What's your favourite Red Hair colour? - Page 5

Josephine · 10-26-2009, 06:28 PM

Henna is still my color of choice. After using it for so long though, my curls have been smoothed out. I want long, curly, red hair and it seems I can have long and curly but not red, or long and red but not curly, or curly and red but not long!

So I cut it all off and am now back to salt and pepper, waiting until it gets long enough for a Middy/Femme Fatale. Which is fine, I've gained too much weight to fit in my vintage clothes!

Jirina · 11-02-2009, 08:41 AM

I finally found the colour i've been looking for a long time!
I like natural looking red colour.

Here's my haircolour nowadays!

C-dot · 11-02-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Jirina

I finally found the colour i've been looking for a long time!
I like natural looking red colour.

Beautiful! It's difficult to find a true, natural copper from a box/tube.
What's it called?

Blondie · 11-02-2009, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jirina

I finally found the colour i've been looking for a long time!
I like natural looking red colour.

Here's my haircolour nowadays!

WOW, you are a knock out ! Your red hair looks fabulous

CherryRed · 11-02-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by C-dot

Beautiful! It's difficult to find a true, natural copper from a box/tube.
What's it called?

I second that! That is exactly the color I have been on the hunt for too. I always end up looking more purple tone then orange tone.

Jenniferose7 · 11-02-2009, 06:15 PM

My problem with red is that it never seems to lift much lighter than my natural brown.

Jirina your color is stunning.

C-dot · 11-03-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Jenniferose7

My problem with red is that it never seems to lift much lighter than my natural brown.

You probably need a higher volume developer - but with that comes damage!

I can get away with 5vol, because my hair is naturally red. When I was blonde, however, the red kept coming through, so I'd have to use 30 or 40vol. So I know your pain

~Psycho Sue~ · 11-03-2009, 01:27 PM

I have done every home-dye shade of red there is. I am a natural light blonde, and the bright reds suit me best. The ones with orange tones, not the ones with violet tones. IDK how I can pull them off, but they are fabulous on me. I get the hairdresser to use WELLA Reds on me, and then have her put in a red "kicker" to dial it up. My hair is positively ON FIRE in the sunlight, and it makes me feel alive!

and in this pic, I have a lighter shade of red on the sides and the rest is the bright red. After time the sides fade to a strawberry blonde, which is quite striking in an updo.

MaryDeluxe · 11-03-2009, 03:58 PM

Psycho Sue....I'm with you, WELLA makes the BEST red hair dyes!

zombi · 11-04-2009, 07:38 AM

After trying almost every shade of boxed and professional chemical red in the book, I'm a henna/cassia girl! I go for a brighter copper color than a deep red, so I mix the henna with cassia obovata to get a lighter colour.

there it is. It gets bright enough just fine for me as my natural hair colour is a strawberry-ish honey blonde.

Blondie · 11-04-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ~Psycho Sue~

I have done every home-dye shade of red there is. I am a natural light blonde, and the bright reds suit me best. The ones with orange tones, not the ones with violet tones. IDK how I can pull them off, but they are fabulous on me. I get the hairdresser to use WELLA Reds on me, and then have her put in a red "kicker" to dial it up. My hair is positively ON FIRE in the sunlight, and it makes me feel alive!

and in this pic, I have a lighter shade of red on the sides and the rest is the bright red. After time the sides fade to a strawberry blonde, which is quite striking in an updo.

Hey Psycho Sue You have amazing eyes & your hair is a beautiful colour !

Jirina · 11-04-2009, 08:49 AM

Thank you. :-)

c-dot, If you meant which my colour is called.

Well, i bought my colour from a hairdressers warehouse store. My colour is Keune's TINTA COLOR.
I admix two colours together, 7.46 medium copper red blond and 0/44 copper, which is a toner.
And the colours are quite cheap, two colours total was about 10€.
I dyed my hair two months ago and the colour is still good-looking, very natural, although a root growth of my hair.
(If it's called "a root growth" when colour is getting off in the root...)
The root grouwth is not very glamorous!

