Hair colour help

[Riohair]

Hi guys,

For over 5 years I've been trying to get a hair colour which apparently cannot be done, and I've visited over 8-9 salons and had about 16 people in total do my hair colour in this time and the colour I am trying to achieve is MOUSE. (TAUPE) grey with hint of brown. Not a formulated colour I have attached a picture of my current hair. I obviously have really dark hair naturally but I have balyage all the time to keep it lightened.

I have really tried for years to achieve Taylor swifts natural sand colour base but is it impossible? Any L'Oréal specialists advice or even Wella?

 

[ronray]

View attachment 204446 View attachment 204448 Hi guys,

For over 5 years I've been trying to get a hair colour which apparently cannot be done, and I've visited over 8-9 salons and had about 16 people in total do my hair colour in this time and the colour I am trying to achieve is MOUSE. (TAUPE) grey with hint of brown. Not a formulated colour I have attached a picture of my current hair. I obviously have really dark hair naturally but I have balyage all the time to keep it lightened.

I have really tried for years to achieve Taylor swifts natural sand colour base but is it impossible? Any L'Oréal specialists advice or even Wella?
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Has any of the stylists you've spoken to explained why it's not possible?, personally I think it is. But I'm intrigued to know why so many people say it's not

 

[Riohair]

Because of my dark base I've been told to formulate a colour like this just isn't possible I've never been given a real answer, one said to me it's a natural base so we can't do it, I think it is possible too

 

[JJH93]

I think it's possible :/ especially on short hair, if you're taking pictures with you I don't see why they can't do it :/

 

[Riohair]

I think it's possible :/ especially on short hair, if you're taking pictures with you I don't see why they can't do it :/

I feel a bit upset because I even went as far as getting a custom made toupe for bald men but they told me I would have to shave me hair off if I wanted to have the toupe wig, so at a cross roads really.

 

[JJH93]

To me I would call it beige like a .13

 

[Riohair]

To me I would call it beige like a .13

What colour range do you work with? X

 

[JJH93]

Compagnia del colore, L'Oréal and Schwarzkopf

 

[vividamnesia]

It is totally possible. You will not get the Tailor Swift color without first bleaching your hair to a level or two lighter than the target color. You need to bleach past the red/orange raw stage & get it to ideally a level 8-9 raw=gold-pale gold for your base then apply a target color in a ash/.1 in a level 7-8. The ash in the X.1 color will appear more of that muddy/ashy color on the pale gold base as there will be no red pigments in it to make it a balanced, neutral color. You look about a lv 5 so I would use a stronger bleach with 30vol. Do not wash hair for at least 3 days if using 30 vol on scalp to keep oils as a buffer.

 

[Riohair]

It is totally possible. You will not get the Tailor Swift color without first bleaching your hair to a level or two lighter than the target color. You need to bleach past the red/orange raw stage & get it to ideally a level 8-9 raw=gold-pale gold for your base then apply a target color in a ash/.1 in a level 7-8. The ash in the X.1 color will appear more of that muddy/ashy color on the pale gold base as there will be no red pigments in it to make it a balanced, neutral color. You look about a lv 5 so I would use a stronger bleach with 30vol. Do not wash hair for at least 3 days if using 30 vol on scalp to keep oils as a buffer.

Thanks for all your advice! I will take the plunge when my hair is longer and have this done.