Beauty

[monicakm]

Last night I used my regular boxed color on my hair. I use

Feria.  It's a warm Brown but it came out more red than usual, especially at the top. I'm assuming it's because of more gray. It's not ugly but just not what I want. Another color I use sometimes is a cooler darker brown. The colors are 40 and 45. Is it safe for me to recolor my hair this week with the darker color and do you think it will look good?

This is what I used last night that came out more red than usual.  The next color is what I would like to use this week too cut down on some of the red. It may be time to start using something that works on gray better.  I don't want to end up on a Brad Mondo video LOL.  I think I'll be okay though since there's no bleach involved.

Thanks

[Goldengate8361]

I would suggest that you use an ash brown shade to counteract the warmth. Also, I've heard people say that if the developer strength is too high and you're not lifting the color, you can get red roots. So some people recommend a level 10 developer (instead of 20 or 30) if you're going darker or staying at an even level color change. The people at Sally's Beauty have always been helpful. You may want to go there and see what they recommend. 

[haddon9]

Personally I would be afraid of recoloring so soon of the results not turning out the way that I hoped it would. 

Do you have a regular hair stylist? I would ask their opinion or maybe just go to a professional to have the color corrected.

[spumoni99]

ChatGPT says you should wait a minimum of two weeks.

[LizzieInSRQ]

@monicakm dont guess with this.

On the Feria box and on Loreal's website there is a Customer Service telephone number opened  M-F 9am eastern to 5:30pm eadtern

Call them Monday

[I am still oxox]

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@Goldengate8361 wrote:

I would suggest that you use an ash brown shade to counteract the warmth. Also, I've heard people say that if the developer strength is too high and you're not lifting the color, you can get red roots. So some people recommend a level 10 developer (instead of 20 or 30) if you're going darker or staying at an even level color change. The people at Sally's Beauty have always been helpful. You may want to go there and see what they recommend. 

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@Goldengate8361 Box color does not give you a choice of developer strength. For that you need to buy the developer and color and mix it yourself

[Desertdi]

@monicakm 

I keep a couple bottles of temporary toner colors on hard (in case of "brassiness")

There are MORE shades available in-store.   (Sally's has a good selection, and their associates are very knowledgeable.)

[Roni18]

@monicakm There is a possibility that they put the wrong hair color in the box. I use L'Oréal's Root touch-up (now Root Rescue) and several times in the fall, my box contained red hair color instead of blonde! It was easy to notice because the color was dark when pouring it into the other bottle. I don't know if I would have noticed if I was using a darker shade.

I would call their help number to find out how long to wait or visit a local hair stylist.

[kathie66]

@monicakm I would consult with your hairstylist. If your stylist doesn't do color, they can recommend a professional who does.

[CalminHeart]

You would need to use an ash shade to avoid most of the red.