Trying to go Back to Red Hair (it didn't fuggin work lol)

wwwhaaatt have iiii donnneeeeeee. I'll answer that: Basically put my hair through WAY too many rinse cycles and for WHAAAT, hahaha.
Ah well, not every video is gonna be groundbreaking right? Hopefully you enjoy just hanging out and watching me fail time and time again.
I LOVE YOU ALLLLL.
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[@EvanC881]

Shoutout to Rachel for looking great with every single color she went through in this video

[@rainbowjo00]

Absolutely SLAYING!!! What a Queen !

[@stevezytveld6585]

@@rainbowjo00 _We collectively bow_ - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@GothicPop]

agreed

[@dogables]

Right, I loved them all

[@juliannerose7174]

Okay one: the moment you finished the color lifter I literally screamed "stop there! Don't touch it!" Two: the end color looks GORGEOUS on you. It's much warmer than before and looks like all the autumn witchy goodness 🤤🍂

[@salemgraves1692]

I loved it 🧡💛

[@madelers]

Truly!!!!

[@samanthapereira3733]

Same here! Colour still looks gorgeous in the end though!

[@planetina5616]

Same! Or alternatively, redoing the colour lifter one more time to get an all-over level 6 would have made the henna come out much more orange. Rachel uses the same henna as me (Jamila) which is known for being able to produce beautiful orange-copper penny tones, but if your hair is too dark when you use it, it doesn't go ruby red, it goes brown! My face when she went "meh, light enough, and if not I'll get a nice red fade" 😱😱😭😭

[@lctree9252]

I love the color you have now. It’s a warm dark red that will probably be aflame in a nice autumnal wood journey

[@franciscomena3798]

Rachel: “hey guys sorry this isn’t a making of video” Me: lady, I’d watch you peel an apple and talk about your day, YOU’RE GOOD.

[@LaRocheSews]

LITERALLY

[@andysands8184]

Right? She’s epic no matter the content

[@katelynlee8485]

This!

[@Mysmichelle69]

You stole my answer lol

[@isadoramasierodossantos]

That's what i thought LOL She's hilarious

[@DavidsenRecords]

I’m a professional and have a few tips for the future: 1. The hair wasn’t saturated enough with the remover, you needed AT LEAST the double amount if not more. Probably still a second application, but only for the darkest places still left in the hair. With henna especially, you want and even starting point as possible. 2. Going from the first point, Henna doesn’t lift. It will only stay the same level of light or go darker. So it’s a good idea to be one level lighter before Color (when talking henna), so you don’t risk getting too dark. 3. Newly lifted hair sucks pigment more easily, and will appear darker. Keep going with application of pigments, and you end up dark again. Which is what happened here. If you want to go to another hair adventure yourself, without a professional, I highly suggest: Give your hair at least a month of rest with lots of treatments. Do another round of colour remover and a second might be necessary. If a third is needed, I would give it a few days rest and treatments. The goal is to get it as even as possible, so only apply the second or third round the needed places. I would recommend a semi permanent dye or a toner, just for the sake of health for your hair. If henna is still desired, you just need to be slightly lighter than the desired result. I would just give a few days between the colour remover and henna with lots of treatments, so the hair sucks the pigments more evenly. No matter how you desire to colour, just remember you need and even result as possible with the colour remover. It’s the foundation for the next step, and the most important part. Wish you good luck! 🥰

[@SevenFyrs]

💯 all of this! PLEASE use a demi/semipermanent color if you get back to red and decide to go dark again. It’s so much easier to go lighter again.

[@LipstickDoll]

Oh wow, i didn't know that newly lifted hair sucks up more pigment. Thanks!! :)

[@Michelemybelle1986]

@@LipstickDoll in brad mondo voice: the hair cuticle is opened with lifters and so it is open and sucks up the hairdye

[@LipstickDoll]

@@Michelemybelle1986 That makes so much sense!! :D :D omg!!

[@katkatkat5]

As someone who has gone from black to henna red and back multiple multiple times… my recommendation if you want to go back to lighter red is: do the color remover again up to 3 times. Make sure you rinse really well. Then do the henna again. IF after this you are still not at the desired lightness… then do a light bleach bath for 15 minutes. Mix a bit of bleach with shampoo for that. It should not be too hard on your hair.

[@CinziaDuBois]

I actually adored your colour after the colour lifter. As someone with dark hair, I would say your hair now is definitely red rather than brown, just a very dark red. I think washes and sun will lift it naturally over the next few weeks - it looks beautiful all the same. But yeah, dark hair is basically a life commitment unless you’re willing to use bleach. My hairdresser kept asking me over and over before I went dark if I was sure 😂

[@JB-rh7ej]

I mean, it's not a 'life commitment' because if you don't wanna use bleach you can just grow it out...

[@mishaaudis2693]

This. I have light brown hair, and both times I have dyed it black, the only way I have found to transition back to my natural color is to chop it all off pixie-short and grow it out again.

[@poke-talia268]

I have blonde hair. In one fell swoop, I had half of it shaved down to about a cm and the other half long, and all of it was dyed black. After it grew out a bit, I had it all trimmed down to the same length, and someone dyed my roots brought red for me. Lol. Then I let it grow out from there. It's long and blonde once more. (Though I'm ready to chop it off. I'm waiting till spring so I don't freeze over winter)

[@cindabearr]

After dying my hair a darkest blue-black, it took me a 6 hour salon visit and $300 to lighten it to a medium reddish brown. I think they did color lifting without the harsh type of bleaching - hair peeps can say exactly - but my hair survived with very little damage. My profile pic shows my natural color, so I got pretty close. With all the home hair products, time spent, aggravation, and tears, the salon was worth it for me (I could eek that cash out mah butt at the time)! Best luck Rachel!! We're here for ya!

[@lisettegarcia]

Yeah, the natural color after the lifter was gorgeous and well graded

[@kyralemieux1271]

Oh, boy, I did this journey. As a natural redhead, I tried dark hair for a while, and going back to my natural colour... that was ROUGH. I tried colour lifters like this about four times to little avail and finally just ended up bleaching it and then dying it as close to my natural colour as possible so it would match as the roots grew out. Harrowing process.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

I saw the title of this & all I could think of was the scene in Anne of Green Gables. Where she tried to dye her hair & it backfired spectacularly. & instead of going raven black it went green. 😖

[@bobinlisa]

Not what you wanted but think it looks pretty and that's coming from a professional stylist .

[@jessiebrown6084]

I had my natural red hair a dark auburn for a few years and got tired of the upkeep. I bought two boxes of color oops (because I have a lot of really thick hair) and applied it, then after waiting the right amount of time, washed my hair like 5-6 time (wash, rinse, apply more shampoo, repeat) in the shower. It got about 90% back to where I needed it to be.

[@nikkospelledlikethat8140]

I have kinda reddish hair and consider this duly noted

[@TheZeyre]

Having done this a few times ... What works for me is Color Whoops Super Strength. Only thing that works....for me. Xoxo J

[@CastielWillow]

Listen. I tried to radicallly change my hair early this summer, accidentally turned it BLUE, and just spent $500 getting it fixed. You came out of this with gorgeous flowing locks that honestly look dark auburn, and we can all relate. You don't have to produce masterpieces for us to love your content. We also just love your process, your perspective, and you.

