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Bleach Blonde  M hair was a dirty blonde color and I tried to dye it a little bit more blonde but it turned out bleach blonde. Im afraid to dye it back because Im afraid ...

Bleached hair wont keep color??  I have dark brown hair and i bleached the bottom half to have a vibrant red on the bottom only then i started to realize the red wasn't staying in so i ...

orange head  My hair is naturally dark blonde ,I put Nice and Easys golden blonde on my hair and it turned ugly orange . Are ther any house hold remedies , looking ...

What style hair would suit me?  I always wonder what kind of hair style i should keep. I've tried a lot. I've had a Faux Hawk, short hair, low-cut, afro, long hair. NOTHING WORKS!
Any ...

is it too soon?  my hair is naturally a lighter brown, and I wanted to go blonde so I ended up buying herbal essences bleach blonde, the bottom of my hair turned out great ...

Light brown on top and dark brown on bottom?!  sooo, I naturally have medium to dark brown hair and I really want to go lighhttt brown on top and dark brown on bottom? I recently just got blonde highlights ...

dying my hair  would it look bad if i dyed my hair black? i have brown eyes and brown hair now.

Blonde and brown hair color  whats the best way to dye my hair if i want lighter blonde on top and darker brown underneath?

Ideas for straight fine hair  What are some ideas for fine hair thats straight, also, i want to keep it long.

colored medium brown gone brassy  My natural hair color is medium brown and I colored my hair myself with a medium brown color, and it looked great for about 4 days and then after that ...

Blonde to red!!!! Please help  Hi, I had blonde highlights just through the top section of my hair for a long time and for a while i've been wanting to go dark brown or maybe dark brown ...

BRASSY BLONDE  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 ...

how to bleach dyed black hair blond  i have had my hair tons of different colors... most recently black... now i am tired of it and want a change, im thinking blond to platinum. now i know ...

HELP ME  I have brown hair underneath and blonde hair on top.
What hair extensions should I get, blonde or brown?
Also my hair falls out if I dye it all blonde,...

Hair Colour Problem  My hair is naturally dirty blonde. About three years ago i dyed it a light brown, then i dyed it basically black from a box, which faded (thank goodness!...

blonde highlights on coloured hair  i have just dyed my hair plum is it safe to put blonde highlights on straight away

want to change hair color  I am blonde with graying at the temples. Would like to go a little darker. What color should i go with?

Carrot Top!!!  I put on Loreal Feria Havana Brown on my hair but then I attempted to highlight with Loreal Frost & Design caramel highlights--that was a mistake--I now ...

Bleaching hair at home  Can I just use laundry bleach and/or hydrogine peroxide to bleach my dark brown hair?

Perming & Streaking  Can I perm my hair and then Streak my hair or vice versa as I would like to do both? Thank-you, Sandra

Sway hair style  In gone in 60 seconds Sway(Angelina Jolie) has a loose dreadlock style of hair.Is this possible for someone to achieve? If so what would be the best technique?...

Dying hair after highlights  I got highlights a month ago. Then two weeks ago I dyed my hair darker because I did not like it. The color washed out though. I want to try to dye my ...

Shampooing red highlights  I have brown hair and i just got red chunky highlights and blond highlights. My question is when i shampoo it is the red going to get into the blonde??????...

Coloring My Hair  My name is ashlee.everytime i get my hair done it always seems to turn out great...but for some reason im getting a little nervous on this one.I have long ...

Should I bleach my hair?  My hair is red right now because i dyed it red like 3 months ago, but i want to go back to my natural color blonde. what color would my hair turn out if ...

How do I remove black hair dye?  I dyed my hair black about and month and a half ago and now would like to change the colour. Could you please help me???

Perm after baby?  can i perm my hair right after having my baby?

Scary high-lights (follow up to Ann-back to natural shade)  Hi SHM, I contacted you earlier and Michelle gave me a lot of useful advice on how to go back to my natural shade of ash brunette. Armed with the pic ...

help for orange brassy highlights on dark brown hair  i have dark brown hair and recently went to a salon for a full head of highlights. after toning my hair once, i was told i could come back the next week ...

Decision  I have long hair but i dont want it anymore.I dont know either to get it cut short or just styled.

How do i get back to my natural like colour!  i tried to streak my hair its normaly light brown/blonde but it came out copper, so i got my husband to go get hair dye, to temperarly dye it back to natural ...

