I busted out the 7th Stage Bleach
and my Wella Toner in Medium Ash Blonde
Here's my black hair, healthy and shiny
I applied the bleach about 1/4 of an inch away from my scalp and let it sit for 45 minutes then applied the bleach to my roots and let it sit for 15 minutes, I got this nasty orange, flaming color.
Afterwards I toned it with Wella Demipermanent color is Medium ash blonde to help eliminate the brassiness, I left this in for 20 minutes.
Now my hair is fried as hell and after all of this processing, I went and got a haircut the very next day. But I got that cognac blonde color I always long to have.