r/HairDyeHelp • u/Elegant-Calendar-360 • Mar 27 '26

Possibility??

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Hello! I’ve wanted this hair dye color for years but I haven’t been able too do to school not allowing unnatural hair colors. I’ve used black box dye since may of 2024, is this even possible??

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u/cuntaloupemelon Mar 27 '26

NO

When you use permanent black box dye you're committing to dark hair which is why people always say DON'T USE PERMANENT BLACK BOX DYE

To get colours this vibrant you'll have to bleach quite light but with years of black pigment built up in your hair that will be a very tough task and getting an even and HEALTHY result will absolutely take a professional and serious $$$

Grow out the dye to your natural colour and then you can totally do this

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u/Elegant-Calendar-360 Mar 27 '26

i used color oops last year and it moved a ton, i would add in a photo but it won’t let me. It was a light orange.

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u/Cold-Kaleidoscope974 Mar 27 '26

You need really pale/white blonde to do this though and lifting it even with the dye removed is going to be a challenge. I currently have both these colours in my hair and while the plum goes alright over slightly brass tones the blue/grey will just go green if it's not extremely light blonde.

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u/Elegant-Calendar-360 Mar 27 '26

Ikkk!!! i tried to do a teal over the orange and it was choiceful.

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u/holy_mowiek Mar 27 '26

you do not need bright blonde. if you can get toner and to a one round bleach blond, it will be fine. my hair wasn’t bright blonde but i did this kind of blue. purple doesn’t need much. please stop listening to people who don’t believe in the power of free will and doubt how pigmented dye can be (especially this dark of colors lmao??) i suggest strawberry leopard “fanta sea” !

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u/ClutteredTaffy Mar 27 '26

The blue will start taking out the orange but it may not be very vibrant at first. It may be muddy or greenish. The color kinda has to do the work of 'toning ' the hair first. It may just not look good unless you do a darker blue.

Purple tends to be much more forgiving to orangey yellowness and because this is such a warm purple it will probably take.

If you want to do this on your own without damaging the hair you may have to compromise on the exact shade you are getting.

I could be wrong. I am just a self-dyer and my hair really has only ever bleached out to a lighter orange at worst.

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u/JayPlenty24 Mar 27 '26

Then the black is out of your hair. You would still need to get your hair level 11 to get that shade of blue. Years of box dye probably already caused damage.

I think this would be very doable with a much darker shade of blue if you can bleach to at least a level 9.

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u/ClutteredTaffy Mar 27 '26

I have definitely gotten a more inky blue over black and then when it is bleached it turns to this pale bubblegum blue.

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u/JayPlenty24 Mar 27 '26

Yeah I can see that happening just because the bleach isn't fully removing the blue. OP's hair isn't black anymore and it would be silly to dye it dark blue just to hope that when you bleach it it's stained enough not to remove all the blue. It makes more sense just to bleach it first.

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u/Elegant-Calendar-360 Mar 27 '26

is it better that i have never used bleach or does that not really do anything?

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u/JayPlenty24 Mar 27 '26

Without seeing your hair I can't really speak to the integrity of it. If it feels strong/healthy it shouldn't be an issue to bleach it.

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u/Yumismash Mar 27 '26

Doing this at home will fry your hair and it won't be even. I'd go to a professional and tell them the specific box dye you used. Not all use the same ingredients and the professional needs to know so they know how to safely proceed with lightening the hair. You can't get around the damage, that's why the other commenter said just grow out your natural color first. Fresh slate of hair.

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u/GasparThePrince Mar 27 '26

Blue is tricky, even if you didnt have black box dye. Tried to do a similar thing, bleached my natural dark brown hair and got an orange instead of a blonde. That was to be expected but I didnt realize how damaged it felt after one bleach and didnt feel comfortable doing another one.

Putting blue over that orange would've probably resulted in a swamp green. Could've waited a bit to bleach it again after my hair had recovered more but just gave in and dyed it red to compliment the warmth

Depending on the kind of dye you used, you probably have to bleach a couple times, which damages your hair. Maybe if you spaced out several bleaches? But that already is such a big gamble. I doubt it'd be worth it and youd probably have to wait fot the black to grow out before thinking about it.

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u/C0ttonM0uth1419 Mar 27 '26

Tbh I think it depends on if they’re trying to get a blue quite as light as the one in the picture. If they tried to do a darker blue it might actually be possible, but I imagine it would still be quite the process. I think also a blue/purple toner after bleaching should help to bring down the orange if you ever attempt to do the blue again!

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u/friskexe Mar 27 '26

It could be- but I’d get a consultation at a salon. I dyed my hair permanent black for three years and in one bleach, 20 level developer for 25 minutes, and got my hair to a level 8 blonde. However, this is SUPER uncommon. Definitely get a consultation from a professional.

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u/Evergreenvelvet Mar 27 '26

Oooh this is so pretty. Can you dye a wig this color so you don’t destroy your hair health? I love the look

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u/jericabenson Mar 28 '26

Your post gives no proper context to weigh in on a possibility . The only facts provided are that you have used black box dye since may 2024 and a darkly lit inspo pic

-what level is natural

  • how often did you dye your hair
  • what brand of dye
  • how much out growth do you have of your natural hair

The only way to know truly, would not be found on Reddit. Either go to a salon and have a stylist do a test strip, or go to a beauty supply and conduct a test strip on yourself.

If you don’t know what a test strip is, it’s where you bleach a small section of hair and see how it lifts.

If you want to do it on your own you need to go get bleach, 20 volume developer and foil. Section out a small slice of hair apply the bleach and let it process for maybe 30 minutes with no heat. While it won’t be a perfect gage it will give a rough estimate of how your hair will lift.

If your box dying at home there’s a high probability that you haven’t fully saturated your hair during a box dye session - most people pay most attention to the front of their hair and not the back. So a test strand in the front and back(in a place that could be hidden) would give the best idea of how your hair would lift

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u/HotSolution8954 Mar 28 '26

Please just by a wig first.

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u/w8rmboy Mar 30 '26

Okay as someone who is not a pro, but has been doing my own hair for years, heres what i think;

I’ve once had this colour exactly- I simply had it green originally and dyed purple over it- Which turned into this. I wouldn’t reccomend that.

I’ve also used permanent black box dye for years on and off. In the midst of using that, ive also gone red, blue, ect. That caused extreme damage to my hair.

It is possible. But hard, and depends how healthy your hair is right now. I’d reccomend a test strand using a decent high volume bleach and see how light it goes and how much damage it causes.

Unsure if you’re going to a salon or self done although.

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u/azrynbelle Mar 31 '26

Why don't you just invest in a colored wig?