When applying boxed hair dye to hair, should I do the roots first or last? Haven’t dyed my hair in awhile| (at least a year.)

The first picture is obviously my grown out roots, second is the boxed dye I bought. My hair tends to pull reddish tones, so I was hoping the ash would cancel that out. Any advice? Can’t afford to go to a salon right now, unfortunately.

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