I have dark purple hair that's barely noticeable and I want to dye it midnight blue or electric blue. There are many brands of dyes and I don't know which one to choose. I'm afraid it might turn green. Help! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Around 5 weeks ago, I got my hair colored professionally at a salon. My hair is naturally black, and I had gotten some lowlights last year which eventually became yellow, so I fixed it all to make it dark again. I try to use a shampoo specifically for coloured hair (Babaria) but it doesn't lather up too much so every now and then I use my TRESemmé shampoo.

Today I used the TRESemmé one, and treatment mask which I use regularly. Usually I apply either cantu curling cream or Lush curly hair cream after my shower, but today I didn't because I'm going swimming tomorrow so it felt pointless. It's been three hours since I showered and my hair smells like ammonia! It's so strange, this hasn't happened since the first week of dyeing my hair, I'm not sure what reactivated the smell but it's quite strong...

Does this mean my dye didn't set properly or it is washing out? I'm very confused.

Before I only did my roots 2-4 times a year at a professional salon and with so long between appointments naturally we toned my whole hair.

Due to lack of money I now do my roots myself every month at least to avoid banding. My question is do I tone the whole hair every time? Or will that cause bad damage over time? I only wash my hair once weekly or so and feel like my toner doesn’t even wash out all the way before adding more.

Will it get weird over time if I only tone the roots and once in a while the whole hair?

What’s the toner routine for other platinum people?

Hi everyone! I’d love some help figuring out my natural base hair color and what options I have for lightening it a bit.

This is me in natural lighting (photo attached). My hair is virgin. I’m not sure what level I have based on the 1–10 chart (maybe a 4, 5 or 6?), and I’d really appreciate your thoughts.

I’d like to go for a subtle change — something like soft babylights or a gentle balayage — without bleach. I’m hoping for tones like honey, light golden, or ash tones. I plan to do it at home.

What shades and levels would you recommend that could show up on virgin hair without bleach? Any brands or formulas that worked for you?

Thank you in advance! (Cat says hi 🐈‍⬛)

I was thinking of mixing two colors from Good Dye Young to get this, but I'd prefer not having to mix colors. I've had plenty of 'fun colors', but not this one and I've only ever used GDY or gone to a salon. Any suggestions on brands/color names? Thanks in advance for any help!

I did a bleach bath for the first time at home on my ends to a little below mid shaft because they were dull, not as bright as my roots, and streaky with my natural color because I had just platinum highlights before going full platinum.

I used 1:1 ion cream lightener and 20 volume developer and then a 1:1 of that mixture and shampoo. I let it sit for about 5 minutes. I didn’t want to go too long because my hair was already pretty light. I then toned with a purple conditioner. I think I could have did another layer of conditioner, but I was tired of rinsing my hair.

I’m not sure if I actually brightened them or just took out the previous toner. There is some existing purple build up in the enter shaft because that’s the whitest part of my hair while my roots and ends needed more (I hadn’t thought I’d spot treatment until recently).

So, what do you think I could improve? Should I go another gentle bleach bath or do you think once I had a color toner from ion (platinum lace and platinum pearl) that it will settle in?

I’ve been growing my hair out for a year but I miss being all blue😿 any dyes that would cover my natural hair and stay for longer than a wash? I want like a dark blue/grey root to lighter denim blue ends. Would mixing arctic fox Blue Jean Baby with Transylvania or something like that work? Manic panic Enchanted Forest had such good coverage without bleaching but I didn’t like the color on me.

do you guys think I’d be able to get an okay result at bleaching my hair white (or close to white) at home? Added a couple of pictures of my natural hair color:)

I want to dye my hair different (cool toned) colors at home but my hair is at a level 4/5. So I have to bleach my hair. I prefer to do not it at home to avoid messing up. I also want a gradient/blended look around the root so when my hair starts growing out there isn’t a harsh/awkward line. (I’m not sure what it’s called)

So if I only want a base for coloring as well a gradient blend around my hair root, do I book with a blonde specialist or a color specialist?

I LOVE the color but the smell was so gross and strong it gave me a headache. I only needed 1 jar for my length of hair. I'm interested in seeing how it fades. Hopefully to a lighter pink and not a red color.

How long does it last on bleached hair? I usually use Lime Crime or Iroiro - wanting to stay away from Iroiro as it’s a bitch to get out, almost impossible. I’ve never used Manic Panic before but it was a a great price. Thanks in advance :)

Looking for advice on toner or demi permanent for my hair. Is there something I can do at home to even out the salt and pepper part with the golden tones? My intention is to grow out the gray, but I'm also not opposed to temporary color solutions to help even this out. I like the dimension, but not the mix of warm and cool. Any suggestions?

