DYING MY HAIR RED!! MIXING SCHWARZKOPF LIVE AZTEC COPPER & TANGERINE TWIST (going back to ginger!!) 

As anyone who had a mom like Alex, it's normal to go nuts and try EVERYTHING the moment you give yourself permission to try out colouring your hair. It's not a cry for help - it's experimentation. And it's fun, because hair grows. Glad you had fun with it Alex.

Mixing in a little bit of purple is a great way to get the more realistic, muted orange that comes naturally!

I just love the way that no matter what you’ve done with your hair your husband is so supportive and tells you how beautiful you are 🥰🥰🥰

Alex, I absolutely adore your husband. The love and support he has for you is refreshing and beautiful. Can't wait to see what comes next in your hair adventures!

Dan appreciation post! That outro was sooooo sweet, he’s so supportive and kind. We all need a Dan in our lives!

Rachel maksy did a few videos showing her hair dying experiences, she's done ones with henna and ones with Arctic fox ("the copper formula")

As someone who has spent over a year trying to dye my hair a naturalish red/copper, I will say there aren’t many options in semipermanent color. Good Dye Young has a copper shade that is really lovely and surprisingly, so does Kiss (Cajun red I believe, much darker but could be diluted)

Alex, what you said about always having your hair please someone else hit me hard. I was born with hair the same shade as yours & as a pudgy kid, the only compliments I ever got were about my hair. I’ve lost all my hair 3 times due to chemo & that’s all anyone wanted to talk about ‘oh your poor hair’. Yesterday I spontaneously cut 4 inches off, down to chin length. It felt great. Looks mediocre. Don’t give a rat’s fuzzy.💪

My husband is a redhead almost exactly the same color as your natural color and we finally found the perfect color match for him to cover his grey hair. I highly recommend Wella Color Charm in the shade Titan Red Blonde 😁

The tangerine orange is what made your hair turn a super bright orange. Mixing copper with a dark blonde or a light brown hair dye would have been better I think. That being said, I actually really like the bright orange. It’s like a last bit of fun before going back to natural :)

Your skin looks so healthy again. I know we get tired of our natural color but your skin needed red tones. You’re glowing!

You look lovely! Red dyes fade very quickly, so you’ll get to enjoy a whole host of shades in the coming weeks!

As someone who goes for about 9-10 hours of sleep if not woken by alarms, I have no idea how you function on so little sleep Alex! The hair looks great on you, but every time you mention how much your mum pushes your hair colour, my heart goes out to you. The Pauline Hanson jokes made me cackle.

Please don’t take this the wrong way, but I relate to the first 3.5 minutes of this on such a personal (but also very different) level. I’m going to preface this by saying absolutely no hate what so ever towards your mom, and love that you two can talk about these sorts of things. This just hits home on a personal, but angry level. This is in no way directed at your mom, just a bit of a rant that the beginning of the video brought up. As someone who has frequently bleached and/or dyed my hair for the last 12 years, hearing someone be pestered over their hair bothers me so much and makes me irrationally mad. My grandmother CONSTANTLY annoys me by giving back handed compliments or outright saying she would prefer me at my natural hair color. Her most used phrase is “oh, your hair looks nice like *insert color/ style here* but would look much better if it was your natural color”. One time I braided both mine and my sisters hair. For context, sister has very long hair and was her natural color at the time, mine was just passed my shoulders and blonde. Both natural dark brunettes. My grandmother actually gave me this backhanded compliment in front of my dad, “oh.. I like how you braided yours and your sisters hair.. hers turned out really nice and frames her face well. I’m sure yours will look better once it’s grown out.” My dad was shocked and I told him that kind of thing was normal from her so I usually just ignore it because I don’t feel like arguing. And to be completely honest, she is one of the main reasons I haven’t gone back to natural in literally years. I know it’s just a difference of generations so opinions on that sort of thing are going to be very different, but it’s my hair, my body, and my choice what I do to it. Being pestered about it constantly doesn’t make me want to change my hair back, makes me just angry. She was the same way with my dad when he was growing up, he was very 80’s punk so all the crazy colors as a teenager. It’s just frustrating when others think their opinion of your appearance should mean more than how you personally feel about it. Just let people have fun with their appearance and play around with it for a while.