[@styleluv209]

I’m very curious what you were going for that turned it blue

[@CastielWillow]

@@styleluv209 Ha! Grey, actually. I lightened my hair, and it turned quite orange. I added some blue to the grey dye to counteract the orange. The blue stuck!

[@crystilmurch5659]

That actually sounds like it could have been pretty neat. :)

[@Sprickles58]

@@CastielWillow yeah that’s like my ideal colour haha. But you are you and I am me, just saying I would have been so jealous.

[@stevezytveld6585]

About 10 years back I shaved off my hair. Accidently. You see, I'd been cutting my own hair for years with clippers (hair is curly, it's easier than you think). So, on my first round with what I mistakenly thought were the long combs I took a wavy line through the top of my head. Stood back up after dumping the hair in the sink. And screamed like a girl. And then I laughed harder than I had in years. Shaved the rest of it off. Went to go see Jello Biafra perform at a local bar with Mister Husband... Everybody assumed I was going through chemo. Meh. Hair does its thing and you get a do-over. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@lifeofLaerke]

"My mom is a hairdryer" made me snort laugh so violently tea almost came out of my nose🤣

[@bookdragon7546]

Nothing says “it’s the weekend now” like a new Rachel Maksy video!

[@doms.6701]

My wife and I are lost when there is no video. Feeling like Ricky Bobby not knowing what to do with his hands 🤣

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

I saw the title of this & all I could think of was the scene in Anne of Green Gables. Where she tried to dye her hair & it backfired spectacularly. & instead of going raven black it went green. 😖

[@philippatill9727]

I always think that too! Lol

[@xlilsnailx]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 , I thought of that too! lol

[@compubijou]

I was yelling at the beginning, "Follow the instructions and wash your hair!" I've been screwing around with my hair for 24 years, color lifter will lift the dirt as well as the color, so if you have squeaky clean hair, it will only lift color and not dirt. Use two boxes for one application since you have long hair, and do it twice for dark colors. I would give it a couple weeks and let your hair relax, do oil treatments every 5-7 days, that will help the hair and help start pulling the henna out. I'll pray to the All-Hallow gods for you... lol

[@kaleighsue8463]

PREACH

[@Autmmm]

Paraben and sulfate free clarifying shampoo like "acure" first is fantastic

[@MorganDonner]

This is my favorite kind of video! Like a walk in the park, you end up back where you started, but still had fun :D

[@nancycollins9783]

I was so glad to see your latest vid on hair coloring, its an inspiration to learn from all your experiences!

[@heleneg6031]

Honestly seeing people being real and authentic is never a waste of time! It's just relaxing and comforting!

[@stephaniemegan4730]

1. The hair looks great. 2. This video was not a waste of time. This video feels like the one weekend we’ve all had with our friend where one of us is desperately trying to dye our hair and it’s just not working but we spend the whole weekend just trying our darndest and having fun

[@BeeCreates929]

I say embrace the autumnal hedge witch vibe I'm getting. It's definitely red: Just darker red. I personally adore that color, but sun and washes will likely lift it lighter. IDK if it would work, but I know when I want to remove some Arctic Fox from my hair, I switch my normal wash cycles to head and shoulders (the dandruff shampoo) because that's essentially a clarifying shampoo. IDK if it would work with the henna but it might help with a gradual lift instead of a chemical shock. Either way, thanks for the content. it's been a rough week for me and me and my daughter adore watching you and find your stuff so inspiring. So thank you. Take care of yourself.

[@soomysaleem351]

I agree with embracing but unfortunately and fortunately henna doesn't lift the same way HOWEVER the colour does change as time goes on as it oxidises unless it contains anything but pure henna 🤷‍♀️ x

[@yunorotten]

I have some tips (I have been to haircoloring/stylist school for a while) -Smaller sections of hair during the coloring/color removing process helps make the results more even toned, use a rattail comp to make the sections and separete them when u go -Use more 2 or 3 box of the hair color remover at a time if you have long hair to coat the whole hair evenly and throughly -Use the color remover on a clean hair -After first color remover is washed and hair dried, you can do the process again and focus the color remover on the ends wher it is darker and leave the roots either for last or completely color remover free, this so the result gets more even, you can do this same process third time on a dry clean hair and focusing on the darkest parts of the hair - After that I would deep condition or use a condition based semi permanent hair dye to get the color you want (like manic panic, arctic fox etc which don´t include developers) these kinds of hair dyes just coats the hair with color and don´t get in the hair follicles so they are safe to use after harsh treatments - Yes the box hair dye as a mistake, and it is because color doesn´t lighten the hair even with a developer, if you want a lighter color u need to remove color, not add to it, this is a common mistake - Mix turmeric powder to your henna mix to get a more orange and lighter result also the lemon is not needed and will dry your hair out -Also last pro tip if you want swicth between ginger and dark brown hair color, I would recommend using conditioner based semi permanent dye (without developer like manic panic, stargazer, arctic foxetc) to get the darker color, again it just coats the hair and doens´t get into the hair follicles so it will easier to remove and get pack to the ginger with color remover Also the video was entertaining and I will watch any and all videos you make, I am here for the vibes lol Hope this helps

[@prophetessoftroy]

Seconded on all counts!

[@anthonybarraco7250]

I third this! I was thinking you should use a semi/demi permanent color for when you go dark-it gradually fades out and will be much easier to remove when you go back to red! 🙂

[@maxdecember7485]

This👆🏻

[@nichelle6484]

This is very helpful! What would you recommend the tumeric to henna ratio?

[@TheSarahEnoch]

all of this!!!

[@b.calvinsaul1909]

Rachel uses the "color lifter" and her hair comes out red. Me: That looks like a great shade of red! Very natural and nice. Well done! Rachel: Now I'm going to get a bunch of henna, add some cooking ingredients, and put that in my hair, now! Me: What? No! Wait!

[@AmeliaBell28]

I had the exact same reaction 😅

[@selesnyanqueen16]

Seriously! Me too.

[@KarolYuuki]

I thought the same! Her hair color after the color lifter looked really good

[@annhamilton2060]

Me too

[@beccadoesstuff3344]

If she washed her hair before using the colour remover, used two boxes, applied another round of colour remover on any dark bits, then coloured red with a gentle semi-permanent: oh the perfection!

[@MonsterMonsterUnderMyBed]

I feel like we have to let you know; It's okay to fail. We watch you for your personality it is entertaining anyway. When you make something that's just a plus ☺️

[@BeingDamsel]

As a hair stylist, I just want to throw out there that it isn't always feasible to go get what you want done in a salon. It's expensive as heck, and while we do a lot of school and continuing ed, it's still totally possible to get what you want at home with some research on products and a baseline of common sense. The only thing I would highly suggest to anyone is to try to have someone around to help make sure things are evenly saturated, but even that can be done solo. I am always more than happy to help out my clients with advice for home stuff, from styling to cutting bangs to color, because the stigma of diy hair needs to stop. Most of my own terrible color jobs and cuts came from professionals.

[@frog8176]

This is completely and totally unrelated, but we spell our names the same way. I've met like 2 or 3 people who spell it 'Elisabeth' so it makes me super excited to it spelled that way lol

[@ghostli1112]

agree! i also know a lot of stylists will not touch your hair if you use henna because it's really complicated to color-correct.

