Can we talk about dye brands here?

My hair is naturally brown and I'd like it really dark brown, almost black. I got it done at a salon last week and it cost me $70. It's already fading even with color care shampoos. I do not have that kind of money to throw away like that!

I'm looking for:

- drugstore brand
- semi-permanent (so that the color fades rather than having roots show)
- minimal damage (I know dye is damaging)

Also, is there a good hair pack (treatment) I can use after I dye that won't strip the color?

WORTH IT?: - Yes.
Natural Hair type:
Short, Straight,
Hair History: -
-Virgin to Bleached.
Hair color Before:

Hair color After:

Bleach?: - Yes.
Hair Dye: - N/A but I self bleached it with Clairol's FX XtremeFX bleach out tool kit.
Price: - $ - 11.99
Changes:
Nothing too bad. Just a bit dry.
Description: - I lost track of time. :[ But inorder to make it bright orange and kinda quick. I sat infront of the heater and read a page in a book while having a plastic covering over my hair. And turn as soon as I started a new page so that it would go faster. I suggest that anyone who self bleach their hair is to use alot of mirrors when applying the bleach.
Comments: - I actually like the orange. :] But my Mother thinks its horrible. So I have a box of Revlon's Color Silk #42 Medium Copper Chestnut Brown waiting for me when I think my hair is okay to dye it. :]

^
Actually I find it looks quite complimentary with your cut so you have nothing to worry about.

However there will always be some people that walk pass you thinking that it's quite individualistic
and unnatural; conservative views say if you will.

But as long as you have the confidence anyone can pull off any color.
If you do end up using that box of chestnut brown dye to reverse,
I suggest leaving a strand or small section of bleached hair to experiment with some lighter colors you may or may not want to try out
eventually as a full head of color.

Thanks so much. :3

Yeah alot of people during school was like, "WOAH." But thanks so much for the comment. :3
I ended up using the box eariler today but after I posted that pic.

The ends of my hair is more of the brown, and I left some of the original bright orange in my hair. :3
Still orange. But its more settled.

Has anyone tried Garnier Nutrisse Nutri-brown? I want to buy it but idk if I should or not.

Iced Macchiato. Permanent Haircolor. With fruit oil concentrates. Cool Brown. A Nourishing Color Treatment for dark hair that lifts hair up to 4 levels without brassiness for rich, healthy-looking color that really lasts. The exclusive color treatment, enriched with conditioners and fruit-oil concentrate, penetrates into the hair fibers to nourish deep down while delivering rich, long-lasting color. Unique avocado-enriched conditioner that harnesses the restorative properties of avocado oil with Vitamin E. It nourishes hair and protects against dryness, locking in color and moisture to keep your color rich and healthy-looking and your hair silky soft.

Your welcome,
Turned out very nice - you can brag about highlights minus the cost!
Agreed it looks more harmonized? Not sure if that word sounds right

Thanks guys
I am a die hard light brown shades fanatic xD

Oh well, my hair was originally really dark brown...
and I started coloring it using Kolours, I dont know if they are local brand.. from them on I color my hair whenever I have 2-3 inches of roots showing.

And then I tried Loreal but my favorite hair dying kit is REVLON COLORSILK...

My current haircolor is Light Ash Brown from Colorsilk
this one;

But it didn't turn ash on mine.. it kinda has slight orange-ish hue x.x I guess I can achieve ash color by bleaching first.. But I don't wanna go through all that process. I always use 2 boxes of hair dying kits.


For the shampoos, I dont use color enhancer shampoos, I just use normal ones.. and intensive conditioners.
I dont see the color fading overtime... maybe it does but I really don't notice because my hair is so light under sunlight/outdoors.

But my current haircolor, I am not 100 percent sure that anyone with currently dark brown-black hair can achieve this color I mean this light once they try because Ive been coloring my hair for years and its been lighter ever since....
But one thing I've noticed though, its really weird

Whenever i dye my hair with new color my original roots... the color shows up really well!

So I really don't know haha!
But yeah, my favorite is Revlon colorsilk they have fantastic brown shades.

@mikaila229 That's still my current hair color

^ i also love revlon colorsilk...doesn't irritate my scalp or kill my hair..

yea, make perfect sense, but this applies only if you use nothing but the bleach method and bleach your whole head, then of course, the already dyed(bleached) part will be bleached further.

to colour regrowth(black roots - i ll say regrowth later cos not everyone has black hair) on asian:

1) foil out the already coloured part,
2) bleached the regrowth till theyre usable(for light brown, its enough to take it to light orange, for blonde, take it to yellow, for platium, bleach it all the way to white/v.pale yellow),
3) wash,
4) add colour to the bleached part, matching the existing colour as the rest of the hair,
5) check they comes good or if needed tone adjustment,
6) if yes, all good! if not,
7) too red - add green toner/ too yellow - add purple toner/ to dark overall - do a 'quick' shampoo mix peroxide wash.

