How do i make my hair dirty blonde?

by jessica
(Liverpool sydney)

My hair is dark but thats B&W

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 2 chager me near 500 dollars PLEASE HELP?

Need to know this ASAP ?

Thank Yooh

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How do i make my hair dirty blonde?

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Feb 01, 2008

Difficult...
by: Michelle

Hi Jessica,

Dirty blonde is, unfortunately, extremely difficult to achieve when you're starting with dark hair. Because of the strong orange underlying pigments in your hair, you'll have trouble neutralizing those tones to get the "ash" tone of a dirty blonde color. Especially with the limits of drugstore color.

The best way to go about it is to bleach out your hair to the pale yellow stage and get ALL of the orange pigments out, then tone with an ash based color. I wouldn't recommend the process. The maintenance would be a nightmare... nevermind the damage to your hair.

AND, there's no guarantee you'd be happy with how the color looks on you after all that work. If you sat in my chair and asked me to do that, I'd advise against it.

A better option, IMO, would be to add some (ash) blonde highlights and keep some of the dark tones in your hair. It would look more natural, the maintenance wouldn't be such a pain, and you could color-back more easily than if you do an all-over blonde.

All the best,
Michelle
Editor, SHM.com

Feb 10, 2008

HOW TO GET YOUR HAIR BLONDE
by: Anonymous

GO TO A BEAUTY SUPPLY STORE AND BUY A BLEACHING KIT - ITS BLEACH POWDER AND YOU WILL NEED DEVELOPER - THEN WAIT A FEW DAYS A DYE IT A DIRTY BLONDE COLOR

Jun 06, 2008

donttt
by: from the uk

i have black dyed hair n tried to go blonde and it went orange and felt like straw, i had basically killed my hair, i put a dark brown on top and my hair felt great again, dont do it, brunette is a gorgeous colour anyw ay, dont go all stereotype on us :D x