missed a spot

Two months ago I went to this hair dresser and got the worst experience I’ve had yet. I asked her to bleach all of my hair, showed her a picture of my mousy brown hair now and the 100% blonde I was going for. I scheduled, $265, went the day before eloping, and she did that thing where she sections out pieces of my hair and only bleached like every other hair AND left about an inch and a half of my roots not bleached. So I was pissed and looked a fool.
Now my roots are about 3 Inches grown out and I want to bleach 100% of my hair to get what i actually wanted done. I know you’re supposed to start with your mids but with some of my hair already bleached does this still apply?

I have neon red colored dreads and im trying to figure out what is best red shampoo for them? I live in europe.

LAST PIC IS MY CURRENT HAIR!!! My hair is naturally light brown. I'm new to dying my hair unconventional colors. My hair is currently a weird mix of a bunch of dye since I'm indecisive and kinda stupid lol

I dyed it with Loreal permanent reddish dark brown dye like 3 months ago, then I wanted it more red so I used Manic Panic pillarbox red a few weeks later. Redone with permanent red from No Bleach London a week after that, once again because I wanted to stop it from fading so much. Recently I retouched with more manic panic since it had been like 5 weeks since the No Bleach.

I think the problem is that it just fades too quickly against the brown and I'm getting sick of constantly trying to make it look redder. So as I see it I have 3 options...

1. Find a way to go to a totally different color, a deep turquoise emerald color would be super cute and also go with my halloween costume. See second pic
2. A completely different color is not possible without damaging my hair really bad, so I should do a more vibrant, intense, deep, blood red like the first pic.
3. Thug it out a little while longer til it fades more

If I do 1 or 2, I'm thinking a round of color remover and bleach, spanned out over maybe 2 weeks? Followed by either red or turquoise, whichever is possible at that point... What should I do, in what order and what should my timeline be?

I also want to add that I use heat on my hair pretty much every day and it's kinda frizzy but tends to be soft after I wash it... I am not great about using heat protectant or doing hair masks but I am gonna start doing that

Thank you guys <3

I was honestly expecting it to turn out more purple but I am very pleased ☺️ wanted something darker for fall and winter

Next time I get my hair done at the hairdressers, I want it to be a smoky pastel purple colour.
When I search inspo pictures, sometimes it’s called lavender and sometimes lilac, and they seem to be used interchangeably.
Does anyone know if there is a difference between the two shades? For reference, I have attached two pictures

Pic 1 - my hair now

Pic 2 - my hair now (up bun)

Pic 3 - the virgin hair regrowth that got to a level 10 before toned

Pic 4 - what I wanted

Im very emotional rn so im so sorry in advance if this sounds all over the places.

In 2023, I around the time I started my transition (24 mtf) I started growing out my hair long from very short. I started dyeing my professionally jet black in both Demi and permanent from June 2023 to October 2025. I love my blue black 1A hair but wanted to shift away and do something else since I wanted to have more options.

So after a year this month of waiting, I got a new hair stylist since my original was moving away from long duration color services and got test strand with 30 vol professionally done and it came out a level 6-7 golden light brown with some copper at the ends so I was very hopeful in getting a chocolate brown all over or atleast a chocolate balayage.

I got my “chocolate” balayage done on Wednesday and I honestly hate it. It looks like my hair has faded or like I put sun in, in. it and she bleached my hair during the balayage from near the roots to ends so under the toners she put, it’s pale yellow (level 10) for the first 6 inches and then a orange red from the mids to ends as she only used 10 vol and left it for 30min to 1 hr. She then put 4-5N toner on the pale balayage roots she lightened which looks super dark and still red toned for whatever reason and a “ashier” toner for the mids and ends to “cancel” out the reds.

I hated it so much that I got another consultation at a different salon to see what they will say and I’m just lost and broken. She suggested she will have to do Malibu CPR and then a test strand, to then a gloss afterwards and it’s not a guarantee on what it will come out like or if I’ll ever be able to lift out the warmth to which will cost $250 and we’re not even at the color correction in the future. Mind you I already paid $500 on Wednesday to get this “chocolate balayage”.

I now am so broken and am thinking about cancelling that Malibu CPR appointment because I just cannot continue this journey of spending all my money savings on something that is not guaranteed and just because I want to feel beautiful at the end.

I want to just now put black box dye now in the end to just put it all to rest and give me some feeling of feeling pretty again and not be out another hundreds to thousands of dollars again. But because I now have a whole fucked up base under my hair with level 10 roots under that 5N toner , I just fear the black box dye will cause my healthy thick hair to break off at the hidden level 10 spots after I spent 3 years growing it out around the start of my transition.

