A question for hairdressers

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I am a natural redhead, although at 47 it's faded and goes white around the front/temples.

I've been having an all over red permanent dye, which I've been happy with. It's a rich red colour.

I would like to go lighter/more coppery for summer.
My hairdresser says this will require full bleaching first.

Is this the case?
I thought it wasn't necessary if only going a couple of shades lighter. Is like to avoid it if possible!

Hi! Colour Technician here 😊 Unfortunately to completely cover the red with any kind of lighter colour, she is correct. You would need to strip out your colour first as a regular tint doesn't lift tint. If you were to put a copper over your current colour, your roots would turn that shade but the ends with your original colour would be untouched. My suggestion would be to add foils to your current colour with a very mild bleach, or possibly a high lift tint (depending how dark your red is) alongside your red on the roots. This would give you beautiful, sun-kissed copper tones within your red with minimal damage. I hope that makes sense!

I am going piggy back on this thread. Also 47, also going a little white at the temples.

did you need an all over dye? I am about to get my hair colored for the first time and I love my natural colour. I was hoping to just get the little bit of white colored to match the rest. Is this even possible?

This is a great suggestion!
Thanks for sharing your expertise