Hi Lydia, Please don't try and fix your hair before contacting the hotline for the product you used. They may be able to help you through your dilema. It is very normal to get the results you have on your level(color) of hair. If you put the same color on it it MAY pull a little bit more of the orange out, or it may make it worse. I have seen very few home blondes that look natural. Unless you look good in very warm tones I would avoid it, or color and get weaves over the color for dimension. In my opinion it is best to leave blondes to the pros unless you are naturally very blonde to begin with. If you are trying to cover gray, and using a permanant haircolor try to stay within a shade or two of your natural haircolor, rather than trying to be a light blonde. Your results will look more natural that way. The problem most people have when they color their own hair, blonde in particular; is that the natural hair pigment of your level is a red or red/orange, and that is why you get an orange or brassy look. As the permanant color lifts it exposes those underlying pigments. Another option if it isn't too orange: Have some foil highlights added, a bleach will cut through the orange. If the other color isn't going to look good with your current color a semi color can be added inbetween the foils to tone the orange down. A hairdresser would have to use foil or comparable weave technique to do the latter, not use a cap. Hope that helps, I'll check back and see how it's going.

What I like to do (for all over color at least, I let the pros deal with the complicated stuff) is buy professional hair color online (for cheap) and activators as well. Basically for all over color (and good grey coverage) you mix 2 oz of the color with 2 oz of the activator and so on.. so 4oz color = 4 oz activator. Use a bowl and brush (cheap at sallys or online) I like Mastey personally because it is ammonia-free and safe to leave on stubborn grey hair for a little longer than 45 mins without heat. Anyway, you should leave the color on 45 mins. Initially it may be more expensive than buying at home color, but the creme activator you get is pretty big and can be used more than once. The color on this site is 7.99 and the activator is 5.99 (you would use 20 vol). It's a very cheap way to get professional color results. Make sure to use a good post color conditioner treatment to lock in the color. Here is the website for Pro Salon Products (where I get my color): http://www.prosalonproducts.com/Default.asp Here is a link that might be useful: INEXPENSIVE PRO SALON COLOR

I chose SW Sea Salt for our bathroom and it's an amazing color to be surrounded in. It's matched up with slate that is in browns and dark gray colors and they offer a nice contrast. I think a toasted almond or brown with a tinge of orange in it would be pretty. Here is a picture of it with the browns. Sorry about the pic, the lighting in this room makes it hard to photo without a lot of reflections. I know on the card it looks like a green based gray, but it changes depending on lighting and what's matched with it. Often times, it can look blue as you can see in the 2nd picture.

I stopped at 52 - now 54 and while the sides are turning it is still dark underneath. As I was getting my hair done for thanksgiving I decided that I could better use that $200 for other things - that I would really enjoy ( I hated the time and $$ I spent on getting it colored) My hairdresser was not happy about my decision but I am thrilled. I did just let it grow out - and I am the first one to admit my hair is better for it. It looks and feels so much better and fuller. It is grey, not white which I think makes many women look older. I don't understand why you couldn't just let it grow out - does anyone think that everyone else can't tell you color your hair. You and get a semi permanaent color put on - it will wash out. But that way you can wait until it is at a length you can cut it to - or not.. as we get older your hair color should lighten it looks more natural -