See what a shade will really become on your hair, what could go wrong, and what to test first — before you mix.
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Free Safety Notes and your honest verdict first. No bleach claims, no risk scores.
Safety comes first and never sits behind a payment. The deeper read is the paid step, and it never tells you a risky plan is safe.
A short consult builds your Hair Passport, then names a realistic lane, saves the receipt, and reminds you when the color settles.
Shade Diary names the realistic lane instead of promising a result. No numbers, no risk score — a plain verdict you can act on.
Realistic at home. Track it and follow the product instructions.
Likely workable, but one hidden strand should decide.
The reference asks too much from your current hair. Soften the goal.
Major lift or correction. This one is safer with a professional.
It depends on your starting level and any old dye. On dark brown hair a deposit-only red often reads as a subtle sheen indoors and only turns visibly red in sunlight. Shade Diary gives an honest verdict based on your starting base before you commit.
Often no for darker, deposit-only shades, but bright or much-lighter results usually need lift. Shade Diary asks whether you want to avoid bleach and flags when a goal crosses into pre-lightening or pro-only territory instead of promising a result.
Yes. Safety Notes — patch-test and strand-test reminders, stop-condition warnings, and your honest verdict — are always free and shown before any purchase. The detailed Color Read shade lane and dye-day receipt are the paid step.
Your realistic shade lane on your current hair: what the color becomes, what shows indoors versus only in sunlight, what to avoid, and your next dye-day move — in plain language, not a risk score.
Get a note when Shade Diary opens on the App Store, plus the Day 3 check most people forget.