Aww crap...i effed up in an attempt to go blonde

[ashk36]

I mean, it's not too bad. I actually like the color that most of my hair turned out to be. It's a pretty golden-blonde. Problem is, I missed some spots. I have leopard head. Some spots are still brown, while others are blonde, and others are that golden-blonde color. I had a friend highlight my hair a few weeks ago, and I forgot how much I love my hair when it's blonde, so I decided to attempt to go a little blonder with the rest of it. First mistake: this was my first time ever attempting to dye my own hair without an extra set of hands. I used L'oreal Super Blonde lightener. I didn't realize what a pain in the ass using a bleach on your own head really is, and now I've got a messy looking scalp. Should I just suck it up and shell out the money at a salon to go all BLONDE blonde? Should I attempt to even out the blotchiness with a somewhat darker blonde dye? I knew I shouldn't have even tried, but every girl's gotta have a bad hair mishap at least one time in her life, at her own hands.

Good news though: I work next door to a hair salon. I'm going to go over tomorrow and see what they can do. Just curious if I should bother going lighter all over, or a tad darker...Any input helps!!!

 

[ShortnSassy]

i would see if they can weave some highlights and some lowlites in it. that would make it look even AND pretty!

 

[ashk36]

thanks! actually i think i'm gonna go kinda cheap with it. there's a salon that's doing something like 7 or 8 foils for $25, might have to swing by there if i get off early enough. it's not THAT bad...it's just the front around my face where it's most noticeable. i think it can be fixed fairly easily.

 

[LMD84]

i've never been brave enough to do my hair at home! at least it sounds like and easy fix though. hope it gets sorted asap

 

[ashk36]

yyyeah i ended up paying $50 (plus tip) to have them use a frosting cap and just dye the roots. definitely overcharged, but i guess it looks a little better. next time i'm not attempting to do anything crazy to my hair alone. horrible idea.

 

[NeonKitten]

i really think you got off cheap. $50 is not to bad when you think of products and the work that goes into corrective color. i'm a cosmetology student and our prices start around $50 most of the salons around my school that hire our graduates start at like $80 and go well into the hundreds