This could easily be a TIFU post . Yesterday I bleached my hair it was pink before and then used Fria platinum blonde . After bleaching it was yellow , I know that is to be expected . I applied the Fria and I made the mistake of not reading all of the instructions . I mixed the dye and the developer , as I always do with boxed dyes . This box had a step 3 and I didn ' t realize it until it was almost time to wash out . I panicked a little and decided to apply step 3 lightening cream right then , about ten minutes before washing out . It was supposed to be mixed from the beginning . When I washed that out , my hair was still mostly yellow and it was so bright I scared myself every time I walked past a mirror . So I had some red dye laying around , and decided screw it , I ' ll just go red if my hair doesn ' t want to go platinum . I applied it this morning and processed for 45 minutes . When I washed it out , most of the dye came right out . I am left with this pink , orangey mess . Having it professionally fixed is not an option right now , unless I horrify my mother enough on Thanksgiving that she offers to pay for it . If not , should I try to lift this with a platinum dye , or should I go a darker red ? I almost always do my own hair , cut and color . I ' ve only had one or two major fuckups . I usually am happy with the results even if it ' s not exactly what I was going for . I ' ve been pretty easy going about my hair , hence my penchant for mistakes and carelessness . But this is just ugly .