Getting Hair Dyed

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

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You may want to consider putting in some auburn highlights or lowlights (or both). A subtle but nice change. Remember that there is a certain amount of upkeep afterwards, which is annoying but worth it. It is very difficult to go from a dark color to a light color, and if you choose to do this please go to a salon.
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I will be getting my hair done [b]professionally[/b] by the [b]owner[/b] of a salon. Cost of chemicals because of the friendship.


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I have a couple suggestions for colors: gun metal, charcoal, midnight, the inside of a black whole, ozzy osbourne's favorite color, driving through a tunnel slowly, the opposite of white, or life through Hellen Keller's Eyes. What do you think?
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Haha! LOVE it! Don't think my skin is light enough for it, though

[Cherie]

[quote name='Mrs. Bro. Adam' timestamp='1284473256' post='2173008']
Haha! LOVE it! Don't think my skin is light enough for it, though
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Aww sorry I missed this thread I love talking about things like this!

I think for hair color, it really depends on the person's skin tone. Some people like really dark hair (myself included) but have too pale a skin tone to be able to pull it off successfully. I think the same goes for red hair - not everyone looks good with red hair, and sometimes even if it does look good at first, it later fades to a very unnatural copper tone that just looks frumpy at best.

A deep red-tone highlight sounds like it might be a good choice! Be aware, though - like I said before, a lot of the red tones can fade quickly and look pretty bad once they do.

Or ... maybe some lighter highlights? Not blonde, but maybe a beige brown. I'm a fan of highlights done well, because it can really give your hair some dimension, and seems to last longer than just simple coloring.

OR, you could go for a light auburn brown, and then get some blonde highlights on top of that. Depending on your skin tone, that might look nice!

Let us know what and when you choose!

[cmotherofpirl]

Are there any good temporary colors yunz have tried, I have "matured" to grey hair with red sprinkled thru it, and I have to be in a wedding. I don't want anything permanent, its way too annoying to get a touch up every two weeks. Any ideas ladies?

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

[quote name='CherieMadame' timestamp='1284475227' post='2173018']
Aww sorry I missed this thread I love talking about things like this!

I think for hair color, it really depends on the person's skin tone. Some people like really dark hair (myself included) but have too pale a skin tone to be able to pull it off successfully. I think the same goes for red hair - not everyone looks good with red hair, and sometimes even if it does look good at first, it later fades to a very unnatural copper tone that just looks frumpy at best.

A deep red-tone highlight sounds like it might be a good choice! Be aware, though - like I said before, a lot of the red tones can fade quickly and look pretty bad once they do.

Or ... maybe some lighter highlights? Not blonde, but maybe a beige brown. I'm a fan of highlights done well, because it can really give your hair some dimension, and seems to last longer than just simple coloring.

OR, you could go for a light auburn brown, and then get some blonde highlights on top of that. Depending on your skin tone, that might look nice!

Let us know what and when you choose!
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Cherie-

Your post has been a [b]HUGE[/b] help! Thank you! It was so insightful I didn't know that about red tones. When I think red, I guess I'm thinking the red closest to brown, but would that, in actuality be auburn (I'm not sure)

I'm [b]definitely[/b] going to keep your input in mind
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Are there any good temporary colors yunz have tried, I have "matured" to grey hair with red sprinkled thru it, and I have to be in a wedding. I don't want anything permanent, its way too annoying to get a touch up every two weeks. Any ideas ladies?
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I'm ready for a "permanent" change. (haha-play on words :D ) I've been told that my hair grows quickly, so if I don't like it, I guess that'd be a good thing Adam and I dyed my hair last June that I really liked. I think it was red, but not pippy longstocking red. I'll have to post before and after pics when I get it done!