How to get from medium brown to natural blonde

[hairq]

Hello. This is my first post on this forum.
I have some questions on how to achieve a natural blonde colour on my medium brown hair base. I only use Wella Professional hair colours and I don't want to use another brand. I only go to professional salons.
I used to colour my hair a very light blond. A mix of Wella Koleston colours, from the 12/ ashy range with 40 volume developer and 1 gm of 0/66. I have a strong pigment, so the 40 vol developer is necessary to get the light blonde that I want. I liked my hair colour a lot, I just wanted to change it now. Photos number 1 and 2 are the colour that I want to achieve for the base.

I let my hair grow for the last 5 months, so I had the medium brown base and the length a very light blonde. I went to my usual hairdresser, and she coloured my base with 9/16 which turned my natural hair into orange. It looks awful, it makes me look very pale yellow, like I'm sick, it clashes with my fair complexion. I only look good with cool colours, not warm, golden or orange colours.

I eventually want to reach an ombre hair style, with the base a natural blonde and keep the light blonde ends that I already have. I do not want to bleach my hair.
What are my options? Thank you for your advice.

 

[babychops]

Are you a professional hairdresser? X

 

[hairq]

Are you a professional hairdresser? X

No, I am not a professional hairdresser.

 

[babychops]

The only advice we can give you is to go to a salon. We cannot tell you what colours to use, mixtures etc x

 

[hairq]

The only advice we can give you is to go to a salon. We cannot tell you what colours to use, mixtures etc x

Did I post the thread in the place where only the staff and the Geek Guides can see it? I actually found on this forum another thread a little bit similar by calliecoedavis posted on 19-02-2013, she was asking about the same thing. I went to two different salons this week to ask other hairdressers what they would do to reach the base I am looking for, like the one in the pictures I attached. And I got two different answers: one said she would put now a grey toner from wella and in a month when my roots are grown she would colour the base and the grown roots with 8/81. The other hairdresser said he would put directly 10/03 without any toner. He said that 8/81 would make my hair too dark. So, why so different answers for the colour that I want? Which one is correct?

 

[echidnabrdk]

There are multiple ways to achieve the desired end result.
It seems like you have a bit of understanding of color theory. Think about this: if you want a light blonde, which would be closest to your desired result- an 8 or a 10? My advice would be to talk to the colorist(s) again. Have them show you a swatch book and explain why they chose that particular color and how it will effect/help achieve the desired result.

 

[babychops]

I'm sorry but as I said before, we cannot tell you what colours to use. You shouldn't be using professional colours on your hair as if not applied correctly can damage your hair and cause reactions. I would never tell a client the exact shades to use on their hair, the hairdressers you went to should have not given you that information x

 

[ColourGirly]

I agree, why tell you technical numbering rather than just let you know that you can achieve that result.

I might use a shade that looks different in the shade chart to what you ask for but it'll give you the perfect result. That's because I've spent time and money learning this and you need to go to a stylist to do the same.

 

[hairq]

There are multiple ways to achieve the desired end result.
It seems like you have a bit of understanding of color theory. Think about this: if you want a light blonde, which would be closest to your desired result- an 8 or a 10? My advice would be to talk to the colorist(s) again. Have them show you a swatch book and explain why they chose that particular color and how it will effect/help achieve the desired result.

Thank you for your positive response. It is my intention to talk to my hairdresser again and see what she thinks we can do to fix this, before she tries another colour on my hair.

 

[hairq]

I agree, why tell you technical numbering rather than just let you know that you can achieve that result.

I might use a shade that looks different in the shade chart to what you ask for but it'll give you the perfect result. That's because I've spent time and money learning this and you need to go to a stylist to do the same.

I don't intend to colour my hair myself. I’ve been going to the same professional salon for years. We, the clients, also spend a lot of time and money for the hairdressers' services and we expect the result that was promised, especially when we go to experienced hairdressers. And let's not talk about the fact that you are responsible for the experiments that you do on our hair. I think it is very important to be informed on the colours used on my hair, considering that I spend a lot of money on hair maintenance as well. I don't necessarily want to change my hairdresser, but if she tells me she can do a colour and then she does a very different one, then there is a problem. She either doesn't know how to do that colour or she chooses the simple way of pushing me towards a colour that she masters and knows how to do best. I simply want to research for some ideas I can pitch to her. We always talk about what colour combinations would work for me, exactly because she knows I do a lot of research.

