u/DepartmentEither2488 — reddlx

Hi all,

Just looking for some advice. I dye my hair at home usually with Clairol nice n' easy brand. I've been a light auburn colour for a while but recently decided to go darker again. The dark reddish brown came out a really nice colour but now within 2 weeks has faded back to exactly the same colour as the light auburn was on me! Guessing this is just how my hair looks with the peroxide underneath and the actual dye washes out very quickly, I just haven't been noticing because it's the colour I wanted.

I don't want to dye it again but I do want it darker. Should I look at getting a toner meant for brown hair colours or one of those depositing conditioners? Any advice and suggestions would be appreciated thank you!

Got this secondhand nikon 200-500mm for a good price but unfortunately has some fungus growth though I'm unsure if it effects images at all. Just wondering if anyone has some advice on where I can take it to get the lens cleaned in the UK? I'm not confident enough to clean it myself.

I tried London Camera Exchange which are the only place local to me but they say it would have to go back to Nikon in Europe as they don't do in-store cleaning. This would take around 6 weeks but I bought the lens for an upcoming trip at the beginning of June so I don't want to risk that turnaround.

Can anyone recommend some places that do in-store cleaning? Hopefully something will be close to me! (Devon/Cornwall area).

Many thanks for any advice.