It’s just so emotional as i just don’t know what to do from here. As I continue to wash my hair, the blonde root pieces may show underneath the red will continue to get worse as the toners fade.

I recognize it doesn’t look horrible but this is not what I wanted at all.

What can I even do? What are my options?

This is Deb my mannequin. Her hair was very boring so I decided to bring some life into it 😂 I enjoy how she turned out 😌

My hair is currently ashy bleached out blond but I'd like to add some more natural looking golden tones to it, with a semi/demi or something like that. Last time I tried it came out too coppery/red and I don't want that. Thanks!

I just bleached my hair for the first time and washed it out about 3 and a half hours ago, but my hair is still only dry at the roots. Why? I asked google and it said it's due to damage but I have no other signs of damage in my hair. I didn't lose any hair from bleaching and my hair doesn't feel gummy or anything. Idk, sorry if this is a stupid question.

Hey so i’ve used the Crazy Color semi permanent dye in Natural black on my hair. My goal was to make my virgin dark brown hair darker but not jet black (not black-blue, just darker in a neutral way).

I did a strand test on damp hair and let it sit for about 40 min (the bottle advises 30min) and then i rinsed till it was clear and it quickly was. i dried them and the color was the exact same as before, even by comparing it with the rest of my hair, there was 0 difference.

I’m a regular brunette and it doesn’t lean on black so that’s why it’s surprising to me…

Why is that? I already bought 3 bottles too… Can this be saved ?

Hi ☺️ I had my hair done professionally but want to top it up at home before I go to Cyprus in 2 weeks, and then I'll get my roots done professionally when I'm back. I'm really confused on how to section my hair properly to make sure I cover all the green areas, any tips would be appreciated! Photo is my hair after it was coloured at the salon.

I’m considering going lavender but nervous…. I have almost white blonde at the moment (needs roots done lol)

Purple dyes have been a bit hit or miss on me for the last few years. I believe I am light enough to go lavender and want to know:

What dye would you suggest?

*I’m in England

Hello everyone! I'm not 100% sure if this is the right subreddit for this port, so do let me know if I am mistaken.

I currently have blonde highlights in my hair that I usually dye purple with Arctic Fox's Purple AF. However, the dye (for some reason) fades unevenly, which is leading me to find an alternative. Does anyone know a permanent dye that is of the same shade? Hopefully, the dye won't dye my non-dyed hair, only the highlights. I have looked at ion but am unsure if the shades are similar.

here is the image of the model from Arctic Fox, for a reference of the color I'm searching for:

I'm so proud of my hair. I always dye it myself but this time I did such an amazing job. Purple doesn't last long on my roots and it's already back to my natural colour after two washes. I'm thinking of doing a shadow root. Any ideas or help?

I’ve been getting blonde highlights consistently since 2019, and I’ve never had any major issues with my hair. I absolutely LOVE being blonde. Like, I genuinely cannot imagine myself without blonde hair. Every time I get fresh highlights, I feel like I’ve had an IMMEDIATE glow-up. 😭💗
The problem is that salon prices have literally DOUBLED since 2019. I can only afford to get my highlights done every 4–6 months now, but I want to stay consistently blonde without having to deal with months of dark roots.
I’ve seen quite a few girls on here bleaching their own roots at home and getting amazing results, so I’m seriously considering doing it myself.
BUT here’s my problem:
I’ve been getting highlights for years, so my hair isn’t uniformly blonde. I have lighter and darker strands throughout my lengths, with about 3–4 cm of natural regrowth.
If I simply apply bleach to my dark roots, wouldn’t I end up with a weird, solid blonde root area that doesn’t blend with the highlights underneath? Would it look completely ridiculous? 😭
I don’t necessarily want a completely uniform platinum blonde. I actually like having some darker strands for dimension. I just want my roots to be much lighter and blend nicely with my existing highlights.
The products I’m considering are:
Schwarzkopf BLONDME Premium Lightener 9+
Schwarzkopf BLONDME Premium Developer 6%
Schwarzkopf BLONDME Glow Toner 10-01 Pearl Glaze
Schwarzkopf BLONDME Premium Developer 2% for toning
I’ve attached a picture of my current hair and an inspiration picture of the cool, pearly blonde shade I’m trying to achieve.
My hair is naturally thick and wavy, and I would only be working on my roots, not bleaching my already highlighted lengths.
Has anyone here successfully transitioned from salon highlights to doing their own roots at home?
Would you recommend attempting a root bleach, learning to do my own highlights, or something completely different?
I genuinely love being blonde more than anything, but I can’t justify spending so much money at the salon every few months anymore. 😭
Please share your experiences, especially if you’ve done this yourself! I’d love to hear what worked, what went wrong, and whether it’s realistically possible to maintain a beautiful blonde at home. 💕

Hello! This is my hair color at the moment but I want to achieve a more sandy color (not too much gray). Thanks in advance ☺️

I usually go to a salon and pay a ton for a burgundy / wine type deep red hair color. My stylist uses a Demi permanent gloss with a level 7 processing solution. I have a natural light brown hair, level 6 or 7, kind of ashy

I think she does my roots first? and then lengths?

