How long should hair dye last?

Question

So I found a new hairstylist that didn't charge an arm and a leg for highlights and baylage. I got my hair done on April 7th & quite honestly it didn't last very long at all. 3 weeks later even my friends were telling me how it looked back to normal. 😫 I'll include pictures but I've never dyed my hair this dark before and it did NOT last. At all. 
 
Before:

After:

3 weeks later:

5 weeks later:

I'm just so disappointed. I really loved the copper color before but I don't have the time or the money to get that redone every month! 
 
So how long should a well done dye job last?

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Hair stylist here---

So more than likely she used a semi-permanent color. Semi-permanent colors tend to last 4-6 weeks. Also depends on how often you wash it and whether or not you are using sulfate free shampoo/conditioner. Next appointment you can ask her what kind of color she used and request a more permanent type of hair color.

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Your hair looks the same to me..

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it's supposed to last longer than that. but how long it last can depend on how you're taking care of your hair. when it's dyed, you need to be using certain types of shampoos and conditioner, and not wash your hair as often. most people who i've known that dyes their hair usually only washed it once or twice a week to keep the color from fading.

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Yea it should last longer. When i got my blonde highlights last year i used the purple shampoo then john fredda for blondes and i would condition once a week with coconut oil and it stayed pretty good. No fade really but i went from auburn to blonde highlights that i just got redone friday. I highly suggest using those special shampoos and conditioners for color treated hair or it will fade super fast. That would happen to me when i had a darker color dye

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Hi! I'm a hairdresser. Depends on the care at home but usually you should notice regrowth or your hair oxidizing within 6-8 weeks after getting it done. Make sure you use color care shampoos and conditioners that are good name brand products. Pantene, herbal essence, things like that tend to pull color a bit making it wash out quicker. Straightening irons as well as curling irons or anything with high heat effects color ! So for 5 weeks and if you've never colored your hair virgin hair sometimes can be a little tougher seems about right !! Hope this helped !

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Plus to add on to my fellow cosmetologists... everyone keeps seeing well my highlights lasted this long and that long...highlights won't fade away. You're pulling all the pigment out of the hair shaft so there's nothing left. It's impossible for highlights to fade, because there's nothing for then to fade to. Depositing color is harder especially on virgin/ish hair because the hair cuticle is so tightly closed the molecules of the color have a hard time penetrating through. As for coloring over highlights,  because the hair has No pigment left,  the color molecules have nothing to sick on to,  so therefore the Color will fade out faster.  There's your quick chemistry lesson for the night,  lol

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Depending on how often yours washing your hair it should last a awhile. I get my hair done every two months and I only wash my hair 1-2 times a week

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My hair color doesn't wash out at all. I go back in to get my roots done and she only puts color on my roots. Not sure if you got a semi permanent hair color or what, but mine never washes out.

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As many people have stated it has a lot to do with care. What you use and even what temperature you wash it in can effect certain colours. Red and semi permanents should be washed in cooler water. Also if you wash your hair frequently or use shampoos with sulfate that can have an effect. Obviously the hair stylists who've commented know more than me lol I just dye my hair frequently and that's what I've learned and been told.

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When I've gotten highlighting done, it's lasted essentially forever-- I just need to get them redone where my hair grows out, but the highlights don't fade or anything 🤔

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