How to get colour darker  hello wonder if you could help ive dyed my hair for years an it is finally starting to show.i made a terrible mistake yesterday i put a live blonde bleach ...

Back to natural shade  Hi to all-
I'm trying to get back to my natural shade of dirty/mousey blonde or would you call that light ash brown with natural high-lights? Hard to ...

My hair is alburn dye and I hate it  I had sandy light brown hair and highlighted blonde. I wanted to go back to my original color and my hairdressed dyed it a darker alburn color. I asked ...

High lighted hair  i had highlighted my hair I don't like it can I change it now or what I can do to get rid from it

Dark brown to Blonde  I have bleached my hair twice and my hair turns orangish yellow what can I do to change this?

dye job gone bad  My hairdresser picked the wrong card with my color on it it was someone else and it had red in it. i am a light blond. Well needless to say i turned dark ...

Hairstyle for my face shape  I'm turning 19 soon.. i have dark black hair which i recently colored it purple brown but its not so obvious. as u can see i have a visible squarish face ...

I want my natural colour back.  My mate did my hair for me but she made my hair bright blonde with a bit of bleach, i want to go back to my natural colour which is a really light brown....

Hair extensions on men  Hello, I have normally short blonde hair - slightly thin at the front with a high hairline - i've tried growing my hair before - but with no avail. It ...

What shade blonde should I go?  I am looking to change my hair color to change things up. I was thinking Blonde or Red.

What do you think?

how long?  if you die your hair and you dont like it how long till you can change it and die it again??

Hair Highlights  I have been getting my hair highlighted at the salon for years. My original color is brown. I have blonde highlights, but it always looks reddish and brassy....

Gingery blonde hair to light ash brown  well i went to hairdressers last week to get my dark brown hair dyed light ash brown.They bleach washed my hair and it went gingery so they bleach washed ...

Blonde hair for Babies  I have heard if my wife dyes her hair blonde before we conceive a baby then the babies hair when born will be blonde, do you know if this is true or an ...

how to make my hair soft  how

Hair turned reddish trying to go blonde  I bought a highlighting brush on kit for medium brown to black hair. I left it on for 90 minutes as suggested. It turned out reddish with a few lighter ...

Is my hair light Brown or dark blond?  I would like to recolor my hair by myself. The only challenge is some people say it is light brown and other dark blond. Which one is it?

What shall i get done to my hair?  My hair is naturally a dark blonde colour, but it hasn't been its natural colour for years. I have had it bright blonde for quite a few years now but am ...

Tying hair up  Does wearing your hair in a ponytail or a bun everyday stop hair growth?

Dying hair darker after highlights  Two weeks ago i got highlights in my hair done at a salon and i don't like them. I have nautrally light brown hair. I plan on dying my hair slightly darker ...

how i die my hair  my hair is blonde on top brown underneath i want to die it all black how do i?

Want a platinum blonde color  I have highlighted mid blonde hair and am sick of it. I want a more white colour like Agyness Deyn but my hairdresser says it is not possible as my hair ...

Highlights, Lowlights and Zebra effect at Roots!  I have been going to a hairstylist for the last 6 mths or so. I have had 3 or 4 haircuts and colorings since then. As I have had for many years, my hair ...

How to Dye The underneath or your hair  I have Yellowish Blonde Hair and i want just the bottom layer to be brown... How do i do this???
The picture is an example

Thank You!!!!  Here is what I ended up doing with my hair. I cut off a full 12 inches to donate to locks of love, and I absolutely love my new hair. Thank you to everyone ...

Dark Brown Hair. Want to dye blonde. What about the roots?  hello,I have dark brown hair, and i want to dye my hair blonde.
I want it to look natural. I am touring with a band and i'm on the
road all the time....

Should I get Layers?  I have thin, a little past shoulder length hair. And I have side bangs.Should I get layers?

Options for long straight guys hair?  Hey, I have medium-long hair and would like to keep it that way at least for the time being. However I do not feel satisfied with the way it has been ...

whats best for me  I like doing different colors and cuts for my hair but i'm stuck on what to do next. whats the best cut and color for me?

Straight asian hair, want side swept bangs  I have straight asian hair and I really want those volumized side swept bangs but my hair just doesn't do that. It just lies flat to the side. How can ...

What do i do?  My hair is 2 toned right now but i want to go the same color as the bottom which is dark brown how do i do that without my hair coming out 2 colors again?...