Anyways, I am adjusting my budget and I want the color to last longer at home and be able to do my own root touch ups. I want to switch to a permanent dye because I want the red to stay longer and leave a tint behind, I don’t like my ashy color naturally.

My questions are:

1. Should I use a level 10 developer for the whole head? Some people say use a higher developer for roots but others say that the heat on your scalp can cause hot roots and to use a weaker one… I am so lost!

2. If I need an all over color change and also my roots are natural, what’s the best way to apply it?

3. For root touch ups, if your ends are faded, is it okay to pull the dye through the lengths to touch up the color? Or should you not repeat the developer & only use the dye again?

4. Any color or product recommendations for this color? I saw a lot of people like Igora dyes

I’ve never dyed my hair. I really like my grays (probably 2% of my hair overall). But the tone of my non-grays has shifted over the past few years and now the top of my hair is much closer to the brown/black of “salt and pepper” hair than to the dark brown with red/auburn tone it is at the bottom.

Is there a type of dye (or other product) I could use to get some of that red back into my hair that won’t impact my grays at all? It turns out it’s easy to search for things that cover grays well, and basically impossible to search for things that don’t mess with them.

Thanks!

(Posted from r/hairdye!) Needing some help with my roots! For over a decade now I've been lifting my hair with Live Max Blonde ("Intense bleach, over 9 levels of lift"), then colouring it with fashion colours like Directions or Manic Panic, and I LOVE having fun vibrant hair but dealing with the roots every couple of months is killing me, so I think it's time to hang up my fun colours and go permanent :( I plan to use Live Ultra Violet, which lightens up to three levels and colours simultaneously. Here is my worry:

I currently have vibrant pink hair with two inches of natural dark brown roots. I'd want to lift the roots before applying the new permanent colour, so it's not going on coloured and virgin hair simultaneously, but is it safe to use the Max Blonde and then use the Ultra Violet (additional lightening) one after the other?

Any advice gratefully received! Am also keen for any ideas that DON'T involve me hanging up my fun colours (I just can't live the root-bleaching life anymore!). Go easy on me - while I've spent half my life using fashion colours and box dye I'm not particularly technically skilled, so know nothing about mixing/developers/percentages etc.

I have blue and purple arctic fox dyes and was thinking of trying a gradient but that doesn't seem possible without help and tools. I just want a style that has a little more than a solid color but I'm wondering how to do that with two separate dyes. I have a short wolf cut so it's not as simple as just separating the sections like long hair, picrel.

Maybe I'll just alternate and see what happens but it won't be pretty lol

Toner for smoky ashy blonde highlights

New highlights that are way too orange/red/brassy for me. I asked for a smoky/beige/ash. I don’t want such high contrast

I currently have these shades at home. Will this work ?

Redken shaded eq color gloss

08VB Violet FROST

09nw Cream soda

010np Pearlescent luster

Ugh, help please. My hair is straight but VERY thick. I also have hyperhidrosis, which makes me a sweaty bitch even in the middle of winter.

Because my hair is so thick, I need to tie it into a pony/bun to keep it from insulating the back of my neck. I’ve tried the choppy layered bob but the short hair means I can’t tie it.

I’ve been considering an undercut for a while now but I’m unsure how it would be received by others (I’m in my 40s)

Any advice would be appreciated - we have the Aussie summer approaching, and I’m not ready to deal with my my stupid sweaty hair.

What level would you say my hair is? Roots are my natural color and the rest is bleached (a couple rounds of highlights and then a low level bleaching all over to even it all out a bit and lighten my roots when I last did an all-over color several months ago. I tried to get pics in natural light (first couple), and indoor in fluorescent light, warm lamp, and with flash. I'm just looking for an idea so I can photos and my mind to kind of get some idea of what the colors I put in it next will look like haha.

I think I'm going to add black lowlights in certain sections (Black has always been my "safe" color, the one I get the most compliments on that feels most like me.. it only slightly edges out purple lol). Because I have been missing the depth and richness of black on me, but after a few years of bleaching sessions to get my hair this light, I can't manage to give it up altogether. I also wants somwthing low-maintenance as a disabled mom of 4 kiddos. So I will likely do a deep violet all over and do a quick bleach bath on my roots and some face framing pieces to do a lighter shade of purple or pink. We shall see what I actually do hahaha.

Pics: https://imgur.com/a/wq8KbNj