You literally inspired me to go short with my hair cause it looked so cute on you! I walked into my salon and had them chop a good 2.5 feet of hair off my head last week. I'm loving it! Thank you for the inspiration, Alex

Can we talk about how sweet that outro was! Alex and Dan have such a supportive and caring relationship❤

YES. Perfect timing, Alex! Just in time for my anxiety-induced insomnia and 2am snack time!

I'm a natural redhead as well and when I was 15, I dyed it a bunch of colours. A year later I went back to my natural hair colour. It was a great experience and made me love my red hair so much more. Glad Alex had fun!

Missed you Alex and Dan! Love your hair pushed back with volume on top. Can’t wait for the wigs. I have a short bob with an undercut, I have red on top, a layer of bright colour and undercut another colour. I have it dyed every 6 weeks and haven’t a clue what colours I will be as my hairdresser surprises me. Perhaps when hair is a bob and at the healthy stage you could have pastel pink underneath, keeps mum happy as red on top and you happy as you see the flash of colour. I’m 51 and my mum is 74, she hates my hair if I wear it up but my hubby couldn’t care less as long as I’m happy 😊 sorry such an essay 😂 much love from the uk 🇬🇧 x

As someone who has been on the same journey but a few years ahead, here is my experience and thoughts... 1. Playing with semi permanent is the way to go, and I would caution against permanent, if you feel you must.. try demi permanent and 10v developer as it's not going to lift and be as damaging. Demi is deposit only, and keeping your volume of developer low means less amount of damage, specially when only trying to deposit hair colour. 2. Don't bleach it again when you get it to a bob, if you put in the work to grow it to a bob and it feels so soft the moment you bleach it, you will regret it even if you get it a pink, that is at least how I felt. You can def work on the damage and it does feel softer, but you'll never get that hard work back unless you cut it off.. 3. As a natural redhead who is very similar in tone as an adult, try mixing in a bit of yellow to your reds/orange concoctions. Our skin tones can weirdly handle it and compliments it. (very small amount don't go ham) 4. Anything Tangerine is going to be quite lovely, and just the smallest dash of a bright red and tiny amount of yellow might get you very close to your natural. 5. Let this colour wash out as much as possible and try a nice pastel pink over some of the lighter washed out colour you have now, you'll get a cute strawberry blonde if you get it to a blondish, or if you go too hard it can go coral which is a vibe too. 6. Lastly you do what you want, and these are all just from my road to recovery and growing my hair back out after years of fun (and damage).

I love Dan, the supportive husband. 🥰

I think a level 5 or 6 neutral light brown or dark blonde mixed with a coppery red would work perfectly to get close to your natural shade. Also a tip from this friendly neighborhood cosmetologist.... Dry your hair before you apply dye! If your hair is wet it won't turn out as good. Love you ❤️😘 it's so refreshing to see someone have fun with their hair!!!!

Olaplex won't necessarily make your hair look better , what it actually does is helping it rebuild from the inside. That's why you might not notice a huge difference but it is making a difference in the hair bonds that were broken from bleaching/dying.

This cut color combo is just... divine i love it so much 😭 very 90's new york celebrity vibes

Again so proud of you for doing whatever the heck you want with your hair ❤️ I’ve loved this journey for you

My mom always said how much she liked my natural hair but she never stoped me from doing anything I want with it and for that I'm grateful. I'm happy you had gun with your hair Alex, hope you are happy with it no more what you decide to do!

Love this. Your hair journey has been so fun to watch. Can’t wait to see what you do next. Wigs, fashion, decor etc.

Yey, for once I can be useful! When it comes to semi-permanent, Adore has the most natural copper tones and I always add a little bit of green or blue hairdye to neutralise the intensity. :) You can also go for the Shades EQ from Redken (the 07C Curry is a bit intense at first but fades to the most natural copper hairdye I've ever had and I think that you could mix it with the 08WG to achieve your natural colour). It's a demi-permanent so it won't lift your roots but it will last longer than semi-permanent, and it's also a gloss that has an acidic base so it adds a lot of shine! And finally, the best way to have a natural colour after bleaching the hell out of your hair is to pre-pigment it to give it back some depth, there a tone of good videos on the subject. Good luck!

