Why cant I highlight My Hair a Lighter Color? What Am I doing Wrong?

Hi, Ive been trying to highlight my hair with a light red or light brown color. My hair is currently very dark brown and no matter what i try my highlights NEVER come out looking lighter than my hair. Ive tried colors made specially for dark hair and also tried mixing the color wit a developer designed to turn hair lighter instead of a regular developer. Im not sure what Im doing wrong but If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it. Thanks!Why cant I highlight My Hair a Lighter Color? What Am I doing Wrong?
Go to a professional before you ruin your hairWhy cant I highlight My Hair a Lighter Color? What Am I doing Wrong?
because if you want a lighter color you need to strip the color you have in your hair by bleaching it..just go get it professionally done and they can explain to you how they do it
Go to Sally's tell them your situation and they will tell you what to do!! Usually everyone that works there has a coz license but ask first!!
Coloring or highlighting dark hair in a lighter shade is especially difficult to pull off at home. You should definitely go to a salon and have them do it for you. As another answerer said, you'll save more money in the long run this way. A professional will have the know-how and the quality products needed to highlight your dark hair.
well the best thing to do really is to go to a professional salon, they will know what to do with it, and if you don't like the final product then it is their responsibility to fix it for you. a friend of mine had the same problem and the hairstylist ended up bleaching out her hair first and then putting the color on over it.


You should also slack off with the at home colors because you will fry your hair out and ruin it. And besides with all the money you use with buying those you could go out and get it done by a professional and be happy with the end result!


Hopefully this helps and you get your hair to go the way you want it too, i know i hate when mine doesn't! GoodLuck!!
sometimes you have to bleach your hair first.





just go to the salon....








:D
Dying your hair a light brown you can get better results then dying it lighter.
sounds like you need to lighten your hair with bleach first (where you want the lighter color). then add the highlight color you want.





if you want to pay the bigger bucks, go get it done professionally and watch what they do and ask questions. then when you need to color it again you know how.
ok i had the same thing well now i buy the bleach and put foil and then blow dry it for an hour then wash it. plus you can also repeat
No offense here...but quit wasting your money on boxes of hair dye at the store, and go to a salon...in the long run it ends up being cheaper. Total the amount of money you have spent on boxes from the store ';trying'; to achieve your desired effect, compare it to the amount you spend at a salon actually achieving your desired effect.