[@JennyJinKs]

you are the most awesomely wholesome professional i've heard♡ i wish all the goodness in this world to ya blessed heart >u

[@lillyh3447]

Thank you for your attitude about this! I understand why professionals sometimes discourage DIY, but as you say some people can't afford regular salon service, and it's often possible to do at home with a bit of common sense and research. I've cut and dyed my own hair for years, and while I'm well aware it doesn't always "look professional" I find it fun and at the end of the day it's just hair! It'll grow back.

[@ishtarelisheba]

@@frog8176 Hello from another Elisabeth checking in! :D

[@rachelw1076]

I was definitely one of the ones screaming "STOP!" at the colour before the henna was applied - it was absolutely gorgeous! And then you mentioned doing henna another time...and I nearly shook the bejeezus out of the screen! No more henna, girl - even professional stylists struggle with lifting that 😞 But I think the final result is absolutely LOVELY,, and looks more red than you think. You are so well-suited to red tinged locks! Thanks for taking us all along on the journey - it's what makes you so gosh darned loveable! And who amongst us has NOT f*cked around with hair dye at some point?!?

[@kthearcher3357]

I have not. I have a lush henna block I got to use for reals! THEN I found the "tip" about how it's a real commitment and didn't fade like I thought...so it's hanging out taunting me.

[@MademoiselleCl3]

Henna isn't an issue if you intent to stay in natural color and not ultra bright blonde or unnaturally color like bleu, pink, green lol.

[@roll.fur.initiative]

I call the "i can't just NOT do things" thought process "border collie brain"-- where you have to have a task to do or you'll eat holes in the walls.

[@SomewhenDesigns]

Oh! That's such a good description! I'm physically incapable of sitting and doing *nothing*, even if I'm watching tv or at the movies I need to be knitting.

[@mire.r8726]

Hahaha I'm gonna steal this phrase now.

[@spork8502]

I just wanna say, speaking as a person with ADHD, that's a relatively decent indicator for ADHD

[@roll.fur.initiative]

@@spork8502 I'm autistic. The two intersect more than people think.

[@xRaiofSunshine]

Sounds like ADHD lol 😅

[@Em-dl9wn]

the energy in this video reminds me of when my bestie asked me to help get her hair from box dye black to neon blue in the kitchen of our uni apartment, it took us almost 8 hours and 6 bottles of bleach but (somehow) her hair survived - art school man, truly an ✨experience✨

[@BuffySummersWannabe]

Oh man! I was that roommate! Thankfully never that much bleach was involved. But, one time, I did shave my head in the bathroom without telling my roommates. So I walked into my room after breakfast with shoulder length hair and walked out half an hour later with half inch long hair lol Their reactions were very fun!

[@melinnamba]

You know, sometimes you need to see someone stumble their way through a task and miss the goal by miles to remind yourself that we are all just human and we fail from time to time. And even though you did not achieve the colour you went for, your hair looks really pretty on camera. And it's definitly more autumny than it was before. Watching this video was not a waste of time.

[@drunkhyena]

Oo Rachel I feel your pain! The issue is that color does not lift color. So you can put any box dye on the dark parts, it will not get lighter. If I were you I'd go through a couple more color removers, like the one you used. It gets rid of the color buildup, without damaging your hair too much. To get the most out of the color remover, wash your hair with a stripping shampoo (or dish soap) and dry it, no conditioner. The more open your hair cuticle is, the easier the remover can get the c out. Then when it's orangey, put the henna over it again. You can do it!!

[@mmegraham]

And henna can act like a sealant, so lifting henna-deposited color can be a big job!

[@drunkhyena]

@@mmegraham oo I forgot to add that! Yeah hopefully a clarifying shampoo (or dish soap tbh, I'd just use dish soap and leave it in for 20 mins) will help with that barrier as well

[@catclontz]

@drunkthestral this is the comment I was going to leave. Thank you!

[@drunkhyena]

@@HummingLullabies haha sometimes teen us was right 😂 takes forever to rinse tho

[@Wintrraven]

Yes!! I totally was thinking she should have done another lifter or two. Even just on the darker spots.

[@marketawilezinska8817]

It definitely looks perfectly autumn-ly to me. The red shinning in the passing light makes it look like a neat magic trick. Changing the colours as autumn leaves, from dark to shiny red. It might not be what you were aiming for, but on camera, it looks great and suits you :) And I think "fail" video is better then hundreds of people discussing it in the comments of your next video.

[@k80_]

I have dark brown/ black hair and I like to put an orange or purple semi permanent dye over it so it can get that color flash without any permanent damage. If anyone else was looking to get a similar effect!

[@heiroot]

Yeah the light illuminating the dark red does look really cool and special

[@gabrielleszafir]

GIRL - NO SUCH THING AS A POINTLESS VIDEO even when it doesn't work out - We're here because we love you and we love watching you - regardless of the outcome! (As a fellow KZbinr I should take my own advice...) heh.

[@angelasimmons9330]

I remember when you dyed it dark and said you would go back to red eventually I just knew you were in for it 😂 This is coming from someone who tried to go from black to red hair in one go many years ago. I ended up with red roots and dark brown ends. Thank you for this video, it made me feel less alone in my hair struggles.

[@pippadeedoodaah837]

I've been there too. we're not alone 🤣

[@aubreyjanuary9809]

I was the opposite, I had used the Arctic Fox wrath color (like a purpley red) and wanted to dye it black (I got the Garnier Olia), but the red wasn’t fading back to my natural brown. So I just went for it, and it was not black, it was just dark with red in the light. It was a nice color, but still, not black. It’s almost back to normal a couple months later, but dang, that Arctic Fox has been hanging on for like five-six months

[@aliplay5]

I had the exact thought back then... easier said then done!

[@juliamuth8288]

Same! I tried to go from dyed blue-black to a warm brown using bright red box dye. I thought I was very smart for figuring that out... but I didn't think about the fact that my roots would react differently and that the black wouldn't take on any colour at all. I ended up with blue-black ends and vivid red roots.

[@michellechampagne3534]

I feel like anyone who's ever tried to dye their hair at home relates to this so hard. And watching along with this is therapeutic 🤣

[@sapphirecamui6447]

sadly, i don't. except for that time when i wanted WHITE hair and my color at the time was black. And what have i done? bleached the heck out of it until it burned and half fell off T_ T [half from the length, not quantity, and only after i reached a very light blond. The event happened after i washed my hair, and i was combing it...] Cutting my own hair is a way different story though, that w don't mention out loud ;p

[@river3163]

Super is. I have very, very light blonde hair naturally so when I went dark anytime my roots grew out they looked like bald spots. Then I decided to "wash out tinted conditioners" in bright colors and they were amazing until I was tired of having to touch them up and after multiple color lifters and everything short of straight up bleach (bc, ow.) It NEVER came out. I just cut all my hair off. You'd think I'd learn but I'm like "hmm... I'm kinda feeling an ombre peekaboo right about now..." and this reminded me why I don't do that lol

[@elysium_starz]

@@sapphirecamui6447 I went from deep red to WHITE once... 7 hours of bleaching... I got there but only because my hair was in a pixie cut at the time XD it was drier than dry straw for years lol it's only hair, it'll grow back! was my mantra :D

[@sapphirecamui6447]

@@elysium_starz "it's only hair; it grows" is STILL my mantra now that my hair is healthy(ish) again. I say "ish" because i went about a year with my natural hair color and i think that back in December or January i colored it again dark brown. Then, some 6 months after i had to redo my roots (way overgrown, lol) and i used Black. But granted, i colored the whole hair. I'll still wait a few months until i redo my roots/hair.

