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Anyone have any advice on coloring my fading-with-age-and-sun natural red hair? I would like to have the color I had about 10 years ago...redder, not so orange...thanks!

My natural red has faded over the years too. I enhance it with red highlights sometimes and other times I tint it to get my red back.

Are these store bought highlights or professionally done? Any brands to look for? Thanks... <img src="/images/graemlins/heart.gif" alt="" />

Mine are professional (I'm a hairdresser <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> ) Since there are so many different tones of red, it may be hard to get 'yours' with a store bought tint. someone else here on the boards may be able to help you if you want to do it yourself.

Hi redhotmomma !

Have you considered henna? It'll give you superb redness and conditioning into the bargain. I know henna isn't popular with hairdressers, and with most people who've heard about it on the grapevine, but honestly , there's a lot of "misinformation" about. Try it and see !

ps- I have hair colour gallery photos on my site of people who have hennaed their hair if you want to have a look and get an idea of how it's likely to turn out. If you don't like the henna, you can hair dye over it ! You'd need to give it a week or so though - the longer the better - for the hair to be ready to take on hair dye colour again.

A word of caution : if you do decide to try it, you must be absolutely certain that it is 100% pure henna without additives. ADDITIVES SPELL TROUBLE - the sort of trouble that your hairdresser is familiar with as a result of compound henna metallic salt mixes.

good luck