Apologies for the somewhat lacking thread title, it's late and I'm stressed about my hair. I have an appointment in the morning and would normally have stuck this in consumer queries but I know the hair forum is busier and am hoping to get some advise before my appoint. For what it's worth, I do have some training behind me.
Anyhooo- I'd been happily dying/trashing my hair with the dreaded xxl luminance reds for years. Colour was fine, but I've been tanning a lot lately and wanted to go brunette for my wedding which is 2 months away. I was well aware it would be considered a colour correction so I went to a salon. I was hoping and asking for a medium golden brown, but really I just didn't want to end up too dark! My natural colour is about a 5 I think.
I went into a salon and asked to speak to the colourist about a colour correction. Explained about the xxl (she had no idea it was metallic salt based). She did a strand test using straight up 6, which was too dark. So when I went in for my appoint she put in a 7 with absolutely nothing else. I understand why she was wary about doing a bleach bath or anything, but she could have happily tried with the strand test just to see. She could have added some green. She could have used an ash brown to try to counteract. I'm not the expert which is why I went to her! I explained all my worries up front. I was extremely concerned I'd end up with root banding and a lot of red.
Now I've got darker red mid lengths and ends, nice brown roots and she's having the junior apply a quasi tomorrow morning. She wants to add more warmth to my roots and another 7 with some green. I was told I'd have to pay for the product, after already paying for the first mess, which I was clear is in no way looking ok.
I have a photo shoot with our photographer on Sunday the 1st, which I told them about before I booked. If it couldn't be fixed I'd rather have known. I'd rather have put the dreaded xxl back on my roots and be all one colour, than look like this in photos that are going to be used for our wedding and I am freaking out about how my hair will actually look on the big day! I'm worried about the final cost of everything and the lack of time. Not quite sure why she thought 1 tint would fix it all.
Any advice before I go back in the morning? She uses a brand called K, or J, or Q, if that means anything to anyone? its not something I've ever heard of before. They use the same brand for all their colour apparently. Sorry for the long winded waffle, its very late and I am super worried and don't know what to say or do. xxx
Anyhooo- I'd been happily dying/trashing my hair with the dreaded xxl luminance reds for years. Colour was fine, but I've been tanning a lot lately and wanted to go brunette for my wedding which is 2 months away. I was well aware it would be considered a colour correction so I went to a salon. I was hoping and asking for a medium golden brown, but really I just didn't want to end up too dark! My natural colour is about a 5 I think.
I went into a salon and asked to speak to the colourist about a colour correction. Explained about the xxl (she had no idea it was metallic salt based). She did a strand test using straight up 6, which was too dark. So when I went in for my appoint she put in a 7 with absolutely nothing else. I understand why she was wary about doing a bleach bath or anything, but she could have happily tried with the strand test just to see. She could have added some green. She could have used an ash brown to try to counteract. I'm not the expert which is why I went to her! I explained all my worries up front. I was extremely concerned I'd end up with root banding and a lot of red.
Now I've got darker red mid lengths and ends, nice brown roots and she's having the junior apply a quasi tomorrow morning. She wants to add more warmth to my roots and another 7 with some green. I was told I'd have to pay for the product, after already paying for the first mess, which I was clear is in no way looking ok.
I have a photo shoot with our photographer on Sunday the 1st, which I told them about before I booked. If it couldn't be fixed I'd rather have known. I'd rather have put the dreaded xxl back on my roots and be all one colour, than look like this in photos that are going to be used for our wedding and I am freaking out about how my hair will actually look on the big day! I'm worried about the final cost of everything and the lack of time. Not quite sure why she thought 1 tint would fix it all.
Any advice before I go back in the morning? She uses a brand called K, or J, or Q, if that means anything to anyone? its not something I've ever heard of before. They use the same brand for all their colour apparently. Sorry for the long winded waffle, its very late and I am super worried and don't know what to say or do. xxx