Hair Highlights?

I have very dark brown, almost black, virgin hair, and I want to get highlights. I want auburn/burgundy, something reddish-purplish. Would that be a good color? What would be a good brand for at-home highlighting, since salons are expensive and can be over $100?Hair Highlights?
Visit Sally's beauty supply and pick up a small pack of disposable frost caps and a pack of bouffant elastic baggies (to put on after applying color to help hold in heat for better processing). I would try Clairol Torrids for vivid color, and regular Clairol for a more natural shade. For levels 6 or above you can use a 40 volume developer for greater lift of your natural color, if desired; on lower levels, I would probably just use 20 volume, as those are darker shades and won't require additional lifting. Use a cream developer as this will make your color a thicker texture and less likely to bleed through under the cap (thus giving you spots at the base of your scalp). I think that will be a great color choice, light blonde is too much on very dark hair... unless you enjoy the alternative look, and then it can be quite striking.





EDITED; The above info is for somewhat subtle highlighting. If you are wanting screaming purple or pink highlights the hair must first be pre-bleached to a very light stage using an off the scalp powdered bleach (such as Clairol's Basic White) mixed with 40 volume creme developer. You must use a cap or foils with this product, it can't be applied to the scalp, this stuff will set you on fire, use gloves. The hair must be brought up to the palest of yellows to white, to achieve the neon shades. The secret to that is not removing the bleach until the desired level of color removal is there.The bleach must be kept moist to keep working, so if pulled through a cap it must be covered with a baggie. When doing this, a hooded dryer is very helpful to speed up processing time. If you see any definite orange or yellow DON';T remove the bleach, be patient and wait until the desired level is reached. When there, shampoo out well, condition, dry and apply Manic Panic in your desired shade to the pre-lightened areas and shampoo out after about 30 minutes. This formula is only for shocking, shout out highlighting. For a softer look use the first mentioned suggestion. I say this as your hair is so dark naturally. A person with light brown hair could get very natural results using powdered bleach, they can go lighter as their natural color is lighter, hence less contrast. Unless striving for super dramatic highlights, I would not recommend the bleaching, you don't need the extra lifting of bleach for a subtle reddish, burgandy, or eggplant effect.Hair Highlights?
You cannot get a good reddish-pupulish results at home, unless you happen to be gifted or a trained cosmotologist.





You would have to bleach your hair first, where you want the highlights and then do the color on it.





I highly suggest you go to a salon.





I got my highlights(I have the same hair color as you and got burgundy/red/wine highlights!) done at a beauty school for about $40, but of course I wouldn't suggest going to a beauty school unless you want to take a chance.





If you do chose to go to a beauty school to get them done, I suggest Marinello's Beauty School, and if not go to one where the instructors carefully watch the students as they work.





Best of Luck!
it will look fine!
get a dark purple color and mix it in with a reddish brownish color that would look awesome!!get loreal or raw from hot topic. good luck!!!
that sounds really pretty actually. a good brand is loreal or revlon. they both have duo haircolor/highlighting kits that work wonders.. i've used both and they always come out looking natural.. and just the way i want!