I have brown hair & want to dye it darker before i get blonde highlights in a weeks time. can i do this?

If you dye it darker first it will mean Bleach to Hi-lite your hair and it will be harder to get a nice colour on them too - and more damaging. Get them done at the same time, Hi-lites go in first then put the darker colour on around the hi-lite packets. Less damaging and a better result all round!I have brown hair %26amp; want to dye it darker before i get blonde highlights in a weeks time. can i do this?
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I have brown hair %26amp; want to dye it darker before i get blonde highlights in a weeks time. can i do this?
yes, but not by yourself, that would be disaster, just make sure all the dark has washed out before you highlight(it takes about 3 days after you color it for the water to finally be clear of dye when you wash it)
If you dye it dark first, then try to highlight parts, it might be difficult to lift the dark colour, so it may end up orangey and brassy. You'll also find that the highlighted parts will fade quicker. You'd be best getting the all over colour at the same time as the highlights. Alternitively you could get highlights and lowlights instead, to prevent a two-tone effect
i done this last month ... it went ginger ...so dont do it ,ive had to ave it all chopped off ..sob sob ...
Erm, if you are dying it darker, what the hell is the point of highlights?





Carry you plan out and wave buh-bye to your barnet...
they may need to do it twice or repeatively to achieve the look your after.. if they use a good colourant it should be no problem.
Yep, no problem!





Darker color can be done rather pernanently using a semi permanent hair color...means no peroxide and no hair damage.





If you're choosing a store bought color, choose a level 2 type color that you like. Follow the regular directions, except while you're waiting for the overall color to develop, add heat. Even putting a shower cap over your hair and using a hair dryer works.





Highlights a week after that (recommend you have those professionally done) are all good.
Yes--but I think it will look bad. The closer the highlights are to your base hair color, the better/more natural they will look.
No,it will mess up the blonde highlights,and the different dyes could have reactions to each other,such as turning your hair green.


I highly advise that you DO NOT do this..


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