anyone tried home dying their hair after having foil highlights?

[liquidspace]

I had foil half head highlights about 4 weeks ago. My natural colour is dark brown and now i have golden highlights which I quite like but rather than go back to the hairdressers for a root colour was wondering what would happen to my hair if I dyed it with a home kit? i.e. would it all go back to being one colour or would the highlighted bits of hair remain lighter than the rest?

[rockyracoon]

The colour would grab the highlighted hair straightaway I'd imagine, the highlights would be more absorbing. I think you'd end up with one all over colour.

[naomi24]

Personally, I wouldn't. I stick to the hairdresser for colour and cut.

[craft1948]

I tried to dye my hair (which was naturally very dark brown) black. The highlights went purple.....................

[rockyracoon]

Did it look nice craft?

[chaptazbru]

The only time I tried doing my hair at home was a DISASTER. It came out far too 'red', should have been auburn and I got the stuff everywhere. Far too messy imo.

[craft1948]

lol rocky this was in the days before punk.............it cost me a fortune to have it put right at the hairdressers.

[tinkerbell23]

I tried once and my hair was a riot!!!!!!!

Id stick to th hairdressers too esp cos of the highlights x

[CaraSS]

DO NOT!! I REPEAT DO NOT ... all it will do will go different colours and go brassy (yellow) ... I have now relised that home dyes ONLY work on brunetts... and also i have a blone friend and some of the states her hair gets into afte home dyes are terrible... so to answer your question the darker roots of your hair wil go a different colour!.... :)

[friedgreentomato]

See I have done it - had short hair and had done streaks through it - didn't really like it so did a red dye over it and really like the effect dark in places and light in others - quite fetching really

[liquidspace]

cara - you say dont do it but it looks like you mean dont do it if your natural hair colour is blonde - mine is dark brown. thanks for all the advice people!