[@ks58843]

Colour removers have to be used >exactly< as the instruction on the box says, the hair must be fully saturated, and they also have to be rinsed out >forever< (like 10 mins + literally) afterwards with warm water. The way it works is that, depending on the remover, it either temporarily "shrinks" or "pushes out" artificial pigments from the hair. If the pigment is then not washed out of the hair properly it is going to oxidize and become dark (or spotty like in your case) again. The instructions usually fail to mention that, sadly. Usually you'd see the hair turning lighter all over before washing though, so I'd guess that either the 20 mins wasn't enough or the colour remover is just not the best. On a more cheerful note, it it goes wrong again you can always do an orange buzz and become a true pumpkin girl :) Also your current reddish brown also looks very autumny and pretty!

[@ninaallen5135]

Unbothered hairstylist here! I think it looks nice! (I’m gonna be honest, having MY OWN hair color plans go south is always preferable to not meeting a clients hair color expectations, so in a way you win that too!) also you’ve never wasted any of my time and I watch all of the things. So. 🥰☺️

[@Kaa3acklie]

We all fail and it's refreshing to see someone admitting that their journey wasn't perfect.

[@cakeeeetime]

Thats the reality of doing your own hair! I've been cutting/bleaching/coloring my hair for years. a) It rarley turns out the way you want. b) be prepared for the worst I love this video so much for showing things going sideways.

[@Teverell]

That turned out a gorgeous dark red, at least on camera. You remind me SO much of Anne of Green Gables - but at least you didn't manage to dye your hair green at any point during this adventure; I was half afraid that you would! It'll grow out, given time, and fade - it happens, embrace it (you can always wear your hair up or experiment with 1940s style hair scarves - though that might be more a UK WWII thing than a US thing? I don't know.) It's always lovely to see a video from you, whether or not the thing you set out to do worked, there's something about your brand of cheerful chaos that speaks to my soul, though I'm not as fearless as you at deciding to Do The Thing and going for it. I'd like to, though.

[@JankoWalski-hz3lu]

She could go green if she dyed her hair brown with henna+indigo, then bleaching indigo can actually give something green(ish) xD

[@chelseadamesmorgan]

THIS! It's literally the auburn Anne is obsessed with. Rachel, you look gorgeous and even though it's not what you intended originally....it's a cool new vibe and you wear it well.

[@JankoWalski-hz3lu]

PS I think I may try this someday, I am red now, but when I get bored I'll probably go darker, maybe even black with indigo and then I could try bleaching it and see what happens xD

[@alexcasebolt20]

This felt like a facetime with a friend. We are not here for the perfect video, we are here to support you and watch any content you feel like posting :)

[@vivianramsay2527]

Rachel, as a retired hairdresser I would like to caution you about the use of multiple products back to back...you can easily burn your scalp , blisters even, cause major breakage and lose hair . So please go gently, gently ! Wait a week at least before adding more chemicals and use hair moisturizer to sooth your scalp and hair. The lifter has weakened the color bond so if you just wait a few weeks you will see that the color will lighten over time . Continue to use hair conditioner and take pictures of your mistep to remind yourself that you "tried it ,didn't like it"! Push comes to shove a simple hair cut will repair some bits AND hair grows every day.👍 😄Its what keeps hairdressers employed ! 😄

[@saymyname2417]

With hair that dark she should have gone to a professional hair salon to get the job done.

[@Sevenlllllllegs]

@@saymyname2417 she did fine tho. No shoulda about it

[@saymyname2417]

@@Sevenlllllllegs - Well, the hair didn't exactly turn out the way she had intended to...

[@lydaalvarez123]

Girl, you should definitely go to the salon for this. At the end of the day, you will spend roughly the same amount of money doing it at home ( and getting sucky results)

[@lavoixdevelours]

I agree. People want to rush the process.

[@hannahs8386]

You opening the colour remover bottle and pulling a face at the smell of it reminded me of the time my mum used colour remover on my wine red hair to get them back to my natural ginger hair... long story short, it worked but I smelled like foul eggs everytime my hair got wet for like 4 months... Sam and Dean would probably have mistaken me for a demon bc of the sulfur smell

[@poke-talia268]

Oh man, the place I live... the water tower makes the whole town smell like rotten eggs some days. (Sorry for the tangent, but that's what I thought of after reading your comment) And not color remover, but for a while as a kid, I had to use tar shampoo. That was uh... a fun smell.

[@the.vendetta]

When I went to remove blue from my hair to go red, I used color remover too. Every time it rained, or I showered I smelled like rotten eggs too. My partner asked if something died in my apartment when they visited 😅

[@hannahs8386]

@@the.vendetta yesss! I was still in school then and in p.e. the other students would make fun of me bc of the rotten eggs smell🥲

[@the.vendetta]

@@hannahs8386 oh god!!! I'm so sorry that happened to you! I was working in an office during my experiment with the color remover, none of my coworkers said anything but I could tell they were thinking some things 😂

[@bergamotblonde1645]

Excellent story telling 👏

[@lisa-m-jennings]

I go from black to white every Summer so I can do fun colors in my hair. I have learned a lot and I will share. The color lifter worked really well but it was patchy. There were dark spots of the black left. I can't remember if they mention it on the box but it works better (like way better) when it is warm. Even air conditioning will make it so that it does not work very well. That's why the top and the hair close to your scalp was red. The ends of your hair were still a bit dark because they needed heat. I wrap my hair in plastic and then put one of those heated caps for deep conditioning on while it processes, about 20 minutes. It gets the shade of red you want with no dark spots nearly every time. If you have some darker spots you just do it again. Also, you need to use more than one box for the length of your hair as well. If I had your length I would buy 3. No henna needed. Good luck!

[@jadevt1939]

Her roots are light because she's a natural blonde. Not because the colour remover worked better closer to the scalp. And she did wrap it in plastic and a shower cap when she did all her hair. That said I thoroughly agree she did it incorrectly. Multiple boxes, squeaky clean hair and another round on the patches she missed from sectioning poorly. Would have gone much better. I'm also a fan of colour remover because it's so much gentler than bleach

[@sapphirecamui6447]

OMG! i think your comment should be pinned for you'll save people's hairs from now on. How many times do you use the color lifter to reach white?

[@lisa-m-jennings]

@@sapphirecamui6447 I am so sorry for the confusion. I do not get white with the hair color stripper alone. After I use the color remover I always get the shade of red she likes. Once the black is all out and it is a light red shade I do a bleach bath to get my hair back to yellow. Once it is yellow I tone it to white with a good toner depending on what color I am doing. This year I am going lavender and following up with a color depositing conditioner to go deeper purple once it starts to cool off. I hope that straightened things out for you. I did not mean to be misleading.

[@lisa-m-jennings]

@Skylan Howerton The products matter a lot. If you use the best products and you do things in stages anybody can get white hair without losing it. It will always be damaged that is just the nature of removing the color from your hair but if you do it in stages, use a bonder and deep condition the hair will be in much better condition.

[@sapphirecamui6447]

@@lisa-m-jennings Oh, no, not misleading, just me being a clutz ;p thank you so much for explaining though! I'm sure others will find it helpful too :D [especially me, should i ever get ideas, hahaha!] You're from 'down under'? where i am, autumn&winter are around the corner.

[@SirtenlySurprized]

Those of us that have attempted substantial color changes at home understand all of this completely.

