How to Lighten Dyed Black Hair

We all know how easy it is to dye our hair a dark color, but how hard it is to get it back to light again. Doesn't it always seem that when we want a color to stay, it fades out, but when we want it gone, it just wont budge! After being tired of always dying my naturally light brown regrowth , I decided to say goodbye to black and try get my hair back to its natural shade. However, no dyes I tried would over-ride the black and even hair color remover didn't help! Here is the method/steps I used to finally go lighter.

Step One

As far as I've tried, this is the only dye that has actually lightened the black dye.
It's Called "Schwarzkopf NORDIC Blonde Ultimate Lightener L1++"
Make sure you get the Ultimate lightener rather than Extreme or anything else, as this is the most powerful in the series, and is recommended for dark hair.
I used this just like a normal hair dye, read the instructions etc and left the dye on my hair for 45 minutes, massaging my head every now and then to make sure the dye was on every single strand of black hair!
When I rinsed it off in the shower and conditioned my hair, It didn't feel as dry and damaged as  I expected, it seemed to be quiet fine!
But as I'd expected it to, when I dried my hair, it was now an orange color. Which actually did not bother me at all because I was so happy to be finally successful in getting my hair lighter. The only thing I had to do now was dye it to something less vibrant!

Step Two

The next step was simply to apply a dye close to my natural shade, and I'd never have to worry about regrowth again! I chose "Light Ash Brown " in shade 50 by Revlon Colorsilk because it was cheap and I know this brand doesn't fade. However whichever dye color or brand you choose is completely optional, but I highly recommend choosing an "Ash" shade to counteract the orange hair color you were left with from the Nordic dye.

My hair is now my natural color at last and I am so pleased I didn't have to spend money at the salon. In total I spent $20 USD. - Ten dollars for each box. 

Hopefully I've helped others!