Dying hair from a faded black to a dark brown!?

I posted a similar thread but I wanted to dye my hair to a dirty blonde. After reading so much about ruining my hair I've decided that I want to try to go back to a medium-dark brown color, which is my natural color.

I have very thick hair. It's very healthy, as well. I dyed it black about 5 months ago, and now my roots are grown in about 3 inches. The black has faded a bit, and when I hold up my hair outside it seems like I can see more brown than black, but starring in the mirror I just see a faded black with brown roots.

What can I do to get a dark brown or medium brown on the go? With having to visit a salon. Blonde sounds way too hard, but surely brown isn't as hard.

Thank you.

Dying hair from a faded black to a dark brown!?

Hm well I posted on your last question.

K. Black is hard to get out. No matter what. Period.

You need to go to a salon, even if only for the first time, then use box dye after you've gotten the colour you want and you're just touching up your roots.

I am in the process of going blonde, and I had jet black dyed hair. To go dark brown, you still need to put stripper in, and then the dark brown hair dye. Stripper isn't as damaging as bleach. You can't put brown dye over black..because that just wouldnt work, black is too dark...you still need to bleach it.

If you do it at home, you need to bleach the crap out of your whole head...may turn orange...and then dye it dark brown. Don't advise you do this it's very harsh on hair.

I got brown hair (with highlights to make it lighter brown) on the first visit.

What I reccomend you do is go to the salon once, get your dark brown...and from there you can use box dye afterwards when you need to do root touch ups, add some high lights, etc.

Dying hair from a faded black to a dark brown!?

This is still not something that you should be attempting. Here again is why: You have massive regrowth and dark ends. The dark ends must be lightened out and regrowth then matched to that. You are going to encounter a lot of red along the way. You will have to adjust for that. This is tricky work and you should go to a color correction specialist. I fore see "hot" roots in your future with brassy ends if you continue down this path. Best of luck.