OTish - Lightening my hair??

Ha ha, i never get told i look like anyone. I was starting think i was the only person in the world without a double!. x

You can get dyes for lightening darker hair from boots etc... dont know if they will be any good for you?x

Ok thanks Natty, i'll have to have a look. xx

The l'oreal experte (I think its called, its in a red box anyway) is great , you just shampoo in a base colour and you get a little brush a bit bigger than a mascara brush and you just put in highlights where you want, so as many or as little as you want. If you've not done it before though I would maybe go to a hairdresser first and get it done properly.

I second mscheerful. Take thee to a good hairdresser and get them to do your first lot of colour, as you'll need to strip out some of your redness.

Once they have a colour you're stable with, then run along to superdrug (not boots as their colours are harsher and more expensive) and find a natural brown, and just top up with that...easy peasy!

That's what i thought i'd have to do MsCheerful and tahdah then keep it up myself.

It's my birthday in a month so i think OH should treat me, he he.

Thanks girlies. xx

Just try a lighter of colour of hair dye. I am naturally dark but i used a copper dye before and it worked grand and my hair was still in great condition! Just try a slightly lighter dye and get lighter every time i think. Probably would need to be a permanent one tho! Iv been thinking of going darker again for my big day. cos mine is sooo shiney then! lol

Hey hun im a hairdresser,have u been using a permant or a semi hair dye x

Always permanent i'm afraid. ?

Me and OH went out for a friends birthday on saturday and after seeing the photo's i definatly want it lightened, i think i look really pale!!

xx

Find a decent salon where u live and go in for a consultatio they should always be free of charge,get them to do a strand test first,because those photos u have included above look light highlights and low lights rather than a full head colour,you might get away with lightning it that way rather than having a whole colour correction x xx ?

I agree that you should go to a salon. I've been lightening my hair for years, and the effect was quite gradual. I think get the colour stripped out first, and then have a look at what you want to do - highlights might be a better way to feel more you and still get it how you want it.

I think highlights will be the best option then.

I'm going to book myself into a salon and treat myself, he he.

Thanks for all the advise girlies. ?

xxx

Normally when u add lighter bits it makes the base colour of the hair look lighter anyway and seeming u only want caramel tomes this might be the best way to go x x if u have a colour correction ur hair could feel really damaged x

I would go to a salon.