I can predict. But then I can't seem to stop myself wanting to do o it. Is there an easier colour I could change to at home?!

Before you make a decision, have a look at the clothes in your wardrobe and have a think about how the colours would work with copper hair.

I went auburn and discovered that all of my clothes looked wrong with it.

I wear pretty muted colours, not through choice but I'm just a year clear of our last baby and still stuck in crap clothes 😊 So I think the hair colour would be ok and is probably an attempt to brighten things now I think about it!

My hair is darker but dyed copper. I find bumble and bumble colour save shampoo and conditioner really help with fade - colour has needed redoing much more quickly since I ran out and replaced with something else because I am a shameless product tart.

I really wouldn't try and do it yourself. Even a salon job can be a bit iffy with copper, and it needs a lot of salon maintenance too.

If poor in the nicest possible way leave your hair alone, you'll end up spending money you don't have fixing it. I always think natural is so much better when it comes to hair colour.

I am not in the UK so I am not sure what products you have, but if you are looking for a change, why don't you try something like the colour mousse (V05 have one here) and this washes out after 3 or 4 washes. Then you are not tied to a colour growing out.

Maintenance is a big thing with coloured hair though. You will need the correct shampoo/conditioner, touch ups etc. So if money is tight, I would agree with Piss to not do permanent at all. If you keep dying over the hair every 6 weeks as your roots are showing, your hair will get wrecked in no time.

I've got blonde hat and had copper highlights or lowlights can't remember lol
They looked amazing ... For about 2 weeks. They faded really quickly even though I used some fancy products on it. Never again, much as a I loved them. Sorry

I always put henna mixed with coffee on my hair, it was a dark copper colour and I loved it. I stopped when my advancing grey gave a two tone effect. Henna is very permanent though.