I want to go from Dark Brunette to Blonde using box dye...but need help!?

Question

I currently have a dark auburn brown color (dyed) which is around a 3 on the color scale. Naturally though I am like a 6 but it is more of an ash color. I would like to go to about a 6 but in a true blonde color. I know that box dye is not the best for your hair but I am living on a college budget and right now it is impossible for me to go to a salon (I used to go to a cosmetology school where they would do it really cheap...but it closed : ( ). I know it doesn't usually turn out if you do it all at once but if I gradually go lighter like one shade every two weeks to a month will it work? I am in no hurry but would like for my hair to be closer to it's natural color.

Also, I would like to put dark highlights in it when I get it blonde...is there a good way to do highlights with box color that doesn't include buying the highlights kit from the store because I don't think they usually turn out. I know how they do the highlight process in salons but I wasn't sure if this would work for box dye.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

im sorry hon but i dont think theres anyway u can do it with the box colors dye thing because even if u try ure hair could get really messed up and ull just end up regretting it.

Answer 2

Dont do it.. you will look like an orange

Answer 3

Dying dark hair, that isn't natural, lighter, doesn't work. I had dyed my hair black, and wanted to go lighter, but I didn't want to ruin it by bleaching it, since I knew that was the only way. So I found "Color Zap" color remover, and used that. It worked! It's real cheap, and you can dye your hair the same day. I missed my dark hair so I dyed it back to black after a while though lol. But I would do that again if I needed to!