Before the big hair plunge...

[VanillaT]

I tested out some hair dye that I am trying to get up the nerve to use on hair collected from my brush. Here is how it turned out:


So, do you think that it looks like a plausible haircolor? I am going for a light auburn red, but not too bold. I would appreciate your opinions on if it looks okay (aka not an abby-normal haircolor)!

I actually have something Rita Hayworth-ish in mind. Le-sigh.

[BegintheBeguine]

Go for it. It looks nice. Have fun.

[KaitlynDawn]

Totally cute, and good idea to test it out. What kind of skin tone do you have?

Kaitlyn

[VanillaT]

Thanks for your opinions... it is helping me get my nerve up to do the deed! I've got fairly fair warm-toned (I guess yellowish) skin.

[ohairas]

I love it, that's the color I want mine but I have to use a stronger peroxide for it and I don't wanna!
You're very smart for testing first!

I say go for it! Red fades rather quickly, so even if it's too bright at first it will calm down.

Caution, it may turn out esp. bright at the roots.

If you've never been a redhead before, this *could* be pretty shocking for you. Most redheads I know, me included.. usally start off with a subtle red and then we can't get enough! Just do it.. if it's too red it is alot easier to calm down that to try and get it that red afterwards!

And hey, it matches your avatar, hehe!

Nikki

[Pink Dahlia]

Red was a fun color (when I had it) and that color is way gorgeous! I say go for it! And don't worry about it fading you can touch up every 4 - 6 weeks.

[pretty faythe]

I think the fading is the only thing I hate about when I am red. I like the brilliance of it, and even when using specialty red shampoos it tends to fade.
I love that shade of red. I vote go for it too.

[BitterEpiphany]

Red fades like you wouldn't BELIEVE - and then when it's faded horribly and it occurs to you that touching up your color that often is frying your hair, it turns out it's the only shade of hairdye that is almost impossible to remove. :P

With that having been said, however, the trend toward week two color glazes is making it easier to keep your red. Another tip I used to use was a bi-weekly highlight. It also helped to keep roots down. Mind, I was coloring at home so it doesn't cost me a fortune to do this but, once every other week I would highlight (no foils, just a weird tooth-brushy-lookin thing and some patience - with the same dye that i used to do it in the first place. If you only mix half of the coctail in a bowl, you can get two highlighting sessions out of it and your color will thank you for it. Mind, that was before glazes were an easily available, non-salon thing.

[hotrod_elf]

I have same skin tone maybe not so yellowish, but I just dyed mine a Garnier Fruitice color of light alburn and it turned out perfect. I dye my hair all the time, but I have fine oily hair and the dying part actually gives my hair some body and texture. My hair can handle a bleaching and perm in the same day without any problems. I say go for it or a shade browner.

[mysterygal]

I think the auburn would look beautiful! Nothing like going as a sassy redhead
btw: Sally beauty supply has products to help with hair color fading