I know how you feel. I love changing my hair colour and I always want to try this and that. But I usually don't do it because of the expenses of keeping the reds and the blondes. I'm a student and can't afford to go to the salon every 2 weeks. But I decided what am I living for if not to enjoy life. So I gotta cut back a little. I don't think I should try doing my hair at home, I can't afford to screw it up. Like you said Cheryl, many times it is not done properly and gives bad results. A lot of my friends also have warned me against bleaching my own hair. I'm going to ask a few more places. I'm going to wait after New Years though, I don't think I can get an appointment now.