Miacat2009
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Hi Guys
Firstly, I'm not a hairdresser im actually joe public after advice
When I was younger my hair was always a chocolatey dark brown, although in the summer it would get a reddish cast to it.
As I've gotten older, my hair has begun to just get darker and darker (apart from 3 small strands at the front which are grey). From a distance it pretty much looks black, but close up you can see it's still shades of really dark brown.
It's far too dark for my complexion. I just look completely washed out when I don't have makeup on.
Last summer, I spoke to my hairdresser about the possibility of lightening or ombré on my hair because of how dark it is. She clipped a sample off and told me she would see if the dye would take.
The next time I was in, I asked her about it. She said she managed to get the faintest slight copper cast to the hair, but that it didn't actually lighten or blonde up at all.
I'm just wondering if this is at all possible??
I keep seeing pictures of other people with hair as dark as mine that have changed from this colour to caramel or even white blonde. They've even lightened enough to get all the crazy colours in. Hell, I've even seen Afro hair be dyed blonde, so my question is - is it actually possible that my hair can't be lightened ? Is it just a case of another salon that uses a different product would be able to do it?
Thanks in advance
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Firstly, I'm not a hairdresser im actually joe public after advice
When I was younger my hair was always a chocolatey dark brown, although in the summer it would get a reddish cast to it.
As I've gotten older, my hair has begun to just get darker and darker (apart from 3 small strands at the front which are grey). From a distance it pretty much looks black, but close up you can see it's still shades of really dark brown.
It's far too dark for my complexion. I just look completely washed out when I don't have makeup on.
Last summer, I spoke to my hairdresser about the possibility of lightening or ombré on my hair because of how dark it is. She clipped a sample off and told me she would see if the dye would take.
The next time I was in, I asked her about it. She said she managed to get the faintest slight copper cast to the hair, but that it didn't actually lighten or blonde up at all.
I'm just wondering if this is at all possible??
I keep seeing pictures of other people with hair as dark as mine that have changed from this colour to caramel or even white blonde. They've even lightened enough to get all the crazy colours in. Hell, I've even seen Afro hair be dyed blonde, so my question is - is it actually possible that my hair can't be lightened ? Is it just a case of another salon that uses a different product would be able to do it?
Thanks in advance
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