Re: Want a Medium to Dark Brown color .....

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Posted by Katherine on September 27, 2004 at 22:25:20:

In reply to: Re: Want a Medium to Dark Brown color ..... posted by iris on September 27, 2004 at 09:05:50:

: : is it really possible to get a medium to dark brown
: : shade with only some red highlights?
: for me, it totally depends on the lighting - it's red outdoors,
brown indoors. my hair
: colour pretty much displays three quarters of the range of colours
you see on the
: 'mixes' page - it's 'Elizebeth T' in the sunshine, and 'Debbie B.'
indoors, and all the
: shades in between, depending on the lighting. halogen, fluorescent
light, classic
: lightbulb all bring out different colours.
:
: I interchange between using catherine's henna, and logona 'natural
brown'. doesn't
: matter which I did last, the whole range is always there.
:
: I'm thinking that if you use henna, the red will always take over
in the sunshine. but it
: may be different if you use a good quality indigo over it.
:
: if you want no red, you may be better off using black walnut?
:
: iris

Hi, Iris - You have no idea what a relief this is to me, because my
henna went on perfectly, lovely red, etc....then, I saw it a few days
later under flourescent looking nearly black, which scared the hell
out of me.I was sure I had committed at least one of the Deadly Henna
Sins! Out in the sun again: flaming red.Somewhere else: just dark
brown. Tonight: deep auburn, hardly any dark 'lowlights.' This damn
stuff is a surprise a day, with a life, a physics, and a chemistry
all its own!!
Some of you who want browner hair, as I did not: my 'scare' came from
Jamila, and it did look unbelievably dark a week after application.
It's settling into dark auburn, but considering I began with fried,
almost strawberry-blonde patches, the fact that it could get those so
dark in just one go suggests that it might work well for those of you
who would then carry on with indigo and walnut. As I often say, I am
just new to this, but share my experience anyway in case it is of use
to somebody. [Is this year's crop of Jamila especially frisky about a
dark dye release, and is that why I got such a jolt from it, do you
think?]

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: : : is it really possible to get a medium to dark brown : : : shade with only some red highlights? : : for me, it totally depends on the lighting - it's red outdoors, : brown indoors. my hair : : colour pretty much displays three quarters of the range of colours : you see on the : : 'mixes' page - it's 'Elizebeth T' in the sunshine, and 'Debbie B.' : indoors, and all the : : shades in between, depending on the lighting. halogen, fluorescent : light, classic : : lightbulb all bring out different colours. : : : : I interchange between using catherine's henna, and logona 'natural : brown'. doesn't : : matter which I did last, the whole range is always there. : : : : I'm thinking that if you use henna, the red will always take over : in the sunshine. but it : : may be different if you use a good quality indigo over it. : : : : if you want no red, you may be better off using black walnut? : : : : iris : : Hi, Iris - You have no idea what a relief this is to me, because my : henna went on perfectly, lovely red, etc....then, I saw it a few days : later under flourescent looking nearly black, which scared the hell : out of me.I was sure I had committed at least one of the Deadly Henna : Sins! Out in the sun again: flaming red.Somewhere else: just dark : brown. Tonight: deep auburn, hardly any dark 'lowlights.' This damn : stuff is a surprise a day, with a life, a physics, and a chemistry : all its own!! : Some of you who want browner hair, as I did not: my 'scare' came from : Jamila, and it did look unbelievably dark a week after application. : It's settling into dark auburn, but considering I began with fried, : almost strawberry-blonde patches, the fact that it could get those so : dark in just one go suggests that it might work well for those of you : who would then carry on with indigo and walnut. As I often say, I am : just new to this, but share my experience anyway in case it is of use : to somebody. [Is this year's crop of Jamila especially frisky about a : dark dye release, and is that why I got such a jolt from it, do you : think?] :
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