[@thesavingsorceress]

I love the final color! I know it’s not quite what you wanted it to be, but I think the dark red looks gorgeous on you! It’s like a lovely mix between witchy darkness for spooky season and autumn leaves for fall. Can’t wait for your next video! 🍁

[@windyloweryking1826]

I love it too!

[@clairechvala7408]

Exactly what I was going to say!!

[@mba8289]

Yes!!! I am so glad others saw what I did in this color!

[@tatooinesunsent]

hey rachel! i've been through this process before of trying to go back to red from a dark color. your hair is probably reoxidizing, meaning you didn't get all the dye out the first time you stripped your color from the molecule. i would suggest using the color remover 2 to 3 times and making sure you spend at least 30 minutes in the shower with a clarifying shampoo. i think if you tried it all again, you could get way better results.

[@bleehh]

A crusty dusty braid and cramps? Rachel, we've synced up on multiple levels.

[@KaliBerg]

Popping in to join the crusty dusty braid and cramps crew 🤘

[@monicasimmons7571]

Count me into this crew 👀

[@salemgraves1692]

😂🤣😂

[@lifeafficionado957]

I just continue to be in awe of how much of a chameleon Rachel is... did anyone else notice how much the different colors of hair affected her face shape & vibe? And her hair straight vs curly??? This woman could become anyone.

[@alphie333]

I immediately said “oh shit” and clicked the badge and my partner was like “what’s wrong” and him knowing my hair journey when I said someone’s going from dark to light red he was also like “oh shit”

[@ArankA006]

Yup, my reaction too. I saw it, saw Rachel and went 'aww yay!' and immediately went 'oh noo' when I saw the title.

[@maggietherese419]

😂

[@omegasage777]

My reaction was similar LOL

[@lexigomez165]

I loved the process. After the first henna I was like okay this is as close as we get... and then I looked at the remaining time and prepared myself for the shenanigans I was about to witness. 😂

[@lindabernhagen907]

🤣

[@hayleygrost4448]

It's never a waste of time when we get to virtually hang out with you!!

[@bethanya99]

EXACTLY!

[@Sevenlllllllegs]

Nobody watches these videos to see you succeed at your projects (although I don’t think many people see them as failures), we watch because we love your personality and we value your character. You’re a born entertainer and an absolutely pleasure to watch. I dunno what makes you worry that you have to tick all your goal-boxes in order to make great content, I mean I kinda get it, but I would literally watch a 40 minute video of you sitting at your desk and mumbling to yourself. And I know I’m not the only one. Your hair looks amazing, I recently hennaed my brown hair and it’s quite similar to yours (on camera). So I’m happy that we’re twinning. Although you give off Jessica rabbit vibes and I look like an Irish-immigrant-colonial teenage boy. Love you, you’re a total babe and sweetheart-hobbit. ❤️

[@azrani2023]

beautiful und true words, thanks for that comment!!

[@gloriagi9499]

"Piling on top of eachother" is exactly where it's at 😂 Some tips for my DIY homies: - if you want to go darker than what you're currently rocking, there's very little risk to mess it up, box dye or henna will cover up lighter shades, no prep needed - if you want to go lighter (dark to blonde) or brighter (dark to red/auburn), you need to remove pigment first; so either you use lifter to remove artificial pigment (may require a few applications if you have dyed your hair a couple of times) or if you have virgin hair you need to bleach it first (volume 20 is enough to lift 2-3 levels without damaging your hair too much). Hope this is helpful to someone somewhere! ✌️ Edit: If you want to dabble in some darker colours, but you know you will eventually want to revert to the previous lighter colour, don't use dye. Instead look for colouring shampoos/hair masks etc, as those will wash out in 8-12 washes and if you don't wash your hair too often you can get some mileage out of them

[@01SaltyWitch]

Just a little fyi/warning Demi and Semi permanent colors don’t always wash out they way they’re intended to. Everyone’s hair is different and color takes years to master.

[@goldensnme]

Hugs from a grandma who tried something like this in my 20’s. It was very brassy; so, I made a drug store run at 1am for a color that was ash. My hair turn a weird shade of greenish brown. I made an appointment the next day after bawling all night. My stylist was able to correct it such that I could been seen in public again. NEVER again!!!!

[@lavozdealma]

As a redhead who started going white in her 20s, I mix my henna as follows (measurements are in coffee scoops, so I hope you approve): 5 scoops 100% henna powder 3 scoops hibiscus flower powder (blends whites and greys) 1 scoop orange peel (adds shines) 1 scoop red kaolin clay (gives my henna that cherry-red punch) (Mix dry ingredients) I pour 1/2c warm water in my bowl, then slowly add powder ingredients, then more warm water. I repeat this process if dry ingredients and warm water until the consistency if greek yogurt. NOW STOP! Cover your bowl and let sit over night. In the morning stir again, the lumps should largely have dissolved overnight. Apply as usual.

[@minus606]

Love that recipe....totaly didn't completly stole it now. Also totaly unrelated but what exactly is a ''coffee scoop'' ??....✏📒

[@twistedspike69]

@@minus606 a coffee scoop is usually equivalent to two tablespoons

[@roska6009]

One coffee scoop is 7 grams.

[@alhexamissnapple5455]

Also, put henna on wet hair, it sticks and dyes a lot better !

[@Brynwyn123]

Would leaving out the flower powder stop it from covering all the greys? I like dying my hair bit I also like my natural grey areas

[@whossoul]

As a professional screwing-up-my-hair-at-homer I've learned the hard way sometimes you're better off just bleaching. I would do the same thing and use tons of different stuff trying to get around bleaching and end up damaging my hair more than if I just bleached it from day 1. If you use a light developer, like 20, it's hard to damage your hair as long as you follow instructions and will save you a lot of time and heartache!

[@lexmarie3248]

Unfortunately if you bleach your hair after using henna dye it can (will most likely) melt your hair, which is why a lot of hair dressers recommend avoiding it.

[@TheMintedMaiden]

Your hair will turn green or it will have to be bleached so many times to get the green to a level that you can color over, it will be damaging! This is coming from personal experience! Bleach carefully and prepare to color it dark again in case it turns green!

[@whossoul]

@@lexmarie3248 That won't happen if you use henna dye that's 100% henna. Cheap, low quality henna dyes contain metallic salts and that is what reacts to the bleach and can cause your hair to melt, not the henna itself. I used to always bleach my roots before adding henna and would always pull the bleach down over the henna to blend it. When multiple applications made my ends darker than I wanted I would bleach my whole head. Never had my hair melt cause I used 100% henna. A strand test is always a good idea, as is knowing what's in your dye, but the idea that henna plus bleach melts you're hair isn't entirely accurate.

[@lexmarie3248]

@@whossoul A lot of people don't use 100% henna, however and that's where the problem is. "Henna dye" typically seems more user friendly to those who don't really know what they're doing.

[@helenstevensactress]

I love that you shared this. Markers make “mistakes” or have learning experiences with unexpected results. This is how we get better. 🙌.

