I want to dye my hair.
Soo, bout the color. I have real pale skin, with hazel eyes and dark brown hair. I got some coppery highlights a while ago, they faded, but that looked nice. I was thinking of dyeing it a shade or 2 lighter, and then putting in highlights. And would it be really damaging to do all this, and straighten my hair? I always straighten my hair...
One friend suggested i go blonde, i think it would make me look washed out.
Ideas for color?

go to a salon.

Don't do it home-style. Because if you fuck it up, and then go to a salon to get it fixed, the color specialist may not be able to guarantee a correction due to whatever chemicals you may have placed in your hair.

And a specialist can totally give you just the right color.

For one you dye your clothes and color your hair And two, always have it professional done. The reason is because the stuff in the stores are old technology and expired products, they also use way to high of a developer which is why most people get warm or coppery color hair. ok I'm done with my five cents

Imago said:

damn it you beat me to it

EverSouliciouSucks said:

I hold yall in the highest fucking regard.

You're like family physicians--only for my hair.

Imago said:

well I try....plus I have fucked my hair up so many times with the store bought products

reds fade quick. but sounds like are probably the best shade for you.

Imago said:

2 words

Toni & Guy

I would NEVER do it myself.
My friend died her bangs pink, and ended up with pink eyebrows.

i have black eyebrows.
Would redish look weird cuz my eyebrows are dark?

Imago said:

Well I've just dyed my hair with lemon juice, so there. Sure, it dries your hair and strips it of oil so that the sun can lighten it, and the acid will probably help my hair to continue its steady retreat, but it does work. It's very natural looking too. I probably wouldn't recommend it over using chamomile tea, but I was bored and I had lemons.

fhqwhgads said:

Another thing you have to bear in mind though is that even though the carpet should match the drapes, obviously when you dye our hair, it may not be the same color as your pubic hair.

But it should always COMPLIMENT your pubic hair color, especially if you're naked alot.

You're much too straight to know if colors compliment each other though, so please send me some pix of each and I can let you know if you've made a good decision.

thanks.

Imago said:

Oh for the love of BOB STOP!

Imago said:

Don't know if colours compliment each other...

I'm an artiste!

Ocean said:

With pale skin red is the best choice IMO .

1999dontyouwannago said:

most people's eyebrows are darker than their hair, i believe. it depends on the shade of red you choose...it shouldn't look bad at all with the right shade.

1999dontyouwannago said:

Oh God, if you go light....please, please, please let them lighten your eyebrows as well.

The dark eyebrows light hair look is awful.

I go light and dark all the time and I always change my eyebrows accordingly.

fhqwhgads said:

I hate that 'old lesbian picture" of him.


But that hair dye photoshop is perfect!!!

Imago said:

Thank you.

At least it's better than that time everyone was getting the 'Rachel'.



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[Edited 3/19/08 20:46pm]

You say you straighten your hair? With chemicals or with just heat that means that your hair is processed and not considered to be virgin hair. You might need to use a more mild developer, so you MUST go to a professional and tell them everything in consultation, so that your hair doesn't end up in the sink

You might also need a two or even three process hair color done. Do your eyebrows as well, Justerin is right on that one.

FYI... if you use curling irons, be advised that the color, no matter which you decide to use will fade very quickly, so have your colorist explain "base tones" to you as well.

Good Luck!

1999dontyouwannago said:

I think we have a similar complexion and hair colour; the one which works quite well on me in Honey colour. Have a few top highlights and see if you want to get a full head highlights later on. Do not go blonde it will make you look paler.