How to grow out a bad hair color?

[Anonymous]

I was asked twice last year if I was my kids’ grandmother, so I bought a box of blonde L’Oreal color and tried to dye my hair. It turned orange. You wonderful people recommended some place that I can’t remember Maddison Rae? Anyway, they tried dying it brown, but that didn’t work.

I had blonde hair as a kid.

Now, my hair has grown out maybe 5 inches. The color difference is noticeable and embarrassing. What can I do? Dye it some less-blonde color and hope it’s similar enough?

I feel like the ugliest person ever.

[Anonymous]

Can you book an appointment with a solid, lead colorist? I don't know that salon you mentioned.

You may also need toner.

Brown dyed hair turns brassy, orangish (It's what I have) so I must tone it periodically - more than just using a purple shampoo. However, toning also darkens.

I would be afraid to attempt anything on my own though with multiple dye attempts and potentially fragile hair. Demi permanent would be better l/gentler though it will fade within 5-6 weeks. Demi also sucks into previously dyed hair so you have to be careful with color (have had a few colorists give me nearly black hair because of this when I was going for medium golden brown)

I go back to suggesting you see a solid, well experienced colorist at a good salon. NOT the entry colorist at a good salon, but their #1 lead person and talk through exactly everything that has been done with your hair.

[Anonymous]

They probably mean Madison Reed. They have some salons in this area. You need an expert colorist who can undo the damage. It is not going be cheap or a short process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They probably mean Madison Reed. They have some salons in this area. You need an expert colorist who can undo the damage. It is not going be cheap or a short process.

Can you recommend a place?

[Anonymous]

NP and really any mid to upper scale salon will have an expert colorist who can help. Avoid a training academy/cosmetology school or a Hair Cuttery place.

Have a consultation with an expert colorist and figure out a plan together. Consider also a trim and or new style. You may need deep conditioning treatment at home and in the salon.

You may need highlights and lowlights and or semi or demo color added. I think you’ll find that going darker will be the solution.
Plus time. Oh, and money.

53 and have professionally colored/highlighted/bleached/dyed my hair
for 30 years. I have healthy hair and am always changing my style and look.

[Anonymous]

Stop being cheap and get yourself to a real salon. Ask them to either do a single process/one color all over and then keep going back every 4 weeks so they can start blending in highlights and eventually get you back to gray.

[Anonymous]

Where do you live, OP? People will give recommendations if you tell us that.

[Anonymous]

I love April at the salon Bisoux in Delray neighborhood of Alexandria. She corrected a terrible job I had done to me trying to go from bleached blonde back to my natural brown. I showed up to her with a murky yeloowish prurple color and in tears. She was able to get me back to a beautiful rich brown in one two hour visit and does beautiful baylage and color.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do you live, OP? People will give recommendations if you tell us that.

I live in Reston. Thank you for your help!