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No, really… think Jean Gray…
… or Mary Jane… Spiderman’s girlfriend.
Because that’s how I look at the moment, and these photos I took in the bathroom to show you… just aren’t cutting it. When I go outside, my head is on fire… it’s literally flaming red.
How did this happen, you might ask? Well, I did it to myself. I’ve been coloring my hair at home using Garnier Nutrisse #67 Light Auburn for almost three years now. Once I tried to go darker (see my WB profile pic) but I wasn’t too wild about it. So I went back to light auburn… and then let my hair grown out so I had a half and half thing going. I was briefly contemplating having my natural hair color for the wedding. As you can see from the photo below, I had to make a choice. Would I stick with the top color or the bottom?
True to form, I went with the red I’d become so accustomed to seeing on my head, and at 3 years running it’s been the longest my hair has been in one color family! Except, I DIDN’T STICK WITH WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCE WITH. Mistake. Instead of going for my usual fix, I tried a semi permanent color, just in case I wanted to experiment with my natural color after the wedding—I hadn’t seen that much natural growth on my head in years! I just didn’t want to waste it. Well, now I look like a superhero.
It really is worse is person… I’m not exaggerating. People might start calling the fire department when I’m out in the sun. Since it’s a semi permanent, I’m giving myself lots of hair washings and perhaps not protecting my hair as I normally might in the sun. I plan on re-evaluating the situation in a week. ‘Til then, Ms. D’orsay is here to save the day!
Did you suffer from any beauty mishaps before your wedding?
I had the exact same thing happen to my hair a few years ago! I tried a different red hair dye, left it on for two long, and my roots were CLOWN RED - fluorescent! I had to wear a knit cap at work to hide it the next day (the ends were acceptable, it was really just about three inches from my scalp that was awful!).
I am SO scared about something similar happening prior to my wedding! I have a year plus, but I’m going to find a color and stick with it so I won’t have any bad color incidents 
I used to have my hair dyed “Superhero Red” for about two years before I went back to my natural almost black hair color. It’s funny, bc in our small town, and working in a public position, that’s what mt hair was known as…”that girl with the Superhero red hair…” It sticks to the hair….
Uh oh! It’s so hard dyeing your hair before the wedding b/c if you do it too close to the big day, you don’t have time to fix it if you eff it up. If you do it too far away, then you’ll have to deal with roots. You can always dye again if it doesn’t fade enough, right?
I’ve done the same thing! Red dye is so unpredictable. Good thing red dye doesn’t like to stick around very long. I just wash my hair until it fades to an acceptable level.
The good news is that red fades very quickly, so keep washing!!!
oh no! I hope it adjusts back to a normal color quickly! Keep us posted 
Red does fade quickly so that’s good, and my hair is the same way…pulls SO much red for some reason.
My hairstylist messed up 2 weeks before my wedding– she left the color on my roots too long and my hair was two-toned (it’s also red). But–when I went home to the town I was getting married in, my hair stylist there was able to apply a toner to even out the color– the day before the wedding!– and it was perfect. She completely saved the day.
Oh no, you don’t need a hair color crisis to deal with with the wedding so close! Although, red does seem to fade faster than any other color. I do think the more you wash it, the more the color should fade.
Keep us posted. I suppose worst-case-scenario, you could always dye it again in something darker?
try swimming in a chlorine pool everyday. that will definitely help get the dye out!
wash it with dishwashing liquid! its harsher than shampoo and *should* get the semi-permanent dye off more effectively! if that doesn’t work…find a sally’s or beauty supply store…they have color remover that should do the trick!
I’ve done this…sigh. Wash your hair really often, and get some really harsh shampoo–not the nice-to-your-hair stuff you usually want to use. It will come out…eventually.
And if all else fails, I would consider getting a brown semi-permanent and dying right over it. I use Loreal ColorSpa Moisture Actif (semi-perm) and it’s definitely the best. Garnier semi-perm is way overly-colorful and not natural looking, in my experience. You can’t get the Loreal in many stores anymore, but they sell it on Amazon and it’s so worth it. If you dye a brown over it, the red color will still be there but much more muted.
Good luck!!
use dish soap to wash your hair a couple of times. it strips the color right out!
Oh no! I’m sorry you were not satisfied with your color. I have really dark hair and I’ve been trying to get my hair “red” for years.
The good thing is you still have time to fix it
I’m sure someone else will tell you this, but wash your hair with Sunlight dish soap… repeatedly. It will start to come out basically asap, and will keep coming out faster than if you just shampoo.
My hair is naturally really dark brown and when I was 16 I decided that I wanted to go blonde for the summer. My mom decided to try to dye it for me with a box hair color. Oh. My. Gosh. She missed a whole bunch of spots and I looked like a skunk attacked my head. I would not leave the house looking like I did so I sent her straight to the store to go get something to fix it. She came back with this really nice auburn color. Well do you know what happens when you mix blonde and auburn?! My hair turned out fire truck red. Literally it was just in your face RED-RED-RED! We didn’t have time to fix it before I flew to California the next day for the summer to visit family so I just looked like a weirdo for the summer. I redyed it just before school started-whew!
Wash you hair A LOT like others suggested. If it’s semi-permanent it will come out. The more you wash it the better it will be. Dish soap and laundry soap will help but they really strip your hair of all its natural oils so if you go that route, get a really heavy duty conditioner to follow up with it afterwards.
Good luck!
I feel ya. I have been dying my hair red for years and experimentation sometimes leads to bad results! I once tried a new formula that was supposed to be “auburn” and I ended up as “eggplant”. Not an attractive look.
Agree that dishwashing soap is the way to go - or, if you’re reluctant, see if you can find Prell shampoo. The stuff is super-stripping. Sally Beauty Supply also sells some hair corrector, I believe.
I am scared of this happening to me so I am having mine done professionally right before the wedding.
Oh no! I left the salon once with raggedy-ann red hair, I’m not joking. The stylist tried to convince me it was fine, and when I went home I realized just how awful it was. I went back the next day to get it fixed - for free of course - and then refused to ever let them schedule me with that woman again!
I’m sure yours will be fine…fortunately vibrant colors often fade fast!
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Mrs. D'orsay, Baltimore/Lancaster UK Age and Occupation: 24, nonprofit communications Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Web site developer and designer; co-owner of men's skincare shop Engagement Date: August 10, 2008 Wedding Date: August, 2009 Venue: Oakland Manor About Me: I'm a Maryland raised environmental policy wonk/activist/organizer and communications aficionado. In the past year I've lived in Baltimore, MD, Tucson, AZ, Miami, FL and Lancaster, England. In my not so spare time I enjoy planning trips with Mr. D' Orsay, visiting friends and family and crafting like a mo-fo. I also enjoy modern dance classes, rugby and soccer but have been banned by my mother, MOHs, and Mr. D' Orsay from playing till after the wedding. I have an unnatural addiction to cheese and shoes, but love Mr. D' Orsay more than either and can't wait to become Mrs. D' Orsay!
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