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I know a lot of girls on this board are stanuchly anti-"drugstore" hair dye, but this has pretty decent reviews on Sephora, and honestly, I've cried after coming home from the salon, so it's not like I'm used to disappointment.

I'm thinking of using 8N. All the reviews say the hair color comes out darker than pictured. I might swing by Sephora to seek the expert advice of their SAs with help in choosing a shade, but I just wanted your input. Do you think I'm asking for trouble?


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If you try it could you review it please.

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Definitely! I'm still on the fence about it, but if I go for it, I'll make sure to review it for you.


-- Edited by wetbandit42 on Thursday 22nd of October 2009 10:32:15 AM

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I think that as long as you are staying with in a few shades of your natural color, using over the counter hair dye is perfectly fine. I use Garnier Nutrisse Color every few months to cover some grays. It works fine for that. Now if I was going to radically change my color, I'd definitely go to a professional.

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Boots wrote:

I think that as long as you are staying with in a few shades of your natural color, using over the counter hair dye is perfectly fine. I use Garnier Nutrisse Color every few months to cover some grays. It works fine for that. Now if I was going to radically change my color, I'd definitely go to a professional.



Thanks Boots! I'm only going to go a shade darker than I am right now. I am definitely going to swing by Sephora tomorrow just to get help with color selection. It'll be much cheaper than getting my hair colored professionally.



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I see a huge warning flag in this post. Please be advised that the sales associates at Sephora are still SALES ASSOCIATES. They are not experts, I guarantee none of them have even used the dye before, they just read the sales "sell sheet" when a new product comes in. You don't have to be licensed to work at Sephora, whereas advice from a hairstylist is at least coming from somebody who has a certification and experience doing hair. Please be careful about who you are taking advice from, because unlike makeup and fragrance, your hair can be damaged beyond repair. And if you do decide to get it, please review!

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I don't know. I dyed my hair at home for about 10 years before I finally started going to a pro a year or so ago. I could definitely tell an improvement in my hair a few dye jobs after I handed it over to my hair dresser - when I mentioned it, she said that the dyes salons get are way less harsh. But that was coming from someone who wanted my money, so...

That all being said, I did just buy a box of semi-permanent dye that I'm going to start using, because I want to save $$ but I'm afraid of ruining my hair with permanent dye again.

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I say go for it. I've had good luck with drugstore brands of hair dye and all the Frederik Fekkai products I've tried have been excellent. I've been wanting to try this out myself. If you decide to go for it, let us know how it goes!

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It really all depends on the color and condition of your hair currently. In general, when going darker, I would suggest using a semi or demi permanent dye as it is FAR less damaging and last 4 to 6 weeks, which is about the time you would be getting your hair redone anyway. 

I don't like boxed dye because it can damage the hair to the point where it's too porous to hold color at which point you have to wait for your hair to grow out or continue to redye and redye frequently just to get it to keep its color.

The only real damage that could come from one application is from choosing a color with an undertone that doesn't work with your current hair color.

I'm in the process of getting my cosmetologist license, btw.



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interesting, I would have thought that going lighter would cause more damage!

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Thanks bellinajessica. My hair is in pretty good condition b/c I'm pretty lazy about getting it highlighted (I usually go every 2 1/2 - 3 months) and I'm getting about 2 inches cut off tomorrow. I also moisturize obsessively, esp. b/c my hair tends to be a little bit dry (it's curly).

The majority of the reviews for the product (sephora.com, beauty.com, MUA) are very positive, so I think it'll be okay.

fairywings - I went to sephora, and as you correctly guessed, the SA hadn't used it. However, I did tell her I wanted to go one shade darker, and keep it on the neutral side and she picked out the color I had in mind, so maybe I did a good job picking a shade.

Kelly - I get so confused, b/c I hear things like "at home dye will ruin your hair!" but then in magazines I see things about how to color your hair at home, with tips from celebrity hair colorists, and recommendations for at home color. I think the technology in the at-home hair color industry has really improved, and the formulas are probably a lot more gentle than they were in years past. Anyways, I read you're not supposed to use at-home dye when going more than 2 shades darker or lighter.

I just bought a box online, and if it comes next week, I'm going to ask my friend to help me dye it next weekend. I'll definitely review it for you all!

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Kelly - All permanent dye damages hair, but there isn't much damage that is going to come from one application. Unless it's bleach and then yeah.

-- Edited by BellinaJessica on Friday 23rd of October 2009 05:16:16 PM

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