Color Showers question

[MissRissa]

So I had originally decided that 08 was the the time to get my hair back in great condition, so no color. Yeah well im feenin. I want to try color showers and I was thinking about trying either honey, ginger or gold. well I have really dark, almost black hair. I want to know if the color will show up. I know some of the ladies on the board who use the lighter colors actually have naturally light hair and most everyone else uses the blacks or dark browns. I know that in order to lighten hair, you have to lift the color first and that requires permanent color/bleaching. I want to know if anyone with really dark hair has used the lighter colors and if they worked.

 

[nicki6]

My hair is naturally black and I used Color Showers in Gold. The color was barely apparent. It only presented in my gray as a sort of bronze. There are pics in my Fotki.

 

[Eisani]

If you have very dark/black hair, semi-perm colors such as gold, blondes etc are not going to show. They may give you a subtle glow in natural light, but the color won't be instantly obvious.

 

[Starian]

I use Colorshowers in gold. My natural hair color is multi-tonal ("sandy", I guess) and on the dark brown parts it is barely noticeable, the medium brown is noticeable only in the light, and the light brown parts make it appear as if I have highlights, especially on my ends. It all comes together beautifully in the sunlight, though.

Thing is about the gold...unless you have your color lifted it isn't going to appear gold, but more auburnish. The first time it was put it in I was like "Gold? They must have mislabeled this bottle..."

 

[MissRissa]

Thanks y'all, thats pretty much what I figured. guess i was hoping. knowing me, I'll probably still try it though.

 

[nicki6]

I decided to use my Color Showers again yesterday.
Here are some pics. Its SUPPOSED to be Dark Brown, but my hair treats color like OJ treats black women...REJECTED!!!

I only 'see' brown in the third pic because I'm standing on the sun