Alex you look AMAZING with short hair! I would suggest if you want that natural shade of red to try ion (or any brand you can find that does a lot of natural hair colours) I dyed my hair ginger last year and I tried using semi permanent colours at first but I soon realized I needed a lot more brown tones to achieve the right colour and the best way to do that is to go for a brand that does natural colours and I would ideally use a demi permanent or a permanent colour with a VERY low developer (10 volumes max) to avoid damage since I know you're trying to grow your hair and maintain health. Hope this helps!

I'm stoked! I'm a ginger and probably twice your age but I'm so happy to hear your hair darkened, too! I used to use an orange crayon when I colored in a book and I always hated it but promised my mom I'd never dye it. I can't wait for this journey. Now that I've aged and I've got reddish brown hair I really miss my younger color. If you hit on it, I'm breaking my decades old promise to my mom. So anxious! Good luck! 🌹☮👩‍🦰

Henna has always given my friends the results closest to my own natural ginger hair. Only do that if you plan to not dye your coloured ends since it tends to lead to terrible weird reactions with professional/chemical hair dyes

I loved all your hair colours but I cant deny that your natural hair colour has been missed a lot. Its like a cherry on top of your personality.

Well there you are long time no see I hope you have been well and everything is OK!! I’m sure I’m not the only one but we have missed your videos!!

I can't recommend natural reds but as for the repair journey as someone whose overprocessed my hair to the point it won't dry and is stretchy I've found the aphogee 2 minute reconstructor and their shampoos and leave in conditioners incredible! Really pulled my hair back from the brink of being shaved off!

Watching your videos is truly like watching one of my friends. Your hair looks beautiful! It's so fun being part of this journey with you. I've been around since the beginning. Your content is my favorite on RU-vid.

I ADORE the short hair. Not many people could pull that off but Alex looks amazing

I've had so much fun on this hair journey with you! So glad you got to try things you have always wanted to do!!!! Keep being you Alex! ♥️

Look into coloring conditioners , color lux has a gorgeous copper that is able to build on itself so be any ginger shade you want. I had my hair red for months and it’s the best I’ve ever used to get my hair to look natural

I can't wait to see how this turns out and I can't wait to see your hair grow over the year. Hope you guys are doing well in Australia ♡

ooohhhh your final look with the color, cut, earrings and top is really giving rich auntie vibesss

That colour really suits you, I know it's not your natural shade but it makes your eyes pop. Looking forward to wig content also 😁👍

I loved the reveal! The cut still looks so mature to me. In the best, classy, feminine way. Love it, especially with those beautiful drop earrings.

It looks so good! Your hair looks so healthy and bouncy again! I'm LOVING the short on you, it suits you so well. As a fellow short haired person with naturally curly hair, sometimes I style straight like you have, or I will use leave-in and mousse and scrunch it. Sometimes you can gel it and make it piece-y, or use a round brush to blow it out for that greaser look, with gelled down sides. Skies the limit ☺️

“Today’s the dayyyy, the sun is shiningggg…. THE TANK IS CLEAN 😳” 😂❤️❤️

It's amazing you look great in every color you've tried. Confidence matters.

Dangling earrings and short hair are the best combo 😍😍😍

Firstly, love the color! Secondly, I know An old remedy to achieve lighter shade of red closer to what you want. Take some pure squeezed lemon juice and run it through the hair. And for about 30 or 15 minutes have hair be in direct sunlight. This is a process so may take a couple of days to see results.

It's so pretty ❤🧡. I think I really enjoy colors that aren't all that "natural" looking. They are more fun.

I think the darker one of the two would have been better than the two mixed together! I have just got myself copper henna to try so if you want something natural might be cool to try.

I've dyed my hair a few times but I've definitely been too scared to bleach it. So the colors aren't quite what I've wanted. However, I shaved my head in August bc I was never allowed to cut my hair either and I absolutely loved it. I'm letting it grow back out now, and it looks terrible, but I would shave my head again in a heartbeat

From my experience with red color, they usually get more muted after a few washes, so this might actually turn out to be closer to your natural hair color with time. Can't wait for the next vid!

