Blonde to Brunette

[Nessicle]

Is there anyone here who has made the transition from blonde to brunette?

as you've probably read, I had a dilemma with my hair last night and I've bought a new blonde colour to try and sort it out. I figured that if this doesnt work then I'm going to have to consider going brunette but I'm quite scared! I can also look really washed out with certain shades as I'm naturally quite fair skinned.

If you have made the transition would you mind posting your before and after pictures?

Thanks!

 

[Saja]

Ive done it. i go blonde durring the summer, than dye it back to brown in the spring. All I can say is that, its really hard to get the color exactly like you want. I always buy darker then I want, because it always shows lighter on my over processed hair.

 

[xkatiex]

I have! if you look in my profile theres a pic of me with dark brown hair. I had to go darker since my hair turned out similar to yours (yellow blonde). I like the brown, I would give it a go! use a semi-permanent then.. if you don't like it, keep on washing your hair lol! and it does condition your hair too! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> x

 

[jessiee]

I have

I did a post on it wth pictures... its called which do you prefer?

 

[Elisabeth]

Just wanted to wish you the best of luck, Vanessa! I read about your dilemma and hope your hair gets better.

Elisabeth

P.S. I am a natural blonde and have been dying my hair a brunette/chestnut/auburny since I was 18. I have had some nice colors,

and some nightmares. Janelle gave great advice, along with Saja, Andrea, and everybody... Best of Luck and let us know how it goes, girl!

P.S.S. I am also due and am going for a hair coloring tomorrow..haven't had mine done since Feb when I was in the States. I am going for Reese Witherspoon's color in Walk the Line. Now all I have to do is explain it in German. This ought to be fun. So, I might be joining your *hair club* when I post in a day or so....LOL... :wassatt: :help::icon_lol:

 

[Nessicle]

thanks everyone!! I'm really considering it and think it would be nice but I just have to figure out what shade of brown to use as if I get it too warm or too cool i'll look washed out - I keep thinking it's such a big decision but then hey it has to fade and wash out eventually!

 

[Hinna]

My best friend's mum made this change. She was more of a warm blonde, not as light as your hair and is darker tanned but she looked really good with the change. I think the right shade would look stunning on you also!

 

[Nessicle]

aww thank you! I'm just so scared! lol! I know it's not forever but I'm scared I won't be attractive with brown hair! lol!

 

[Andi]

I´ve considered this too for a longer time, but I´m a chicken when it comes to big changes. I´m also worried about that it will make me look like a complete different person and guys won´t be that attracted to me anymore...you know blonde just naturally "sticks" out from the mass.

I mean there are TONS of brunettes or girls with other hair colors who are sexy as hell, but I am wondering if maybe I´m just meant to be lifelong blonde and maybe I´d be looked at completely different as a brunette (well maybe people would stop mistaking me for a dumb blonde, so that´d be a nice change LOL)

I´d think with fair skin and darker hair you have to wear more makeup, otherwhise you´re gonna look washed out. and I think it´d be easier for you to pull off a dark smokey eye as a brunette. and if you have light eyes (I think you´ve got blue eyes, right?) they might stand out more with the dark hair...you know, a contrast

I really wanna know if you dare to do the change though..if you do, please post pics!!

 

[Nessicle]

Andrea you've just confirmed all my fears! There's a girl who works in the opposite business to me has really long blonde hair and she got it dyed the other week - it looks gorgeous!

and I suppose like I said that it will eventually fade and it's not like I have to have it that colour forever if I don't like it

Blonde just seems like such an upkeep sometimes and my sisters are all natural brunettes (although they do dye their hair richer brown shades) and their hair always looks in good condition and you can't tell when it needs washing either! lol! I could get away with being lazy!

yeah i have blue eyes Andrea - I was thinking this sorta colour??

 

[Sarah84]

I make the transistion every week haha, ok so exagerating there, but for the last couple of years everytime I've been in the hairdressers (which was usually every 6 weeks) ive gone from blonde to brown back to blonde etc just cause I get so bored with my hair and can never decide what colour I want it.

The first time I did it I must admit I was petrified of the change I had been blonde for about 2 and a half years and just decided I wanted to see myself with darker hair and I was so pleased however after 6 weeks I was soon blonde again (I missed it haha) though I must say the first time it faded WAY to quick it was a chocolate brown(pretty dark TBH) but within a couple of weeks soon looked dark blonde /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> then after that as I said I kept swapping between blonde and brown with ever visit to the hairdressers.

If you are pretty blonde which from your av you do look it I would suggest going to a hairdressers and having them doing it for the first time as it can turn green, my h'dresser had to put this red base on my hair before the brown colour to stop it going some strange off looking brown.

I'll post pics from what I'd say was the biggest change I did had my hair blonde from bleach(some of it even looked white) so you can imagine how light it was.

I found that the blonde used to wash me out more than what the brown does, blonde can make me look sick at times and seems to always look yellow, probably cause my hair has reddish tones in it.

I just have a stupid obsession with wanting to be blonde, after all they do get more attention LOL

well heres a few of my before and after pics

I went from pic1 to pic 2 (exuse the blurred out face I look crap)

before that I had been pic 3 but went to pic 4

pic 5 was another brown I had been after being blonde

then I went to pic 6 and now im pic 7(which looks 3 different shades but its not) though my hair needs doing so bad but I cant decide on a colour at the moment myself

 

[Little_Lisa]

I'm a natural brunette but I used to bleach my hair and looked like a completely different person. It took awhile to get used to seeing myself dark again once I finally went back.

I think you could totally pull it off and would look hot! I want to see pics if you decide to do it!

 

[Sarah84]

The colour in those pics (is that Martha from Home and away) is gorgeous, go for it Vanessa I think would look great and you have to post pics if you do /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> though beaware it will probably fade dramatically at first.

 

[Little_Lisa]

You look gorgeous as a blonde and a brunette!! I really love the shade in pic 5 on you! Do you remember what shade that was? I'd like that for myself.

 

[wondatwins2]

Ms. Nessicle I think It would be fierce on you(being brunette)! go for it!

Sarah you look great blond with your tan coloring!

 

[Andi]

the 1st pic is EXACTLY the color I´d want for myself. god I think I´ll let you do it first and then MABYE I´ll do it too :satisfied:

 

[Sarah84]

I have no clue Lisa sorry.

 

[Sarah84]

haha Andrea you wimp! :laughing:

 

[Andi]

oh and Sarah, you look great either way but I think I actually "perfer you" brunette. especially your current hair color is soooo hot!!! I´d want that for myself but I think for me only 2 things would look good: my current blonde or the darker brunette.

 

[Andi]

I´m the girl who gets scared when she tells her stylist "cut just a bit more than just trimming the ends" cause in 80% of the cases I´m like "oh nooo, that´s so short" afterwards.

but I really want it somehow, god I´m so scared of changes. I mean what if I hate it...wouldn´t it REALLY damage my hair if I have to get it back to the original blonde? cause that way I would have to have the whole hair bleached back to blonde, not just get the roots done like I have now...my hair is not that damaged, but it´s not in great shape like yours either

oh and sorry about temporarily hijacking this thread :wassatt: