alright, i successfully bleached a part of my hair with some random creme bleach, so i know it can be done decently. but i need tips for doing my whole head, all the way down to the ends.

i dont know the gwen stefani EVERY STRAND WHITE look, it can be 'messy'. i just want to know what kind of bleach to buy, and some tips on how to make it look uncrappy. how long should i leave it on? what's a toner and do i need one? etcetc.

ANY help would be much appreciated! thanks

you have dark hair, yeah? is it dyed dark, or is it your natural colour?
i'm not really sure about what brand to recommend. the one i use is by schwarzkopf, and it's called ice blonde or something. it does the job, and hasn't damaged my hair too badly (then again, i'm a natural blonde so i don't have to leave it on for very long).

when you put the bleach on your hair, the best idea is to just keep checking it. every few minutes or so. if your hair starts to feel kind of stringy or... jelly-ish then you have to wash the bleach off asap. otherwise leave it on until it gets to the colour you want. but you might have to bleach it more than once.

toner is essential for getting the yellow tones out. it makes your hair that kind of creamy blonde colour. the one i use is... well actually i can't remember who makes it now. but it's very purple so you have to be careful with bleached hair. if you leave toner in for too long, it'll latch on and you'll be stuck with kind of grey/purple hair for a while.

yikes are you sure you want to attempt your whole head on your own? your hair is really dark naturally, correct? your test strand or lock may have come out nicely because it's a smaller, more easily controlled amount of hair. but i'd really worry about self-bleaching on naturally dark hair. i'm sure it's fixable should it not turn out the way you'd hoped, but keep in mind how damaging this will be. you don't want to be forced into a short cut you weren't prepared for.

I just used Loreal's Perfect Blonde Creme, Maximum.
I left it on for 30 minutes on the lenght, then did the roots and left for another 30 minutes.
Washed it off, and used John Frieda Sheer Blonde Hightlight Activating Shampoo and Conditioner.
Then used a Wella "Ash Blonde" toner on it.
Its turned out lovely I must say.
Nice and Blonde.
There are still slight Yellowey parts in it, but I only did it last night, so thats to be expected. I am washing it again today and putting more toner in it.
As I am going to expect to have to do for a good couple of weeks.

my hair was free of any other dye.
I had my hair striped of colour 2 weeks ago in a salon.

how much was the stripping. I must get it done.