I think I'm going to get it cut short (it's longer than collar-length, not quite shoulder-length) and have highlights put in....... after payday . Thanks for all the advice
Mmmmm! Don't think I can really offer any constructive advice on such a radical colour change.
However, my hairdresser swears by Head & Shoulders classic shampoo for toning down colour, she always says to NOT use it if you want to keep a colour from fading.
Many years ago I used a Hint of a Tint wash-in shampoo colour and left it on three times longer than I should! Persil soap powder washed it out a treat! ?
You just have to be very careful using hair dye products on top of each other, some contain ammonia or peroxide and can rot the hair and cause it to break off at the point where your natural root hair joins onto the over processed dyed hair, once that happens the only option is to choose a very short hairstyle and have it all professionally trimmed and tidied up. The same thing can happen when using a combination of hair dye and perm lotions, it can just break off at the rinsing stage and block the sink!
When I went from a sort of (dyed) burgundy to my natural grey/white I was in the salon for 4 hours! And yes, at one stage during the process my hair was definitely apricot in colour!
I've just been chatting about this with my sister, as previously suggested the silver shampoo left in for a few minutes should take the left over red out a little. If you can afford to have some low lights put in to break up the colour and let your own colour take over in time it won't look so drastic. If not then just be patient as the remaining redness will fade, you can always say it's how you wanted it to look and you're happy with it
I've found that a little washing up liquid, used as shampoo, does a good job of removing dye. Use the purple 'silver' shampoo to tone down any yellow or orange tints.
I had my dye stripped in a salon, and then a toner was applied. My hair was a bit yellowish for a while, and I had to tone it down with blue shampoo, and wear a hat in the sun. Now it is a lovely silvery grey, and healthy.
After having had dyed (almost black0 hair for many years, I'm sick of it - it's ageing on me, and my roots come through white - so I've spent 4 hours today, using hair-stripping stuff on it (twice, 2 boxes of the stuff). The dark colour has all gone, but now it's bright orange . I've just sent my husband to Asda to buy a blonde/light brown semi-permanent colour, to tone it down........... I might have to wear a hat for some time