I have natural dark blonde hair with pro highlights, will the at home dye work for me?

I have naturally dark blonde hair but for the past few years have been getting (vanilla) highlights; basically as light as I could go. I love the effect, the blondes mix well together but I'm tired of the maintanence. It is expensive and has to be done very often, my hair dresser is always very booked so its hard to get into her, I've tried other place but have never gotten the same results, and felt like it was a waste of money. Last time I got highlights I also got lowlights thinking that the roots wouldnt be as bad, my hair grows extremely fast and I hate having roots. Being a student I just cant afford this anymore and dont have the time but still love having the lighter hues in my hair. I was considering byeing the at home hair color like L'oreal or Garnier and gettting a color a couple shades lighter than my natural; the kind that brings out different tones in your hair aswell instead of just being a flat color. Should I do this? Will it turn out bad? Everything I need to know...

I have natural dark blonde hair with pro highlights, will the at home dye work for me?

My stylist instincts want to tell you a big fat no... but I understand where you come from when you say that it can be expensive to get salon hilites and such done.

Unfortunately, I would never ever tell you to go ahead and grab a box of hair dye from the drug store for many reasons:

No matter what the swatch tells you, the color may not come out the way it claims. Without knowing what kind of undertones your hair contains I can't even give a slight suggestion. Be careful of colors that contain the work "ash", they can make your hair look grey and even green, but if you try something that is too warm, it can end up going orange on you.

My professional opinion would be to consider starting to get demi or semi permanent colors on your hair. Redken makes a color line called Shades EQ. It is a semi-permanent color that does not have any sort of lifting ability, it is a deposit only, meaning it will only put color into your hair. Being that you have highlights, you could have a shades color applied all over that will brighten your natural color and enhance the highlights, or get a color that covers the highlights. The benefits to a service like this are numerous. It would in most cases be a lot cheaper then the highlights, and being a semi-permanent, it fades out rather than having to grow it out, meaning no skunk line. Try and find a salon in your area that works with Redken and consult with a stylist about your options. If you want any more advice, e-mail me @ hairstylistadvice@hotmail.com.

I have natural dark blonde hair with pro highlights, will the at home dye work for me?

You should keep going to a salon. home dying SUCKS!!!

I have natural dark blonde hair with pro highlights, will the at home dye work for me?

why not go to your stylist and have her color it the color you want? if it's just one all over color with not too much maintenence than even the salon assistant can apply your re-touch if your stylist is busy. Plus all over color is way cheaper than a full head of hilights-ask about it, what can it hurt?

I have natural dark blonde hair with pro highlights, will the at home dye work for me?

I like L'oreal color expert. I comes in lots of shades, and it includes the highlights in the box so the hair color and the highlights look good together. Its more expensive than other brands (about $15 at Wal-Mart) and I usually have to buy two boxes because my hair is long and thick, but I really like the results.

I have natural dark blonde hair with pro highlights, will the at home dye work for me?

I use to go to places such as Wal-mart and buy that home dye stuff, but from my own personal experience you should go to a profession salon and have your hair done. I use to think I was saving $, but actually it cost me more in the long run by them ruining my hair. It has taken my hair years to recover, but now it finally has. Spend the extra $ and have it done right before you end up in the situation I was in. Good luck!

I have natural dark blonde hair with pro highlights, will the at home dye work for me?

well dying your hair at home is easy. now a days. the color you pick. comes in a kit and you just put it in. and wash it out. but as for high lights. with home kits. or just doing highlights. you do it with a cap and pull the hair that you want to color threw and then dye. it in bleach.then dye it a darker color if you want low lights.