~Psycho Sue~ · 11-04-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Blondie

Hey Psycho Sue You have amazing eyes & your hair is a beautiful colour !

Awe Shucks, Blondie! You're super for saying that!

ZOMBI! I luvs ur hair color, so bright and pretty!

zombi · 11-04-2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ~Psycho Sue~

ZOMBI! I luvs ur hair color, so bright and pretty!

thanks! I have to admit I'm SUPER happy with it -- I was really happy to stop using chemical dyes, the condition and health of my hair is greatly improved ever since I started using more natural and plant-based things on it (:

It was a bit trial & error to get the right colour combo, but I'm so glad I did it!

~Psycho Sue~ · 11-04-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by zombi

thanks! I have to admit I'm SUPER happy with it -- I was really happy to stop using chemical dyes, the condition and health of my hair is greatly improved ever since I started using more natural and plant-based things on it (:

It was a bit trial & error to get the right colour combo, but I'm so glad I did it!

How long does it last for you?

zombi · 11-04-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Psycho Sue~

How long does it last for you?

pretty much forever.

I don't colour the length, I only colour the roots. What is on the length of my hair is a one-time-only full-length henna application. It has yet to fade.

10-26-2009, 06:28 PM	#81
Josephine One Too Many Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,638	Henna is still my color of choice. After using it for so long though, my curls have been smoothed out. I want long, curly, red hair and it seems I can have long and curly but not red, or long and red but not curly, or curly and red but not long! So I cut it all off and am now back to salt and pepper, waiting until it gets long enough for a Middy/Femme Fatale. Which is fine, I've gained too much weight to fit in my vintage clothes! __________________ So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.

11-02-2009, 06:15 PM	#86
Jenniferose7 Familiar Face Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 68	My problem with red is that it never seems to lift much lighter than my natural brown. Jirina your color is stunning. __________________ http://www.facebook.com/jenniferhaviland

11-03-2009, 03:58 PM	#89
MaryDeluxe Practically Family Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Deluxeville! Posts: 735	Psycho Sue....I'm with you, WELLA makes the BEST red hair dyes! __________________ http://welcometodeluxeville.blogspot.com

11-04-2009, 07:38 AM	#90
zombi Familiar Face Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 81	After trying almost every shade of boxed and professional chemical red in the book, I'm a henna/cassia girl! I go for a brighter copper color than a deep red, so I mix the henna with cassia obovata to get a lighter colour. there it is. It gets bright enough just fine for me as my natural hair colour is a strawberry-ish honey blonde. __________________ IDK, my BFF tarot?

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11-02-2009, 08:41 AM	#82
Jirina New in Town Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 16	I finally found the colour i've been looking for a long time! I like natural looking red colour. Here's my haircolour nowadays!

11-03-2009, 01:27 PM	#88
~Psycho Sue~ Familiar Face Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Washington DC Posts: 77	I have done every home-dye shade of red there is. I am a natural light blonde, and the bright reds suit me best. The ones with orange tones, not the ones with violet tones. IDK how I can pull them off, but they are fabulous on me. I get the hairdresser to use WELLA Reds on me, and then have her put in a red "kicker" to dial it up. My hair is positively ON FIRE in the sunlight, and it makes me feel alive! and in this pic, I have a lighter shade of red on the sides and the rest is the bright red. After time the sides fade to a strawberry blonde, which is quite striking in an updo.

11-04-2009, 08:49 AM	#92
Jirina New in Town Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 16	Thank you. :-) c-dot, If you meant which my colour is called. Well, i bought my colour from a hairdressers warehouse store. My colour is Keune's TINTA COLOR. I admix two colours together, 7.46 medium copper red blond and 0/44 copper, which is a toner. And the colours are quite cheap, two colours total was about 10€. I dyed my hair two months ago and the colour is still good-looking, very natural, although a root growth of my hair. (If it's called "a root growth" when colour is getting off in the root...) The root grouwth is not very glamorous!