In the making

Soooo. I want to dye my hair lilac, like a darkish pastel shade but there are so many things which are preventing me from doing so. Which sucks a lot. Another problem I have is that I'm not entirely sure how to get my hair from fairly dark auburn to a medium lilac without killing it and having to cut it all off! I want this exact colour! Suggestions of how to do this in the nicest way possible would be wonderful! :D

This idea was spurred on by my love of pastel coloured dip dye, which I originally wanted. Something like this.. much love xoxo