Brown underneath  I have blonde hair and i want to put brown underneath i dont no what shade of brown though
what color brown shade should i get

what color and style  i'm planning on cutting my hair really short what color should i dye my hair. i'm balck have brown have brown eyes and an oval shaped face

How do i make my hair dirty blonde?  How do i make my hair dirty blonde when im dark haired , with out going to a hair dresser?

I just want a cheaper way of doin it my hairdresser was goin ...

Bleached and recoloring   I, like a dummy, died my med. blonde hair to a darker brown which turned black. I was mortified with the results and I bleached my hair to a nearly yellow-...

I need help  Hi im 22 years old and i want a new look i always wanted highlight but im scared how im going to look im mexican color so i dont know which color to put ...

Boring Blonde  I have had light ash blonde hair my whole life up until last year. I put platinum blonde highlights in my hair and now they are going away. I am pretty ...

Brown hair back to blonde  i have been dieing my hair brown now for about two years, but i really want to go back blonde again, is this possible? i have got really thick hair

baby fine hair  My hair is baby fine and longer that it's ever been (have trouble reaching the tip if I'm using rollers). I'm ready to get it cut but don't want my usual ...

dry brittle hair  how can you keep your hair from being so brittle and dry. i have had my hair bleached before and then i have got it coloured to a dark color. it looks ...

coloured dark hair how to lighten  i have been colouring my hair its now really dark brown with red tones.how do i lighten my hair so i can colour it light brown.

Toner Application  After bleaching your hair and you have the bleach all rinsed out, is it better to let your hair dry before applying the toner? Or does it matter?
Thanks,...

wot colour will i suit  hi i have dark brown reddish hair i always dye it but i fancy sumthing different im at hairdressers 2morow and was thinkinng a golden light bbrown but ...

Disaster from coloring  ok this really was a disaster! last spring i wanted to go light dirty blonde, i naturally have dark brown hair. so i went to a professional to get it done ...

I want to define my curls with highlights  I have thick, long, small tight, dark brown curls. In pictures i always look like i have an afro of dark hair. How can i define my curls with highlights ...

Multi-colored highlights  I have dark brown,almost black hair and I want to highlight it red and blonde. How can I come about it with one kind of red and blonde?

Haircolor options for me  i have light brown hair, but kinda dark eye brows. would it look cute if i made my hair a little lighter on top and then went darker underneath?

What's the best hair color  What hair color is best for me?

Lightening hair color without bleach  I want to dye my hair a light brown and it is dark brown can i do this with out bleach can i do it with a wash out ???? or will it go darker????

What should i do with my hair?  Im naturally quite dark brown, but have always had my hair streaked blonde. a couple of months ago i got sick of the blonde with black looking regrowth ...

Totally at a loss...  I really have no idea what to do with my hair. I have been growing it out for Locks of Love and so I'll be cutting off at least 8 inches. (Three stripes ...

Would a fringe suit me?  I have a square-ish face and a little forehead and face. Most of my friends are getting fringes and I really like them. Some people tell me it would suit ...

Bad hair color  I have naturally brown hair but i have been bleaching it for years, so it is the very lightest blonde i use herbal essence xl 2, but i now want to change ...

red head who is strawberry blonde  I am a natural redhead who thru' going grey colors her hair strawberry blonde, but as i have been doing this for years the strawberry blonde color now ...

Washing hair daily  Is it bad to wash your hair eveyday?

Naturally curly hair with bad split ends!!  My hair is natural curly / wavy!! Its beatiful and healthy but I normally keep it in long layers but I need a trim and with my layers it never seems to ...

Hair colour mixing instructions  Hi i have a dermalogics high gloss definition colour hair dye with a sachet of plant oils do i mix this with the colour cream and the oxidant. please ...

Bleached my hair recently.. it's yellow.  Hello. I recently just bleached my hair. About a week or so ago. It's yellowy. I want to give it a break because it's rough on my hair and scalp. What ...

Brunette to blonde  My hair is medium golden brown. how can i get a Light ash blonde color?

Brown Hair  My hair is naturally dirty blonde, but i have highlights in it right now, and i was wondering if i would suit brown hair, and if so what kind of shade?...

How can I grow my hair but avoid the mushroom look?  I have very thick, wavy hair. I had it short for years and deciding to grow it out for my wedding. Hated it along the way and kept cutting. Now it is almost ...