So, all I am asking for is some ideas. If anyone wants to give any, thank you. If not, I prefer you didn't write anything negative. I will continue my research anyway.

 

[geekydiorgirl]

I wanted to ask a couple of questions as well about acrylics and nail polish removers as I often paint my nails at home and change the color often. But WOW I'm hoping I don't get the same feedback I'm new to this site and this is the first post I clicked on. Not a good look at all!

 

[babychops]

We are not being rude in any way, we are abiding by the rules of this site x

 

[Nikki May]

I wanted to ask a couple of questions as well about acrylics and nail polish removers as I often paint my nails at home and change the color often. But WOW I'm hoping I don't get the same feedback I'm new to this site and this is the first post I clicked on. Not a good look at all!

You can ask about nail colour in the consumer section but not about acrylics. People here are not being rude but imagine we gave professional advice about hair colour or acrylics to untrained people and they caused themselves damage, that would reflect terribly on us. Please don't be offended if we seem rude that is not the intention at all. X

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[geekydiorgirl]

You can ask about nail colour in the consumer section but not about acrylics. People here are not being rude but imagine we gave professional advice about hair colour or acrylics to untrained people and they caused themselves damage, that would reflect terribly on us. Please don't be offended if we seem rude that is not the intention at all. X

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It would have been even more helpful if they would have explained that to the poster. I'm sure she didn't know as I didn't either that this was a site for professionals giving advice to other professionals. As I can see all the advice on the regular boards and the policy that you guys have I can't imagine why those boards aren't private. I just wanted to know about using non-acetone remover on acrylics but I think makeup alley will be more helpful.

I myself have spent a lot of time and money on my nail polish collection so I doubt that is something I need advice on. Thank you so much for clearing that up though. It makes more sense now.

 

[geekydiorgirl]

I don't intend to colour my hair myself. I’ve been going to the same professional salon for years. We, the clients, also spend a lot of time and money for the hairdressers' services and we expect the result that was promised, especially when we go to experienced hairdressers. And let's not talk about the fact that you are responsible for the experiments that you do on our hair. I think it is very important to be informed on the colours used on my hair, considering that I spend a lot of money on hair maintenance as well. I don't necessarily want to change my hairdresser, but if she tells me she can do a colour and then she does a very different one, then there is a problem. She either doesn't know how to do that colour or she chooses the simple way of pushing me towards a colour that she masters and knows how to do best. I simply want to research for some ideas I can pitch to her. We always talk about what colour combinations would work for me, exactly because she knows I do a lot of research.

So, all I am asking for is some ideas. If anyone wants to give any, thank you. If not, I prefer you didn't write anything negative. I will continue my research anyway.

I've never gone to a doctor to have him tell me that he cannot tell me what he is doing to my body or giving me to put into my body. If I ever ask my hairdresser what she is putting on my hair and she tells me that she cannot give me that information I would get up and leave. You are right to educate yourself about the process. And ignore the snide comments because obviously the professionals that did give you advice are confident in their skills to keep their consumer base.

 

[KHS]

Ladies, it is site rules we are not allowed to give consumers advice on professional products for DIY use. These are chemicals that can have adverse concenquences in the wrong hands with people who've had no training.

No more than your Dr will give you step by step info to perform a colonic irrigation with a garden Hose, or a mechanic to talk you through an engine change.

We are constantly unindated with clients coming in saying...I read on the Internet how to do this but it's come out Orange, Khaki etc. We can't see your hair, or the condition, nor the undertones in ore existing box or professional colours that are already in your hair. Not to mention the faint reds and coppers you may not even know you have in your Virgin hsir.

We do not want to be held responsible if anything goes wrong giving advice on something that's not in front of our faces.

Hope that makes a little more sense x

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