Will it look right if I dye my medium brown hair with a golden blonde dye?

I'm definitely NOT bleaching it; I just wanted to lighten my hair a few shades, so that I could get a reddish golden brown. Will this work? Has anyone tried? Will it look good or odd? Or will it work at all? The box recommended that those with medium to dark brown hair shouldn't use it, but I figured this was because it wouldn't show up with the intended golden blonde intended.

Will it look right if I dye my medium brown hair with a golden blonde dye?

The reason the box doesn't recommend it for medium to dark brown hair is because it will turn out brassy. Blonde hair colors don't have a high enough dye load to control underlying pigments at darker levels, which tend to be orange or red when hair is lightened. If you're looking for a lighter brown I would use a lighter brown color.

Will it look right if I dye my medium brown hair with a golden blonde dye?

That stuff can be pretty strong so watch-out. Personally I would love to achieve that color, but my hair is a tad too dark.

The overall effect depends on your skin-tone and face build. I imagine that this would work better the tanner you are.

Will it look right if I dye my medium brown hair with a golden blonde dye?

if you get it professionally done then yes but if you just go to the corner drug store and get a box of hair dye and try to go from brown to blonde it will have an orangey tint! For future refrence if you go from blonde to brunette it will have a hue [greenish] tint if you use the box treatment!

Will it look right if I dye my medium brown hair with a golden blonde dye?

if you have medium brown hair and you dye it blonde it will lighten it a few shades. if you want to dye it strawberry blonde-ish brown ish then just dye it that color and it should be ok... unless ur hair is already redish brown then just dye it blonde and it will come out.

Will it look right if I dye my medium brown hair with a golden blonde dye?

I recommend going to a salon

and getting it highlighted throughout your hair

and just tell them you want it to look mostly blonde

because it might look to intense at first