- Ally Holt
How To Color Correct Blonde Hair
Updated: Apr 16, 2019

I'm a natural blonde. Seriously! đ My fluorescent white eyebrows are proof. From age 13 to 22, I highlighted my hair religiously thinking it was necessary to keep the light color I loved so much. Turns out, all that damage and money was a complete waste because I can get that same look using some lemon water and the sun. đ When I don't have the time to lay out for hours, I usually use John Frieda Go Blonder Spray. It has peroxide in it so I try to only use on my roots.
A week ago, I realized my roots were getting pretty long, and I needed to start brightening my hair for my wedding this fall. Instead of going to a salon to start the lightening process like a normal person, I decided to go all DIY on this bitch... because all my previous #pinterestfails weren't enough. In my 27 years on this earth, I've never attempted dying my hair before, but it seemed like a smart idea at the time. đ
I bought Revlon's Ammonia Free Color Silk kit in a light blonde color. Directions were pretty straight forward so I was really optimistic! As soon as my work day ended, I rushed to CVS to pick up something to correct the brassiness. I was hoping to find something by John Freida but there was LITERALLY only one product left on the shelves - it's called Dessange Paris Brass Color Correcting Cream and it literally saved me! The directions said to use it once a week, but I did it every other day with deep conditioning treatments in between. My fiancĂŠ and coworkers said they couldn't notice, but I knew they were being nice... or maybe they didn't notice, but that didn't matter - I noticed!
Not sure if this will be the last time I dye my own hair, but probably not again before the wedding. If you do try it at home, make sure you're stocked with purple or blue correcting product! đđť Before and after below.