Which Color Should I Dye My Hair

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I've seriously been considering going darker with my hair color.  I do love it blonde but the blonding process can be tough on my hair and causes me extra work to keep it healthy.  Other color products aren't quite as difficult on my hair and don't create as much damage.  I have other considerations that are making the decision really tough:

1) The crown of my head is almost entirely gray, so if my hair is a darker color the new growth is very obvious and causes me to have to touch up often.

2) I really do like being blonde.  When my gray hair is growing out it is not very noticeable and I can go longer between root touch ups.  But I do have to pay extra attention when styling the back to disguise the dark roots.

3) As stated before, the blonding process is tougher on my hair than other color processes and is causing a great deal of breakage that is keeping my hair from getting any real length to it, which I'd really like it to be longer.  I am trying some new hair care products that may help with this and make it possible for me to keep the blonde without all the damage.

I just can't decide.  I've been trying to make this decision for about 8 weeks now and I'm stuck.  Last night I tried a new color that was called "Honey Blonde" and was supposed to be much gentler than other blonding colors.  Well, it did absolutely nothing to my hair.  I was so disappointed.  I had really high hopes that this product would solve my problem by letting me keep my blonde without all the damage.  Nope, nadda, nothing, zilch!  I'm back to square one and I don't know what to do.  Can you girls help me decide.  I've posted some pictures below of the colors I'm considering and a poll for you all to vote.  Comments are also welcome.

Natural Light Auburn:



Natural Light Caramel Brown:



Natural Light Golden Brown:



Natural Medium Auburn:



 
I must be a bit bonkers, but I am seriously going to dye my hair whichever color gets the popular vote!!  Get those votes in for the color of your choice!

 
I use 1/2 box natural light brown 116 and 1/2 box of natural light brown 117D.

My hair was a light brown with auburn tones.

End result is a light medium brown with golden highlights.

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Consider mixing Natural Light Auburn with a Medium brown

or mixing Natural Light Caramel Brown with Natural Light Golden Brown:

You can always cover over with Natural Medium Auburn, if the colour doesn't turn out the way you hoped.

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Looks like the red tones are winning.  But I must say Dragonfly's suggestion of mixing a couple of the colors sounds interesting.

 
I'm going to pick up the color on Friday after work and dye it this weekend.  So get those votes in before Friday at 5:00pm Central Standard time!  I'll post a pic in this thread with the new look. 

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And the winner is......Medium Auburn!!! The red isn't showing up that well in these pics, but red undertones are definitely there.
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Your colour reminds me of L'Oreal Champagne Blond - not sure if they market that shade anymore.

I can't tell if you are happy with the new colour. I think it looks quite nice on you.

 
I really do like it. I was just frustrated because the pictures aren't showing the true tone of the color. I feel like you all aren't getting to see what it really looks like and how pretty it is. You guys picked a great color for me and this brand of hair color does a great job of adding tones and light into my hair and the pics just don't show it. I may go outside in natural light and snap some pics and see if that helps.

 

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