Have I ruined my hair ? Pics included -please help

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I posted the other day
Naturally dark ,have been bleaching hair for a while
It's led to breakage and thinning
Anyway today I stuck a brown box dye on and now I'm not sure if I've made a mistake and should of stuck to the blonde
Does this look okay ?
Have I made a mistake here ?
1st pic is obviously before
2nd is now

It looks fine OP and it will be feeling much healthier before you know it.

It’s such a big shock and panic isn’t it because it’s so different. I am in the same position as you and swing between relief and regret.

The brown looks a lot nice and healthier. The blonde looked a lot like straw, very dry and brittle.

I know if I continued bleaching my hair would just snap everywhere
I'm so dark my hair just can't deal with it
It's a massive shock

I think you're lucky as both colours suit your skin tone.

A few washes it will probably settle a bit as well won't it
I'm deffo fake tanning tonight ha ha

The darker is really lovely OP

I think it’s just the shock of the initial change. It’s a nice colour.

I really like it, it looks great. Now just leave it alone and restore the condition x

Stupid question but once it needs dying again am I okay using a flat brown ?
Rather than something with red in ?

I love the colour! What box dye did you use, do you remember? I love it

Looks much better imo.

You can always use a red toner beforehand, but that's overkill, I think. A reddish base under any brown will look more natural and last longer than an ash tone, since bleaching removes all the red/orange, leaving it super porous.

I'd really focus on deep conditioning and maybe use a hair oil to boost the color and make it glossy and smooth.

I used garnier 5.25
In a ideal world I would of liked just a chocolate brown but I know that I needed some red back in
Thankyou that's a good idea rather than a dye
Feel a bit silly for getting so worked up over hair
I know it's only hair and it grows etc

You can always do it in reverse. Use the red-based permanent, then put a cooler toner over the top—win-win! No green tones, plus super shine from a conditioning toner.

The brown looks much much better.

Looks much better. Just continue to use product that strengthens and conditions.

It looks lovely, looks in good condition, as I said before I'm a lot darker after years of bleach highlights, which do take a while to get used to, thats why I still put a few in along the top now and again, I keep reading as you get older you should go lighter but I've gone the other way, thinking its my natural colour so the darker colour should suit me.

The second colour is so much better.

Watch the blowout professor on YouTube he gives excellent advice on how to keep hair healthy preventing breakage.

It’s a lovely colour but equally as good, it makes your hair look much healthier.

your hair looks absolutely gorgeous darker op

Really like your new colour.

Looks so much better brown the other picture looks a bit green.

I would go to a hairdresser to get some low lights and blend it all in together now. A good cut too will help.

I prefer the brown. It looks healthier and shinier already 🙂 Once the shock wears off I think you'll enjoy it more

Darker coloured hair is known to hide hair imperfections and being more forgiving than light colours.

It looks nice! Pretty cinnamon colour.