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Can I put red on top of dyed black hair?

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My hair is currently colored black and has been this way for the past couple of years. I would like to keep the black in my hair and have a light and dark red color mixed in it that is very noticeable. I have read on different sites that you can put red on black and it shows up really well without bleaching.I will probably use a semi permanent color called Beyond the Zone:Candy Apple and Wild Red.I will apply the light red first and then the darker shade in streaks on top of it. My problem is,that I don't want to waste fourteen dollars on color if it is not going to show on top of the black. I have bleached my hair in the past and will do it agian if I must but I don't think that red shows up very good on bleached hair and can still stay an orange color. I can not afford to go to a salon and the look that I want is more of a goth look,most salons only do basic coloring. So should I put the red on top of the black,or bleach and start from scratch(Adding in black again)?