red or natural

I have been trying to go back to my natural color for ever. The first try at a salon, I ended up with a medium brown/auburn color. It faded very red. Then at another salon, I asked for dark ash blonde and ended up with a dark dark cool brown. Eventually that faded to auburn. Unable to continue...

I LOVE being a redhead, and it's always been my go to colour. But I've been red for about 2 years now, and I've reached a hair dilemma. I've been almost every colour. So what's next? I feel like I want to be natural but not too plain.. Ahh I just don't know, any advice/opinions? (first pic is...