I murdered my hair...

I called the 800 number on the box... the woman basically kept saying to go to a professional but that if I did want to do it myself, this is how to, but go to a professional. So... reading between the lines I figured it out for myself.

Trixie I wish I had seen your post earlier LOL I haven't been to a professional in years, I cut my own hair (it's forgiving, and I do a pretty good job). I'm not touching a bottle of dye for a loooooong time

Yes, it was a 40-vol. Luckily I think the orange color was enough that I was able to use one called 'dark neutral blonde' and now the super-white part is a gray-blonde color, which is what my hair actually is (it almost looks green when it first grows in) and the orange part is a nice, normal, dishwater color.

I can go out in public! I'm gonna leave the Keraphix in over night and hopefully all is well.

I just hacked all my hair off.
I'm slightly traumatized.
I haven't even done anything to even up the length, it was just so hot and itchy last night that after 7 years of nothing more than a trim, I went and hacked it all off.
Looks like I did it with a rusty butter knife
This is what it was like before I cut it (these were taken like last week).
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b377/Solocelt/stuff/hair2.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b377/Solocelt/stuff/hair1.jpg

I'll have to get J (he hasn't seen this yet) to take new pics tomorrow.

Eh don't worry! Remember how a few years back guys were bleaching their hair to get that funky blond look? Well my normally very good looking cousin (an Italian guy, dark curly hair, dark eyes, but lighter olive complexion) tried to go for that look. His hair was BRIGHT yellow-orange! And to make matters worse, the day he did it (at a friends house I believe) he had on a bright yellow shirt! He came home (I was staying at my Grandparent's for a visit and he lived there) and I just couldn't help laughing! I mean it was BAD! I've never seen anything worse!

the last time i did that was a looong time ago. yours looks much better than mine did. i tried to bleach out black dye. i cut my hair off into a short pixie cut, and had a "calico" look while i grew it back out. luckily my hair grows super fast, so it didn't bother me to cut it all off and start over.

I didn't think it looked that bad. Almost looked like the color red that I try to get! I dye my hair red religiously. One day I thought, "Hmmm.. I think I would like to be blonde..." So after the blonde haircolor didn't work, I tried to highlight my hair... all of it. Yeah, so I am a much better redhead. I didn't like the blonde, so I bought another bottle of red that I usually use.... WELL, let's say that that color was meant for darker colors... My hair turned orange. Like Ronald McDonald orange. It was very very bright. So I go to Sally's to try and get some advice. I was asking the lady what she thought of it. She said, "It's very bright". I KNOW THAT!! She suggested that I color it just plain dark brown. No red at all. I wasn't sure about that, but that turned out to be the prettiest auburn that I have ever had. I have not been able to get that color since! Figures!

Didn't mean to hijack your thread! Hope your hair turns out beautifully!

I had a Ronald McD episode once too, and did the same thing as you. It does turn out nicely eventually.

I have naturally blonde-ish hair, so dye is a volatile thing on me. I've done very blonde, very red, burgundy, plain brown, black, purple, anything really. But yea, they always recommend you stay close to your real hair color, so I guess it's my own fault when I screw it up

Iit is still sort of orangey but it looks like a color that occurs in nature instead of soccer jerseys. Basically, I just toned it down a few decibles.

I think you look adorable.

So there.

Thats just the thing with experimenting with hair color, it is a live and learn process. I've made mistakes in my past (even on a client when I was an apprentice) hair can be unpredictable... Id definitely let your hair take a break for at least a month, and any color to even out the tone or take down brassiness should be a semi-permanent... Id recommend goldwell colorance (it rocks) but its only available by stylists!

Originally Posted by Satai

I think you look adorable.

So there.

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yea that,

Purple deposit shampoo (such as Artec) is great for toning brassiness, but in this senario it isnt going to make much of a difference... It's more or less used to maintain tonality rather than to fix brassiness. Alot of time purple shampoo tends to stain heavily lightened hair and even grey hair, this is usally because hair in this state is porous... I would use caution with purple shampoo... Maybe using it every other day at the most... Purple is a complimentary color to yellow, not so much blue... Blue's complimentary color is Orange...

Originally Posted by Satai

I think you look adorable.

So there.

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Satai!!!! <--- That would be me jumping up and down and then giving you a hug. Like we're at an airport.

Thank you guys for saying it looks great anyway.

Purple shampoo... how is Aveda's Blue Malva (?) for that? Any opinions? That's about the only pro place I can get to.

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

Satai!!!!

<--- That would be me jumping up and down and then giving you a hug. Like we're at an airport.

Thank you guys for saying it looks great anyway.

Purple shampoo... how is Aveda's Blue Malva (?) for that? Any opinions? That's about the only pro place I can get to.

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I've missed you too, darling. I have no idea what to recommend. I do believe lookingglass is the girl to refer to for over-adventurous hair experiements; she may have some advice.

I never worked with Aveda (good line... just never used it personally)... I will check into it and let you know... At one of the salons I used to work at we made customized color shampoo deposits to maintain the tonailty of your haircolor (this was usually offered with our color service and not free, go figure) this was an exceptional service I might add. The shampoo line also to think of is ARTEC... alot of high end salons carry those as well... Those are my favorites, but thats because it is what I know:

http://www.alphabeauty.com/shopping/...or-Moisturizer (this is the purpose of purple shampoo aka white violet... its focused on yellows because that is purples complimentary color)

http://www.aveda.com/templates/produ...CT_ID=PROD5794 (all shades)...

Try the Blue Malva... Just dont use it daily (definitely not twice daily) to avoid any porous parts of your hair grabbing a blue tint to it. That happend to me when I had blonde hair (very blonde highlights) I did it daily to avoid the yellow effect and my hair starting taking on a purple hue (since it was so porous and damaged)...

i guess i should clarify that i think your hair looks cute. i just reread my post and i'm not sure that i was as clear on that as i should have been.

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

Satai!!!!

<--- That would be me jumping up and down and then giving you a hug. Like we're at an airport.

Thank you guys for saying it looks great anyway.

Purple shampoo... how is Aveda's Blue Malva (?) for that? Any opinions? That's about the only pro place I can get to.

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That should work to put some deposits back in your hair. Also, if at all possible have them make a conditioner for you. They can put some mild purple dye in it and it should even things out.

Originally Posted by Satai

I've missed you too, darling. I have no idea what to recommend. I do believe lookingglass is the girl to refer to for over-adventurous hair experiements; she may have some advice.

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The last time I fried my hair I had to shave it.

A girl who is a natural dark brown should never try to go white blond. It just doesn't work out.

I had a similar issue - but my hair turned green. I have not dyed my hair since.

Good luck.

hey, it could be worse....you could have pulled a britney spears

it'll be fine hon! just give your hair a few days to chill out before trying to do anything else to it. (use a deep conditioning treatment like aussie's 90 second miracle thinge or panteene- they're not expensive at all.) Also- try going to a beauty school- a lot of time they offer services for a fraction of the cost of a normal salon and they do a GREAT job because the teachers are right there to supervise!

If all else fails- Clairol has some nice colors you could try.

Oh right...
Here is a picture of it fixed!



The color way mellowed out. A little lighter than I would have wanted but hey!

Absolutely Beautiful!!!