Hell yes!! You look so fab with short red hair! Stunning

I really love the red on you, it really suits you even though it’s not your natural colour. Plus the condition and shine in your hair at the moment is AMAZING!! You’ve done a great job restoring the condition of what you had left after cutting off the length, which I have to say looks stunning on you. 💗 your content, from a fellow Aussie 🇦🇺 PS- Be guided by hubby when it comes to your work life balance, he knows where it’s at and the things that need to be treasured in life 😊✌🏻☀️

Overtone has a couple really good ginger conditioners!! They are pretty orange-toned, but if you put a light brown toner on your hair and then the overtone on top, it looks really nice!!

Alex I loooooooooooove that hair cut on you omfg you’re so beautiful ! To me every style suits you really I loved how you played with your hair so much fun ! Continue being yourself I love you so much 🥰♥️

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE WIGS!!!!!!! Wigs are so wild and fun and I feel like you will rock so many!!!

Yay, can’t wait! Edit: It looks lovely! I’d be glad to get my hair that colour but I think it’s too dark for it. I’ve dyed my hair red for at least a couple of decades now.

One word, STUNNING!

Ooo I clicked soo fast!!! Fingers crossed my baby stays asleep for me to watch!!!

Strawberry blond yes! And complete orange ohh hell Yeaah 😍🌸

Missed your videos Alex, you look incredible with your hair pushed back and messy

Your hair looks fabulous! The cut reminds me of princess Diana in her later years, she had the same cut.I love your cut especially when you slick it back or puff it, as long as the sides go back😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚

If/when you're hoping to go back to your natural shade, look for "auburn" - one of the various auburn shades should be close to your natural hair colour. :) I think your hair journey has been good. I went from dark blonde to red through most of my early 20s, and went from dark blonde to rose gold in my mid-30s (in a professional firm, too - no one cares), so I think everyone should take a hair journey if they want to without worrying about what anyone else thinks. It's your hair, it grows back, go crazy.

I LOVE IT!!! I Love the Cut! It’s not awkward at all and seems very versatile!!!

And yet ANOTHER colour experiment that looks amazing!! Seriously, I'm yet to see one colour you haven't been able to pull off!! (Not that you haven't tried 99% of them! Lol) Nicely done 😊

Hairstylist here! Schwarzkopf is a great brand! I would mix a more golden hair dye and mix in a small amount of red dye to achieve the more natural red you're looking for. Or if you have access to it, Wella recently came out with color depositing masks. Mix the gold mask with a little bit of their copper mask and you'll have natural red.

Adore has a lot of red and gingery shades that look pretty natural and they're ridiculously cheap in the US at least.

So excited to see you with red hair. It really is my favorite. Also I really like the pulled back hair look!

It looks soo good!! :D I have coloured my hair red/copper for 5 years now, with permanent colours. In my experience it fades to a more natual colour after some washes. Colours in the shade 7.40, or there about is really nice, I think ^^ I have tried the following dyes; L'ORÉAL PARIS Recital Feria 7.46 Very Intense Copper SCHWARZKOPF Brillance in a copper shade (can't remember the actual colour). GARNIER Olia 7.40 Intense Copper

there are lots of shampoo in orange/peach/reds that are subtle and gorgeous and they wash out! x

Hi Alex, I remember when I started my hair dying journey I dyed my hair with L’Oréal casting creme gloss in the colour 645 amber and it looks like how your hair was in the photo of your wedding, by the way your hair looks amazing

I forget sometimes that some people don’t have a mom like mine. While we don’t always get along the best thing she ever did for me was give me freedom when it came to my hair and self expression 💖 sometimes you just gotta try

Yeay good to have you back! Your hair looks so much healthier now, you are always Beautiful no matter what your hair looks like!

As a german, the way you pronounced schwarzkopf was so adorable 💕💕💕

Your hair length....girl...this is the perfect length to try the classic 2000s emo, punk combo for a week....that let's be honest we were all fascinated with. Also btw hair styling: try out some Annette Benning vibes

I would recommend using a 1/2:1/4:1/4 ratio with the darker one being 1/2 of your color, 1/4 being a medium blonde and 1/4 being your orange. It'll still be red, but it will be a more neutral red rather than orange.

