I have dark brown hair, are there any dyes that will give me a slightly lighter color ?

I have dark brown long hair. To get it blonde, it damages my hair too much, so I decided that maybe for a change, I would dye the top half a redish copper brown for a slight contrast. I went to Sally beauty supply and bought loreal color gems, mixed with the activator and absolutely nothing happened. I should have known because the dye is only demi-permanent. Is there any dye out there that will give me a slightly lighter color without having to lighten my hair first? I don't want the top too red, something red, coppery to blend well with the brown, but show a contrast. If anyone can give me some good advice without having to damage my hair I would really appreciate it. Thanks !

I have dark brown hair, are there any dyes that will give me a slightly lighter color ?

It's really hard to dye dark hair lighter. Try bleaching it and then dying it the color you want, THEN get a haircut. Use Pantene-Pro V intense conditioning treatment and you should be fine! If that doesn't work, dark brown hair is beautiful!!! If you want a change, get a few highlights that always looks good and it damages your hair less.

I have dark brown hair, are there any dyes that will give me a slightly lighter color ?

bleaching hair is not that bad if u do it well, don't bleach it too bright. redish color only need orange-bleached hair to get in.if you still dont want to bleach, then you can try colored your hair with higher level peroxide but the color may turned out dull.