Okay, so your DIY dye didn’t go as planned. Now what?
A box-dye gone bad is basically a rite of passage. We’ve all been there at least once (let’s be honest: more than once). And while a professional fix may be months away, there are a few sweet, simple, and safe ways you can tone your tresses at home.
Whether you’re dealing with poorly-faded pastel color, a brassy bleach, or an uneven dye job, we’ve got a solution to your DIY color conundrum. We rounded up shade-saving products for every tresse trouble. Let these 7 products work a little magic on your mangled mane.
Faded color is a thing of the past. Amika's pre-shower formula seals the cuticle and boosts overall color vibrancy with the help of red wine extract and grape leaf. This powerful product will put an end to your shade fade.
Boost color and rebalance tone with living proofs fantastic anti-fade foam. Using a unique cationic dye specially formulated to replenish your shade, this product will combat uneven color like no other.
At-home color wonder-brand Dp Hue has just the thing for your brassy bleach. Crafted with hibiscus flower extract and silk proteins, this purple shampoo tones and strengthens your tresses.
Brunettes get brassy too -combat creeping orange and red tones with IGK's customizable blue pigment drops. Complete with a dosage chart, this product gives you the ultimate control over your at-home-tone.
This progressive lightening shampoo is ideal for those dealing with a heavy-handed DIY dye. Christophe Robbin's brightening shampoo slowly removes excess pigments from your strands every time you wash, for a subtle, gradual fade-out.
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6. Verb Purple Toning + Hydrating Hair Mask: $18
An alternative to a daily shampoo, Verb's purple hair mask is a great way to revitalize and revamp a done-at-home blonde. This hydrating treatment uses açaí and vitamin B5 to soften strands while toning our brassiness in silver, grey, and blonde shades.
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7. Briogeo Color Me Brilliant Mushroom + Bamboo Hair Color Protect Primer: $26
Lock in your at-home color with Briogeo's natural fade fighting complex. With Turkey-tail mushroom and radish root, this primer coats each strand to protect against dye dissipation.
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