Help with at home hair dye for blondes.?

I have golden blonde hair and my roots are growing in a bit (im naturally a brunette)...I usually just do at home dye's to touch up my roots but I wanted to go a hue darker. Nothing drastic, just a little warmer. My hair color descends from a golden blonde at my roots to a lighter blonde at the tips...I want something a little more carmel/honey colored. What would be my best bet? Which brand is the best to do this? I last used Revlon ...that new line, cant remember what it's called...but it has the color lasting conditioner that you use once a week...I dyed my hair golden blonde with that.

I also wanted to add that about two years ago I tried to go a bit darker with an ash blonde color and it made a part of my hair purple almost...I had to wash it twice until it went away then my hair looked like it had red in it....that was Revlon too, but it was the cheap box that is like 3 bucks.

Help with at home hair dye for blondes.?

Stay away from the cheap boxed haircolor from drug stores %26amp; grocery stores. Visit you local Sally Beauty Supply and buy a professional haircolor like Clairol Professional or Wella. Some Clairol brands: Miss Clairol, Complements or Clairol Professional Premium Creme. In Wella, choose Wella American Classics Permanent liquid or creme. Pick a blonde shade by comparing the hair swatch samples displayed on shelf. To obtain more of a carmel, honey, choose a blonde with a violet base. This will cancel out some of the warmth, but still leave enough to give you a honey beige. Be certain to choose the appropriate developer. If you are brunette and like that blonde look, you probably need to consider using a 30 - 40 volume developer. DO NOT apply this haircolor to your ends, only your roots...that's why you ended up with purple ends. If you want to refresh the color on your ends, you need an entirely different formula for the mid-shaft to ends. In this case, you need a deposit only, no lift, no ammonia haircolor like: Clairol's Radiance, Clairol's Complements Demi, Clairol's Second Nature or Wella's Color Charm Demi. Again, view the swatches on display to select the shade you are looking for. You will need to apply permanent on your roots, let it process 20 minutes, then apply the 2nd formula of demi on your mid-shaft to ends, let it process 10 minutes and then rinse, shampoo, and condition your entire head. In reality...you may just want to make it easier by visiting your hairdresser. This is a major process.

Help with at home hair dye for blondes.?

If you are still planning on doing a blonde shade and you have dark roots coming in I WOULD NOT recommend doing it at home! Blonde is tricky and I would never recommend going anywhere but a professional to deal with blonde shades. I can't tell you the number of horror stories I have been through with blonde. My hair literally turned a green color (no chlorine involved!) a couple times. Also a professional can tell when the color has developed so you don't leave it on too long. The box colors just give you a GUIDELINE and if you leave it on too long for your hair, I PROMISE YOU, you will regret it. And then you will end up going to a salon to get it fixed!

I have also gone the route of going to an actual beauty supply store and had the same results. Much of the color process depends on how long it takes your hair to take the color. So if you buy professional grade and don't know how to tell if the color is developed in your hair, don't do it that way either.

Help with at home hair dye for blondes.?

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