Hair color goof!! How do I fix it!! Help!!?

My hair is naturally dark brown but I have been coloring and highlighting it for about 15yrs now. Two days ago and I went to the store and bought a box of Intense Auburn (sweet pepper) Garnier Nutrisse hair color. I thought that it was the color that I had used the last several times that I dyed my hair but it turns out that I bought the wrong stuff. I noticed something wasn't right when the coloring was setting up in my hair. I noticed that the cream had turned bright red. I was shocked when I started to blow dry my hair. It is soooo red! It's a lovely color but it's just not for me. Anyone have a suggestion on what I could put over this. The Garnier hotline is not open on the weekends. I would like to use something that will make my hair more brown and not SOOO red. Thanks.

Hair color goof!! How do I fix it!! Help!!?

Wash your hair with a stripping shampoo, this is an incredibly effective way to remove hair color before re-dying it.

Redye it with a dark brown, OR, a light brown if you'd like to see a little more red.

Hair color goof!! How do I fix it!! Help!!?

Use a color that has a cool base, no red or amber and only leave it on half the suggested time, If you have 5 vol. peroxide that would be good too since you are only depositing color, not lightening,

Hair color goof!! How do I fix it!! Help!!?

ethier a stripping shapoo or highlight with a light brown to off-set the red.

Hair color goof!! How do I fix it!! Help!!?

red usually fades away pretty quick. but if you can't wait then just go back in and have them deposit some dark brown lowlights that wil break up the red and make it not so drastic.

Hair color goof!! How do I fix it!! Help!!?

Don't panic. The fresher the color is, the easier it is to fix it if you're not happy.

You can try use a deep cleansing, residue removing shampoo and an oil conditioner (leaving it on with heat) to see if it fades. Unfortunately Nutrisse is a permanent color so fade may not fade much.

Look for a chemist/supermarket/salon supply store who keep products like Color Oops (haven't used it myself) or my personal favourite Goldwell's Color Remover System. It's an easy to use color stripper that doesn't damage hair as much as bleaching the color out. Google both for further info...

After removing the tint with a product like this you're free to re-tint your hair with the correct color this time around. However, if you use a bleach-based hair lightener, which there are plenty around, I'd advice waiting a while to let your hair rest and using good products to condition it. If you color over bleached hair the result will be darker and will stay longer.. and can be uneven.

If you bleach the color out, use a good reconstructer/conditioner and afterwards if you want to colour your hair immediately, use a temporary semi-permanent color like L'Oreal Color Pulse/Wella Color Mousse or a salon product like Elumen. It won't damage your hair anywhere as much as a permanent color will and it's easier to change colors/tones as they fade away.

Buying another lighter colour will not help as colour doesn't remove or lighten your hair. If you are happy with the darkness/your current tone and don't want your hair to be lighter, you can try applying a new colour that is same tone (see the first number on the box) or one lighter (number higher) that has an ashen tone. Look for colors that are x.2 or x.3 or with letter A (for ash). Ashen tones will offset the redness.

Even if you buy another much darker color to put over, unfortunately red tint is the most long lasting of all colors and will soon be peeking thru as the darker tones fade. I'd recommend using a stripper, even if you want to go darker.

Good luck.