r/HairDye • • Jul 24 '25

🛡️ Mod Post IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: If you receive ANY unsolicited/creepy DMs

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Whether you’re a poster or a commenter, if you have received unsolicited, creepy, or down right disgusting DMs please feel free to message Mod Mail or message me directly. As posted in multiple places in the subreddit, unsolicited or inappropriate DMs of any kind are not allowed and will result in a permanent ban. You may also be reported directly to Reddit Admins. If the person on the receiving end of this kind of harassment is a minor, you will be reported to relevant authorities (FBI Tip Line, Center for Missing and Exploited Children, etc) and it WILL be taken seriously.

As a subreddit, we have ZERO tolerance for this behavior and will do everything in our power to combat it. Unfortunately we have seen an influx of users who seem to only frequent porn subs, and our sub.

Please don’t think “oh this message isn’t that bad, I’m overreacting, etc”. Reporting posts, comments, and DMs helps out everyone in the long run. Not reporting causes these creeps to keep messaging people so nipping it in the bud can help out others💕


r/HairDye • • Jun 14 '25

🛡️ Mod Post Reminder: Unsolicited DMs are NOT allowed.

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We’ve seen an increase in unsolicited DMs being sent to members of this subreddit. Let this serve as a clear reminder:
Sending unprompted private messages is against the rules. Doing so will result in a permanent ban.

If you receive a DM like this, report it to the mod team immediately.

This subreddit exists as a safe, inclusive space for sharing experiences, asking questions, and giving feedback about hair dye and color treatments. If someone genuinely wants to follow up based on your helpful advice or a shared interest, they will say so publicly.

We shouldn't have to say this, but lurking in beauty-related or appearance-focused subs to harass and prey on people is disgusting and absolutely not tolerated. Any messages of an obscene or harassing nature will be reported to Reddit Admins and could result in a permanent ban from the site as a whole (for your current account, any other current accounts, or subsequent accounts made in the future).


r/HairDye • • 19h ago

❓ Advice Needed Went black & hate it.

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I made a post yesterday asking if I should go black or blonde (ended up deleting it) & I went black last night ( previous color posted for reference) & am regretting it so badly as I did it when I was on an emotional high I’ve always wanted to be completely blonde so idk why I did this. Now idk what it will take to get me blonde. I know all the comments said not to do it but I used a Demi-permanent hair dye by Madison reed so I guess it should be easier to get out. I feel this look is very heavy & washing me out & I honestly hate it. How can I get this out? ASAP.


r/HairDye • • 11h ago

❓ Advice Needed Which hair colour suits me best?

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Went from black to blonde and had 11 lots of highlights and had to chop off soooo much + a lot of it is falling out/dead 🥲🥲 i don’t like brunette or my natural light brown at all tho tbh


r/HairDye • • 4h ago

❓ Advice Needed What color looks best on me?

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Okay so disclaimer my makeup is kind of different in all three! There’s quite a bit of time taken between the 3 photos. The light brown is most recent but it feels boring. Should I go back to dark purple or black? Also I am considering trying a dark auburn copper ish colour. Opinions?


r/HairDye • • 6h ago

❓ Advice Needed Craving warm dark red/auburn hair

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help!

i’ve been dyeing my hair for years, but i can never seem to nail my dream color (pictured). would anyone know what dye or dye combo is able to achieve this, or at least get similar results? i know it won’t be the same as salon vibrancy, but a gal is not about to drop a hundred bucks at a salon if i can make the perfect potion at home lol. i want that pop of orange and red, but not enough that its neon, ya know?

edit: like i said, i’ve been dyeing my hair for years at home. i should preface that i’ve tried wella, ion, a million different semi-permanents like manic panic, iroiro, arctic fox, good dye young, some indie brands, and so on. i’m really just looking for dye combos :) i’ve been dyeing my hair since i was 14 (i’m 26 now), so i’m no stranger to brands or how to color my hair! i’m sure there’s a bunch of new indie brands that i haven’t explored, though. there might be a combo i’ve just missed and someone has it all figured out :)) i also know it depends on my hair level/color i have now. it’s just a washed out auburn/brown that was previously lightened/processed lol


r/HairDye • • 14h ago

❓ Advice Needed just recently put black over my green/blue and now it’s like a super dark green. does this color look good on me?

