I recently decided that I wanted to go a bit lighter with my hair colour. I have been dyeing it darkest brown for years and it's starting to look a little harsh. So to start this little journey I began by removing the colour from my hair using Colourless Max Effect, this has left me with a two tone hair colour, light brown/ginger-ish on the roots for about two inches and a lot darker from there onwards. I have shoulder length hair. I contacted Colourless to see if this was normal and they advised me to do it again, which I will be doing soon. My question is what do I need to do to my hair before I put on my preferred hair colour? Do I need to use any toners or do I need to bleach it or use a different colour before, as I'd like to get the best result. Thanks for your help.
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What is your true natural hair colour?
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I think Light to medium brown naturally, not entirely sure as have been dyeing my hair for many years. Thanks
Use 3/4 of your regular color and 1/4 of the next lighter shade. Do this the next couple of colorings. If you like it keep doing that. If not, go to half and half and do that for two colorings.
Do take the advice of Colorless. What you experienced is normal. The color remover is less effective on that portion of the hair that has more color buildup. Re apply the product again. Apply it to only the darker hair. What you will be trying to achieve is a uniform as possible color before you proceed with corrective color.
Once you have gotten as uniform a color as is practical, you should wait 48 hours and then proceed with the corrective color. You do not need to use any toner or filler prior to applying the color, assuming your natural hair is less than 35% grey.
Do not, under any circumstances, bleach your hair. Applying bleach to hair that has undergone chemical color removal could seriously damage your hair.
Hair color charts show the approximate color achieved on virgin or virgin bleached hair. They do not take into account previously applied colors or color removers, which could result in a completely different, and usually darker color.
If you want to go from darkest brown to 'a bit lighter', I suggest you use a light brown or blond/brown in the same family (warm, drab, gold, neutral, etc.) as you final choice. I say light brown because your hair will absorb much more color than untreated hair and will result in a darker shade than that shown on the package.
Pardon me if I sound like a broken record, but I cannot emphasize this enough. Please do a strand test before applying the final color to you entire head. This could save you further color removal treatments and damaged hair.
Wishing you a nice final color.
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