I have had quite a saga with my hair... I did highlights here and there when I was younger. My big mishap with the at-home color was with a very unflattering red that took quite a bit of color-correction to make look right. A little over a year ago I had lots and lots of bright blonde done, almost my entire head, and it looked fantastic on me. Unfortunately my hair seems to go brassy no matter what the color, so when I moved back to my hometown I opted for a rich, chocolate brown, which wound up almost black due to an inexperienced hairdresser... So I went to another crappy hairdresser and she charged me 200 dollars to do, basically, nothing... Now I'm wanting to go to just a warm brown shade and I don't trust anyone... LOL