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r/HairDye • • 57m ago

❓ Advice Needed bleached a year old black box dye at home

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HOW DID I DO😭 its intententionally not bleached at the top lmao

i did 20 vol for 25 minutes


r/HairDye • • 6m ago

❓ Advice Needed Black hair dye

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hey everyone, i have been box dying my hair black for 6-7 years now. my hair is still black, but fades quite quick and after a few washes u can see red/ purple tint. i use blue black permanent dye. i see people say to use demi/semi permanent instead of using permanent every time, but the last time i tried it it made my hair all waxy and had to wash it ten times to make it feel normal again. do they all make ur hair feel weird or was it just the one i used? and wont it end up looking weird using semi permanent because my roots are blonde? i hope this makes sense 😭


r/HairDye • • 7m ago

❓ Advice Needed I dyed my hair it didn’t turn out how I wanted

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r/HairDye • • 54m ago

❓ Advice Needed how to remove arctic fox red & black?

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hiii, hoping this is not an impossible task that I am going to attempt!! last summer I dyed my hair red twice with loreal hicolor hilights red, and after it faded, my hair was left almost blonde (im a natural ginger) but I ended up doing a red and black split dye with arctic fox Transylvania and Poison. I really want to use the blonde loreal hilights over my hair as I think it would make my hair a nice colored blonde since the red one lightened my hair so much on its own. any suggestions on how to best remove the arctic fox dye so I can attempt this? I dyed it about 2 months ago, and its faded quite a bit, the black side is more a dark brown with some light brown almost blonde spots but the red is still holding on minus some parts that are very light pink. I've read a few threads with suggestions, but none that have two different colors like me. multiple products needed maybe?? really trying to avoid bleach if possible. thank you if anyone can help me! <3


r/HairDye • • 2h ago

❓ Advice Needed Brown to blue

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Hello!! This is my natural hair color, and im wondering if its possible to get my hair from this to a cool toned dark blue without any lightening (ive never dyed my hair before, im really scared to use bleach 😖). I would really appreciate advice or tips if anyone has them! Also product reccomendations would be great!!


r/HairDye • • 15h ago

🖼️ Before & After What we thinking peeps? Recently bleached my hair.. Back to brown or onto a different colour next?

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Recently went from light brown to bleached blonde (Quarter life crisis?) I actually had this hair colour naturally when I was much younger. So far I’m liking it, but curious if you guys think any other colour would work nicely?


r/HairDye • • 5h ago

❓ Advice Needed Can i box dye my hair back to a darker black color than my natural color?

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I wanna dye my hair full black again since i feel ugly with my overgrown roots. Tho i want to make it darker than my natural (black brownish) hair. I heard adding blue dye then black makes it darker but idk if thats true.

I also used liese hair box dye in milktea brown for my brown hair.


r/HairDye • • 11h ago

❓ Advice Needed How do I achieve this color and neutralize the orange?

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A half and a year ago I bleached my hair with a product that had camomile and hydrogen peroxide on it (yeah, dumb me) my hair went orange, so I dyed my hair on top of it but it went back to orange everytime, the last one I tried was 5.1, it went literally black I had to wash it a lot of times, it was a nice brunette color but on some lights it was too dark. Now months later I have this situation in my hair, my objective is the reference photo (I don't want it warm toned tho), can I achieve this dying it at home? In the sun my hair has a lot of orange


r/HairDye • • 6h ago

🧴 Product Question manic panic alternative for this specific dye?

