Which products are best to use to highlight medium brown hair?

I have been doing my own hair for 8 years. I have finally found a product that helps keep the red tones low. I get the red tones close to the top %26amp; near the roots. The rest of my hair lightens fine and turns out a great color. But I want to go shades lighter than I have been for change. I am afraid that I will end up with brassy tones and an ugly brass blonde color. I have been using the Loreal lightner for brown hair, then using a highlighter kit by Loreal. I get compliments from people I don't even know, but I am tired of this color. I don't like to go to salons because they like to do my hair "their way", which has been a nightmare everytime.I have never been able to get what I wanted until I learned to do it myself.

Which products are best to use to highlight medium brown hair?

Where exactly are u located? I am a stylist and u have been very lucky u havent ruined your hair! Store bought colors, and hair products are very damanging. the reson why ur not getting the color u want /see on box is, box color cant look at ur hair and determine what needs to be done to get u 2 ur desired color. Ur getting the red and brassy shades bc ur hair has red tones in it, u may not think so but that is why u get the brassy color. also when lighting hair it goes thru the color wheel, meaning it goes in steps, and if u dont have the right product mixed it wont pull out the brassy shades, (orange,yellow,gold). I would have to see ur hair to be right abt what needs to be done, but a ash base helps get the red tones out. I would go to a salon, i dont mean a high class salon, there are many girls at Best Cuts, Famous Hair the lower priced salons that are just as good if not better then the high class girls. From the second u walk in the door, if u dont feel comfortable there, walk out. The stylist examine her ,ask questions make sure she knows what shes talking abt. if she seems shaky, iffy, unsure abt what u a have asked her get up and leave. U want a stylist thats confident and can explain things 2 u. Ask the same question 2 her, make sure u tell her what boxed haircolor u have been using, and exactly what color u want to get 2, she should bring out the color book, to show u colors and get an idea of what u want. I have done many pple that havent been 2 a hair salon in many years, i talk 2 them ask questions abt there hair and so on... first things they say nobody else has done that, at the end they love me and im there stylist now. From the get go, observe, u make sure u feel confrontable w her and u wont have problems. Talk to ur friends, family find out where they go, u will find a girl that does what U want, not what THEY want. If u have more questions email me and ill help as much as i can, I promise, maybe ur in my area. My email nikki_1nonly@yahoo.com! Thats if u understand what im sayin and have more questions or wanna chat more