Righty ho! I'd been stuck for AGES with dull, faded, boring old blacky brown and I decided I needed a major change =] Unsure what colours to go for I opted for red on a whim as it's my favorite colour=] I used smart blonde (with a platinum toner included in the box) to tone down the blacky colour to a more manageable mish-mash of blondes, coppers and light copper browns, then just decided to throw on the blood red and hope for the best.. and to my delight it worked =]=]
I dont have any plans to change it again for a while now =]

I love the color in the first picture.

Looks great! That shade suits you.

Awesome results from the dark brown you indicated. Thanks for sharing.