How to dye my hair blonde
How I did it: I decided that I wanted to do it, and I have naturally dark, dark brown hair. I dyed it first at home, but it turned an orange color and wouldn't go lighter. From here I went to a salon I trusted to get it the rest of the way blonde about two days later, that way I not only saved money at the salon by doing the majority of the dying at home but I also saved time sitting in the salon chair.
This was an amazing experience. It really gave me insight into how people are treated based on how they look, and it really made me happy to be who I was, because no matter what you can't change that. I am now dyed back to my natural color, but I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.
Lessons & tips: Do most of it at home, but not too much. This will make it so that you don't waste money in a salon, and by not leaving the dye on for WAYYY too long you won't fry your hair. I went to the salon two days after dying my hair from almost black to light orange, where my hairdresser balanced the color to an ash blonde. My hair was never fried, and was back to it's normal feel in a week.
ALSO: I did my eyebrows too. I know this isn't recommended, but I just took a q-tip and was very careful. I lightened them a little, not at all as much as my hair. This gave me a more natural look, since my eyebrows are normally jet black.
Resources: I tried many hair dyes, but with hair as dark as mine for the initial dying it didn't really matter, none would get it to the lightness I wanted without professional help. At least, not without the risk of my hair falling out. My hairdresser is a friend of mine, and she said this is the smartest way to do it.