Highlights help  I would like to know if it would look good if i get dirty blonde highlights in my hair which is strawberry blonde reddish ?

Not the color I want  I just dyed my hair auburn brown and the box on the back said that brown black/black is going to be auburn color and it didn't do that to my black it stayed ...

What hair color whould look best on a asian girl?  I have natural dark brown hair for a asian girl. i want to know what hair color looks best for an asian? is dying my hair or streaking it looks better ...

Options for long hair  I have long black hair in layers but i don't know what to do to it to make it look sexy and beautiful at the same time...also i don't want short hair...i ...

Hair straightening problem  I've been straightening my hair with a flat iron I bought at the drug store for a few years, and I used to dye my hair at a salon. Now my hair has split ...

Length for extensions?  How long your hair has to be for hair extension?

How damaging can permanant hair straighteners be?  I went to a salon and had the top part and front bangs of my hair straightened a few years ago. My hair fell out in these areas. After that I had mental ...

Hair style for me?  i am bored with my hair style and i need more options to choose from. i have fair skin, long straight hair,flat not volume, 5'7", and medium brown hair ...

Blonde Highlights on light copper brown hair  I have light copper brown hair and would like to put some blonde highlights. What type of blonde would suit me?
I have brown eyes and fair complexion....

Dark brown hair to blonde?  Ok, Hi im Megan :) im 16. So i have dark brown shoulder lengthed heavy layered hair, fair skin, and im going to the hair dressers tomorow to get highlights!...

Coloring hair from brunette to blonde?  I had my hair professionally colored a month and 1 week ago and it came out a color that I did not intend having. So when I went back to have it fixed ...

Coloring light blonde hair meduim brown?  my natural hair colour is light brown but at the moment i have it coloured a very light blonde. i was wondering if i brought a home hair colouring kit ...

From dark brown to light  hi, I dyed my hair for the first time about 4 months ago from a dark, dark brown to a medium brown using a 7 dark blonde permanent hair dye. two boxes ...

Black hair with orange tones  My natural color has always been very dark, almost black. (I'm peruvian). I have been coloring it for almost a year with black dye as I wanted to totally ...

what is the best shampoo and conditioner?  I want to no what the best shampoo and condioner to use if you want soft smooth and silkey hair? I have tried pantenpro v and it hasnt worked very well ...

What color?  I have dark brown hair. A red undertone, and olive skin. What color should i dye it? I dont want to go to extreme. PLEASE HELP. Suggest some colors.(:

Roots when highlighting?  do your roots come out black when you get highlights

Help - im ginger!!!!!  I dyed my hair dark brown and then decided to blond but when i dyed it, it went ginger. How can i get rid of the ginger ?????? Will i be able to die it ...

What kind of hair cut?  I have thin fine hair and right now wear it about to my shoulder blades with layers.. I have a longer face so i guess it's kinda oval w/ a larger forhead,...

Question about semi permanet hair color  i know coloring your hair alot is harmful to your hair, and bleaching make your hair dry and can make it fall out or break off. So does using semi-permanant ...

hair colour gone wrong  I had a professional dark tint in my hair with blonde highlights on top. Then i had my dresser dye it chocolate brown all over
2 days later i put a chocolate ...

Will my hair change?  will my natural hair color change if i keep dyeing it?

Maira new haircolor  my name is Maira n I want new hair color 4 my hair.

Can I do this?  Colored hair med/light blond threw in temp Stawberry blond now i want to throw in a box of dark neutral blond. It's been a week since the strawberry blond ...

too orange  How often can i bleach my hair to get the red out?

Home colouring after professional colouring  I last had my hair coloured professionally 10 wks ago, I have sinced moved and have just been to buy a home hair colouring kit. However It advises I don'...

Does hair really grow faster in spring and summer?  I have shoulder length blonde hair it is very wavy but i want it to grow longer, i do not use a hair dryer or anything that might damage my hair.

IT turn out green  I brought one of those wash out ones and it's meant to be brown but it has come out GREEN what do i do????????

Bleaching out hair?  I want to bleach all the color out of my hair and start over right now my hair is blond on top man blondes and a variety of browns on the bottom will it ...

plz help!!!!  dyed my hair blonde today and the bottom of my hair didnt take well, can i re-dye the bottom straight away??

Wanting to lighten previously darkened hair. Help   My natural color is medium brown. Last fall I had it colored back to it's regular med. brown but now am wanting to lighten it back up. Since I'm 49 and ...

