I read that: "go to a salon. Talk to a colorist."

Every time I've let a colorist touch my hair, I've run screaming from the results and had to fix it at home. Professionals get to cut my hair. They do not get to color it.

[HA. Nobody saw THAT x-post coming...]

I kind of want a bob but I don't want bangs, is that even possible?

Yes, totally: [link]

Plei, you've mentioned the no chemical dyes a few times -- are you henna-ing now?

What blonde are you going for?

A dark honey blonde. Like this, I guess: [link] (The girl, not the pugs)

This seems very unlikely to me. What you've said about your thematic unit sounds very cool and right and I'm sure that will come across.

Thanks for the vote confidence!! I hope it goes well!!

I think you're fine to call.

Really? Even though the ad says "no calls?"

I used to dye my own hair but I kept ending up with brown patches on the back of my head and red patches on my ears and forehead. The only time I was ever disappointed by a pro she fixed it for free.

The ad didn't say no calls.

due to my hair pulling red like whoa

What does this mean? Because I've been trying to dye my grays (which is fairly hopeless) and I've been purposely using ash brown, but it definitely seems to redden my hair, which I don't want.

Every time I've let a colorist touch my hair, I've run screaming from the results and had to fix it at home. Professionals get to cut my hair. They do not get to color it.

The only time I let my beloved hairdressers color my hair is when I went platinum blonde - it was too hard to do it on my own.

due to my hair pulling red like whoa

What does this mean?

Exactly what's happening to your hair - it emphasizes the red in the dyes.

Sweet, that's very close to what I was picturing. Thanks, amych.

Due to the horror that was my one and only attempt at coloring my own hair, I'm relying on a professional. Really. Pink hair is Not Me.