What color should i dye my hair to cover highlights?

[Nessa624]

Hi, I was wondering if you could help me with a hair coloring issue. I posted a question similar to this a while ago but never really got an answer, so never changed my hair, but I think I might be able to explain it a bit better now. Here it goes….My natural hair color is a dark brown (2) with red undertones. Currently, it has a medium brown base (3) with dark, medium, and light blonde (6,7,8) highlights throughout. I would say that overall these highlights have a warm, gold tone. The entire top layer of hair is mostly highlights and looks almost completely blonde, but the bottom layer is that dyed, dark brown color. With fall coming, I would like to return to an all-over, dark brown color (think Kristen Stewart), just something that looks very rich. I don't really have a preference for undertone, I guess whatever would be easiest, my skin coloring is warm, but i have had both cool and warm hair colors and I have liked them both. So, know that you know the backstory, my question is, how do I achieve this color? I am really on a budget and would like to just buy hair-dye from a drugstore or Sally's but, I don't know what color to get, or what type of filler to use for my highlights. HELP! (And, thank you for taking the time to read this /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> ) 

 

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Hi, I was wondering if you could help me with a hair coloring issue. I posted a question similar to this a while ago but never really got an answer, so never changed my hair, but I think I might be able to explain it a bit better now. Here it goes….My natural hair color is a dark brown (2) with red undertones. Currently, it has a medium brown base (3) with dark, medium, and light blonde (6,7,8) highlights throughout. I would say that overall these highlights have a warm, gold tone. The entire top layer of hair is mostly highlights and looks almost completely blonde, but the bottom layer is that dyed, dark brown color. With fall coming, I would like to return to an all-over, dark brown color (think Kristen Stewart), just something that looks very rich. I don't really have a preference for undertone, I guess whatever would be easiest, my skin coloring is warm, but i have had both cool and warm hair colors and I have liked them both. So, know that you know the backstory, my question is, how do I achieve this color? I am really on a budget and would like to just buy hair-dye from a drugstore or Sally's but, I don't know what color to get, or what type of filler to use for my highlights. HELP! (And, thank you for taking the time to read this /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> ) 

Here's my take on the situation. Because you don't know what color to get and it's very difficult to color match someone by description my suggestion is to go to a beauty school and get your hair done. Beauty schools the students are under the watchful eye of instructors - who tend to have more hours and experience than other stylists in salons. The cost is relatively inexpensive compared to going to a full salon or messing up and having to go get it fixed. I know in my area getting your hair dyed costs around $25 to $40 depending on the hair length.