I had a professional semi-permanent done at my salon (Curve in Brooklyn, NY which I can't recommend enough!) 6 weeks ago and I ended up with more of a magenta redthan the the deep auburn I was looking for. It's a vegetable dye so it was safe after my relaxer but frankly I'm sick of it even tho I've washed my hair every week (sometimes 2x week) and it still hasn't come out completely. I guess that has to do with how porous my hair is - she said it might take at least 12 shampoos to get it out depending on my hair. Is it possible to do a sem-perm over another one or just be patient and wait for it completely to wash out? I'm dying to get my hairthe color I really want, a dark golden auburn. Btw, do semi-perm colors come in lighter shades? I was told that if I wanted to go lighter, I would have to do perm which I don't want to do. Thanks for info and I'm glad to be a new member here! /images/graemlins/smile.gif