Damaged hair. Need advice!

[orourkexoxo]

So I am new on this site, but signed up because I am running out of options and need advice FAST. So basically, I died my gorgeous dark brown hair BLACK, three times (awful I know). I then wanted to go red. And I tried to get it red myself by doing an at home bleach wash. It turned out really uneven so I went to the salon where they did another bleach washed and fixed it. Months later, I used Loreal HiColor HiLights in Red to try to get it red. It contains a little bleach within the product but did not become as red as I would have liked. I did it all over my hair three times and once to touch up the roots. I am dying to have beautiful BRIGHT red hair. I am thinking about bleaching It and dying it red to get the desired color, but worried it will turn to mush if I bleach it. What is the best way to go about this? No I do not have salon kind of money. Should I do a bleach strand test and see how the quality of hair turns out? I plan on bleaching my whole head, extensions, then using Ion For the red dye. I have 20 developer as well as 30. This picture is how it looks in the sun. But I want it BRIGHT red.

Tips?

 

[orourkexoxo]

Are there conditioning treatments that will help it before I bleach? And prevent breakage?

 

[bubbleteafaerie]

If you want a fire engine color you might want to look into a semipermanent hair dye, like Manic Panic or Special Effects. They shouldn't damage your hair, and will give you bright red if you use it over bleached hair. If you use it over the color you have now, it'll probably just intensify the red without making it super bright (does that make sense? Lol). A strand test is always your best bet, just to see how long you should leave things on without damaging your hair too much. As for conditioning, I bleach and dye my hair myself and I swear by Aussie's Three Minute Miracle. I use it once or twice a week- it's amazing.