Brassy yellow hair

Cut it very short and start again ?

That is what I've just done. BUT there are still brassy bits. I suppose I could ask the hairdresser to sort it out. But I'm quite anti spending a lot of fripperies.

I use a wash in shampoo from Superdrug own make £1.99 which tones down brassy tones, leave in fir 4 minutes rinse out. I recommended it a while ago on another post.
So sorry forgotten exact name and I can’t make the stairs at present to check.

I've tried a few shampoos. They do take the worst of the luminous brightness away, but don't get the brass out.

I think Lucca is right. It might be a cut it out altogether job.

I agree, I would get it cut as short as you dare but I would not spend a fortune getting the hairdresser to colour it because it will soon grow out.

The purple shampoos are very good, there are lots of brands available but perhaps that is what you tried?

Yes, and I even tried a product recommended by the hairdresser. I'm going to put more on tomorrow and leave it for a couple of hours. See if it has more of an effect.

I just don't want glo in the dark hair! Not expecting glamour.

silverlining , I think you're referring to Superdrug Colour Effects shampoo?
Brilliant stuff. Just choose a shade somewhere close to your own colour. Difficult, I realise, when it sounds as though poor GagaJo is turning tabby!
Use it once according to the instructions and, if it doesn't effect enough of a change, do it again a day or two later and so on until the desired depth of colour is reached. Then just maintain the colour by using it every 10 days or so.

Purple shampoo or/and conditioner, but you say you've tried something like this?
Highlights which might blend it all together, then grow out gracefully?
Shorter hair cut, as suggested by others?
Patience?
Or failing all the above a hat? (I'll make you one if you like )

I have salt and pepper and use L'Oreal Excellence Natural Light Ash Blonde 9.1. It is absolutely brilliant, looks a very natural colour and fades slowly over a few weeks. I use this especially because it has no brassy yellow tones.

Thanks Scribbles, that’s the one I meant.

I use a shampoo to eliminate brassiness. The only one that I find works is a really deep purple, and is available on Amazon called Bold Uniq.
It’s truly amazing

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I am currently abroad, the sun turned my lovely hi lites brassy.
I bought with me some Drop it, you mix a few drops in your conditioner, apply to towel dried hair and wait 10 minutes then rinse.
The results for me are amazing, my hair is a lovely caramel now.

Here’s a link.

www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjpwffjsoH3AhUH8BoKHeqIBTMQFnoECEQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FShrine-Drop-Temporary-Semi-Permanent-Cruelty-Free%2Fdp%2FB09NF1LVCL&usg=AOvVaw0EC_Flkrn7yYTaLMzSLz9_

Sorry the link is for a US page, I got mine in Boots.

Over the last month, I've tried various products. Nothing has worked.

But I've decided I don't even like all the natural bits of colour in my hair (white, grey, dark) and have decided to dye it again.

But what colour????

Mine was yellow now it’s…..

When my hair was in a similar mess, I treated it with a dye remover. To my surprise the result was pale, non brassy blonde. I have not treated it since, other than use a shampoo and conditioner for blonde hair. and it remains this lovely colour. Meanwhile, my sister, who had dark hair has gone snowy white, which also looks lovely.

I would try Nice and Easy in a fairy light beige blonde colour. It is multitonal too. Don't use a dark colour because your roots will be very noticeable as the hair grows. If you colour it say every 6 weeks the dark bits will go lighter each time.
and eventually the roots will blend in well with the new colour.
I used the champagne blonde and the colour was beautiful with high and low lights, then at the beginning of lockdown I let all the colour grow out as my roots were mostly grey and white. I am now embracing my natural colour. Going lighter made the transition to grey/white so much easier and if I had coloured my hair darker.
Good luck with whatever you decide GagaJo

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A silver shampoo such as Pro:Voke a touch of silver may well tone the yellow down.

I've gone off Nice and Easy. I used it for years but it doesn't cover well now. The dye I've used most recently is Syoss (not sold widely in the UK) and it gives very good, even colour.

I've got some on order (delivery by Hermes, wouldn't have ordered it if I'd known their chosen delivery service) and am going to try to mix it to an ashy brown.

Soooooooo...

My favourite brand of hair dye arrived. I duly mixed an ash blonde (*no bleach*, just colour) and a light brown. And now have dark brown hair.

I was very cheesed off at first, but have spent the day putting washing up liquid on it and it has muted a bit. Not the ashy brown I was hoping for, but at least I don't look like Morticia anymore.

It's preferable to the combination of different shades I was before.