hope this helps!

thats what i do too! appearently colour enhancing shampoo make hair more difficult to colour and also tends to make colouring result unstable.

to get the ashy shade, its really best you first take your hair to yellow or even a pale orange(bleach), this is because you ll already have gotten rid of the red, and when you put ash brown on yellow hair then, the colour comes out alot more accurately.

myself, i use also just normal shampoo and yea! always the conditioner!

and i love semi-permanent colours, too, those that last for 2 months, so that when the regrowth comes out, the dye would have been also washed out, and you can do a new colour without re-scarping your whole head and demage hair unnecessarily, these type 2 colours is also alot more gentle than permanent ones, too!

i m telling you this because i ve been doing my own hair for years and i dont have problem of hair falling out(because all i did really is bleach once, then just colour and re colour, instead of rebleaching my whole head 10 thousands times!)

go to mac, they make excellent eye liners and can very likely give you a colour to match your hair colour, i remember i found more than 10 different shades of browns, and i got myself one dark ashy brown with tiny sparkly bits in it, gorgeous! i trust that youre gonna love it, just go and take a look!

hey i have a question bout dying hair.
i have really long black hair and i tried dying it 2 times without using bleach. da first time, i did da color hazelnut but it turned out balck. then after a few weeks, i did a reddish brown color but the result still looked black. only when im in da sun, i could see da red tint in my hair. so i was wondering how u have black hair and after dying it witout bleach, ur hair turned out lighter. is it because u used more than one box of hair dye?
ive heard tat i need 2 boxes for my hair but it seemed tat only a box is enough 2 cover my whole head. is using 2 boxes of hairdye stronger??
and how long did u keep da hair dye in ur hair? thank you soo much for ur help



hey i have a question bout dying hair.
i have really long black hair and i tried dying it 2 times without using bleach. da first time, i did da color hazelnut but it turned out balck. then after a few weeks, i did a reddish brown color but the result still looked black. only when im in da sun, i could see da red tint in my hair. so i was wondering how u have black hair and after dying it witout bleach, ur hair turned out lighter. is it because u used more than one box of hair dye?
ive heard tat i need 2 boxes for my hair but it seemed tat only a box is enough 2 cover my whole head. is using 2 boxes of hairdye stronger??
and how long did u keep da hair dye in ur hair? thank you soo much for ur help

WORTH IT?: - yes/kind of lol.
Natural Hair type:
- fine
- straight
- medium/long hair
- black
Hair History:
- i've dyed my hair about...7+ times.
Hair color (left to right, up to down - before --> now)
only color missing is my red/burgundy color.
these pictures are all within the last 2 years?

Bleach?: - yes/no - yes, when i went to the orangeyy blonde color.
Hair Dye: when i bleached my hair, it was done professionally by my best friends sister.
with other hair dyes i used, loreal, revlon, and garnier nutrisse.
Price: - $ $10 for the bleaching. and boxed hair dyes never exceeded $10 per box.
Changes:
- Damage?: It definitely damaged my hair. you can't tell its damaged though, which is a good thing haha. but its like hay when its wet. >__>
- Texture change?: my hair 3 years ago was REALLY soft and now its...not as soft. haha.
Description: - every process took about 30-40 min. nothing too long.
Comments: - i love my brown beige color the most but it was the hardest color to get and maintain. =(
Now my hair is just plain black so my natural black can grow out without any ugly roots coming out. haha. i always had that happening and got lazy to do touchups.

^
omg. I love all your haircolors. Esp top row 2nd and 3rd, and bottom row 1st

Has anyone used Palty?
Does it work well..? I have virgin hair... its black but in the spring/summer it goes to a dark brown and even orangeish color.

Also, does anyone know where to get the color on
Third Row, Third Box? It's Palty brand
[what it's called]

^ i've used palty before.. I must say , it works out pretty good on virgin hair, since it best suited for dark asian hair. Most of the time, it shows up a bit darker then the picture (ovbiously), u nless your hair was light / medium shade to start with.. You can try your local T&T, or somewere, but i've havent seen that shade at my t&t yet, since its kinda new ,
reference: i used milk tea brown on my ashy werid brown, and it turned goldeny really nice, but it totally fades after a week >.< lol..

O_____O
fades after a week?! oh no...
I want something that will last!
I love the honey peanut though [found out the english name]
should i bleach before i dye it then? since i want a very light color?

