In the sunlight, my dark brown hair gets a blaring lipstick red tone when I use this dark chestnut brown dye. How can I avoid this red tone? Thank you
190944
I purchase two colors , 5N light chestnut brown (very dark color) and 10N light dawn blonde hair color. I mix one once of the 10 N into my dark brown hair color and fortunately, the red has toned down .
190945
the blaring red thing doesn't happen to me. i like the redish highlight that comes with the sunlight......sorry I can't offer any help
1785370
I tried the brown henna package. My hair is dark, and my roots are gray. For me, it made my roots a reddish/gold tint, which I don't like. I liked the conditioning aspect of it. Hope this helps
823289
This line of color is called "demi-permanent". It will not lighten hair-you would require a permanent hair color or bleach to do that. However, I have found that it does not cause my brown hair to turn red the way permanent hair color does.
156573
Yes - unless you're trying to go blonde, or bright red. Being allergic to permanent hair colors, the cellophanes give me the opportunity to mask the incoming gray in my deep chestnut-colored hair. However, as I also mix the Deep Brunette Cellophane (which, like my own color is almost black) with some of the Gold Red for highlights. First time I did this, I was just happy having more shine and not seeing any gray in my roots. However, in brighter lights (like sunshine) it REALLY looks spectacular - even my hairdresser wanted to know what I'd discovered! Hope this helps you.
1195916
Depending on your natural hair color, if you're trying to avoid brassiness ("red tone"), stick with ash or violet colors. The "N" in "7N" stands for neutral. That may work, but you may be better off with a "7A" or "7V." (The V isn't as common, but I know Ion has a color like that.) If you use the 7N and have red tones, this Brass Banisher product works fairly well. You can also try Wella Color Charm toner in T18. That may darken your color a little bit, but it will remove the red. You'll need to use a 20 developer with it. If your natural color is dark (brown or black), stick with the ashy colors. If you're already blonde and just want to go lighter, the neutral color may work ok. Wella Color Charm also has some extreme ash colors. I believe there is a 7AA color. I went from dark brown to light blonde. I like the intense ash colors, they really help to get rid of the "orange" that inevitably occurs when I dye my hair. But if your hair is dark, just using a 7 color probably isn't going to make it blonde. You'll probably have to bleach it first, then use the color, and probably add a toner. Unless you want to try the L'Oreal HiColor product. I, personally, haven't used that, but it's supposed to help you go from dark to light in one step with no brassiness.
175434
My hair color was almost dark brown (between dark blonde and dark brown), and I've been using for 5 months and I'm almost blonde now.. Sometimes it looks a little bit like red, but depends on the light. It will work, but I'm a little concerned about what color would turn, since the product says that dark hair will turn a little bit red and not blonde.
487768
For a natural look I use a mix of 80% light ash (blond) and 20% light natural. This prevents my color to be in a too red or slightly greenish hue. I tried the medium, and my hair had a fake dyed look that was way too dark... So I suggest going lighter than you think you need.
240889
The dark brown that I had purchased for my hair has specs of red in it. If your hair is more toward the reddish burgundy then order #118. If it has more of brown with red specs order #4/6. I know it sounds confusing but I took a chance to order a product on line. Hope that helps Daryn. Have a lovely day.
1295183
I actually think it works better if you have darker skin. The brown powder is really pigmented. I can only use a little bit because it goes a long way for me. But then again, I have light skin. As for the rest of the colors I feel that the darker you are, the better they will look.
2237971
My hair is a dark brown, but the dark brown on here looks very light! and the black color might be too dark...help!
458940
I did! I henna'd my hair for the first time, and a couple of weeks later realized it was way too dark for me so I tried a light brown permanent color and it worked fine.no problems whatsoever.
1656708
No. You need to put highlight or bleach. This is a color glaze toner. No color deposits on dark brown.
375806
This is going to give you pretty darn red hair. Like BRIGHT red. If you are looking for a hint of red I would try a different color or try to tone it down a lot by mixing half of a dark brown box with half of a red box. I'm not sure if the manufacturer would recommend that but if I was going to experiment on myself that is what I would do. If you Google Light Mountain Henna Red and look at the images you'll be able to see other people's outcomes, many look the same as my own color. I use this brand/shade every other month. I'll never stray!
1174358
I have dark hair.. you just need to not over do it, and spray from a distance.
1237566
Well, you could always apply a different shade of lipstick if you don't like that shade of red. I find that it makes it easier to identify in my tool box and it is a great multi bit driver. You could buy one from another manufacturer. It won't be better but you may be able to get a color that more closely matches your outfit.
2152183
Yah I didn't have a problem with that. I have natural blonde hair and dye it dark brown and did root touch ups all the time with using this. It's nice it feels like a leave in conditioner when applying it.
1606742
I would try dark brown or black..you can blot it after applying and make it lighter. I use blonde but when I put it on it's dark so I blot it with a tissue and it looks natural.