Thanks so much to Val and Tammy for replying. I ended up getting the purple shampoo but it made my hair redd/oranger still. I thought i should add some pictures so it could give you a better idea as im torn between to dye it medium ash blond(i cant get that brand though) or few high-lights to brighten the whole thing up , as a golden brown base colour.

Using BlondeExpression Shampoo(Ive raised my eyebrows in this picture so my eyes/eyebrows look werid just dont laugh kay)
http://s469.photobucket.com/albums/rr ... view¤t=Watwat-1.jpg

Using other shampoo that gives the same orange red colour as the purple shampoo ohh and this is what my hair colour looks like when im near the sun(You can sort of see my regrowth but it looks darker i havent got much sun):
http://s469.photobucket.com/albums/rr ... =view¤t=OHHDEAR.jpg
http://s469.photobucket.com/albums/rr ... view¤t=regrowth.jpg

Hey there,..

Yeah that's basically using the colour as a toner, spot on

Val

I have had the same problem, many times, I have found that the best thing to do is to buy a medium ash blond, hydrience palomino is a nice one. Leave it in only about 5-10 minutes, beautiful color and it will reduce the orange tones and still have highlights only not so blond.

Hi there,..

Well if you want to go lighter, np shampoo is going to fix that at this stage.

A silver (purple) shampoo will help the tone (reduce the red) but won't lighten the hair.

I reckon the best thing to do is to put a few high-lights to brighten the whole thing up , as a golden brown base colour would work very well.

Regards,

Val

Hi Can anyone help me??ok ill try to make this quick.
in around last year 2008 in the mid of November, I had this insane idea to to a semi-permanent or a rinse in my dark blonde-light brown hair because i am never happy with myself. The hairdresser i had for about 2months said i should go this brown colour, i agreed but i had a feeling it would try out horrible. My hairdresser left to go shoping and promised to come back in time. She was late. My hair came out a Dark Dark Browny/red. I was shocked and my hairdresser knew it. She rang back in a week and I asked her if it will fade. She said Yes but it wont be the same. She also said it would last 3months. I could believe it because i actually wanted a rinse in the first place and i asked for it. Its been 5months know. Ive lost heaps of my hair and the colours faded but its still got this orangey tint/strick to it. Im so upset and ive just about drived my mum insane. Ive been using Pantene Blonde Expressions Shampoo and it seems to have taken some of the orange/red away. Its more of a golden brown.
Im gonna go to a different hairdreser, one i had before her.
Im getting my hair cut soon and im unsure if i should ask her to fix it for me because It has already faded alot in 5months.
I want the orange out but i dont want to go darker, i want to go lighter if anything and im scared my hair will fall out again.
what should i do?
Should i get a purple shampoo will that take the orange out completey?without having to dye it?

Hey there,..

No, shouldn';t be too difficult to put fine weaves in, but yes expect to get scolded

Regards,

Val

had a lovely set of light ash blonde hi-lights & dark ash blonde/light ash brown low lights. But of course they grew out. Thank fully my low-lights merged with my root.

It was done by a junior technician. The blending was great wonderfully ashen and cool.

Went back to same salon. Got the senior technician. She did the back fine...but for some insane reason (tho following previous techies instructions on the computer)she made me end up with fine blended at the back and four thick chunky dark lowlights on the top.

Yes my over all colour was fine...but she obviuosly got too quick applying at the front...slap-dash. And didnt weave it fine enough.


So what did I do? Well the next week I got a diff salon to bleach up the dark stripes. But I think a mixture of my virgin roots and the fact she neither put it on long enough nor toned it. It's strawberry blonde/orange at the roots with a gold blonde thru the lengths.
Not TOO bad but in obviuos contrast to the rest of my cool hair. I'm going back to original colourist (the junior) I expect to get scolded.

But am I unrealistic to expect her to weave fine low lights back in to tone the orange out?

Hi there,..

It is a difficult one to sort out at home on your own.

I guess you could try bleaching more but I definitely wouldn't advise a D.I.Y job on that!

I reckon you'd be better off getting your money back from that salon and then get it fixed elsewhere!

Regards,

Val

Hi there! I have been reading everybody's comments and horror stories about orange hair, but I'm not sure what to do about my case.

My natural hair color is a dirty blonde color, but for the last 6 months it has been a dark brown. I went to the salon last week to get it lightened back up to a more natural blonde color because my roots were awful!! She did a full head of highlights (which I originally refused) leaving half of my hair still dark, and the rest of my hair a brassy orange. It was so horrible, she told me to come in a few days later to fix it. I was really upset but said okay. I went back and she proceeded to lighten up the rest of the dark hair by doing highlights again, and then my whole head was orange! I was too shy to say anything, and just left. It's really affecting my self confidence and all I want is to go back to an ash blonde once again. I have always used purple toners as I am so scared of orange, but this time it won't change a bit. Also, because she did the bottom of my head first and took so long to do the foils, the top of my hair is a ridiculous shade of brass and strands of dark brown while the underneath is light. What should I do?
I am a college student and absolutely cannot afford any more salon styling :(

Thank you!!

Hi there,..

Your problem is quite a common one.

The stylist is quite right in saying he would need to take a look at it first.

You might be able to get away with some toning, however if you need to break-up the colour at your roots, you may need some high/low-lights to break it up before d toner.

Good luck!

regards,

Val