[@AsherTank]

I think the last color turned out really nice. Like a Merlot Red/Brown. The way the sun just fires up all the strands and glows red is super pretty! And like others said I think you rocked each and every shade through the video. ❤

[@Wiz1800]

Even though it’s not what you wanted, you looked stunning for every stage of this process. Don’t worry - your hair will get there 😂 Thank you queen for “wasting” my time, I had fun here ♥️ Hope anyone reading this has a nice day!! :))

[@Raindrop-skeepfallingonmyhead-]

the unhinged energy in this video is just *cheffs kiss* and the singing at the end was just beautiful

[@sophielong7775]

It looked super pretty on camera, like glowy embers! 🥰 Something my hairdresser suggests for encouraging colour to fade is switching to medicated anti-dandruff shampoo for a bit. Might help a little here if you wanted to try it 🙂

[@elihaugen2971]

I think it ended up looking wonderful. but totally understand the struggle, been there many times myself on my hair color journeys. but that's why I love when youtubers share when things don't always go 100% to plan. it's easier to relate to. because even though she's like a magical super strong elf princess, it's good to know she's also a little bit human deep down. and I love her for it.

[@drhotdog489]

I remember when you said you were gonna dye ur hair a demipermanent dark and “let it fade out” and I literally laughed out loud. As someone who has gone from dark to red easily a dozen times. I remember thinking there’s no way. But sometimes we gotta learn the hard way 🤷‍♀️

[@Nyszka85]

Hey Rachel, guess what you did there? A secret red hair, to go perfectly with your secret pants in all autumnal outfits🍂🍁🍂 take care and give your hair some love after this 'very' entertaining endeavour 😘😘 from already cold Poland

[@marissabulso6439]

Not a waste of time!! We are here for ✨all the Rachel content✨ And, okay, the color may not have turned out like you wanted, but that brush out was 👌🏻👌🏻

[@duchess_92]

Rachel, you did a good job! When you use those sulfur based (that's why it smells like that haha) color removers there's a chance the pigment can come back. That's why it got darker when you put the copper boxed color on it. I'd skip that step and just do a bleach bath. Powder hair lightener (bleach) mixed with 20 vol developer according to the directions on the package, then add about equal amount of shampoo. The shampoo helps make it easier ​to distribute evenly and dilutes the bleach a bit. Apply to dry hair, some say wet but I find it works better on dry. Avoid your roots since they are already lighter. Leave it on for about 15 min, you will be able to see if all the dark is gone and if it's not light enough keep checking every 5 min up to 30 min total. Then rinse and shampoo/condition.Your hair should be close to what it was before. This can be repeated if its not light enough, I'd wait a week or so before doing it again. Then go in with your henna. After get some Olaplex #3 and use it before you wash and deep condition after you shampoo. Since you set your hair and don't use much heat on it it should be fine. I'm a Hairdresser and have done this many times to my own hair. I recently went from the red you had before to darkest brown/black then back to a light brown haha. The only time its very hard to remove dark color is when you want to go blonde. The warm tones are hard to get out but since your goal is a bright copper you don't have to worry about that. Also the "boxed color is the worst thing ever" is a myth similar to henna, they used to be made with metallic salts. But now most brands are owned by companies that make Salon products... L'oreal, Revlon, Clairol etc. So they are similar formulas to salon color but they are commonly used incorrectly which can lead more work to remove so I think that's why most stylists still say not to use them.

[@dingustime]

This comment right here!!!

[@iangrissett9203]

Yes, I was just looking at the comments to see when someone was going to recommend a bleach bath!!!

[@paigeh1670]

I love the crap out of this comment. I would add that box dyes do have the draw back of often using a higher volume developer than needed, which can cause some unnecessary damage. But you can easily swap the developer in the box for a less intense one if you're on the lighter end of the recommended color spectrum.

[@creativequince]

Yes, yes, YES! I've done this a few times and it works so well.

[@nicoletheknightowl7560]

You can not simply bleach henna. It does not lighten. bleach opens the cuticles of the hair and forces the colour deeper inside. Meaning it will get darker

[@styleme3375]

Hairdresser here… Smaller sections are always better for even application. A color brush is nice to work the product into your roots but even hairdressers use their hands to work the product into the ends. The brush also has a pointed tip on the handle you can use to part and section your hair. You can get a bowl and brush for like $5 on amazon. Going lighter from dark is not an easy process. You have to lighten the brown parts ONLY and then apply the final red. If you put lightener on your roots it’s going to give you hot roots. This is a color correction and if you want it more copper red I suggest going to a salon and paying someone to get you back to red and then you can maintain it going forward. Henna adds more complications to this process and getting professional help will be worth it. You also probably need a trim and a deep conditioner after allllll that. Good luck!

[@Vilexxica]

Question - how critical was it to have clean hair prior to using the color lifter? That made me twitch when she said she didn't but I didn't know how critical it actually was in practice.

[@jenniferwasinski3675]

Henna doesn't lift

[@lauraleecreations3217]

👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I'm a cosmetology graduate I am glad you commented. I am grateful you addressed the complications of the henna😊

[@amybeth2022]

I'm A hairdresser as well and I completely agree with @styleme3375 Save yourself the pain & stench of the OTC products & go to a professional & let them get you back to the beautiful red that you want & then you can maintain it from there. 😁💖

[@aylazelanagrebiel3210]

I wholeheartedly agree with you, my internal cringe knowing she had henna in. Makes everything extremely difficult and to quote Guy Tang: “Paranormal hairtivity!”

[@lauradwyer1588]

Rachel! Try L'Oreal highlights for dark hair! It will lift your hair from the darker brown to a bright ginger orange in one step without using pre lightner ! I love that stuff!

[@lelatierney4015]

Looks gorgeous nevertheless! Still very autumnal! Also, so ready for Autumn and Halloween! Started decorating my desk, my coworkers think I'm crazy! 🍂🍁🎃🤣

[@candlerunner]

happy two months until Halloween yall

[@The_miIk]

Can't wait!! Gonna be a mushroom fairy this year :D

[@candlerunner]

@@The_miIk cool!!

[@keriw3518]

I'm a hairstylist. When I heard what you were going to do , I screamed out loud NO!!!! It's going to go dark after everything. I'm sorry! Go to a good salon. I always say it's less mess, heartbreak and less expensive to just get it done professionally. Color correction is not easy , even for some professionals. However, I must say you still look beautiful and it is more glowy red! Loved the video haha!

[@01SaltyWitch]

Color correction is an art and under the best conditions with the proper education, best products and lots of practice, it’s still a gamble as to how the hair will react.

[@alexas9692]

the worst part is that with the henna now she can´t just use bleacher

[@katieanderson2302]

Whispers in hairstylist: “color doesn’t lift color” 😂 honestly you did a pretty damn good job and were on the right track at first! The problem you really had was you didn’t lift out all the old box color so you were just adding pigment on top of pigment, hence the darkening color. (Which you figured out pretty quick I think 😂) Color remover is a form of lightener, just less strong, so it can lift out the box but not the henna. You should give it another go later! Just remember that unless you can get all the color out, the henna will just look dark. Good luck!!! 👍🏻

[@librarian_laur]

I also dye my hair red and went dark brown for a show. Going back to the ginger I love was a *journey.* I recommend trying the lightener a few times, letting your hair chill for a week and then dying the red. Keep up with the red as usual and it will eventually go back to that color you love! Sorry this didn't work out the way you wanted but your viewers love your content no matter what!

[@GentleEisheth]

I feel this so much. I had lagoon blue hair and then wanted to go emerald green. Didn't lift and tone enough so my bleached hair was really yellowy. Yellow-y blonde + emerald green=swamp witch green. It's the risk we run when playing with hair chemicals. Your hair is an amazing color though, intended tone or not. All the falls colors suit you.

