I'm not going to pretend I'm a hairdresser as I work with skin but have a small knowledge of basic colour but I do need some advice please.
Since going very grey I started colouring my hair at home with L'Oreal Supreme in 10.13 (+ a dash of blue concentrate) and 20 vol and it worked well for me. Prior to this my hairdresser insisted I had to dye my hair a level 6 brown then highlight it to disguise the grey but it was too much processing for my liking. Lately my skin started getting a little redness due to age/dermatitis so I decided to opt for a silver grey colour as it's more flattering than the slightly warmer blonde I was using.
Even though my hair was slightly dry my long time hairdresser bleached it gently and that worked fine. He then realised he had no stock of my chosen colour, Schwarzkopt 9,5-1 so he made a little mix of some others he had including a dab of 9,5-22. It looked slightly patchy but really lovely. Until I washed it, the grey washed clean out. He was surprised and a 9,5-1 with a 20 vol was applied. Again this looked great but washed out after the one shampoo again. He then said you do realise its always going to wash out - well no I didn't or I would have continued with what I was using.
He is going to colour it again and I'm left wondering why didn't his colour work and what my options are to be honest. My hair is naturally dry and curly and I don't want it totally abused with experiments so would appreciate any advice please. TIA
Since going very grey I started colouring my hair at home with L'Oreal Supreme in 10.13 (+ a dash of blue concentrate) and 20 vol and it worked well for me. Prior to this my hairdresser insisted I had to dye my hair a level 6 brown then highlight it to disguise the grey but it was too much processing for my liking. Lately my skin started getting a little redness due to age/dermatitis so I decided to opt for a silver grey colour as it's more flattering than the slightly warmer blonde I was using.
Even though my hair was slightly dry my long time hairdresser bleached it gently and that worked fine. He then realised he had no stock of my chosen colour, Schwarzkopt 9,5-1 so he made a little mix of some others he had including a dab of 9,5-22. It looked slightly patchy but really lovely. Until I washed it, the grey washed clean out. He was surprised and a 9,5-1 with a 20 vol was applied. Again this looked great but washed out after the one shampoo again. He then said you do realise its always going to wash out - well no I didn't or I would have continued with what I was using.
He is going to colour it again and I'm left wondering why didn't his colour work and what my options are to be honest. My hair is naturally dry and curly and I don't want it totally abused with experiments so would appreciate any advice please. TIA