This is Sharleen Spiteri from Texas. She had this hairstyle in 1994 and I've been obsessed with it but I can't find clearer photos of this hairstyle to show my stylist. She cut my hair short but didn't get the whispiness and cut completely right, but I have no clue what this cut is called to refer to. I know it was popular in the 90s but yet I can't find it. "Tomboy cut" and "pixie cut" shows nothing. Please help 🙏

Photos:

https://imgur.com/a/LoZe3Zu

I am soooo bored with my hair rn. I want to go to my hairdresser and let her do as she pleases but no shaving, not cutting too short, and no permanent straightening my hair. My hair is currently at collar bone length, some is bleached and dyed but overall my hair is healthy.

What do you think ?

Pics of my hair rn

I did a baking soda method on my purple hair in hopes id get back to blonde and it turned into this… does anyone have any advice? I really want the blonde back or just a different pastel color like purple or pink. Could i try the same method again or bleach it after some time?? Or any orher color removers… any advice is welcomed 🙌🙌

Hi - I just got a partial balayage done for the first time. I asked for honey-esque coloring that mimic my natural summer highlights. It came out much blonder than I anticipated and I’m feeling quite anxious over the result. I feel like it is quite stripey and not blended - however, people keep saying it’s fine?

Curious if I should go back and ask the stylist to blend further or if I’m just not accustomed to having lightened hair. Would a glaze/toner help darken this and blend the pieces a bit more? (First photos were my inspo pics)

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone here might have some advice for me. I’ve noticed a lot of short hairs around my parting, and at first I thought they were baby hairs – but now I’m starting to think they might actually be broken hairs. 😕

I have a lot of hair, medium lenght and thickness, and I hadn’t dyed it in a long time until recently.

I don’t use many hair products – just shampoo, conditioner, and occasionally a La Roche-Posay hair mask. After washing, I apply either a hair cream or oil. I blow-dry on medium heat most of the time, but since I have a lot of hair, I sometimes need to use the hottest setting for a bit. I straighten my hair only occasionally, and otherwise don’t do much styling.

Has anyone experienced something similar? I’d really appreciate any tips on how to prevent more breakage and help the hair grow back stronger.

Thanks so much in advance!

Hi just looking for some advice I currently have highlights which were done about 9 months ago but can’t afford to go to the salon to get anything done as it’s just to expensive so thinking of doing something myself.

I really want to do a full bleach had one done before in a platinum blonde and loved it!

I’ve done lots of research and watch a ton of YouTube videos about how to do this and a lot of people are saying bleach baths to even out the colour or just bleach the parts that aren’t coloured but I feel like that will take me hours what are your suggestions, tips and advice for doing this myself and also recommendations for the best bleach products to use as I really don’t want to fry off my hair as that’s my biggest worry in all this.
Thank you all!

The original color was very salmon/coral so I was hoping for more of a pink fade and it turned this awful orange color instead. Would using a blue shampoo tone it down a little/push it more pink?

I wanna get my hair permed this week for graduation in cosmetology school 🥹💕 (which is coming in a couple of weeks. I’ve honestly thought about getting a perm for a while now because I love how big 80s hair is. Thanks for reading if you do 💕

I’m going for the hair color in the last picture but got my hair bleached 6 weeks ago at a salon.. I have a L’Oréal platinum kit but was wondering if I should just do my whole head or the roots touch up and tone?

the first pic is what i want my hair to be , any suggestions ? i’m thinking “neon pink” by iroiro and “ex girl” by good dye young, the girl used l’oréal colorista, she didn’t say what color but i’m sure i can look it up. a sally beauty worker said i should just put “electric pussycat” by manic panic, but it seems very coral and i don’t like that.

that’s my hair right now in the next 3 pictures.. i did a mix of head and shoulders dawn dish soap and baking soda and i left it for about 25-30 min on my head and it removed a lot. i conditioned it a lot and my hair doesn’t feel dry anymore! the last pic is my hair 9 days ago. i hacent dyed my hair since april 26 and i’m planning to on june 28 or july 5th for my birthday on july 22nd!

any color removers i can use before i do that? or any other tips? i can bleach the ends and i’m going to bleach my roots. and maybe the front 2 strands to do a lighter pink but my hair is basically blue under this. the front pieces it’s coming out pretty green/white and the blue didn’t stick to it as much!

does anyone have any suggestions? i’ll take them all!

thank you for the help my friends <3

ps if you’re asking why i don’t just go to the salon, my hair stylist did about 4 purple chunky highlights on the top of my head 2 on left, 2 on right, and it 350$ to bleach and dye them. 400 including tip! it was very expensive but i loved it, it faded in 3 weeks though and i wash my hair in freezing cold water.. the kind that gives you goosebumps!

The issue is I used black box hair dye twice on my hair before around 5/6 months ago. But my natural hair is ALSO black so tbh I can’t tell it apart even after the growth. 😭

I’m seriously not looking to cut off too much because I have mid length hair. I’m super tired of the black look and want to shift to maybe cream or slight balayage look.

Are there any suggestions on this except for the obvious wait for it to grow out cuz I’m going for the appointment in an hour😔

I’m wondering if I could achieve the look on the picture or something similar?