If a colour has come out too light for your liking, try to do the opposite and wait at least 48 hours before attempting to re-colour; ideally, wait one week before you make any changes. The reason you were seeing green is because the underlying yellow was showing through and mixing with the last of the blue tone in the hair. 7:50. It’s common to see an orange when you remove a permanent hair colour, as some brands of permanent colour use quite strong peroxide developers (the white applicator bottle). I dyed my hair with the colourista denim blue shade during lockdown (7-8 weeks ago) I have used the brands fader and it worked but it won’t fade anymore now. Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site. Therefore, work with what you have. With orange you want to neutralise it. I would like to go back blonde without paying salon prices, so can I use a hair stripper on my hair even though I’ve already put a colour remover on? It's going to be ginger toned, but get yourself an Ash toned semi permanent to throw on after, and this will counteract the ginger/bleached parts. So you need a ‘1’ tone in there (for age) as this will neutralise the red and then you need either a ‘2’ tone which is blue based (that will neutralise the orange) or a violet tone. What you should find, is the hair turns to a silver or pearl blonde. Firstly, switch to using only a blue shampoo as your regular cleanser. This will pull through finner weaves of hair. This is the formula to the light pearl brown you already applied. Many of us go grey in patches and the remaining dark areas can cause problems when you try to lighten it up, as it kicks up so much warmth. You need to work out whether you have applied a colourant which contains gold, copper or red as one of its tones, or whether your hair has lightened in the colouring process and ‘kicked up’ your natural warmth. Many thanks. Fine grey hair can quickly become damaged, especially when heated styling tools are involved. im guessing i didnt rinse for long enough even tho i dine 7mins each time. It lasts a few washes and if you stop using it, it will just fade out. If your hair is naturally a white/silver grey then you shouldn’t need to use Decolour Stripper. Frequent exposure to peroxides, ammonia and PPDs can cause the hair to become very porous and damaged. Then all you need to do is use only purple shampoos and Colour Restore Iced Platinum to tone this hair white. I need it out by July 20th!! I’m so confused! Now, onto the exposed warmth. Next, mix up your L’Oreal Light Ash Blonde as instructed, and apply it to all the hair pulled through the cap that has just been stripped and dried. Therefore, if you apply another permanent colourant (at the moment) it is only going to grab and fade again. I’m guessing toning over the silver grey wont do much? I tried another Colour B4 & my hair is more golden now but still has those red/copper tones. The key to successful hair colour is achieving a good base shade. Hi Francesca, OK, so let’s deal with this issue a bit at a time. I dyed it the same shade once more, and now am unable to dye it again as I don’t want to damage my hair further. If you would like to use a semi-permanent (peroxide based) colour after using Colourless, firstly condition well and then apply the colourant to damp towel dried hair â this evens porosity and reduces the risk of colour grabbing. Ideally using a tint brush to apply. Help can I put on my normal brown shade straight away? Most home hair colours contain an after-colour conditioner, which is designed to help the colour molecules settle inside the hair. The end result was dark blonde. PS As a final tip. If you just want to refresh your natural color, using a toner may be the best choice. One question – when you say a cool toner – what colour would you suggest at this stage with the cherry/wine colour? The ends of my hair were very dark & red toned so it has done a good job really. However, at some point (in months to come) you are going to start see a lot more darker hair appearing nearer the top sections. What it might be worth you trying is to use a tone on tone method. I decided lockdown would give me the opportunity to find out what it looked like au naturelle and maybe go for grey but there’s not as grey hairs much as I hoped for ( though the extra at the front looks pretty good IMHO !) Best Scott. Pastel shades like pale mint green hair or pastel blue hair generally require the two steps described aboveâlightening, followed by a toner overlay.