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Semi blonde dye?

 
(@marthakins)
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Recently my sister asked me to help lighten her hair to blonde, as it had been dyed ginger for a while I used colour removers which actually took almost all of the warm tones out of it. I then bleach bathed it to a lighter shade.
My problem is that I'm having truble finding blonde coloured true semi dyes. Can anyone reccomend one/a brand that sells them?

I need it to be a natural looking blonde shade, not just purple toner as she needs her hair to be a natural shade for school and my mum doesn't want her to have really light hair as well.

Thank you!

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Topic starter Posted : August 10, 2014 2:37 pm
(@Wicked Pixie)
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It is the Holy Grail of true semis for me, nice blondes are really hard to find. I usually mix my own. Nice & Easy Non Permanent have several blondes, but they are not very long lasting or designed to be used over a bleached base as the green/blue base is very strong. I use them as a starting point and mix other semis in to get the right shade.
Sallys carry Wella Colour fresh which is expensive, but I have only had good results with it.
I have had some success with various natural Adore shades diluted and mixed, and i had a quite nice blonde from mixing Pravana Silver with red and yellow.
If her hair is in good enough condition, you have a lot more choice with demi dyes. You can use them with very low vol developer (Sallys carries a generic 'activator solution' or some brands have their own low vol developers) which you can substitute for the developer in a box demi at a pinch  I have used Nice & Easys and Casting 28 wash demis by swapping the developer include for 10 vol diluted with a little water. They come out a little darker than the pic on the box if you use lower vol developer.

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Posted : August 10, 2014 3:11 pm
(@marthakins)
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Thanks for the help, I'll look for a demi dye, as I've been really gentle lightening her hair up to now
so I think it will be fine. I had no idea that blonde semis would be so hard to find!

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Topic starter Posted : August 10, 2014 4:11 pm
(@Wicked Pixie)
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it is odd that there aren't any good blonde true semis easily available, it is much easier to go  an unnatural colour than blonde lol

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Posted : August 10, 2014 6:17 pm
(@Alexia)
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This one is the only one I've ever found: Crazy Color Natural Blond (I used it mixed with a silvering dye because I was after more natural blonde).  I bought out my local Afro-Caribbean hair shop of this dye and can't even find it online, so I assume it's discontinued.  But it is very neutral and works well as a blonde semi... I do wish there were more of them around!

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Posted : August 10, 2014 9:00 pm
(@marthakins)
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Thanks alexia, I'll look out for it in any shops that stock crazy colour πŸ™‚

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Topic starter Posted : August 10, 2014 9:59 pm
(@tigerflower123)
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Superdrug one. its called Superdrug colour effects. they have 2 shades of blonde.
heres a link
http://www.superdrug.com/Hair/Hair-Colourants/Semi-Permanent/Superdrug-Effects-Honey-Blonde-8-03/p/401048#.U-keLGMveJU

my mum used them a couple of times when she has boxed dyed hair hair and it has gone a weird grey/purple blonde colour. and it took it to a nice light blonde

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Posted : August 11, 2014 7:55 pm
(@Wicked Pixie)
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I really like Colour Effects, but they are more toners than dye. They aren't really pigmented enough to add a blonde colour to bleached hair, but are awesome for tonal corrections

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Posted : August 11, 2014 8:03 pm
(@marthakins)
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I'll get some of that for topping up once she's used a demi πŸ™‚ thanks guys, I'm so incredibly useless when it comes to natural colours, my hair was completely natural before I started using bright colours so I've never used natural dye.

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Topic starter Posted : August 12, 2014 7:58 am
(@squishy000)
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I'm pretty sure Glitterpix used a dark blonde Superdrug semi to add warmth back in to her pale blonde hair.  I can't remember what the shade was, but it was a dark gold colour out of the tube.

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Posted : August 16, 2014 7:58 am
(@Wicked Pixie)
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Fairly certain that was the Colour Effects one. The Colour Episides mousse also has a similar shade, both are called Honey Blonde.

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Posted : August 16, 2014 3:08 pm