TIL a stubborn color correction can take a full afternoon

Trying to lift a client's old box dye took me 3 hours and two rounds of color remover before I could even start the new shade. Anyone else have a go-to product for this that actually saves time?

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nancyhernandez1mo ago

Honestly, the real time-saver is in the pre-color test strands! Snip a tiny piece of hair from underneath, process it exactly like you plan to for the full head. That stubborn old dye might lift patchy or not at all, and you'll know before wasting an afternoon. Seeing those test results tells you instantly if you need a different approach or more rounds of remover. It feels like an extra step but it has saved me from so many corrective disasters.

robinson.jake1mo ago

Can't agree more, that test strand is a total game changer. I learned the hard way after a botched bleach job on my own hair (it turned orange in some spots, stayed black in others, it was a mess). Now I always cut a piece from the nape of my neck and do the full process on it first. You see exactly how the color lifts and if it's even, which saves you from a full head of patchy, damaged hair. It feels like a hassle but it's way less time than fixing a disaster.

linda_murphy26d ago

My friend Jen tried to lift this old black box dye off her sister's hair for a friend's wedding. She spent about 4 hours and used two bottles of Color Oops, but the hair just turned this weird muddy brown with green undertones in the front pieces. She ended up having to call her client and say hey we need to pick a darker shade than you wanted because that old dye just wasn't budging. That pre-color test strand would have saved her so much headache honestly, she learned that one the hard way.