hi girls just wondering if you think its possible to dye black hair to blonde? my hair is in great condition natural colour is blonde/v.light brown. my plan was to lift the colour myself then if it all goes wrong go to the hairdressers but i'd rather have a go myself first! anyone else had any experiences of this? X

haha That's is exactly the kind of thing I would do...try it myself first and if it does go wrong see the hairdresser lol

have you got permanent or semi permanent dye on your hair now?

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its permenant but i haven't dyed it for quite a while.. i used to bleach it with a strong prelightener then dye it really bright pink!! just wondering if i could do the same with the pre lightener then dye it with a blonde/bleach dye... hmmm i just dont know!! X

I think that might be possible. Try and get most of the colour out first though.

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use head and shoulders or the old favourite - voseen (it strips colour so well)
and do that a lot then start your try and dye it urself but bewarned - have a hat handy........
i defo needed one when i was re-dying my hair and bletching it

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yeah, do a strand test, to check how long the development time is... you don't want it to come out gingerish...

it is probably best to lighten it first and then bleach it. You can always put a toner on too.


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Hi there

My flat mate is an award winning hairdresser and offers the following advice: go to a hairdresser unless you want the risk of hair damage ie hair breaking or falling out from exposure to the wrong chemicals...

Roanne

Is black your real colour? I would say where bleach is in the mix go to a hair dresser. x

Don't try it yourself!!!! My hair's naturally blonde and I thought it was in good enough condition to strip back...until I got my hairdresser to do a strand test for me (I was going to strip it at home but got her to check first).....and the strand of hair turned into chewing gum like crap.

Where your hair and chemicals are concerned, definately leave it to the professionals!

Seek professional help hon! Seriously!

I'm naturally mousey and keep my hair blonde with an ammonia-free animal-friendly formula which I have found does the least damage over the long term. Last year I went vivid magenta for an event and it took months and months to get it back to blonde. It's still in awful condition really despite my using an exciting array of specialist conditioners and treatments. Even a hairdresser might refuse to go through with such a drastic colour-change and may recommend you go brown instead as an interim measure. What would you rather have - glossy dark hair in its present good condition or blonde tresses with the consistancy of candy floss? Proceed with caution and may the force be with you! x

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