Should lighten my hair?

I have medium brown hair with red undertones.

How can I go lighter (such as light brown or dark blonde) without my hair turning orange? How light do you think I can/should go?

Should lighten my hair?

Here are some things you can do:

1. Talk to a professional colorists. Skin coloring should also be taken into consideration when dying your hair!

2. Get a swatch of hair dyed the precise color you want or professional suggests. I have done this before. Pick a piece of hair underneath, near the back of your neck that isn't obvious and can be easily hidden. I have gone in with a friend while she had hers dyed and expressed my desire to do so to. The hair stylist was more than happy to dye a chunk of hair. You should call ahead to make sure your stylist will do this though...time permitting you should be ok.

3. Try the colors out on Instyle.com They have a FREE hairstyle/color program. You upload your pic and try on different celebrity hairstyles and colors/highlights. Very fun. They update with new hairstyles every month and you can choose from hundreds.

Good luck!

Should lighten my hair?

if u have a hair stylist do it, it wont look orange. have her give u subtle caramel highlights. it will lighten the whole look of ur hair and balance out the red, it will look really pretty

Should lighten my hair?

Have fun with that. If your hair is dark, it's going to be extreamlyy hard to get it light. Your going to have to experiment with things. Maybe go into a salon. They always have the best advice!!

Should lighten my hair?

go with light brown because the blonde will make your red undertones look orange, trust me.

Should lighten my hair?

Don't use bleach. Just get a blonde hair dye and you will have to be careful and make sure you watch your hair and keep checking it often. Since it's already brown you probably won't need to leave it on too long. When you see that it has reached the color you want go wash it out! Pretty easy. Just remember to watch it or when you come back it will be close to blonde. Unless that's what you're going for! That's the easiest way to do it, once you have more experience you can go to somewhere like Sally's where you can pick the volumizing creme and colors and all that fancy stuff.

Should lighten my hair?

dont color it. It only ruins your hair.

Should lighten my hair?

go to a hair salon, and have them lighten it for you, then it won't look orange.