DIY hair disaster - need to DIY my way out of it...

Post date: 2020-02-21 11:44:27

I've done a bit of a botched job on my home balayage and I can't get it fixed professionally. Tell me some at-home fixes that might make it look slightly better!!

In July last year I did a kind of balayage job on my hair (it is naturally dark blonde; at the time it was dyed a slightly lighter, warmer blonde). It looked all right (you know, for an at-home balayage job) and I haven't done anything to it since. However, yesterday I attempted to bring the highlighted sections closer to the top of my head as they were growing out. It did not go well.

The highlighted sections are a) not as light as the ends, b) too warm (kind of gold-y) and c) pretty uneven and a bit splotchy in places. They also don't join up to the ends exactly so it kind of goes lightish-darker-really light. I suspect I didn't leave the bleach on long enough (I was a bit scared of it).

I know the obvious thing to do is to get it sorted professionally but that just isn't an option; I can't afford it in terms of time or money (I have - genuinely - visited a hair salon twice in my 37 years, the last time was 13 years ago). What can I do at home and fairly quickly to improve it? Would a toner help? Can I just dye over it? It doesn't need to look polished, just better than it does at the moment!!

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