Dying black hair red!

I've been thinking for a long time about dying my hair (black/extremely dark brown and about 2C/3A) to a more reddish brown/burgundy color. I expect I'd have to lighten my hair first and then color it to have anything show up, but I'm really afraid of the damage to my hair and what it might do to my curls.
Can anyone else (preferably another South Asian woman? maybe?) speak to this if they've done it and what it's been like for their curls? And if you have any recommendations, I'd love them.
Can anyone else (preferably another South Asian woman? maybe?) speak to this if they've done it and what it's been like for their curls? And if you have any recommendations, I'd love them.
3A low/medium porosity, medium texture
Current products:
Stylers: HE Tousle Me Softly, Condition 3-in-1 Mousse
Conditioners: Terax Crema, Mill Creek Botanicals Henna Conditioner
Cleanser: DevaCurl NoPoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theevolutionofcurl/
Current products:
Stylers: HE Tousle Me Softly, Condition 3-in-1 Mousse
Conditioners: Terax Crema, Mill Creek Botanicals Henna Conditioner
Cleanser: DevaCurl NoPoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theevolutionofcurl/
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No, you don't have to use bleach first to do that - that's old-school, or only if you want a MUCH brighter red. I have black-brown hair too, now with alot of grey, and I just went with a box color in a medium shade of coppery brown, and my latest mix was half and half medium auburn with medium golden brown, and it looks great. If you use permanent color in no more than two shades lighter than your natural color, the damage will be nowhere nearly as great as with pre-bleaching(even writing that makes me shudder at the thought of bleaching out black hair!).
Hope this helps!
In the past,all the red dyes I've used gave me nothing but subtle highlights.
Cleansers: V05 Co
Conditioners: KMS Everyday, Dove Dry Oil Care
DT/Treats:Aphogee Protein Treat/Hemp/Argan Oil
Leave-ins/Stylers: All HE Condish, Generic PM The Conditioner