PSA: A simple color correction on a friend's hair took me two full days.

She wanted to go from a box black to a warm brown, said it would be easy. I started with a color remover, but it only lifted to a weird orange. Then I had to use a filler, but I picked the wrong tone and it went muddy. After that, I did two more rounds of color to get it right. What should have been a four hour job turned into a weekend project. Has anyone else had a filler color go totally wrong on them?

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claire_bell12d ago

My friend had a similar filler disaster trying to fix a green tint. It pulled way too red and turned her hair this weird rust color for weeks. Those corrective tones are so tricky to get right.

rose_craig9712d ago

Reminds me how often fixing one problem just creates another, lol.

the_holly4d ago

Tell me about it. I tried fixing some greenish ends with a red filler once and it went full-on cherry Kool-Aid. It was so bright it looked fake. I had to wait a full month for it to fade enough to even try fixing it again. Color correction is basically just guessing and hoping you don't make a bigger mess.