Today, I made the decision to lighten my hair from dark brown to blonde. I thought the stylist knew what she was doing, but I ended up with my hair fried off and orange. FML
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Today, I decided to bleach my hair but then my mom got mad and put my hair in a bun after helping bleach it. Mind you, it is currently blonde orange and black and I don't think it worked, and my hair is fried. FML
Today, I decided I wanted to dye my hair a medium brown. Little did I know, some jerk switched the hair dye boxes. My hair is now bright orange. FML
Today, I tried dying my hair blonde. I put my hair in a bun and waited for it to dye. I guess I did something wrong, because my hair is now 4 different shades of blonde/orange, along with patches of my natural black hair. FML
Today, I bleached my hair for the new school year. Instead of blonde, it came out orange, making my hair look like a bloated pumpkin. FML
Today, I tried to dye my hair blonde using a DIY kit I found online. As I was washing out the dye, I realized my hair had turned bright orange. I had to wear a hat all day to avoid being seen in public with a Johnny Rotten fright-wig. FML
Today, I decided I wanted to bleach my hair, so I asked my mother for help. Apparently, something went wrong, because clumps of my hair started falling out. Now I'm half blonde and half bald, and my mom is just laughing at me. FML
Today, I went to get my hair highlighted at the salon. The salonist mixed up my blonde hair dye with some other girl's hot pink and violet dye. Now I look like a cheap hooker. FML
Today, after wasting $60 and 3 hours of my time getting my hair dyed to get rid of the ugly orange tint it had from the last time I got my hair dyed, it turned out to be the exact same color I started with. I go on vacation in 6 days and hate my hair. I'm not looking forward to taking pictures, that’s for sure. FML
Today, I got my hair dyed at a fancy salon. While the stylist was pulling out the foils in my hair I sat up and started screaming in pain because the hot foils were burning my scalp. All she said was "oh, you're fine". I went back home to find an oozing burn wound on my scalp. FML
Today, I colored my hair. It was supposed to turn out blonde, but it became more a mix of red and brown and blonde patches. When I tried coloring everything back, a green tint was added. My hair is at the moment red, brown, blonde and green. FML
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aliciousness116 16
The Donald Trump looks.
shabadabba 14
Haha that sucks. Demand for a refund. No one should pay for that
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travidebla 8
Wooow. That kind of process needs time, sounds like she tried to do it in one sitting. She should've noticed the colour change and damage on your hair while the bleach was in. I hope you at least got a refund.
butterfli_murt 3
is turns brassy if you dont't use a blue toner
stormstarcj 12
Your stylist sucks. And toning your hair will help. Report them to state board.
kateannobrien 23
I'm guessing the OP had probably box colored her hair in the recent past. It's still the hairdressers fault though for not making sure to ask. A lot of times the box dyes can make professional color react badly.
blupariah 14
The stylist should have explained it would take more than one bleaching session. S/he should have also mentioned that bleach WILL damage your hair. There isn't really a way around it. Olaplex helps a bit, but it will still be damaged. If your natural hair has any hint of red in it, it will definitely pull orange first. But, once again, that's something your stylist should have mentioned. Whatever you do, I don't recommend bleaching yourself. I would wait it out and find a better stylist. If you feel the need to color over it, use a color that doesn't need developer, so you're not further damaging your hair. Good luck!
novdestiny 23
To all of those saying it takes more than 1 session - I went from black to blonde in just 1. I was at the hairdresser for 6.5 hours though!
HeartYou101 31
If you were there 6 and a half hours, then you obviously got multiple sessions of bleach put in your hair in one sitting. Which is NOT good at all by the way - You're supposed to colour your hair once every 4-6 weeks. So, you did get more than one session done, but just in one day...
AnonBetty 9
Hello! Licensed hairdresser here. I figured I ought to comment on this. Before people jump on me, no, I did not do OP's hair. There are many variables when lightening hair, such as underlying pigmentations, previous chemicals used on the hair, what kind of chemicals were used in the hair prior to trying to lighten it, etc. For example, if you have box color in your hair, it won't guarantee having an even tone, and could possibly cause breakage (i.e. frying off heavily damaged pieces, leaving dark spots, etc.). The reasoning for this is that they use so many poor chemicals in box color, as well as metallic salts, which pretty much obliterate the hair shaft from the inside out. Another thing that can mess with your hair is Sun-in, which is used to 'naturally' lighten your hair. the thing is, it reacts catastrophically when you try to put the lightener on it, and can severely burn your hair/scalp. That all being said, the stylist should have given you a proper consultation and warned you of the consequences when you went in to get it done, and then should have done a strand test to see how your hair would react after. I am so sorry. that happened to you. The good news is that hair does grow back and you can try to repair it after cutting most of the damage off. The RepairInside shampoo and conditioner from Biolage works amazingly well, and repairs a ton of damage. I use it a lot, myself. ^^ Hopefully I made sense and was helpful. Best wishes to you, OP!
Tayleena97 11
The exact same thing happened to me last year the day before prom. So sorry OP, just make sure you take extra good care of your hair since it's probably fried like mine was. After a few months I recommend getting it glazed to liven it up. Good luck OP! :)
Kers3054 16
Don't pay. Threaten to sue for bodily harm.
manuwish 9
truuuump! haha huuuge! don't worry sweety, it grows back, and in the meantime you can maybe salvage some of it with olia(oil based coloration) ;) take care OP