Will full highlights help my hair?

[Anonymous]

Try taking magnesium before you do the highlights. When I started taking it, my hair color brightened up a lot - from basically mousy grey back to dark blond with natural highlights.

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Anonymous wrote:It did not work for me. I got baby highlights and then after a few sessions, I needed low lights. It ended up being a lot to keep up with.

I am intrigued by this result. Right now I am growing out my former color - but I may do this with a heavier root so it grows out better.
https://www.tiktok.com/@becky_miller01/video/7114131962935233838?_t=8V4VH0C1lWs&_r=1

Girl in pic looks very young, doesn't have really dark hair and lot of gray. It would be tough for someone with dark hair and lots of gray to maintain it.

[Anonymous]

I got a partial balayage to try to blend my grays but similar to OP, I have the largest concentration of gray up front and on the sides. If it weren't for that, I'd probably stick with the balayage method because I do like how the rest of my hair looks but the gray in the front is just too much of a contrast for me and considering how expensive the balayage is I can't afford to touch up as often as I would want. I think I'm going to shift to a single process color and just go back to get roots done frequently.

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OP, when you say very dark brown, do you mean like level 2-3 brown (think typical asian or middle-eastern dark brown) or more like a level 4-5 dark brown? Because the highlighting trick to hide gray doesn't really work with the former. The level of bleaching and toning to achieve something blendable is very damaging for this type of hair. You are better off with a gentle single-process color (semi- or demi- permanent). If you are a level 4-5, however, you may be able to highlight and get the right blendable tone without frying your hair.

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on your stylist. First stylist gave me yellow blond highlights that looked cheap. Second stylist stripped the brassy out of my brown, added ash toner and gave me icy highlights to match my gray. It looks so much better and I get lots of compliments to the point of having inspired others to do the same. I know longer worry about roots and go in every three months vs three weeks.

Do you know what brand of dye the second stylist used?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, when you say very dark brown, do you mean like level 2-3 brown (think typical asian or middle-eastern dark brown) or more like a level 4-5 dark brown? Because the highlighting trick to hide gray doesn't really work with the former. The level of bleaching and toning to achieve something blendable is very damaging for this type of hair. You are better off with a gentle single-process color (semi- or demi- permanent). If you are a level 4-5, however, you may be able to highlight and get the right blendable tone without frying your hair.

Not OP but posted earlier with question about blending gray with highlights. Hair is level 2-3 so sounds like single process is the way to go.

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Anonymous wrote:Because my natural hair is dark, when I went light all over, it washed me out. Was not a good compromise and the new gray growth still showed without helping much.

Me too -- ugh. I went to a new stylist who persuaded me to do a dark brown semi-permanent all over color, with a gloss and a few very subtle highlights. My hair is shiny and looks great. I can go 6 weeks between salon visits, though you'd have to go more frequently if you really can't tolerate seeing even a little grey.

That’s what I do, but I only get the highlights every 3-4 visits, not every root touch up. Looks very natural and doesn’t dry out my hair. Though I don’t have a ton of gray at 53.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because my natural hair is dark, when I went light all over, it washed me out. Was not a good compromise and the new gray growth still showed without helping much.

+1
I'm a naturally dark brunette and anything lighter looks so horrible on me. I'm still trying to find the perfect dark brunette shade that won't pull red after a few washes.

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Anonymous wrote:I have very dark hair with gray hair on my temples and along the front of my hairline. I also have one side on the front that’s basically a white streak.

Most of the back and sides are still dark. But the contrast up front looks really bad. I don’t want to get caught in the cycle of root touch ups every few weeks right now.

Will getting a full set of highlights or babylights help by just lightening all over to decrease the contrast? I’ve never had highlights, how much upkeep is involved? I’ll probably need at least 2 sessions to significantly lighten my hair.

Why not just gloss to understate the gray? I have very dark hair and use a gloss (hue or john frieda) that i do myself. The gray is still there bit hard to notice as it looks like a highlight. This is easier for me too since I do it at home once every 6 weeks or so. It's 20 minutes rather than a trip to the salon. Plus the rest of my hair is super shiny.

what type of gloss? gloss makes my greys a gross orange color.

I use Hue Dark Brown or John Frieda (this isn't as good for very dark hair). There absolutely no orange. If anything my hair looks a bit richer dark brown, which I LOVE!

https://www.dphue.com/pages/gloss-plus

DP. Can you use this even when you have your hair colored in the salon? My very dark hair starts to get brassy about three weeks after a salon visit and I've been using dpHue Blue shampoo to remove brassiness. But I'm wondering if I could use dpHue Dark Brown gloss instead - would this interfere with the salon color?

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Anonymous wrote:I have very dark hair with gray hair on my temples and along the front of my hairline. I also have one side on the front that’s basically a white streak.

Most of the back and sides are still dark. But the contrast up front looks really bad. I don’t want to get caught in the cycle of root touch ups every few weeks right now.

Will getting a full set of highlights or babylights help by just lightening all over to decrease the contrast? I’ve never had highlights, how much upkeep is involved? I’ll probably need at least 2 sessions to significantly lighten my hair.

Why not just gloss to understate the gray? I have very dark hair and use a gloss (hue or john frieda) that i do myself. The gray is still there bit hard to notice as it looks like a highlight. This is easier for me too since I do it at home once every 6 weeks or so. It's 20 minutes rather than a trip to the salon. Plus the rest of my hair is super shiny.

what type of gloss? gloss makes my greys a gross orange color.

I use Hue Dark Brown or John Frieda (this isn't as good for very dark hair). There absolutely no orange. If anything my hair looks a bit richer dark brown, which I LOVE!

https://www.dphue.com/pages/gloss-plus

How strong is the Hue fragrance? The ingredients list is a little scary.