Dying my Dirty Blonde hair Red / Orange to Copper - want to go back blonde - how???

On Saturday (Sept 29) I dyed my hair that is naturally dirty blonde (but had blonde streaks that had grown out about 3 inches) a dark red. Fad wore off, wanted my dirty blonde/highlited hair back again. On Oct. 1 Bleached it (using a platinum blonde dye), turned Orange (which I figured would happen), so I dyed it a medium brown. It's now a coppery brown, almost strawberry blonde color now. I want to go to a medium blonde , but are afraid to. What should I do? Should I just buy a dirty blonde hair dye and hope for the best? I want to try and stay away from a salon (though I know it's probably my best option right now) as I can't really afford it. I'm OK with the color it is right now - I mean, it's not like I feel I have to dye it right away because I hate it, but I do like the blonde the best (through trial and error...)

I've never colored my hair solidly such a dark color before. I've used a leave in conditioning treatment, so it doesn't feel like straw. What to do? HELP

Dying my Dirty Blonde hair Red / Orange to Copper - want to go back blonde - how???

Blonde hair color will not be able to lift out the brown, only bleach will do that.

The reason your hair turned orange before is because you did not leave the bleach on long enough.

If you absolutely cannot afford to go to a salon, try visiting a beauty school. They may not be professionals yet, but they'll have a much better idea of what to do than you will. They'll also be able to decide if your hair is in good enough condition to be bleached over again.

If it's not, the best you might be able to do is shampoo with baby shampoo to fade the color, and wait it out. Or remove some length.

Dying my Dirty Blonde hair Red / Orange to Copper - want to go back blonde - how???

You need to lift and then re-dye. Your hair will be trashed, so treat very, very delicately afterwards: tons of heavy conditioning, STOP COLORING for a while, and limit hot tools.

Dying my Dirty Blonde hair Red / Orange to Copper - want to go back blonde - how???

whatever your do DO NOT COLOR AGAIN. it will drain all the moisture out of your hair and damage it. if you go to a beauty supply store you may be able to find a dye stripping agent, it will help you get back to your natural color. once you do that wait about a month or so before dying you hair again, unless the stripping agent directs otherwise. when you decide to go darker with your hair, dont do a solid color because the results are usually intense. try low lights next time, im sure they would look wonderful against your natural hair :) if you cannot get ahold of the stripping agent the best thing to do is go to a salon. good luck!

Dying my Dirty Blonde hair Red / Orange to Copper - want to go back blonde - how???

NO, dont even try to attempt it now. You need to wait awhile. It will fry your hair and you wont get the color you want. It would be an uneven color. You need to do a deep conditioner about 2 times a week for probably a month or more depending on what state your hair is in. If your not using professional products you definately need to.