Please help had hair coloured today and not sure if the colour is ok

[Charliescar]

Sooooo, I took in a photo of Kat Farmer . I told hairdresser I wanted to go darker ( my hair was highlighted .

I am naturally dark brown but quite grey now though .

Anyhow , I have attached photos of what I hoped my colour would be and my hair .
I think it’s not warm enough ?
Any advice? Should I ask if they can tweek it a bit ???

Mine is the middle side one

Here is a photo of my hair before I had it done

Its a bit mousy. I think your base colour should have been darker for what you're looking for with balayage to get the look.

Did you just get an all over head dye?

Re-read and realised you're going quite grey... the lighter colour may have been to combat the inevitable grey root issue which is always more obvious with darker hair.

Your hair colour now seems manageable and the same tone as your underlying hair colour which will help mask greys. If you're willing to put in the upkeep and get your roots done regularly then I'd definitely go darker to get the look you want.

@TrollTheRespawnJeremy I had foils and then she painted some darker bits through and left some of my hair uncoloured .

It cost £120 with a cut but I am not entirely happy.

Thanks @TrollTheRespawnJeremy I did tell her I didn’t mind the upkeep . I even showed her a picture of me 18 months ago with really dark hair .

I kind of got the feeling she didn’t want to do it to dark . It looks a bit mousey and ashy and not great with my skin tone

I think I also wanted the roots to be darker ? That’s what was in the picture i showed isn’t it .

Oh that seems like a lot of faff for it to come out so homogenous. Poor colour choice on her part especially if you'd stressed that you don't mind the upkeep.

Give them a call and just tell them you look washed out and you're not happy with the colour. You might be able to correct it with some lowlights.

You have a lovely head of hair and I'd be gutted to come out with it looking as boring when I'd expected something with a bit more life to it. The actual dye job is fine- but it's definitely not what you asked for.

I don’t think it looks like the photo as you have all one colour, whereas the photo looks like a balayage with darker roots and highlighted lighter sections. There’s no contrast. The lady has highlights at the sides of her face (money pieces) and you do it.

Yeah it's all a bit solid mouse. The pics are darker (I think Kat Farmer's hair is naturally dark) with blonde highlights. You need darker roots.

You do not*

It's fine but more ashy than golden. For the amount you paid I wouldn't be happy to

(What is it with hairdressers styling everyone's hair in that twisty style?)

It’s a bit flat. I think it’s a nice base colour and could easily be rescued. Go back!

@Mooserp

It's fine but more ashy than golden. For the amount you paid I wouldn't be happy to

(What is it with hairdressers styling everyone's hair in that twisty style?)

I think the twisty curls is easier than doing a proper straight and shape. Hides all manner of sins.

I agree- it doesn't look like £120 's worth of colour work. I love Kat's hair too!

It looks lovely but I think it looked more like your example photos before you had it done. She hasn't done what you asked at all. Say you're not happy!

I think this is one of those situations where a balayage/free hand highlights rather a full head of foils would be better. I don’t really understand why she gave you foils because your hair before looked light enough for the look you wanted, if anything you just wanted a darker root added on.

I am not sure , I didn’t say anything in the salon as I like to see it in the sun light .
I just said I like it thanks 😭like you do !

It's just one colour. Ash blonde, a bit mousy. But it's just one colour, which is totally not what you asked for. No wonder you aren't happy. Go back and ask her to redo.

Wow. I think it looks great. A lovely colour and good condition and I prefer it to Kat Farmer's. Any warmer would be verging on yellowish. You've got a good "clean" blonde shade which looks very natural.

Dark roots would be difficult to maintain if you have grey roots so the colour you have will allow grey to grow in less noticeably.

(I'm not your hairdresser by the way )

I just feel a bit frumpy - I know I have grey , but I think it’s my decision re upkeep .

Kat Farmer has hair extensions. Just saying.

@Orriblegandma does she ??? It wasn’t her hair cut it was the colour that was the prob 😭😭

It's hard to tell without seeing your skin tone but if you think the colour isn't for you, you can ask for a dark root drag. That's quite easy to do.

I get it, I always thank my hairdresser, tip them and then go home and cry. It's awkward isn't it? The coward's way to deal with this is to complain by email or phone and ask for it to be rectified.

You can explain it looked different in natural light and wasn't what you asked for. I'm sure they will be fine about it.

You do look very embarrassed in your second post...

Really it isn't that bad.

You needed a dark base colour with blond highlights/balayage added. Instead she's given you a golden brown and tried to add a few darker lowlights.
She's got the base/lights totally inverted.not at all what you asked for