@gordy22,
Here's an image for people who don't know (I didn't) -
Take a good, close look at your natural skin coloring. Strawberry blonde (or any reddish shade) over pale, blue-tinted skin {in the "Color Me Beautiful" books, they call that Winter (these days they go with 12 seasons, see -
http://www.prettyyourworld.com/colortheory.html) - think someone like Joan Baez in terms of shading} is going to look weird and brassy and out of place.
To make any color change, I believe you'll need to strip the color first, but do consider, as I mentioned above, how it'll look with your skin tones.