Nearly 3 months ago, I had blonde hair and got it dyed brunette. My natural hair is dirty/dark blonde and I went and got it dyed really light blonde, hoping for a good balayage but it turned out yellow and was not blended well. So 6 weeks later, I made the impulsive decision of dying my hair 3 shades darker than my natural colour to what is supposed to be light brown but is actually a dark brown. I hate it and the regrowth is so obvious and annoying because I have very white/light baby hairs around the sides of my face.
I want to dye my hair back to my natural dirty blonde colour and not worry about colouring my hair again because it's such a pain but I've been told that I have to wait for the bleached blonde underneath my brown hair to grow out first, but it will take years. How much damage will it do to my hair if I go back 3 shades lighter to my natural colour? Famous people do it all the time, it can't be that bad. How long should I wait to dye it back. So far it's been 3 months. I want to be natural again ASAP. Someone please help!
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I absolutely feel your pain. I have hair about your color but I always call it "honey" colored hair. I have bleached it and dyed it over my years and I nearly always regret it. It's practically impossible to get your real hair color back until it grows out.
I wouldn't recommend doing anything yourself as you may make it worse. If you go to a professional, they may be able to strip out the brown color and possibly add thin blonde highlights to help it blend in better. I find that highlights that are done like this grow out much better than chunky highlights or an all over color.
If you don't have the money to go to a salon, you could try going to a place like Sally's Beauty and see if you can buy a stripper yourself. Keep in mind that the bleached areas will be back to blonde once the color has been removed. You might be able to use a color depositing shampoo or conditioner to make it less drastic.
Or, you might try a product called Purple, which deposits blonde color. This might balance out the dark, but the roots will still be an issue.
I have been considering getting highlights because I have so much grey coming in but you have given me second thoughts. Good luck and let us know how it works out.
It is time for a professional that specializes in hair coloring. You need to make a appointment for a consultation, where they will examine your hair and advise you on the next step.
Try a pixie cut -- they look cute with an undercolor -- and let nature take her course! :-)
With all the dyeing you have done, I would leave the job to a professional. It will cost a lot less if you go to a beauty school, where the students are carefully supervised.
This is not my area of expertise so I can only offer my thoughts on this subject.
Seems like you have kinda overdone your hair and it probably needs a well deserved 'rest' before another major change takes place.
I have read that hair normally grows approximately 1/2 inch per month so that may seem slow but it is probably still your best option; Of course, having short hair would be best if this is your goal.
You can always find suggestions online but be careful with DIY treatments.
www.refinery29.com/
www.byrdie.com/
www.lorealparisusa.com/
My natural hair color is the same as yours. My pre-covid hair stylist called it "slate". You can try what I do, sun-in once a month or so and rinses with chamomile tea.
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