Just used 8a medium ash blonde and it's darker than indicated. How long do I need to wait before I can re-colour with a lighter one or diff brand?
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Depending on the condition of your hair, you could recolor right away. If your hair is very dry or over-processed, it would be best to wait 4 to 6 weeks.
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You might want to wait a couple of weeks to see if the color fades just a bit, otherwise, depending on the condition of your hair, you can recolor any time. I usually color my hair at 5/6 weeks.
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I have to color every 5 weeks like clockwork because of my roots. I used John Freida 4R (brown/red). It took me a long time trial and error to find this brand. All the other ones would fade or turn really dull or brassy.
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I have medium to dark brown hair. The first time I left it in for almost 3 hours and it was quite a difference. It faded to a nice color though. Subsequent touch-ups I only leave in for 45 -60 minutes. The difference isn't as striking. It still has a reddish tint to it, especially in the right light. However, it is not the color on the package. If you are concerned, you may want to condition your hair and then not leave in as long. There are two packages per box. You can always apply the second time if you want it more red.
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I have light blonde eyebrows and found the color took really fast and looked good with little touch ups for two weeks! Hope that helps.
633113
My hair is now more gray than not, and when I use the Fawn color it looks more ash blonde. Perhaps the darkest brown would work better for this purpose.
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I'm not sure. I used the delicious dark brown. I had cooper blond highlights prior to using now my hair has reddish brown highlights in the summer.
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The longer you leave it in, the better! My hair was a very light coppery red when I applied it & I left it on for 4 hours. It turned out VERY bright & gorgeous!! If you have medium brown hair, then I'd suggest also leaving it on about 4-5 hours to achieve the same effect. This color is so beautiful! I'm in love :)
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I'm not a professional, but I do use this color frequently. I don't think it would have any problem lightening medium ash brown hair. It's pretty strong. My natural color is dark blonde/light brown and my results are very similar to the photo on the box.
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My hair is color treated with dark n lovely Golden Bronze and I used it. Please see my review under the name Tiffany M. White, I have a lot of information about what I did. Its been 3 weeks, I think since I put the texturizer in my hair. Hair looks great, its shiny, but I still have a bit of shrinkage.
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My hair color was almost dark brown (between dark blonde and dark brown), and I've been using for 5 months and I'm almost blonde now.. Sometimes it looks a little bit like red, but depends on the light. It will work, but I'm a little concerned about what color would turn, since the product says that dark hair will turn a little bit red and not blonde.
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I'm sure if you mixed enough you would see the result. You may want to test it first on a small batch to see if the color would remain consistent once dry. This stuff does dry much darker than originally, so be prepared for that.It's cheap enough, I would say give it a try. But don't be too disappointed if it wouldn't match just right, as the previous comment noted.
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What is your natural hair color? Also, did you mix up the deep red color and use it immediately or wait for the henna to "develop" first? If you have lighter hair, you will probably need to keep re-dying your hair to get it darker regardless of what color you use because my blonde ends have taken on a copper hue in the week after using the burgundy color, but the rest of my hair has a more purple hue. Also, with the Deep Red and Burgundy colors, you are supposed to apply it immediately after mixing, so if you waited,that may also have had an effect.
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My hair is dark brown. After I applied the Lively Light Brown Henna for approximately 1 1/2 hours, my hair color was extremely dark (almost black). After several shampoos over a three week period, my hair color eventually lightened to a medium brown (which was fine). I'm not sure what results you would achieve with ash brown hair. Overall, I loved the fact that henna was a excellent conditioner.
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The result was really dark even though I mixed with 40-50% neutral henna (no color). The problem is the indigo color which will go very dark. I am experimenting now with Avigal henna, using their neutral, hazel and champagne colors. Not there yet, but close. I ended up getting salon highlights to lighten up the results from Lively Light Brown. They say to do a strand test, but I did not do that.
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you don't HAVE to, but how the difference is huge! it still looks fine, but if bleached before the color is extremely vibrant/intense! if you have blonde hair it'd probably work just as well.
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I used the darker brown, and since I keep my hair so short, the gray grows out before the color washes out. Am sure a lighter color would wash out quicker.
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When I spoke to a company rep she said it was better on grey hair. The company does have an 800 number if you want to clarify. I called because I wanted to lighten/brighten my winter natural blonde hair and I didn't see any results.
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If it lightens, it's not obvious to me at all. It remains fairly dark. I have to dye my hair again only because the roots start standing out a lot. Not sure if it matters, but I have thick hair. I love this brand, but I'm pretty sure they discontinued this semi-permanent hair color. So if you decide you like it, you will have to stock up like I did :) Good luck!