[@michelleray4516]

I'm no hairdresser, but I've been around for 63 years, and I've had lots of hair mistakes, so I'd like to suggest using a lemon based dishwashing liquid just for the next few washes. It will strip out some of the color, and you'll have to do some intense conditioning afterwards, but it never failed to strip the color from my hair. Give your hair some time and several washes before you apply anything else to it. You're beautiful no matter what color your hair is.

[@jemsage91]

Just washing with shampoo with sulfates in it will do the same thing. There so many better options than dish soap.

[@poppysydney3564]

The last colour looked beautiful - rich in depth and healthy!

[@JaneDoeDoeDeeOhDoe]

I've gone through my onw home dyeing jobs and I have to say, I never had your sense of humour about it! I know the final result wasn't what you were going for, but IMHO, I think it's the most flattering colour you've ever had. Yes, the vibrant red and the very dark both looked really good, but this colour looks great on you. It really brings out your eyes and your skin tone. You'll have to put up with looking gorgeous for now.

[@Littlereddevil94]

I'm so sorry. It's so hard to go back to red after dyeing your hair dark. 😫

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

I saw the title of this & all I could think of was the scene in Anne of Green Gables. Where she tried to dye her hair & it backfired spectacularly. & instead of going raven black it went green. 😖

[@druidriley3163]

It is VERY difficult to lift a dark dye from light hair. You just let it grow out.

[@druidriley3163]

@Niphyra Oh, yes. I didn't say it couldn't be done, it's just difficult.

[@sammatthews5998]

It's definitely a warmer tone on camera it looks nice 😊. I am a natural red head and sadly even I had to use bleach to go back to red after box dye brunette. Looking forward to your Autumn content, I too wish to be cosy 🍂 ☕️ . Sending love from England ❤️

[@BexStep121]

I actually really like the ending color! Every time it caught the light you got this beautiful punch of red mixed in with the darker tones.

[@bexfisch80]

I'm a natural brunette and I once tried dying my hair red, too. It also did not work lol But your hair still looks great! Love the color it ended up being.

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

I never wanted to be a redhead (natural dark brown, at least before I started greying) but I did find a purple that is meant to go on dark hair without needing to bleach it. Also found a blue that does really well on dark hair too, unfortunately two different brands!! (Garnier Nutrisse Deep Lilac and Ice Cream's blue). But one does what one must to get fun streaks and also avoid bleaching one's nice dark hair (I've done blonde streaks a few times and it takes multiple times with the bleach stuff to get it past orange, stopped bothering with it though because the really fun Manic Panic colours don't dye my hair, like, at all)

[@SkyeSalindar]

The cut to you saying "I don't want to talk about it" on your 2nd attempt at henna really made me laugh. I haven't used boxed dye in years, the last time I did I underestimated how long it would last. I assumed it would fade in a few months and I'd be back to my natural dirty blonde/light brown (I dyed my hair jet black) but I ended up having to let my hair grow until I could cut it out 😂

[@sarasthoughts]

Did the "permanent" word on the box dye not give you a hint lol

[@RosyRosie42]

It looks so red with the sun shining through! Curious what outdoor photoshoots will look like ❤️

[@VioletMagpie]

I'm just looking for someone cheerful and entertaining to keep me company while I have my life fails too. You're perfect ;) thanks for the company!

[@merrimcarthur7198]

I used to henna my hair for years and absolutely loved it! At the age of 60 I decided to go "factory original". So, I just stopped the henna and let my very silver roots grow out. Once they were long enough, I chopped off all the red, then grew out my hair. Regarding your hair, you may want to go to a stylist to get it lightened before trying to henna again. Btw, I'm 68 now and have long silver hair. Much as I miss the henna, I really don't want to have to grow out the roots and chop my hair short if I change my mind again.

[@greatauntlizbethg9137]

You could always try an ombre

[@homedecor6915]

I have henna hair ( over 60 years of age ) and still have a couple of boxes left. My hair is very fine so I only use 1/2 the box each time ( every 4 - 6 months ). When I run out of henna, then I will let my hair do it's natural thing....LOL

[@kthearcher3357]

Glad to hear others are embracing the natural hair. I've got 2 temple streaks and honestly if I do a weird hair part, it looks like a fancy purposeful light streak lol 😆

[@winterinbloom]

I have dark brown hair, the same color as Rachel's before look, and I used to use henna to give my hair a red tint. It actually made my hair look almost a shade lighter, and the red was so cool and fiery when backlit. I quit when the number of grey hairs tripled on my head. I only had six grays to start with for the longest time, but it really freaked me out when I suddenly had more. I have long hair and do not want to have to cut it off to get rid of hennaed ends. I was so convinced that my hair was going to go gray rapidly once the grays multiplied, but three years later I still haven't sprouted anymore. My hair is still just it's natural color and I'm done messing with it.

Girl, I am an hairdresser. Unfortunately I think you need to use bleach… 20 Volume developer will be okay, it don’t have to be much stronger because you don’t have to lift to blonde. Then you can apply the copper box dye or henna, but your hair needs to reach the right level before put anything on it 😊

[@rai1879]

Yes! A good lift back to an orangey tone, if it's even it would look just fine

[@caliellama]

Agreed!! And do a strand test because sometimes henna and bleach do not play well together!

[@liviutza08]

@@caliellama YES!

[@madisongerber132]

You mean hair dryer

[@nicolethompson3782]

I agree the bleach is probably the only way. I have been using henna since 2012 and recently discovered that I can have highlights by the bleaching process though since I did highlights I went to a salon but I imagine those bleach kits would work for all over color fixing. Though I will say my hair is naturally blonde with red tendencies and I haven’t used any chemical dye since switching to henna except for the bleached highlights.

[@worldsoull]

Rachel, you could literally post a vid where you paint a white wall white and I'd watch it and love it 😂 it's also a great reminder to us all that even super successful people have some derp moments and it's all good! Love you! ❤️❤️

[@anniejones3408]

YES! I’D BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO! As a hairstylist, kudos to that first lift. I was impressed! Wish I sent you a professional bowl, brush, and Tangle Teezer with Joico color eraser to go with your color lifter! If you do go after those dark bands, I’ve used joico eraser on wet hair with great success--but haven’t tried it on henna.... Thanks for sharing your process! It made my day, even though I was yelling “noooo!!!! Don’t do it!” Between my finger tips.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

I saw the title of this & all I could think of was the scene in Anne of Green Gables. Where she tried to dye her hair & it backfired spectacularly. & instead of going raven black it went green. 😖

[@elisea.740]

Lol awesome reference... all time fav series... that part was so endearing, bless her

[@angb6616]

Agreed🤓 excellent reference.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Oh my sister loved that series and introduced it to me more than 30 years ago. I'd forgotten all about. Had to admit I enjoyed the wholesome show every time.

[@newcreature222]

Yes good reference …spot on 🎯 poor Rachel well atleast it not green she looks good though through her color changes

[@dianehess3706]

This actually makes me feel better about go gray! 🤣. It’s ok. I’m 58 years old and colored my hair for years. I really enjoy your creativity and imagination. Thank you for sharing! Your friend Diane ❤️

[@minemarei768]

As someone who has used colour remover many a times here are a few tipps: You need to really saturate your hair in it. I mean drippin wet. Like with bleach it needs to thoroughly coat each strand of hair. I would also recommend to repeat the colour removing step twice, if you have been dying your hair a long time to get the buildup out of there. I hope this helps for future hair dying adventures ♥

[@TheGlamourGhoul]

I always appreciate fun and honest videos like this! You attempted a DIY project on your hair and it didn't turn out exactly as you envisioned. But I'm glad that you still took us along for the ride. And you look lovely in every hair colour, so that's a win at least!

