As a child I was a towhead blond. As I aged, my hair slowly darkened. (Why did nobody tell me this would happen?!) For several years I dyed and highlighted it. Eventually I stopped dying it, but still highlight it . . . always at a salon. So my natural "dark blond" color, which can tend to be mousy is highlighted with light blond highlights.

I'm now considering just dying it at home.

So what happens if I get a box of blonde dye that is darker than my highlights and lighter than my natural color and put it on my head? Will all of my hair appear the same color? Or will my highlights still appear lighter? Is there a risk of it doing something strange, like making my hair green or orange?

There was a short period of time where I dyed my hair a dark auburn color and did it myself. I had my hairdresser do it initially, mostly because I was going from bleached platinum blond and didn't want to take any chances! This time it seems safer to just do it myself since I'm not doing anything too drastic, but thought I'd see if anyone has any advice.

Thanks!