Product for blonde hair color  I had dark blonde hair, I just died it and it turned kind of orange, I want a light blonde for summer, what brand and color dye should I use?

I wanna dye my hair blonde  I had blonde hair when i was a younger but i died it brown and now i have streaks but i wanna go back to bleech blonde but idono if it will look good?
heres ...

Which highlight color?  I have medium length hair. It is not dark nor light brown it's in the middle. I want to get highlights but don't know what color i should get them?

dark brown hair colour  i have really bright brown nearly blonde hair i wanted to go a nice medium dark brown but im scared it will turn black as i did this once and it turned ...

what style  hi im 14!! and i dunno what to get done! my hair is half way down my back and dark brown. i would like it short and highlights but i dunno what do u think?...

hair color for summer  I want to dye my hair but i dont know what color would look best for a summer look. i have medium brown hair and its a long length.

what colour shoud i dye my hair?  My hair is black and i have dark skin what colour should i dye it?

New Style!  Hi, I'm really bored with my hair style - at the moment, it is about an inch or two past my shoulders, poker straight and blonde (both natural). my hair ...

Get rid of oily hair?  how do you get rid of it its soo irritating plz help??

getting the orange out  hi everyone
Im trying to get the brassy orange out. so for what it says in this page. If I have a 6 hair color naturally and i want to lighten just 1 ...

Need a new short hairstyle  I have short blonde hair and I need help with what style to get it done in. I want it to be trendy but easy to handle in the mornings.

Putting highlights in myself  Over a month ago i had highlights put in my hair from the salon and now i want to put them in myself. Has it been enough time to get highlights and how ...

What colour should i dye my dark brown hair with???  I have naturally dark brown hair, but since i was about 16 i have always had blonde hightlights in. My friend is a hairdresser and does it brown and blonde ...

Bleaching hair blond  Is it ok to bleach my hair blond after chemically straightening it?

How do I start?  I am coloring my hair at home for the first time ever and I'm very nervous. Financial reasons has brought me to this and I want to do the best job I can....

I have red hair and would like to put some streaked colour in  I have natural red hair and some gray coming through and would like to streak or highlight with a colour but don't know what would look good?

hair dye and highlighting  if i dyed my hair how long till i can put i highlights?

help bad highlights!  I recently got highlights..I hoped for subtle and got bright red bozo the clown looking highlights on my dark brown hair.What can I do to fix it? I don'...

Hair Color & Highlight  I need to color my color with warm brown and highlight it with green...is it ok..i have brown skin color,with short hair and oval face

How should I get my hair cut?  I am 14. I have dark brown hair that falls 2 - 3 inches below my shouders. It is also slightly layered. I am about to get it cut but I'm usure on what ...

What should I do about my hair?  Ive got Dark black Low lights that im trying to grow out, I want Color Like A medium Brown and Highlight around my Face And some chunks here and their ...

what to do  i have no clue what i should do with my hair. its really fine/thin/straight. gets greasy rather fast.uhm. it kinda sucks. i see you know styles i want ...

blond  Would blond suit me? dirty blond

I want to color and highlight my hair but dont know which color?  I want to make a change since ive been told many times i looked washed out. I want to highlight and color my hair but i dont know what color would look ...

Safe hair colour  Hi im fed up with my hair colour. I always had it highlighted but im too scared of putting chemicals on my head, incase I get a bad reaction, im even to ...

Perming and dying hair after chemotherapy  My friend has just finished undergoing chemotherapy for colon cancer. She had direct infusions every 21 days and was also taking oral chemotherapy once ...

Hair questionnn!  I have dark brown hair
it looks like this go to see before you comment please
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What color highlights?  If i have dark brown hair what colour highlights should i have could i have red?

Boring, Plain, Fine Blonde Hair. Ugh. Advice?  My hair is medium length, finer than anything, and blonde. Also boring. I bought a hair straightener, because when i do straighten my hair it looks better ...

Which hairstyle can I have?  what quality hairstyle can i have?

Ingredients in conditioners  I seem to constantly see moisturizing/conditioning products (even more expensive, supposedly better ones)with cetearyl alcohol or other types of alcohols ...

Help!  I'm getting my hair cut and colored this weekend and I have no clue what to do?

Asian hair color?  What is a good hair color for an Asian type of hair? Skin is light brown.

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