I Changed My Hair: Dark Blonde!


Hey guys!

I recently mentioned that I wanted to change my hair back to its natural colour.  Being light blonde was fun but I was getting pretty conscious of how fake it looked in certain lights and I'm always aware of how damaging it is to my hair.  My natural colour is a dark ash blonde with some natural honey highlights that come out in the sun.  I don't know if I'll ever get back to that...we'll see!  But I wanted to go back to natural to make my hair healthy and also for my wedding!  I want to look exactly like "me" on my wedding day if that makes sense!

So I picked a box dye by Garnier Nutrisse because I love and trust the brand.  This time I used Garnier Nutrisse Radiant Blondes in the shade 7.31 Dark Golden Ash Blonde.  I felt this described my natural colour best!  I absolutely LOVE the way it turned out.  I feel it might be a tiny bit browner than my natural colour but it's a nice change from light blonde!  And now I'm on a strict hair dye diet...no more dyeing for a looong time!  If I really feel the need to I may get a few highlights but I'm not sure...we'll see how it looks in a couple of months.  If I'm lucky it will highlight naturally as it used to before.  

My favourite thing about this colour is that it's so low-maintenance and my hair feels amazing.  It's so much healthier and softer now.  I've also been using a new all natural hair care routine which I'll be blogging about soon and I'm really happy with how it works.  Another thing I've noticed now is that I need to start filling in my brows again.  When I had light blonde hair I absolutely HATED the way my brows looked filled in, even when I used the lightest colour possible it always looked so fake.  But when I was darker red/auburn last year I filled them in all the time.  Now that I'm dark blonde I need to fill them in again and I've actually found that Benefit's Hoola bronzer is an amazing colour for me!  Which is great because I've been using my Bare Minerals bronzer on my face instead so now Hoola has a purpose again...yay!

So let me know what you think, and sorry these pics are a bit orange-y but the lighting wasn't the best in my room this evening!  

Stay Stylish!


67 comments

  1. Wow i love it! It looks much healthier and natural! simply beautiful <3

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  2. Looks very natural, It seems to warm your skin tone too :)
    Fab!

    www.glamourrougenotes.blogspot.com

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  3. Great hair colour, Anna. Love it!!!

    For a few weeks I have the same opinion about too light blonde hairs. I always saw my hair how fake they look in a certain light. The same as you mentioned in your blog...

    Healthy naturally hair is beautiful and desirable!!!

    <3

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  4. Wow! The new colour brings out your eyes soo much!

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  5. Your hair looks sooo pretty!! Is this the boxed dye that you were buying at Tesco in one of your vlogs the other day?

    xoxo
    Ai

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  6. Anna your hair looks gorgeous this colour, it looks so natural. I'm trying to get back to my natural colour which is mousy ash blonde/brown. I really liked your blonde hair but this looks even nicer xx

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  7. I love your hair like that - looks fantastic!

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  8. I'd kill for this colour!! :) It really, really makes u feel softer and fresher, absolutely natural and mixing your features. I'm about to go back to my natural colour too, it's a very light brown or very light chestnut to say. I find it too hard ti mantain a very long hair silky and healthy when i have to paint it constantly. I hope i'll have enough patience...i said i'll never put hair colour again after i go there, but when seeing your colour now made me dream of wearing it :)
    You look great with the new look!

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  9. I love the new colour!

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  10. Hey Anna,
    I can relate so much to your wish to go back to your natural hair colour. I´ve been dying my hair for the last 10 years and at the moment IO am so sick of it! But now at age 23 I start to get grey, so I HAVE to dye. Now I am a light brown but I want to go back to a dark blonde.
    BTW: I really LOVE your blog and YT channel <3<3
    Much love and greetings from Germany!
    Imke

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  11. it does look great and it goes perfectly with your eye colour! I also like the way you filled in your eyebrowns, damn girl your pretty!

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  12. Much better than before, you look natural and beautiful.

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  13. oh my gosh i love it!! i thought you hair was a lot more darker ash from what i've seen when your roots come through...but this is so so pretty!!

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  14. your hair looks really nice. It's a lovely colour for you. and it's nice the way it frames your face...

    speaking of weddings and colours, I just blogged about mine this evening... :)

    www.lavaligiadiroanna.blogspot.com

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  15. Dang girl! They should put you on that cover of hair color! I really love it.

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  16. wonderful coloure! I love your eye make up! Tell us how you did it! :D

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  17. Great choice, Anna! The color goes so amazingly great with your eyes and eyebrows. I loved your very light blonde hair, especially the way You looked in Summer 2009 (I think it was also the matter of the make-up You've been using then), but this look is so pure, natural and gorgeous :-) You should use some radiant colors (on cheeks and eyelids) to make your beautiful face look more happy and glowing. Maybe greens?

    Take care!

    Paul (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001526323122)

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  18. Wow Anna! :D I absolutely love that colour on you, you look stunning!

    Love Ellen
    xxx

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  19. it suits you a lot! also the (purple?) eyeliner looks ace

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  20. I LOVE it! It goes great with your skin tone, makes your skin look a bit more tan and your eyes pop! XX

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  21. Hi Anna, I think this colour looks great on you :)
    But I just wanted to mention one thing - Garnier is testing their products on animals. I just thought you should know...

    Love your b/vlogs <3 <3
    xoxo

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  22. I love it, looks natural and healthy x

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  23. Love it! It's better this way!:*

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  24. Love it! the gorgeous natural look :) but i bet you are going to go back to blonde :) eheheheh ...I love to been blonde, thats why :)

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  25. Beautiful Anna!! I love this color on you! Very natural and pretty! You look so much healthier in this color than the pale blonde! I love it!

