Okay, I'm feeling inspired!
#219712 - 10/16/05 02:10 PM
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Linz
Reged: 09/01/03
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Loc: England
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I am so bored of my hair and as I'm trying to be really positive atm despite all the yucky fibro/IBS I think a new hair style/colour is called for! 
So ladies, give me tips on home-dying your hair.  I would love to get it done at the salon but just getting the cut is luxury enough for me, so I think I'll go get a hair cut and then dye my own hair - or the other way round.
Only thing is, when I tried in the past to give my hair a bit more colour it never seemed to take so I obviously need the serious stuff that I used to be scared of to get a slight colour change! Any recommendations?
Hmm, now do I go red or darker? Decisions, decisions...
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I dye my hair myself all the time!
people always ask me where I get my hair done, and are generally shocked when I say the L'Oreal box. haha.
I say give it a go! buy a hair dye that promises to bring out natural highlights as well to give you a more multi dimensional color, which will look great on curly hair.
You can't tell in the picture.. what color is your hair now? I think you should go auburn or a reddish bc you have such pale skin. I'm afraid dark brown would wash you out.
but then again I'm a blonde and I don't know a ton about dark hair! Let us know what you decide!
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My hair person finally explained about hair color to me recently but I don't know if I can explain it myself. The hair color is made up of yellow, red and blue tints. The blue is ash and the red is amber and the yellow is plain blonde. So if you have red highlights to begin with like me then if you use a dye for amber hues it will be too red. That is why they use ash on me and it comes out pretty. So only get the amber if you have very ash hair highlights. Don't go more than 2 shades differently. If you are just dying for the first time you will be fine, otherwise you have to remember a lot more information about how color can't lift color and so the roots end up a different color. I totally wish I didn't have to color but I have a lot of gray for my age. 
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I've gotten my hair colored in a salon twice in my life, and both times, it has come out absolutely HORRIBLE. By way of contrast, every dye job I've done at home since age 15 has come out perfect. Paying more does not guarantee good results anyway. 
I've found that because my hair is naturally dark, I have to go with permanent dyes. Semi-permanent and other temporary forms of color don't even give me a wash of color; I need something that's going to really *process* my hair. I don't know what brands you guys have over there, but I use Colorsilk - literally the second-cheapest dye available. Garnier Nutrisse is another excellent one for naturally dark hair.
Dye your hair when it's dirty. If you can let it go unwashed for a couple days (like, say, over the weekend, and then dye it on a Sunday night), all the better. I swear it fries your hair less this way.
My caution about going darker is that if you hate it, you'll end up having to bleach your hair to get it out... or wait for it to fade/grow out. You might want to try red first! Personally, I think it would look great on you. 
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I'd be too scared to bleach my (very dry and frizz-prone) hair so I think I'll try red first...plus I always wanted to be a redhead! My hair's a weird kind of slightly gingery-red brown atm.
And my hair doesn't have ANY dye on it so thankfully I don't have to understand mixing hair dyes...yet!
Okay...I'm hitting the chemist tomorrow and checking out what they have. Thanks for the encouragement! This sounds fun.
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I think you'd look cute as a redhead! Post pics!
I've never really had the desire to dye my hair, though my hair does get quite auburn/reddish when I'm in the sun alot!
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Melissa
Friendship is thicker than blood. ~Rent
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Yes, you need a yummy colour, Linz! Something rich and earthy...I'm seeing mahogany...sublime...not too red, not too brown. Woodsy. Something that catches light.
What do you think?
Somehow, you sound like someone that should definitely be crowned in reds.
Kate.
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Hi Linz!!
Well, I just went to the salon yesterday to get my hair cut and coloured and the price tag was definitely enough to make me re-think not doing it at home. I haven't had great experience dying my hair at home because I've tried to do high lights and have ended up pretty 'yellow' at times.
I think red hair would probably look really nice too, but beware!! I dunno how pale your skin is, but some red dyes can make you look ULTRA pale. I had red and blonde highlights put into my hair a few years ago and if you look at the pictures of me at the time I look so so ill because of how completely WHITE my face looks. I'd definitely make sure to get one that isn't too crazy red if you are worried about not liking it so you don't have to worry about fixing it.
Good luck, we definitely want pictures!!
**hugs**
--Steph
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I dyed my hair this morning and am still getting used to it...I *think* I love it.  It's a very rich colour and seems to set off my complexion better....I think. I picked L'Oreal Coulour Experte 4.46 Morello Cheery Copper Red - it had a highlighter wand, but I don't think I put enough highlights in! Ah well, it's pretty good for my first attempt.
I'll post piccies when Si gets home with his photo-camera!
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Oh, I can't wait for the pictures!!! I always dye my own hair, I've been using a color called Intense Auburn, its a dark red and I LOVE it!!! I'm glad yours turned out well! I tried to use the Loreal one with the highlight wand in it and it was a pain in the ass! I had thick streaks of highlights and spots without any. I found it too hard to do myself, if I had a friend to help, that might be a different story!
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