Help - colouring hair at home...........

dollydebs

Hi, I recently had my hair coloured from blonde back to my more natural colour at the hairdressers. I think she used a semi (had it done twice) & am due to go back next Thur but I really grudge parting with £45. I was £47 to get my blonde highlights done previously but didnt grudge this as i had previously messed my hair up by bleaching it at home.

I really would prefer to cancel my apponinment and just use a semi at home which would cost me less than £10. Can anyone advise on a brand/colour if I post a pic?

Darlyd

If you just want one color then it should be pretty easy to do. Make sure you do a strand test first though, to many stories with reactions to the hair dye..

Elle7

It's quite difficult, as the colours on boxes often depend on the original colour and condition of your hair.

We can make suggestions, and then you could hold your hair against the part of the box which shows you the results, but the most important part will be doing a strand test - both to check for allergies, and to ensure the colour is the one you want.

If you get it wrong it can be very expensive to change, and there are frequent stories of people not getting the colour they wanted (or expected).

balletshoes

if its one colour, semi-permanent, and you do a strand test first, you should have no problems doing it yourself, if you follow the instructions.

I only ever use semi-permanent, one colour, on my hair, as I find permanents need much more upkeep (they don't fade out in the way a semi-permanent does).

I just pick a colour I like and feel like at the time - its rarely the same colour twice in a row !

Calling14

I prefer Nice & Easy and on offer 3.99 super savers at mo. Leaves hair in nice condition and lots of conditioner with it. Use it on dry hair so not as messy ;-)

adamantine

you can easily do this at home by yourself. get down to boots or superdrug and have a look at the colours there. if you have alot of blonde then it will wash out quicker to begin with till the dye covers up the blonde but after a while and as new hair grows in then it will last longer.

i use permanent on my hair but it washes out quite quick coz i had ALOT of blonde highlights originally but now 6 months later i can go the full 6 weeks before my roots need done and the colour is almost as vibrant as it was the day i dyed it. i use live colour XXL btw so its quite strong colour lol.

just do the strand test first (slinks off feeling hypocrytical having never ever done a strand test in my life!)

jenniewb

I colour my hair at home too. It gets easier! I used to have my mum colour it. She's not a hairdresser but does colour her own hair and used to do a fairly good job of mine but I got worried she'd get fed up of me of asking her so often and now do my own.

The only issue would be the boxed dyes which don't hold their colour as well as salon colours do (said hairdresser school). I also go to academies to get it coloured for free or at cost price. This often does work out more expensive though so again, once or twice a year if I can find a good deal though have to say the last 5 occasions I've been cancelled on by rubbish hairdressing students who have a lot to learn in terms of making friends!

I would say match up your colour on the box, if anything go one shade darker because box colours do a rubbish job of lightening hair and can also be patchy when doing so. Matching up on computer isn't a good idea because everyones screen will have a different tint on it and your camera may also have a slight tint...add that all together and your more likely to go wrong then right!

When colouring maybe have a look at a few youtube videos on how to, there must be some out there. Use an old towel, wear an old t-shirt and section hair as much as you possibly can. If a section is tricky to cover its because the section is too large. The smaller you go the more even it will be.

Often you will need two boxes to get all your hair coloured unless its dead short. This is a reason why supermarkets and places like Boots and Superdrug have "buy two for £..." offers on so frequently but as someone else has already mentioned, look in places like Savers and even TK Maxx who have hair dyes on offers. Sallys is another good idea but you gotta be prepared to research and know how to make up the dye from the bare bones of things- knowing things like what percentages to add together and what type of ammonia you'd need is also imporant as going too wrong could end up with you back at the salon and paying more then normal to fix a bad DIY job!

Things are in your favor though if your not lightening, its much easier and though can seem very messy, the more you do it the easier it gets.

Or just change salons...

Loli104

I used to use a semi called CASTING but I forgot whom its by but I know its still around....sadly, I have now had to move on to permanent

shegha

have you got a local FE college with a hairdressing department?
As it may be cheaper to go there my local college only charges £8 for a semi.

MrsE_2

shegha wrote: »

have you got a local FE college with a hairdressing department?
As it may be cheaper to go there my local college only charges £8 for a semi.

I only ever get a permanent as I want grey coverage. I get mine done at the local college too. They charge £20 for a whole head or £15 for roots only. I get a quarter head of highlights done too (across the top section) they charge £15 for a quarter head. All this would probably cost me £100 in a local salon (Surrey).

shop-to-drop

When I asked a hairdresser friend which semi home dye to use she said 'garnier' or 'nice and easy' just not Casting.