I did a really stupid thing yesterday! I decided to dye my hair a "spicy copper" before I went back to my original dark brown...It's been Golden Bronze. Anyway, the color turned my hair an awful FIRE TRUCK RED!! Luckily it is just a rinse, but how soon can I put another rinse in!!

I'm scared to go out in public!

Smooches;)

I don't know. I'll never put a colour in my hair. I bleached it once, about 8 years ago and it still hasn't recovered fully. Call me conservative.

But I don't know, is it that bad? This red?

MarieLouise said:

It's probably not soooo bright now, but I haven't taken my hair down, so I don't know. It was very bright yesterday

Smooches;)

You did a really stupid thing yesterday!

omg, i once had that, tried to lighten it and it turned out to be orange
you have at least to wait for 6 weeks before you can dye it again

maybe a wig?

AndGodCreatedMe said:

Smooches;)

Don't go near a bull

PANDURITO said:

Smooches;)

Fire Engine Red!!

Cool! I used to have that color and I actually liked it. You may have to use a toner to get it back to the way you want it. Sometimes the brassiness will stay in from reds.

CarrieLee said:

Thanks I was just looking up some info on what exactly to do

Smooches;)

You can buy a toner or a color "stripper" at your local beauty salon.....or you can pay to have it fixed.....


I have turned my hair green so many times
Ive learned to stay away from "ash" based colors.

amorbella said:

If you don't know what you're doing strippers can make it worse. It needs to be applied evenly.

If you just put a light brown over it you should be fine. Always go 3 shades lighter than your natural hair color because 99% of the time it will be too dark.

MsMisha319 said:

klhk said:

Smooches;)

CarrieLee said:

Ok, but how long do I have to wait before I do that?

Smooches;)

MsMisha319 said:

be happy it didn't turn green.
[Edited 5/3/05 10:14am]

Hey I know what you are going through because I had my haircut and dyed a few months ago. It was worse because it was permanent. I have natural brown hair and I wanted it lightened just a bit....anywho it came out like an orange and it was hideous! It was ok for the first few days but after three weeks my roots were showing! So I dyed my hair dark brown..(it looked black!) So now i looked like elvira...so here comes my advice...

I wanted my natural brown hair and this happened by accident..

I bought John Freida's Brunette Shampoo And Conditioner...(about 5.50 each)
It lightened my hair dramatically back to my natural hair color! What it does it brings out your natural color it enhances it. So now my hair is back to my color with nice highlights.

http://www.johnfrieda.com/flash.htm

AcutenPetiteGrl said:

Thank You

Smooches;)

CarrieLee said:

all this is way too confusing...I always seem to do something wrong. So now I see my hair stylist twice a month

MsMisha319 said:

You can do it whenever you want. Maybe use a real strong shampoo, like a dandruff shampoo or something to try and get some of the red out first.

A lot of people confuse permanent and semi permanent hair dye too. If you use a "temporary" hair color that is darker than your natural it's going to stain your hair and not fully come out. Also semi permanent hair color is WORSE for your hair because it's a metallic hair dye. The metals stay in the shaft of your hair and it's more likely to break off if you dye over it.

I've been dying my hair since I was 12 and my mom is a hair dresser. I've got lots of experience!





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[Edited 5/3/05 11:50am]

I used to always turn my haor odd colours

probably why as a teenager i had hair colours ranging from blond--->purple----->black

it's great fun

oh and don't worry about going out in public, they will see the funny side and you will more than likely get some unexpected compliments



I was naughty and used to dye on top on dye all the time although it's not too good for your hair

Thanks Carrie and everyone who gave advice!

My hair is no longer red!! I used another rinse last night...warm dark brown...and though it's still not as dark as my natural color, it's better than red


I can now go out into the world!

Smooches;)

MsMisha319 said:

well next time it happens
just wear a big fucking hat