[@threerings7856]

I dyed my (naturally mid brown) hair black when I was 18. When it was growing out I wanted some way to transition it and spent 4 hours in the salon to get streaks bleached into it so I could dye them red while I was growing the black out (didn't even try to lighten it...good thing considering the rest of the story.) So the hairdresser bleached the streaks and put the red on, and my 4 inch roots took the red fine of course, but the streaks refused to take any color at all and stayed blond. So I had black hair with red roots and blond streaks. For like a year people would look at me and go "what color is your hair???" and I would say "lots." It's much easier now that I have chin length hair cause I just wait and cut it off when I'm making drastic change.

[@EuZAK]

So the salon messed up and you had to accept it?

[@cuzitey9006]

@@EuZAK that's what it sounds like..

[@melialaa]

I laughed out loud at this. I hope this is now genuinely a funny memory, I don't think I could've gone through that and would have had to either colour it back to black or cut it off 😅

[@amniku]

That’s probably because they didn’t do a ph balance and toning on the blonde. When you lift that drastic it blows open the cuticle so it won’t take or it washes out super fast.

[@skipperringo]

@@EuZAK sounds like every time I’ve been to a stylist-

[@roseykitten798]

As a hair dresser imma review your process constructively :3 1) color remover instead of straight to bleach: usually a very good choice, it normally won't do as much damage right away. 2)test strand: perfect! Love to see it! 3)reading instructions: ahead of many others! 4)the smell and fumes: windows but if it's hot yknow it can't be helped 5)application: you don't need the brush, but smaller sections make saturation easier on ya :3 6)saturation: you wanna use more than you think you need but you did great keeping the moisture in! 7)henna: haven't experienced myself yet but hear it's easier on the hair so... lovely! 8)application2: shows consistency in your technique and attention to saturation. Very well done! 9) saturation: when it looks good on camera it's usually good, so, awesome! Overall 10/10 as long as you had fun along the way :3

[@jennersjam]

As someone who has dyed and bleached their own hair for 24 years…we’ve all been there haha. The only suggestion I would make as buy 2 of everything for one application for your length of hair and when you think everything is saturated add more 😂 Your hair is definitely red but a very dark red. You also look great!

[@pandamainiak2895]

You still look gorgeous either way, I love that you're still willing to show the difficulties and mistakes you make, which is very realistic and just makes me love you even more Rachel. Keep Rachelling!!!

[@wandalism1833]

Your videos could never waste my time! I do not watch them because you accomplish things, I watch them because I love your sense of humor, how you deal with stuff and the all over vibe, which is for me personified coziness and autumn queen vibes 👑🍂🍁 so I keep watching every crazy project you want to share with us! Greetings from Germany! 🧡

[@JankoWalski-hz3lu]

Same here. Hello from Poland :)

[@kitchenmom]

I'm old, and I can say that I did this with my hair a few times. It's insanity, but each time I did stuff like this, I still told myself that the outcome would be different. It never was. One time my hair was black, one time it was red like a fire engine, and one time it was brown with a lovely green that made you think of something you find in the diaper of a baby. So watching you made me feel compassion and serenity, knowing that most of us do stupid shit like this with our hair.

[@michaelsnider2484]

To make it redder, you must lighten it again and then dye or henna again. Henna does not take color out, it adds color in.

[@Ninjakitty17]

Why are you apologizing!? You could literally make a video of a pot of water boiling and we'd all still watch it because you're so entertaining. You're a delight and we are all here for it 👏👏👏

[@pumpkin_fox]

Rachel, I was in the exact same situation as you! I have henna red hair and wanted to go dark brown with a semi-permanent dye. Love both colors! And I also used a color remover, then (very important) deep cleansing shampoo. Then didn't touch my hair for a week to see if it gets back to dark. Thankfully it didn't! Then I dyed my hair with henna. The ends of my hair looked still darker than my roots. After a few months I bleached the lower part of my hair (without touching the roots) and it was magical. My hair became such a beautiful red! I actually have never used red box dye. I guess that step was a mistake. Because in most cases your hair will become dark after that. Well, now you know... One day, sooner or later, you will get back to red.🧡

[@katemcmullen5558]

Rachel we love you but going to a salon one friggin time would certainly not end the world 😂

[@DanMan869]

THANK YOU for having had the 'courage' to post this because I had been thinking something along the same lines. I don't presume to know Rachel's "real-life" financial situation, but was it really out of the question for her to have spent a couple of hundred bucks(?) on going to a professional salon to have her hair stripped and re-colored to the exact shade she wanted? There would've been no shame in having said, "I spent $___ and, yes, that is a lot of money, but I knew it would be worth the investment."

[@katemcmullen5558]

@@DanMan869 ‘courage’ not required to suggest that someone I admire ought to spend a little on herself to spare this stress ✨

[@Vilexxica]

Yeah I gotta wonder how much she ended up spending thinking she could do it herself vs. if she'd just dealt with the sticker shock to splurge on a professional 😭 It's the same feeling I get when she uses all these cheap-ass $1 paints instead of upgrading to the $5+ ones and then getting perpetually upset when craft projects don't work out and she's gotta make multiple trips to a craft store. IDGI personally but if she's happy, I guess! 🤷

[@DanMan869]

@@katemcmullen5558, please just know that I used the word courage (and put it in quotes) mainly because the majority of the comments here seemed to overlook this idea and that made me think it was the unpopular opinion.

[@RedCoyote]

As someone's who's never dyed their hair but always wanted to, I actually enjoyed seeing the journey!

[@jadedisaster]

thank you for sharing even your mistakes with us!!! nothing is more frustrating than your hair not being like you want it, but you are in fact rocking the colours it went through (or at least the colours we're seeing in the video)

[@danigurl9999]

I’m a hairdresser so my advice is leave it alone and wash it frequently with hot water to pull out the color. Also cheap dollar store shampoo works great at pulling out color. But honestly you’ll need to use bleach to lift it. If you want to do it at home use bleach with 20 volume developer with shampoo and let it sit for 20 minutes at a time and wash it out

[@Glesga_lassie]

I wouldn't touch freshly applied henna with bleach as a home job, also a hairdresser. If it goes wrong it will cost more to colour correct than if Rachel had gone to a salon initially. And there's a high chance it would be patchy and yes, it will go shades of orange, red etc but there's no guarantee it will lift in an acceptable way. Henna is a pain to deal with as a stylist, but for someone with very long hair that's been through multiple processes I wouldn't recommend a home job unless they're willing to spend a lot of money to correct it, or cut a lot of the length off.

[@danigurl9999]

@@Glesga_lassie henna is definitely hard to work with and bad for the hair. Honestly she would never been better going to the salon and if not definitely starting with bleach and low volume peroxide because that definitely would have gotten her to where she wanted to be

[@ivyrose9360]

My life is also a series of “but maybe if I” decisions. We love a queen who keeps things relatable.

[@denisebarros410]

Rachel: has 400 brushes Also Rachel: doesn't have a single hairbrush! As a hairstylist this video gave me a bit of anxiety 😂

[@daniakehurst5419]

Omg! I love all the colours on you. The light brown actually looked really good. ❤