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  26. You look so beautiful Anna! More classic if that makes sense. I love the makeup too - your eyelashes almost look "feathery"! (that's a compliment by the way, hehe)

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  27. You look so natural and mysterious - simply beautiful. The new hair colour makes your eyes sparkle ;) I love it!

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  28. LOVE it Anna! You look amazing :)

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  29. I love this hair colour!
    Looks gorgeous!
    xx Sonja
    www.misstrendykitty.blogspot.com

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  30. I really like this color on you. I think it suits you best of all the hair colors you have had. It really brings out your skin tone and eyes. :)
    I have tried to be red as well (and blond once- that was a disaster!) and light brown and I always go back to my natural hair color, Dark Brown. It suits me the best, so I always suggest enhance your natural color! :)

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  31. OOOOOHHHHH YES, you did it!!!!! I have ever been so in love with your red/brown haircolour last year and always thought that you have to darken it a little bit again. And since you mentioned it in one of the latest vlogs at Tesco I was so excited...

    The light blonde was very pretty too, but now you're looking sooooo... I don't know... BREATHTAKING! :) It gives your beautiful face a nice frame! Somehow you remind me of Julia Roberts with darker hair!

    Love it such much! Greetings from Germany, Katrin <3

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  32. I like your hair both ways...the lighter blonde is pretty but the darker blonde is more "everyday" I want to get that light dye you used in your video for Blonde on a Budget. :)

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  33. I love your hair color so much!

    www.everyfashion.blogspot.com

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  34. Absolutely stunning Anna. Looks so natural and suits your colouring perfectly. I think it makes you look very classy.

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  35. This is so pretty! It warms up your complection without being too drastic. I love it!

    thatssofletch.blogspot.com

    xo, Jay

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  36. oooh! it brings out your amazing eye colour! :)

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  37. Anna, you know that I've told several times how much I loved your darker hair colour.
    This looks awesome on you and I so love your filled eyebrows! :)

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  38. you are looking fantastic ! love your look and your hair are really nice !

    come to me:

    http://beauty-fashion-shopping.blogspot.com/

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  39. Looks fantastic! Makes your lovely brown eyes stand out so much more xx

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  40. Looks great! I'm thinking oft it myself for a couple of weeks now, but somehow I don't dare to do it since I'm so used to the light blonde... BTW I totally understand that you'd like to look like "YOU" at your wedding. Those pics will be forever :)

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  41. Gorgeous!It looks so natural and beautiful,Love it!

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  42. Looks great and natural :)I love it!

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  43. You did exactly what I have been thinking of doing for some time now! That same dark ash blond is also my natural color (I think we actually have the exact same skin tone and hair color). I have been highlighting my hair with a lighter shade of blond for years and years although I am not a big fan of all the chemicals that comes with the process. I have been just afraid that my face will look more tired and gray if my hair is darker and 'ashier'. But it looks totally gorgeous on you, so I might gather all my courage and try it our at some point! Congrats for a great coloring job, Anna! :)

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  44. Hi!
    This color is very nice and natural.
    I like the red, blonde, and a dark blonde hair.
    I love it..

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  45. Now that's a gorgeous color on you :) And I uber love the make-up. Very sophisticated? What colors did you use? Is it sort of mauve? suits you :)stay pretty :)

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  46. Hey Anna!I did the exact same thing with my hair.I had my hair platnum blonde for about 3-4 years and strawberry blonde for about 1year so my hair became really damaged no matter how much conditioner and treatments I used.Recently I dyed my hair a dark ash blonde too similar to my natural hair colour and I love it.I dyed it last november and it still looks great and healthy.Ive had so many compliments since, so I think Im done with dying my hair for the time being.Great post my dear, your hair colour really suits you!xx

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  47. I think your natural hair color is usually the best look on anyone. A lot of people take a long time to realize it!!! I was one of them...lol

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  48. love it! this is my natural colour and i made the mistake of going dark brown, its so hard to get it back, im getting there will gradual highlights though! :) xxx

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  49. this is my natural hair color aswell, I want to dye my hair dark blond but now i m used with myself as a blode rather than with my natural color

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  50. Love it Anna!! It makes your skin glow. I've been thinking about going back to my natural color for a bit too now but I have till the end of the month to decide :) Still, this looks stunning on you!

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  51. I prefer you with your natural color. It's so much beautifull. It makes your face look warmer. Very pretty!

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  52. So, so pretty, and wearable...you look beautiful!!!

    Liesl :)

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  53. I love it! Such a pretty brownish-blonde!

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  54. I had light blonde hair for years and I would still love to have it - it looks sooo good with my pale skin. But you're right, it really damages hair! I always wonder how Gwen Stefani does it!!!

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  55. Gorgeous colour, it gives your skin such a healthy glow :)

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  56. I love it, looks natural!!

    boiteanana.blogspot.com

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  57. How did you avoid orange roots for this color? :) I'm trying to figure out the best way to get this color.
    Thanks, Kate

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  58. low maintenance I am in ! #lazygirl
    http://changinghannah.blogspot.co.uk/

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  59. your hair is gorgeous! I recently went from dark to blonde, so this is good to know for when I'm ready to go back :) xo
    I did a how-to post on how I got to blonde as well, if anyone is interested :)
    http://thejoifullife.com/2015/04/15/blonde-journey/

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  60. Stunning hair!! Well jealous ;)

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  61. It's very nice, am natural dark blonde and the first time in 9 years, going back to my natural like you I was lighter I was bleach blonde got sick of bleaching so today is the day am going back to dark blonde x

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  62. It's lush am natural dark blonde and and the first time in 9 years am going back to my natural like you I was lighter I was bleach blonde and got sick of bleaching and today is the day I go back to my natural

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