Not the color I want

by grace przytulski
(warren, michigan, macomb county)

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 black and my roots are auburn what am i going to i used revlon colorsilk auburn brown number 49.

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Not the color I want

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Jan 05, 2008
 Color Too Dark
by: Anonymous

Grace, were you applying the color to virgin hair, or were you coloring over a past color? Color will not remove color. In other words, if you had colored it brown black & now wanted to be auburn, which is much lighter, that's why it stayed dark and you only saw the auburn at the roots. You would need to use a product such as a coloe remover or a bleach to lift out the old dark color til it reached the underlaying level of the color you want. Then, the color formula would need to balance out any unwanted warmth. In a salon, the roots and the shaft would each receive their own formula for both processes, for the result to be seamless and even. The best plan now might be to consult with a local stylist....this is not something easy to do at home. Adding any more color to your hair at this point on your own may create further damage. Good Luck.

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