A dark red temporary colour, recommendations?

Freiheit

I stress temorary as I don't want to damge my thinning hair with bleach....or maybe even a salon in Limerick that would be good for such? But preferably looking for home hair dye, maybe plum or burgundy. Bright reds,bleach or no bleach don't last, would prefer a darker red if it means it will last.
Danke schoen!
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Pandoras Twist

No such thing really, red tends to stick around in your hair, regardless of bleach or not. It fades easily but never properly leaves your hair. I would say you will have to dye over it if you want to get rid of the red, and even then it shines through a bit.

Freiheit

I want a red that will last but I stressed temporary as I had associated permanent with peroxide and visa versa...and just don't want peroxide on already feeble hair...couldn't see any reds in the medium sized chemist yesterday...I want to be red, always...I worded the thread badly.

CK2010

what colour is your hair now?

you could try using stargazer (sold in new look or online) or one of those veggie dyes (crazy colour,directions,manic panic etc.)- they're really bright on bleached hair but they give a nice deep sheen to non lightened hair and you can use them as often as you want cause they're conditioning.

alternatively you can use a box dye to get your colour and then maintain/boost it with these dyes.

these are some pics of the dyes on unbleached hair- http://www.hairdyegallery.co.uk/unbleachedpage1.html

hope this helps

Freiheit

Thanks for that, the Gallery was helpful, stargazers are off-line for now but I'll certainly check them out in New Look. There was definitely colours there I'd like and comparable in condition to my own hair.

My hair at the moment is dark brown with a sprinkling of silver!..plums generally have lasted longer than other reds, with or without bleach.

Are hairdressers likely to have a strong range of non-bleach dyes?.

I started dying my hair red in Germany and there was a much better range non-bleach red dyes there. Initially brought some home with me, actually is there generally bleach in the '18-24ish' wash dyes?.

CK2010

i found that hairdressers had very few options of red semis even when mixing them together- its why i stopped going- we had tried so many mixes and i was never entirely happy.

i think the l'oreal casting gloss/creme (im not sure of the name tbh) is permanent but amonia free.

Freiheit

Thanks...it's a fair bet isn't it those elaborate reds all fade fairly quickly?...I'll certainly take a look at the loreal casting gloss creme!

iguana

I use pure henna. It takes much longer than regular dye but my hair is unbelievably soft and shiny. I buy body art henna as it won't have metallic salts included as many hair henna products do, especially any that state they are different shades. Henna can only do one shade unless you alter it, if this is done while it's still dry it's altered with metallic salts, but you can do it yourself with tea/lemon juice/certain oils.

The day before I want to use it I brew a pot of very strong tea. When it cools a little I mix it with the henna, and cover it with cling-film and leave until the next day. Then I apply it to my hair, pop on a plastic hair cap and (unless it's a hot day and I can sit in the sun) an old wool hat. I leave it on for several hours - the longer the better and then I wash it out.

The resultant colour is a rich dark red, I don't have much grey but the few I do have are a brighter red, so the result is multi-tonal. If you want a brighter red you can add lemon juice, or leave out the tea and make it just with lemon juice. There are different recipes for different It really feels phenomenally good for my hair and is very good for my scalp, which suffers from psoriasis.

If you read down this page there are a lot of pictures of hair colours that you can click on for the recipe the person uses. http://www.hennaforhair.com/mixes/index.html

Pandoras Twist

Dont use crazy colour! It dyes your hands, your bathroom, your skin...EVERYTHING.

You could try jeans colour. Its available in Terri Sales shops

Freiheit

I actually went a for pinky purple, port wine,blackcurrant colour in a salon today,they insisted there was only a low level of amonia. The result is quite good, for E30 (short hair)...I'll certainly look at the options quoted next time though, thanks!

Very interesting routine Iguana...I'll study it!