Can anyone recommend a DIY high lift tint highlighting kit (not bleach)

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I have mid brown hair and growing out bleached highlights. I've had some more golden ones put in by my hairdresser. Now I'm thinking if adding a few myself (well my mum will do them as she's a part qualified hairdresser and does her own) but I don't want to bleach my hair - and wondering which of the kits in Boots are high lift rather than bleach?

I use olia. It's an all over dye but you could just buy things separately and use for highlighting instead.

Any dye that lifts your hair colour will contain bleach. The box dyes will have a lower strength hydrogen peroxide so will be kinder to your hair.
If you're going from brown to blonde you will need a good high lift dye that can lift the colour by several shades, other wise you will end up with ginger streaks. The Garnier hi lift blonde range is good. I would recommend asking your mum to do a strand test first.

Okay thanks Ilost I saw this - and wondered whether this would be any good? www.boots.com/loreal/loreal-colorista-/loreal-colorista-1-2-week-washout/lor%C3%A9al-paris-colorista-effect-balayage-10226363p

I'm a bit bamboozled by that product. It claims to be wash out colour but I think that is referring to colouring pre existing highlights. It says on the back of the pack that colourista wash out is sold separately.

The actual kit you have chosen looks suitable for subtle permanent highlights. Those kits can be fiddly so definitely get your mum to help!

Thanks Lost I just wanted the ombre kit - not the zany colours!

Ok sorry, my brain's not working this morning! Yes that looks like the sort of product you're after then.

I would still recommend doing a trial strand to be on the safe side. Just pour out a tiny amount from each bottle (equal parts) and mix on a saucer or something to test out on a small section of hair first to check you like it.

Hope it goes well