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i really like how this dye looks right after, but it fades sooo fast at least for me :( i used to use the arctic fox purple af, but i feel like this deadly nightshade is like warmer? any specific product recommendations that don’t fade super fast? i’m okay with having to mix multiple colors, i just really like this specific shade but hate having to constantly buy more dye! :) thank you


r/HairDye • • 6h ago

❓ Advice Needed All over brown hair color

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I have naturally black hair and I need a color refresh (cover some greys), is it possible to color my hair dark brown over natural black? I expect it’ll pretty much look black but I want more of a brown to it. Or do I have to get balayage? I’ve had balayage in the past to get my hair brown and it’s just too much maintenance but I prefer brown hair on me, without redness.


r/HairDye • • 7h ago

❓ Advice Needed Could semi-permanent dye stain blonde hair permanently?

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I'm currently growing my hair out from black box dye because unfortunately when I started, I didn't know what I was doing and ended up causing a lot of breakage and shedding. I prefer the dark color but I want to avoid using harsh chemicals for now. I was thinking I could use semi-permanent dye while I grow it out, but I want to avoid staining or discoloration. My natural hair appears to be a level 7-8 indoors and 9-10 in sunlight, and very fine. I was using Arctic Fox transylvania for a bit but it wouldn't stay in my hair at all and came out green everytime. I got a new dye (iroiro black) but I have never tried it before and just wanted opinions before I put it on my roots. Thanks :)


r/HairDye • • 1d ago

❓ Advice Needed I NEED HELP! Red brown or blue?

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So I wouldn’t say I’m alt but I don’t fit in really I like the brown but I really wanna dye my hair deep red or deep electric blue 😔

I love tattoos specifically in red so I thought the blue would give it a very cyber futuristic aesthetic

I love to play around I wanna be able to do classy alt normal in this hair color and I don’t want it to take away from my face? If that makes sense.

I’m 6’0 so I already stand out and I don’t mind standing out being 20 already but WHAT SHOULD I DO keep the brown or do the red or blue ? I used ai to try and give ideas

OG pictures are me in brown hair 😭 as u know AI edits faces and stuff


r/HairDye • • 7h ago

❓ Advice Needed HAIR CRISIS

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r/HairDye • • 8h ago

❓ Advice Needed Darker color hair dye recs?

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Basically the title, but looking for recommendations for semi-permanent dark purple, blue, or possibly red hair dyes that show up semi-decently on unbleached hair. My hair is around a level 6 or 7, give or take (very unprofessional estimate lol). I don’t expect the color to last super long without bleach, but if anything lasts a few weeks, that’s a bonus


r/HairDye • • 22h ago

❓ Advice Needed Purple dye that STAYS

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Hi everyone,
I dyed (and bleached) my hair at home (im sure you can tell ngl). I used Manic panic shocking fushia for the first three weeks and then Manic panic purple haze. Both keep fading into the ugly orangy color in the 2 and 3 image. To be fair, i do shower with hot water but its too cold for even lukewarm water here. Which purple dye will stain my hair and won’t leave for at least 3 weeks :( When i touch it up, it looks like the first image!
I am in australia so a lot of products aren’t available here too. I’m aiming for the brightest purple possible with the current hair so shades recommendations would be appreciated too!
Thanks :))


r/HairDye • • 8h ago

❓ Advice Needed Will it stain my hair??

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So, I want to make my hair sorta red for Halloween but I don't want to dye it. I was thinking I could just put some eyeshadow in it but my hair is currently dyed green and I'm wondering, will it stain my hair or turn it brown or something?? (The picture is my hair rn. I am blond but it looks darker because of how much I've dyed it😭)


r/HairDye • • 9h ago

❓ Advice Needed Dark brown to dark blue

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So I want to be coraline for Halloween and want to get a darkish blue like hers but I don’t know if that’s possible for my natural hair at the top. I don’t want to bleach it but if I used iro iro deep blue would it do anything?


r/HairDye • • 15h ago

❓ Advice Needed Hairdye, need advice

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Photo 1 shows my natural hair color (brown), and photo 2 shows the color I would like to achieve (generated by AI). I was thinking of using the Solaïa tone-on-tone hair color in shade 5.4 (light coppery brown) with a 4% developer. What do you think? Is this the right choice?