How much does henna hair colour darken over a few days ?

carberry

okay so i just hennaed my hair at like 5 and left it on till 9 . i washed it off and its all dry now and its a very pretty red . i had a bunch of red highlights already so i have some brilliant "to dye for" red highlights all through my hair when i pull it into a pony . it also has a good base colour , red as well but not as bright .
so i loveeeeee it . so so much. i don't want it to darken but i know henna darkens after a few days . so i was wondering how much ?? :sad5:

Salamander

Mine hasn't really darkened so much as gotten a redder tone vs. the bright orange it was at first. It is maybe a shade darker -- but not as vivid (which in my case is a good thing -- my natural hair is dark blonde so it was a rather frightening Bozo orange shade the first day!)

Now it is a light coppery auburn which I love (Day 4).

carberry

oooh so it just gets a redder tone ? yeah mine was orange in some parts and now its redder . i'm totally cool with that cause i love it i just didn't want it to darken !

Robin-in-FL

DD #2 & I both henna. Ours darkens from orange to red over a few days; more noticeable on the lighter (her) or gray (mine) hairs but definitely oxidation all over but it makes it prettier.

carberry

Robin-in-FL wrote: »

DD #2 & I both henna. Ours darkens from orange to red over a few days; more noticeable on the lighter (her) or gray (mine) hairs but definitely oxidation all over but it makes it prettier.

i get what you mean . i have some blonde hairs around my forehead that were bright orange and now they are red . thank you ! i'm glad it just darkens to red and not to like purplish colour .

anniemae

carberry,

Can you post pics? I would love to see it!!

Thanks.

carberry

anniemae wrote: »

carberry,

Can you post pics? I would love to see it!!

Thanks.

sadly i think it's darkened a lot but everyone says it's just me getting used to it .
but i can post pics soon ! sadly i have no before pics sorry