[ SECRET POST #4659 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4659 ⌋

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[The Great British Bake Off, series 10]


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[NCIS]


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[Stinz]


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[Forever]


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[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]


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[Masters of Sex, Broadchurch, Prodigal Son]











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Comments

Hair question

[philstar22]

Has anyone here gone from a darker color to a lighter color? What exactly does the process entail?

My hair is currently basically black. Really a very, very dark brown. The color I'd like to go is what the hairdresser called mahogany. A dark reddish-brown. To me it looked about the same color level as what I have now. But it would involve one level of lightening. I've never lightened hair before. So I'm just wondering if anyone has ever done it and what it is like.

I'm really in the mood for a change. But it is pretty much impossible to go from my color to anything else without lightening.

Re: Hair question

[(Anonymous)]

It is A LOT worse on your hair. You have to bleach it first.

Re: Hair question

[philstar22]

How bad is it for your hair to do it only one time, one level.

Re: Hair question

[(Anonymous)]

da but it's really not that bad. What's bad is if you're constantly changing colors so you have to bleach ALL of your hair on a regular basis. Otherwise, what happens is that when you go in for touch-ups, they'll bleach just the roots and then redye everything else.

Source: I'm a brunette who went blonde for a little over a year. Didn't hurt my hair one bit.

Re: Hair question

[philstar22]

I'm not sure they'll even have to continually bleach my roots. The really dark hair is just the color I've been dyeing it for years. My natural color is several shades lighter.

Re: Hair question

[(Anonymous)]

Lifting your hair color one shade lighter is perfectly fine if your hair isn't currently damaged. Just maintain a good conditioning routine after and don't wash too often, which you don't want to do anyway to make the color last longer. The red in mahogany fades like a motherfucker.

Re: Hair question

[(Anonymous)]

Hair durability differs from person to person, but this sounds like a pretty minor amount of damage to me.

Personally, I bleached my hair from light brown to platinum at home numerous times as a teen and only ever sustained minimal damage, plus all the other colors I went. But not everyone is going to have that experience. I guess my hair is just damage resistant. However, if you're hair isn't already heavily damaged, I can't imagine a tiny bit of lightening would hurt it much.

Re: Hair question

[bur]

Should be fine! I have baby-fine dark hair and while I've gotten accumulated damage from repeated bleaching, it just means my head resembles dandelion in high humidity. One or two levels to move your hair from one shade of brown to a lighter, redder shade of brown will be fine. If you want the red to stick at all, though, you gotta spring for fancy color-locking hair stuff. Red is such a bitch.

Re: Hair question

[philstar22]

What is the color locking stuff, and about how much extra is it going to run? Do I have to specifically ask the hairdresser for it, or will they automatically use it?

Re: Hair question

[bur]

Just fancy shampoo and conditioner for color-treated hair. I've never had reds last more than a week or two without it, because the dye's super finicky. I've had everything from strawberry-blonde, to a cherry bomb, to burgundy - it never lasts without special shampoo and conditioner. I've never paid any more for it than my regular shampoo/conditioner, though.

Re: Hair question

[(Anonymous)]

As someone whose favorite hair colors are light blonde and warm red, I always think it's so funny that red is the hardest color to keep in your hair, but brassiness is so hard to keep out of your hair. It's like, PICK A SIDE DAMN IT.

Re: Hair question

[(Anonymous)]

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I used to be naturally light blonde, but as I got to my mid-teens, my hair darkened, so I started dying it blonder. I kept doing it for years, but I always liked red (and have a complexion typically connected to being a redhead), so I tried strawberry blonde. It never stuck, usually not lasting more than four or five days, but after all the red was gone, I was left with a nice golden blonde, so I kept going back to it. I did try a couple of different reds over the years, but nothing held. Then I tried this intense red (I think it was Feria, but I can't remember anymore) and my hair ended up what I call Raggedy Ann red and even though I wasn't wild about the color, I figured it would wash out, but it didn't. It faded, but it held some red until I was ready to re-dye. Since then, my hair has been able to hold red. It always fades a bit, but a good amount sticks around. So, I've been a redhead for a while now and I still really like it.

Re: Hair question

[(Anonymous)]

The damage shouldn't be too bad since you're only going a shade or so lighter. The bleach shouldn't be in your hair for too long, (as the bleach works it'll heat up) and dyes have become a lot more gentle over the years.
I dyed my hair a bright teal not too long ago, it took forever because of how long my hair is, and how light they had to make it. I'd recommend asking them to cut off the dead ends, or closer to where you want it cut fist, just so you don't have to pay for the bleach/dye on hair that'll end up on the floor anyways. Depending on how long your hair is it may take a few hours overall, so be sure to ask, and plan ahead just in case!

You should wait two-three days before washing it, use cold to lukewarm water for about two weeks, with a colour friendly shampoo and conditioner. (I use dove colour care) It also helps to use a nourishing/moisturizing hair product while your hair is still damp! (the bleach tends to suck the moisture right out of your hair and scalp)