Wow x_Meh_Vt_Tooh_x.. Your Colors Turned Out Really Nice. I Really Like The Blonde! [2nd Last Picture] I Don't Know If I Can Pull It Off Like You Though, Haha

x Meh Vt Tooh x! Seriously, I love all your hair colors ! (:

So... What color/brand/blahblah would I need to transform my veryverydarkasianbrown hair (dyed twice but it's been almost a year, color faded/cut off/etc) into this?:

so i just dyed my hair reddish/brown..it really looks red in the sun..and it looks medium red/brown normally.....

i will prob re-dye it back to a medium brown in like 2-3 months.......

i need to let my hair breathe lol

what should i do if i want to go back to brown? i heard red is hard to get rid of ..just like black..
any suggestions?

i should go to the salon ??

Pics? and what dye did you use...did you have virgin black hair?

I think it's Honey peanut?
At least that's what I can make of it. S:


And I've always wanted to dye my hair, but then my hair has always been damaged and I really don't want to damage it anymore. ><"

mmm..... yeah i think bleaching before you dye it will make the color look really good... but u dont have u bleach, cause bleaching will cause the color to be VERY very bright and yellow you know? so unless u like that really blonde color, then go for it, but honestly, i think if you want a light golden brown,, dye your hair medium brown.. like light chocolate.. or soemtihng and then dye it with the palty. then the color should look pretty nice..
but since palty fades eh.. it only looks good for a week, itll eventually fade back to your oringal color, but a bit lighter thats all... the color effects does not last very long at all..

to vietbebe: you could try to redye your hair with a brown that does not have a lot of red / orange / goldentones in it ( like chocolate brown ) since that would just make your current color even more red.. if you really want to turn back to like a brown.. get a ashy cool toned brown so it will actually turn to a regular brown and not itno a orangey brown

reference: personal experience ( died my hair A LOT. )

Sooo Im thinking of dying my hair to cover the Bleached/ faded purple parts in my bangs. Im too lazy to do touch ups.
I think I'm gonna dye it red again....so i need a drug store brand hair dye- not palty please. Ive used it in the past wasn't so pleased. I don't think Palty comes in red does it?

Any ways I was thinking of Nice 'n Easy - Perfect 10 (only because i have cuopons for it)



or



orrr

L'OREAL feria

^ loreals okay, fades and the color payoff pretty much sucks id have to say LOL, my friend used it the other day, the orangey one and her hair was like pure red / auburn, so she thoguht the orange would highlight it and look good, but unfortunately, i think it looked even worse? like somehow it just removed the red tones she had and eh.. but i havent heard about eprfect 10 !!

took awhile to get the red hair color. probably took 3-5 boxes


then after six months i wanted to try for a light brown so i tried this
oops me color thing. didnt fade out my color as much as i wanted it too. left it in for about an hr and a half.


after awhile i just decided to go with dark brown since i had the hair color dye lying around the house.
only left the dye in for 3 minutes and it poof


sooner or later ima attempt the light brown hair color again. thinking of using a blonde hair dye
sorry for all the images

Has anyone found any asian brand hair color that lasts?
Since I want a blonde/orangey type of color, i'm only gonna trust asian brands..
I also think bleaching it first would be better? Since my hair is virgin black!
But i'm not sure which one is the best?

Help!
__thanks in advance!

I couldn't seem to find the right topic!
that answered all my questions.
Okay my mom said she could dye my hair!
^__~ GO MOM!
But I am completely lost! What colors should I stay away from?
I have yellow skin, and it's tan [dont be fooled by profile pics , soorry!]
What colors did you guys dye your hair?
(i am not using asian hair dye brands)


I was thinking of something like that color! ^
anyone know what color that is?

i could never understand why people say "Asian hair" or "Asian skin". do you mean you have the typical black straight hair? i'd go with dark colors.

DO NOT GO BLONDE
lol
i think you should probably go light brown
or anything neutral and matches your skin tone

Has anyone tried Garnier Nutrisse Nutri-brown? I want to buy it but idk if I should or not.

Iced Macchiato. Permanent Haircolor. With fruit oil concentrates. Cool Brown. A Nourishing Color Treatment for dark hair that lifts hair up to 4 levels without brassiness for rich, healthy-looking color that really lasts. The exclusive color treatment, enriched with conditioners and fruit-oil concentrate, penetrates into the hair fibers to nourish deep down while delivering rich, long-lasting color. Unique avocado-enriched conditioner that harnesses the restorative properties of avocado oil with Vitamin E. It nourishes hair and protects against dryness, locking in color and moisture to keep your color rich and healthy-looking and your hair silky soft.

Hmm.. ive used this before..Are you planning to try this on virgin hair? or just re-dying.. the color comes out pretty nice..

I like that brownish colour that looks like Coca Cola in the sun.