Personally, I'd go 2 parts Tangerine Twist, 1 part Aztec, and a half-serving of a light brown (warm undertones) of the same brand if you're going for natural color. I think that'll mix well...and I do color-correct work as part of my job

The color is gorgeous on you!! Compliments you beautifully.

I've always been nervous to try short hair so very much enjoying the journey. The color turned out quite pretty. I went blond and lavender once and it just fried it. But I miss it anyway . . .🤣

the thing i love best about this length of hair? the looooong earrings

I’m literally in the same boat Alex! I bleached my red hair for the first time at the start of quarantine and i enjoyed my blonde hair for a while but have been trying to dye it back as close to my natural as i can and haven’t been successful (even at the salon, they don’t know what “natural” red hair is) I haven’t tried it yet, but my next venture is to try a light caramel brown and a light auburn color. I definitely think you need to mix a light brown with a copper or auburn color with your next mixture!

Ive changed accounts like three times and ive still been watching in horror and amazed on the journey this has been

Love the red despite the consistency of it coming out the tube lol I would recommend for a natural red 2 things. Lush red Henna as it’s more on the permanent side and also a company called The Shade as they have a nice array of natural colour selections and also you can also customise your colour if you want a natural closer two tone look. Both l tried ages ago and got nice compliments on it. Also l love your short hair now as it does really seem to suit you as well as your long hair. Looking forward to your upcoming wig content. Also a question would using or diluting the colour remover tone down it to a more less saturated red? Hair Science! Also I’ve heard good things bout Manic Panic and also using Artic fox which you said you have already mix some red/orange with a brown dye and test strand it maybe?

Ooh try the Brad Mondo Color line. I would do orange with a little bit of red added to it. It’s also conditioning, smells amazing and has glitter in the dye so it’s fun. I think it’s semi-permanent

Just a note: please NEVER mix any hair dye with metal utensils. Also, wouldn’t have mixed it with conditioner but excited to see how this turns out!

Definitely he's a keeper. He's so sweet to you.

I LOVE YOU ALEX!!!!!! I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU FIR YEARS AND NEVER MISS A VIDEO!!!! I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU LOOK BREATHTAKING IN EVERYTHING YOU WEAR, TRY, OR DYE!!!! KEEP ON BEING AMAZING!!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!

the end of the video was so pure and cute and is literally me when i get off work i love you so much

Lush Henna dye in the red will get you that lovely ginger color. And it will be good for your hair!

Bleach London's new copper range is amazing I mix tangerine dream with their new copper colour for a natural dark Auburn. Highly recommended them, they're decently priced and mix well with conditioner! ❣️

That colour is LITERALLY STUNNING on you 😍

Honestly your pastel pink hair was my favourite it was so pretty and you looked so beautiful with it silently hoping it makes a comeback

This is great. My 8 yr old wants to be ginger. I love how this turned out.

Light mountain henna works pretty well. It starts off pretty orange but then lightens to a red tint after a few washes.

Relating so hard about your mum, mines the same. I've experimented with hair cuts and colouring it on my own for about 10 years & she still hates it and asks me when I'm going back to a natural colour. I have loved trying every colour & haircut I can, now I know what works & what I hate & love. And have found myself by doing so ❤

i feel like Rachel Maksy's vids on how she gets the copper colour are really good!!

I think that's a gorgeous fiery red color

The Pauline Hanson bit killed me! 😆 Also, your hair looked gorgeous when you were playing around with it and pushing it back.

I found that a good way to go a more natural ginger using semi permanent dye is to go for a peanut butter color. I did a mixture like that over warm blonde and light grey hair and it worked really well and isn’t too neon

I always wanted to go as natural auburn as possible and the only dyes that have done it for me are the ADORE dyes. They’re vegan (so they smell a bit weird) but they’re so so good. I think something like spiced amber/cinnamon would be good for getting close to your natural hair! They do a bunch of orange shades. It always looks like a shade that could be growing naturally out of my head I love them.