Anyone Good With Hair Color?

tarzy

I'm feeling antsy these days, and that usually leads to one thing - doing something to my hair!

I dye it to cover lots of grey (I do it myself - too expensive to go to the salon every three weeks) - and I've been using a dark neutral shade for a while. I'm thinking about switching to something a bit warmer, but I don't like it when it gets too red, so I thought I'd try a "golden dark brown" this time. I'm sure it will still pick up some red (it always does) but I'm hoping it will just go a bit warmer. Think it'll be all right?

16 years ago

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Anonymous

I like the high constrast you have now. Sorry no help here.
Maybe a new cut would be fun?

16 years ago

tarzy

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San - it would still be very dark, just with golden tones that show up in the sunlight. At least that's what I envision!

"Dark bronzed brown" is a better description of what I'm after.

16 years ago

Anonymous

That does sound beautiful.

16 years ago

HannahC

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Tara,
Do you have the line of, I think, Natural Formula colors, which are described as chocolate and espresso colors? I am coloring my hair to cover the gray too, and I really don't like any red in my hair. So the chocolate works for me, and I think it has a fair amount of warmness to it.
I am pretty sure the tones that are described as "golden" will still have a fair amount of red in them.

16 years ago

bella

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Red doesn't work in my hair either and like Hannah I've discovered that those colors described as "gold" usually have some red to them.
Are you planning to go to a salon? I would strongly recommend it, the type of effect you are after sounds like it requires a professional skills.

16 years ago

taylor

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Tarzy,
As a stylist I would love to advise, however unless a stylist can see touch and test your hair it would really be rather unprofessional of me to do so:)

I am not familar with otc or drugstore products as they are nothing like the ones we use and I have no clue what is in them, thier base colors, how they react w/other colors or how well they cover grey for that matter.:(

As Bella advises ,best contact a pro, or call whomever cuts your hair for a reference to someone in your area. Good luck:)!!

16 years ago

cciele

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I think golden brown will work fine. I do the same as you -- I have a lot of gray and cover it with a demi-permanent color. My natural hair color is black-brown. Sometimes I use a neutral brown dye, sometimes a chestnut (reddish brown) color, sometimes golden brown. Depends on what I am in a mood for!

16 years ago

Chris

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Do you use a consistent brand? I do single process perm color at home.
Used to do medium golden brown all the time but I got too much brassiness at end of 6 wks so I switched to medium rich brown or just medium brown.
Now in the fall I alternate medium reddish brown with med brown (every other time) and in summer I do the same with med gold and med brown. I think it sort of balances out - really not to noticable.

I am a level 5 brunette with about 25% gray. Was using Feria a long time ago but switched to Loreal Excellence and now I use Revlon Colorsilk.

16 years ago

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