I am 46 with highlighted bobbed hair.
My base colour is a medium/dark brown (a 6?) With blondish highlights.
My hair is 100 per cent white I'd say now (1st grey at 19) and during lockdown I have used two medium brown root touch up L'oreal box dyes in an attempt to cover the white. There's not enough formula and it doesn't touch the white, even when left on for ages.
I hate one colour. It makes me look flat and washed out. If I put a classic medium box brown dye on my hair without highlights it's way too dark. I like multi tonal colours that hide greys. Lowlights would be the dream.
But a medium/golden brown box dye that gives me warmth doesn't cover the white, so in the past Ive gone medium brown and it is way too harsh in box dye form.
Looking at previous threads, the Wella Kollasten dyes off Amazon seem to be a favourite and cover grey. There seems to be a 7/7 deep brown that looks good.
But I'm confused. Do I need to mix this dye with a 6 percent developer cream/bleach to cover grey or can I use the dye by itself?
Should I be mixing different shades to get a better colour? I have an aunt who mixes dyes to get her perfect blonde. Should I be dying my hair then painting on highlights?
I'm so confused. I just want to cover the greys, have a dark base with highlights or a lovely brown that's not too dark but isn't one flat colour.
Can anybody help?