Hair coloring... black -> brown = orangeish :(?

so i have like dark brown hair.. it's not black because in sunlight and stuff you can see the brownness..

but anyway! so i wanted to dye it a light brown.. i got a blonde-brown dye and um. my hair at the top turned out orangeish-brownish :( the back of my head and most of my long hair (it's thick but straight- got chemical straightening last year august) is like a reddish brown lol

what do i do???

there's a total contrast between top head and everywhere else- it's so orangeish up there!!!

Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

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Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

Go back to the place who died your hair and tell them what happened.

Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

Get it done.

Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

I wouldnt mess with it anymore, I would go to the hair salon and they will fix it. They have this stuff that they put that makes ur hair darker so they might do that....but dont mess with it.

Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

ME TOO!! I had to dye it back to my brownish black!! I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but you probably should spend the money to get it done at the salon. The chemicals they use are different, and the technique you can't do yourself. Also, you are going to have to do it in phases, to your desired color. My problem is the same, and I had and orangey cap to my head also. It sucks, but you don't want to ruin your hair or walk around like that!!!

Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

Umm, sometimes dying your hair lighter doesnt work to good

maybe go to a stylist, and they fix it orr

dye it back dark again?

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Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

you can get a color stripper and do it at home, if your hair is thick do the top with one kit and then do the rest of your head.

Then go the color that you want.

Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

loreal do a range of hair colors with 'ash' in it. the ash gets rid of any red in your hair therefore it won't go ginger. you can also get 'ash' lighteners to lighten your hair to a light brown.

Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

it'll even out. itll take a couple of days but i doubt its going to be the color u were hoping for. its happend to me. in a couple of days it wont be so orange anymore but wait a couple of days and try again. dont go so extreme tho u need to gradually do it for ur going to do it urself

Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

go to a hair salon or go to cvs or rite ade and get the hair dye remover. it wont take it all out but itll remove some, leaving it less noticable.

Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

Heh, you know, a few weeks ago I dyed my hair black and it turned out violet :P

Go to a hairdresser, it'll be all right!

Hair coloring... black -%26gt; brown = orangeish :(?

You have what they call "hot root". It sounds like at some point you had color on your hair that is still on the longest part of your hair (even if it was a long time ago and looks to be faded out...it is still there). Color can't lighten previously colored hair like it can natural hair. That is why your roots are light and the rest of your hair is darker.

If you absolutely have never colored your hair before, then it was just a reaction to the heat on your scalp that turned your roots a lighter color.

I know people get mad here when someone says to go to a salon, but this is precisely why. When you don't understand how color works, then you get results like this.

You can't just strip the color out now, because your hair has lightened...that won't go away by removing the color.

What you need to do now is color your hair a darker color to match the ends of your hair. Use a semi-perm color that matches the ends of your hair.

If you want to be as light as the root...go to a salon to have it done. It will be a color correction though, which is usually expensive.