...And not a sexy mutant like Mystique or Storm or someone. No, I look like one of the comic relief mutants that serves no purpose but looking funny. I HATE IT. Here's what happened; it's all very simple.
I said, "Dirty blonde, with platinum highlights. Make sure to dye over the new growth with whatever color should correspond to that patch of hair."
She heard, or so I have deduced: "I'm going for a day-glo look. I love the X-Men. I want to be the Fantastic Fifth. I'd like people to see me and think, 'Wow, radioactive baby chicken.' Oh, and I especially want you to bleach all the roots along my part the yellowest shade of blonde you can find."
I'll admit that I went to the Aveda school-- i.e., this mess was created by an amateur; I even signed a lawsuit waiver, so that's out.So I'm not entirely without fault... I did go to a student. In my own defense, I've had really good results in the past, but students graduate constantly, and are always moving back to wherever they came from, usually Virginia or Ohio. Such is the case with my former colorist. Also, since it took like 5.5 hours just to color it (why? Who knows), by the time I saw the results, the salon was closing. And although the stylist reassured me it would look less yellow when it dried, I'm home now and it is still freakin' yellow.
So what do I do? Input plz.
1. Call them and bitch. They will fix it for free, but it's a decent drive from my house, and I'm not certain I'll get better results.
2. Fix it myself... like maybe with toner? I don't know exactly what toner is, but I've heard it's a sort of elixir that solves problems like these. Is that so?
3. Fix it myself with drugstore color. I like drugstore color just fine on virgin hair, and I tend to have good results most of the time. However, I'm worried I'll make the problem worse by adding more dye, and I don't want it to look super flat.
4. Go to a professional? I am loathe to do this because of the cost, so if I went this route I'd eschew any more highlights in favor of a solid color. Will a professional touch someone else's mess? Will it cost more than just a regular dye job? I've already spent $80 on this wreck, I'd prefer not to spend more than another $50.
If you need to see a picture in order to offer advice I guess I can deal with using my camera to immortalize this catastrophe.



So I'm not entirely without fault... I did go to a student. In my own defense, I've had really good results in the past, but students graduate constantly, and are always moving back to wherever they came from, usually Virginia or Ohio. Such is the case with my former colorist. Also, since it took like 5.5 hours just to color it (why? Who knows), by the time I saw the results, the salon was closing. And although the stylist reassured me it would look less yellow when it dried, I'm home now and it is still freakin' yellow.
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The whole getting theinstructor to fix it idea sounds grand.


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