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Member Since: August 30, 2011
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Last Update: September 8, 2011
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Hi everyone!

I want to change my hair and dye it red. I've had it a kind of dark red-brown before and purple which I've liked.

My current skin tone is a light olive. My natural hair colour is mousy brown and my eyes are a darker, chocolatey brown. I was thinking a slightly darker red, like an auburn, or even a burgundy.

What do you guys think? (link)
Ok so first of all what color is your hair currently? If you're hair is really dark and the red color you want to use is lighter then the shade you are now it won't really work. When coloring hair you cannot go to a lighter shade then your hair currently is. If you're hair is currently dark, the red will deposit in your hair but may not be as vibrant as you hoped.
Also, I read the other answer that someone wrote you, bleaching your hair and then immediately coloring it red is absolutely not going to work. If it doesn't turn orange immediately you'd be very lucky but if any of the red actually holds in the bleached hair, it will be orange within a shampoo or two. When someones hair is bleached and they want to color it red, natural colors need to be deposited back into the hair first. such as golds, copper, cool tones etc. (All of the natural undertones that have been bleached out) you should not just throw red color on bleached hair.
I just wanted to add that if you do color your hair red you should get special shampoo and conditioner to help maintain the color. Salon products can be pretty pricey but you should be able to find a brand at your local drug or grocery store called "John Fredia". His products are awesome. They make a shampoo & conditioner called "Radiant Red" and it will definitely help maintain the red and make it more vibrant. Its a little more pricey then the average but well worth it.


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Thanks. I wasn't going to bleach my hair, but thanks for correcting the previous response :)




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