Advice on dying highlighted hair back to its original dark brown please!?

My mum is 61 and she has always has lovely dark brown hair and barely any grey. Over the past couple of years she has taken to getting blonde highlights, maybe once or twice a year. The last time she had it done, before christmas, the hair stylist put on too much blonde and left it in too long. Over the past couple of weeks it has started to get very dry and brittle. She has decided not to bleach it again but is very down about how its looking at the moment. We got her an intensive conditioning treatment from Lush, and I wondered if getting a semi permanent or temp hair colour close to her natural shade might bring black the glossiness and make it look less brittle. And also cheer her up! Thanks in advance for your advice.

Advice on dying highlighted hair back to its original dark brown please!?

Absolutely. I am a hairstylist, and I would strongly recommend her to start glazing her hair. Rather than covering her highlights with a permanent color that has ammonia, a glaze has no ammonia, and is a deposit only color. Being that it is deposit only, it covers and protects the hair's cuticle, giving back the glossiness to the hair. The only thing with a glaze, is it does wash out the first few times, but on a positive note, it does not damage. It will start to hold better and better, so even if she does this every 6 weeks with her trim, it won't hurt, and it will start to hold the color better and better with each treatment. Also, if she goes in 10 minutes early for her treatments, she can get deep conditioned under the dryers. I find that this too helps clients that feel overprocessed that come to me from other salons. good luck, hope this helps.

Advice on dying highlighted hair back to its original dark brown please!?

U HAVE 2 HAVE 2 PUT SEMI-PREEMINENT REDISH COLOUR ON FIRST B4 U DYE IT BROWN OR IT ! WILL GO GINGER !

Advice on dying highlighted hair back to its original dark brown please!?

Get the semi-permanent dye. It will restore the shine and body of her hair. I use it every once and a while, and it works! You can also get shampoos that heal and rehydrate.

Good Luck!

Advice on dying highlighted hair back to its original dark brown please!?

You are correct. A slightly darker semi will return some of the glossiness. Also a course of treatments will help too.

Advice on dying highlighted hair back to its original dark brown please!?

yes use a semi but make sure it has a tint of red in it this will stop the blonde going green