Hairdressers help!

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autumngirl714 · 20/06/2025 21:42

I've lightened my hair for well over 15 years - not using foil but straight onto the scalp.
I'm lucky as my hair has maintained a really good condition and it's thick.
I decided I wanted a more natural sandy blonde so went to the hairdressers and paid well over £100 for her to dye my hair a darker shade of blonde. It's like a dark ash now.
Anyway this was 2 weeks ago. I've washed my hair about 5 times since (I can't wash less as I regularly go to the gym!) and it's faded SO much. The ends are almost what they were before.
I use a sulphate free shampoo and conditioner.

I don't know what to do! I feel like I've ruined my hair. If I colour the roots and lengths again will the colour last longer? Or am I going to be in a position where my colour lasts two weeks?!

Hair stylist has said it's normal to fade and probably because I had lightened hair before.

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NeedthatFridayfeeling · 20/06/2025 22:20

No advice but when i went from being almost platinum blonde to being darker mine also faded after a few washes for the first few colours, each time i had it done it held longer and longer. I also find the colour wow products to be really good for protecting colours.

IdiottoGoa · 20/06/2025 22:23

I assume the colour came mainly from toner, so buy a toner in the shop.

(I’m not a hairdresser but have had every hair colour under the sun (except green) so have some experience)

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autumngirl714 · 20/06/2025 22:28

NeedthatFridayfeeling · 20/06/2025 22:20

Thank you! This is what I was wondering... if I recolour it at home again will it last longer and longer each time?
I've never died my hair darker, I just wasn't expecting this!

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autumngirl714 · 20/06/2025 22:28

IdiottoGoa · 20/06/2025 22:23

I assume the colour came mainly from toner, so buy a toner in the shop.

(I’m not a hairdresser but have had every hair colour under the sun (except green) so have some experience)

Thank you!
It was a "permanent" hair colour!!

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IdiottoGoa · 20/06/2025 22:40

I think as others have said, when your hair is really porous it takes a few goes. I’d just use toner in the meantime

AmIHumanOrAmIAYeti · 20/06/2025 22:43

You need to use semi permanent. The way the molecules grab is different.

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autumngirl714 · 20/06/2025 22:46

Thank you all!
Is it not going to be really h healthy for my hair to keep colouring the ends? I'm used to just doing the roots.
Although, it's not like it's bleach!

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AmIHumanOrAmIAYeti · 20/06/2025 22:57

Semi perm won’t hurt it. If anything it will help by filling the gaps in the hair shaft which have been created by the bleach.

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