BRASSY BLONDE

by i.hunt
(norfolk)

the other evening i decided to add a few more highlights to my already highlighted hair i love being blonde,the condition is fine the problem is its turned out quite brassy. is there anything i can put on it to tone it down please.if so could you recomened a product and colour i should use i do want to stay blonde but natural not brassy. many thanks

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Mar 31, 2008

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by: Michelle

It would be helpful to have a picture of the current state of your hair to give you the best advice possible. I'm assuming that your old highlights had grown out a bit and you were highlighting the re-growth.

What I picture after reading your description is that you have brassy highlights in the regrowth area. I'm unclear on whether you pulled the new highlights through the whole strand or not.

In any case, the brassy tones are a very common result with home blonding (and salon blonding for that matter).

To deal with the brassy tones, you'll need to either color them darker or re-highlight. Both will be challenging because you'll have to selectively color just the brassy pieces. If you used foils to highlight, it'll be easier than if you used a cap.

Read our article on hair coloring chemistry so that you'll understand how to lighten properly.

More on foiling hair

Bleaching and toning is the most effective way to lighten hair without getting brassy results.

More on bleaching hair
More on toning hair

Because your ends are already blonde, you'll have to be careful with the toner.

All the best,
Michelle
Editor, SHM.com

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Mar 31, 2008
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It would be helpful to have a picture of the current state of your hair to give you the best advice possible. I'm assuming that your old highlights had grown out a bit and you were highlighting the re-growth. What I picture after reading your description is that you have brassy highlights in the regrowth area. I'm unclear on whether you pulled the new highlights through the whole strand or not. In any case, the brassy tones are a very common result with home blonding (and salon blonding for that matter). To deal with the brassy tones, you'll need to either color them darker or re-highlight. Both will be challenging because you'll have to selectively color just the brassy pieces. If you used foils to highlight, it'll be easier than if you used a cap. Read our article on <a href="http://www.style-hair-magazine.com/hair-coloring.html" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window">hair coloring chemistry</a> so that you'll understand how to lighten properly. <a href="http://www.style-hair-magazine.com/foiling-hair.html" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window">More on foiling hair</a> Bleaching and toning is the most effective way to lighten hair without getting brassy results. <a href="http://www.style-hair-magazine.com/bleaching-hair.html" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window">More on bleaching hair</a> <a href="http://www.style-hair-magazine.com/hair-toner.html" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window">More on toning hair</a> Because your ends are already blonde, you'll have to be careful with the toner. All the best, Michelle Editor, SHM.com

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