I'm Chinese and I've had my hair auburn, bright red, pink, green, violet, turquoise, blonde, brown and orange.
But if you want something that is more normal looking I'd say go for a warm but dark brown

I'm planning on using it on my virgin hair, if it is good ~lols. Or I want to try Clairol Nice 'n Easy Perfect 10 Permanent Haircolor, Dark Golden Brown Brunette Express 4G ( I LOVE the color) but idk if it will turn out good.

i would LOVE to have like
light purple
light pink
in my hair.
like you can see it in the natural light and it looks pretty
not too dark, from far away, make it look like you didnt do anything to your hair
does that make any sense??

darker hair will make you look whiter and lighter hair will make you look darker, but i think a nice redish brown is nice.

YEs, and mostly because asian hair is different from caucasian.
because it's thicker coarser, and mostly what you said
black hair that has most red in it. but my hair is wavy / curly not straight

Ooo I love Rainie's hair! I wanted to get mine dyed similar to hers too. I think that color would look nice on you - you say you're yellow skinned and tan, but you look pretty light skinned to me (at least in the pics in your profile)

^, mm clairol has REALLY good long lasting color, but the colors come out kinda scary... the brown will probably lighten ur hair a little. but not that light... my friend tried the red shade and it tuend her hair liek black LOL! so be careful with the darker shades... but if ur going for lighter, id rather pick nic and easy then garnier.

I really want to dye my hair
but im not sure to what?
What colors are good for people who dont actually have white pale skin
mines more of a tan (:
maybe a medium tan, but not dark or brown!
(dont be fooled by my image)
i was thinking of Garnier too
any hair dye suggestions?
i know to stay away from blonde!
i have virgin black hair, no bleach.

thxs LOL. dont be fooled by photoshop (:
and FLASH. xD
im outside almost everyday so iget tanned a lot

Im thinking of dying my hair blonde ish, i think.
My skin is about a light tan. What do you think?

^ i think you could pull off a light golden brown? but nothing too blondee.



either of them are okay.. but garnier washes out kind of.. and nice and easy, doesnt lighten your hair all that much.. so :S, but i would just go with garnier..

which dye brand gives the most natural black color?
i dyed my hair to a light redish, brownish color and i'm sick of it.
please help!

does anyone know the name of the color in the second row, far right??

That's Milk Tea Brown by Palty (:
Used it last night and the color came out just like on the box, but my hair before was brown so that helped a lot

i always dye my hair..VERY BAD...and its pretty stupid b.c it always the same...varying shades of brown or black
it really damages my already dry hair -__-"
i do a weekly hair mask now and alternate between tresemme shampoo and the mane&tail one


WORTH IT?: - NO (b.c i always regret it after...)
Natural Hair type:
-shoulder length, dry
Hair History:
2 years ago...
-permed curly, dyed dark down
-dyed light brown (FAILED, dyed it myself 2x in a week but i had missing chunks of black hair...went to salon to get it done...3x hair dye in one week ...killed my hair)
-dyed dark brown
-dyed black
-dyed light brown
-currently, dark brown

(i change my hair colour maybe once every 3 mths?....when the roots come out)

Hair color Before: dark dark brown
Hair color After: dark brown but turned light
Bleach?: -no
Hair Dye: - salon
Price: - $ 60-
Changes:
dryed hair

Description: - i was a hair model and they dyed it for me ...
Comments: - came out well..but i like my natural colour better..and i also have to cut my hair cuz it was damaging from so many dyes :*(

currently
http://x9d.xanga.com/486f030117530233578390/s184336300.jpg
*from salon, $60

xmas
http://xab.xanga.com/4adf137568730228614724/s180024922.jpg
*garnier; dark brown; $12; my bf did it for me

summer
http://xe4.xanga.com/e74c626418430202538073/s157155972.jpg
light brown; salon; $40

mayish
http://xb8.xanga.com/46ac6a2560332197156926/s152427200.jpg
lightlight brown; salon; $60

feb
http://x84.xanga.com/260c7af769535176899161/s134815919.jpg
TOOLIGHT BROWN; salon; $60 [I REALLY HATED THIS COLOUR, THE SALON MESSED UP ]

two years ago; hair permed, dark brown (original colour)
http://xfa.xanga.com/222092fb43331204532046/s116760490.jpg


my advice: salon is better quality, makes your hair softer, less damage...
AVOID light colours..makes you look really washed out (unless you are supertanned)..plus it makes your eyebrows look weird and you have to retouch OFTEN.


garnier dark golden brown would give you that colour...it comes out REALLY DARK AT FIRST..but fades relatively fast and you should reach that colour in a mth or so...rmb that all dyes DO fade..so if you start off with that colour, its going to fade alot lighter with wear...

WORTH IT?: - YES! i've always wanted to dye my hair >_<
Natural Hair type:
- fine
- straight
- mediun
Hair History: -
-Virgin/
-Natural

Hair color Before: black


Hair color After: dark brown


Bleach?: no

Hair Dye: loreal
Price: i dunno my aunt paid it for me

Changes:
- Damage? none

- Texture change? none

Description: - the professionals did it for me
Comments: - i like it! i really do!