My poor hair!

[hastalavegan]

Thank you!

No one I know understood me when I told them that the pain of dying my hair blonde was excruciating and that I could deal with toothache more! I did actually think something was wrong with me, despite the number of hair dye's I've used in the past without any pain. I absolutely love having blonde hair, but apart from the fact I can never get my roots the same shade as my hair (they just go gingery) - the pain is just NOT worth it.

I feel your pain (literally!). The only reason I stopped it was the pain factor, the moment I cried at the hairdressers was the moment I realised enough was enough. I do miss the blonde sometimes but people say they prefer me reddy brown. It's weird that only bleach affects me, other dyes are perfectly fine for my hair.

It's a relief to see that someone else felt the pain too, everyone I mentioned it to didn't believe me!

 

[RubyMoss]

I feel your pain (literally!). The only reason I stopped it was the pain factor, the moment I cried at the hairdressers was the moment I realised enough was enough. I do miss the blonde sometimes but people say they prefer me reddy brown. It's weird that only bleach affects me, other dyes are perfectly fine for my hair.

It's a relief to see that someone else felt the pain too, everyone I mentioned it to didn't believe me!

Exactly! I loved my hair before going blonde, but I was very blonde as a youngster, and my parents always comment that after dyeing my hair black (which they hated), it'd be nice to see me with a hair colour that actually suits me!

So, they got what they wanted, a graduation picture with a blonde me, but that's where I'm drawing the line. Whenever my mum did my roots, I was literally sobbing - they thought I was mental!

So reddy-brown it is once more! Eventually, I'll probably go proper red, but maybe once I've stopped working at Wilkinson, or else I might blend in with the uniform...

 

[fillymum]

This is what DH did to me when I had no hair.....said I could be as 2 faced as I wanted lol !!!!

 

[RubyMoss]

Fillymum, that's fantastic!

Hahaha! Isn't your Husband just lovely! xxxx

 

[MadameLaMinx]

LOLOLOL, Fillymum!!! Your husband is a nutter!!!

 

[ilovelife]

:8855::8855::8855:

 

[RubyMoss]

Oh yeah, this is the state of the locks at the moment, brown coming later!

 

[chubbyemma]

Rubymoss you hair is looking a nice warm colour now, well done lol.

im reddy brown at moment and looking to go blonde. is bleech the best way to go to achieve this?

i was looking at foil highlights???

any tips or advice would be great im treating myself next month so looking into options now

 

[RubyMoss]

You'll be going from the same colour I did to blonde!
I went to the hairdresser, and they told me that because I'd had black hair before the reddy-brown that I was looking at £300+ because I'd need several sets of full head highlights.

However, if you haven't had black hair, you're probably in a much better position than me. Definitely go to the hairdresser though, unless you want to lose 5/6" of hair like I did.
It might sound daft, but I'd prepare your hair now, because it's probable that they'll use some form of bleach. Use a protein mask (you can get them from Sally's Beauty if you have one near you) and take multivitamins. When you manage to get blonde, I used Lee Stafford's Bleach Blonde's Moisturising Treatment, which claims to take your hair back to it's 'virginal' state. It definitely helped loads! Either that, or Aussie Formula Miracle Reconstructer!

But yeah, at least you're looking at having it done professionally. Oh how I would change my mind if I could go back... I'd rather have paid £300 than lose my hair!

Good luck! xxxxx

 

[gemma_]

i'll neverrrrrrrrr go blonde ever again! i had same problems.... i havnt been blonde for about 8 months now and i have my hair bk!

 

[RubyMoss]

i'll neverrrrrrrrr go blonde ever again! i had same problems.... i havnt been blonde for about 8 months now and i have my hair bk!

Haha, how did you manage to get rid of the blonde? xxx

 

[RubyMoss]

Well, here we are after the brown!
It's probably going to need another dye in a couple of weeks, but I think it's okay for now...

 

[MadameLaMinx]

Ooh, thats a lush brown. What sort is it?

 

[RubyMoss]

It's Palette by Schwarzkopf - Chocolate Brown. Nice and vibrant at the roots, not so brown on the lengths, but considering the damage of my hair, I think it's miles better than grey-pink! xxx

 

[MadameLaMinx]

It looks really good! I would be tempted but my redhaired children kick my backside if I dare to dye my hair anything other than red, coz they like me being like them

 

[RubyMoss]

Aww, that's really cute!

 

[emma-louise]

it looks lush Rubymoss!! very nice! xx

 

[giblet]

That looks well nice! You wouldn't have known you had any problems with it at all x

 

[RubyMoss]

Thanks ladies! xxx

 

[chubbyemma]

wow what a result really nice colour you got there now. nice photo actually, how come i look so c**p when i have my photo taken you look nice and relaxed!!!! lol

cheers for advice shall have alook for the treatments you recommended.good idea to think ahead nice one