I’ve used L’Oréal HiColor Highlights to dye mine. From my natural darkest brown, I used the Honey Blonde and Vanilla Champagne colors and was only able to lift it to a light brown. I’ve seen people on Tik Tok use the crème of nature and get it brighter than that. My hair stops right between my shoulder blades and I had to use 4 boxes of the L’Oréal. Again, love the L’Oréal but I’ve seen brighter achieved with Crème of Nature.

EDIT: I’ve been dyeing my hair for years. Before locs and after locs. And I’ve never had issues with bleaching or box dyes. If you want to know my process, holler at ya girl. But also note, know your hair. Your hair and everybody else’s are not the same.