Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

okay so i am a natural blonde. and this dark brown with ugly blonde highlight color job is NOT doing it for me. i was wondering if i HAD to have it bleached blonde or there were any other ways of turning it back to a good looking blonde color? im going to a salon..im not doing this myself. but i want to know what to ask for. if i had it bleached would it turn out..yellow, orange, grey, blue tinted, green tinted, or some ugly trashy blonde color that you see on so many blondes today?? or is it going to be a pretty blonde that i can tolerate?? im so worried. lol.

Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

Hi, I am a hair stylist and might be able to offer some helpful suggestions :)

There is a process that stylists do that can strip the hair color you have applied from your hair.

It won't revert it straight back to your original/natural blonde color, but there are many wonderful things that can help! Bleach to me is such a harsh drying product and should only be used when really necessary. When a stylist strips the hair color, it is a form of bleaching, but less harsh.

Although you may still notice slightly different tones in your hair, they may then apply either a permanent color to it, a semi-permanent rinse or a tinter in the format of colour corrector that will 'stabilise' any orangey tones.

Usually a bluey/silvery or purpley semi-permanent tint is best for getting rid of the dreaded day-glo look, lol. Purple, silver and blue nuetralise orange and red tones, therefore creating a much more natural end color.

Once you have been colored and styled in the salon, there are many great vegetable rinses and tinters that can be bought from stores all over that will keep the orangey red tones away.

When the hair is processed back to the near original state and the end tint or dye/rinse is applied, it will last for a time, then begin to fade, but please don't worry too much.. Just find a tinter or rinse that has silvery/blue or very pale tones to it, avoiding all honey or warm blonde colors, as this will attract back that nasty hue with avengance, lol.

I hope this has helped you some, and maybe settled your worrys a little too :)

Please try not to fret too much, as long as you find or have a great stylist and colorist you shouldn't have a problem. Ask around if you don't know of a good colorist, it's always a great way to find one. If you admire someones hair and color, even if you don't know them and see them in the street, be brave and ask... lol, it could well help you!

And don't forget to use a nourishing deep conditioner once you have had this done, as the process will dry your hair a little. Then keep up the deep conditioner treatment once every month to six weeks and you hair should benefit a great deal.

The very best of luck!

Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

You're welcome! I'm glad I could be of some help to you. I hope you have very happy hair days soon x Report It

Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

ask the salon lady

Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

bleach works

Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

definitely don't go with bleach! Try a dark blonde shade or try to find something close to you natural colour.

Or ask for highlights in various shades of blonde so when it grows out it'll look natural.

Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

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Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

they will process it, it will turn orange at first, but odds are they will double process it and dye it back to blond after the bleaching. they should let you pick the shade of blond you want and they will dye it that color

Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

I made the same mistake and the best thing to do is gradually add more and more light highlights into your hair. You dont want to bleach it cause it will be VERY damaged. Its going to take a while to get it back to blonde, but it will be DEFINATELY worth it.

Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

heyy, blonde is a pretty hair color.

I think your suggestion sounds good. You would look so pretty.

I wish some women who don't have a natural blonde color wouldn't dye it blonde. Natural blondes have the best blonde color.

Dark brown hair with blonnde highlights...can it be a tolerable blonde?

This is not as easy as you would think, but then again, it could be worse. If you could just be in shock about the color chamge, give it a few days...if you maybe just want to 'lighten' the effect, try washing it in tomato juice. I know it sounds gross, but my daughter is a natural blonde who tried some temp. hair color for a girl scout project several years ago, she colored (with permission) her blonde locks red with a color that was supposed to shampoo out in 8-12 washes. Two months later, it was still red, I talked to everyone and basically what happens is because the pigment in the blonde are so lite, they grab hold of the darker colors and don't let go!! The only way we could truly get the color out without damaging her hair was to wash it in the tomato juice (which her hair dresser told us to do), after about three washes, her hair was back to normal. Hope tis helps. Good luck!!