Semipermanant Hair Colour

[Chelseaa]

Soo, roughly a month ago, maybe two? Who knows...
I went to a salon and got semipermanant colour.
I had highlights (pretty grown out, but they were there nontheless) at the time and when he was done he said "no more highlights!"

How come highlights, being permanant and all, go away if I only got semipermanant hair colour? Which is supposed to wash out.
Wouldn't the highlights still be left hiding under the colour?
It's not that big of a deal, I wanted them gone, but still I'm wondering.


It SEEMS like the colour hasn't washed out yet though. I don't know. Is it possible that maybe it just takes longer sometimes? I want my old hair back by now!

 

[Beauty Mark]

What color was your hair originally and what color was used on it?

Black I find stains and is pretty much permanent, no matter what kind

 

[Chelseaa]

Originally it was a light-ish brown
And it was dyed a darker brown, only one shade though I think
"You're here at 4, we're gonna bring you down to a 5" or something like that, id what he said

 

[xsnowwhite]

hmm thats weird
everytime i try to dye over my highlgihts with semipermanant they show through again
i dont know why yours dont though but i guess thats good!

it could be because you dyed your hair darker than it was to start with but idk for sure

 

[L281173]

With semi-permanent color, the color tends to oxidize. I have jet black hair, but the color was lifted about 5 levels. I have apricot colored highlights. Did your stylist lighten your hair with bleach before applying highlight color?

 

[3jane]

I think previously treated hair absorbs hair dye pigment much more, especially previously lightened hair. At least, this is why you have to be careful with DIY hair color--- it can turn out too dark in the previously processed parts of your hair.

Most likely, it'll still wash out of the highlighted area to some extent, but may take longer than the "6-8 weeks" (or w/e) time it's supposed to stay in.

 

[Chelseaa]

Thank you for your responses!
Ahh. Hopefully it washes all the way out. haha