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I just did it a month ago.  unfortunately my camera is not working right now (need to work on it this weekend) so I can't post my before and after.  Anyways... I wanted to go brown for about a year so I finally did and boy was it a shocker at first.  I went darker brown with red and blonde highlights (not very heavy) but yes within 2 weeks my hair had faded to a medium/light brown.  Its ok but I'm not going to do this again.  I prefer being blonde - I just feel prettier and all my clothes look nicer on a blonde.  I didn't go with a permanent color.  Not sure what my colorist used. 

Erin or Bex might have a good suggestion for you.

 

I finally found a pic from a friend.  here is the before and after.  My hair looks darker in pics than in real life thought.

 

-- Edited by Aurora at 11:47, 2006-12-15

there was just a post about this...

i really feel it's something to have done the first time professionally, BUT if you are strapped for cash, you can do it at home if you use caution. if you go to a salon, don't let them call it a "color correction." what you can get done, and it's a LOT cheaper, is to just get it colored twice. the first time in a shade about two shades darker than your current color, then to the color you want to be. everyone has their own views, but i personally don't like to fill the blonde with red first because i think the red always shines through, and when the brown fades, it turns brassy. as ILC said, it is upkeep, and you will probably have to maintain it a few times.

i usually recommend clients keeping a few highlights, even if you are going completely darker, just to keep it from getting flat. (and by highlights, i don't necessarily mean "blonde" but you could even just pick a nice goldeny light brown as a highlight color) dark brown hair can sometimes look like a wig without some dimension to it, imo....

aurora: your color looks really great!

I did it about 6 months ago. I don't know how you could do it temporarily without getting it re-dyed blond. I had light, highlighted blond hair, and I used a medium-brown semipermanent in July. It took about 3 weeks, and then it turned into a sort of muddy dark blond. I had a professional dye it back to brown after that, and I have been a brunette ever since. My hair is very fine, so it doesn't hold color well, so I have to re-do it every 8 weeks or so. But overall, my hair is SO much healthier, and it's also a lot cheaper. Here are before & after pics. For reference, my natural color is a dark, ashy blond.

a year ago: this is last week:

eta: I forgot to mention that my stylist did what erin suggested -- she went about two shades darker at first, then three, then four. I asked her to keep the shade neutral b/c my hair tends toward red sometimes.

-- Edited by halleybird at 13:43, 2006-12-16

I can't see your picture xtinastyles.  did you use a photo hosting site when you posted it?

Halleybird, has anyone told you you look like Scarlet Johansson in your blond photo?

End hijack.

Xtina, maybe you should try a different cut instead of color just so you don't feel so bored with your current style.

So heres me at all stages.  I would love to be brunette for a while but knowing it wont be back to normal, I dont think I'll do it.  Cant they create a temporary dye that doesnt damage change the hair afterwards??

 (god the pics are so big but i figured the color would show better)

-- Edited by XtinaStyles at 20:36, 2006-12-20

I like you best at your current blonde or auburn.

squishy wrote:

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just wanted to say you look stunning with that shade of auburn!

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Ditto!  I think you should go back to that color!

omg thats it, im going dark.   i think ill wait till after christmas (just to avoid the whole "wow you dyed your hair.."  annoying comments from family) 

i plan on doing a semi permanent auburnish (since you guys preferred that, i think it looks good with my skintone) at home.  i think i'll save my money on getting it professionally taken back to blonde.  yay this should be fun!  Ill post pics when I actually do it.