The present invention relates to a dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having on one side a dye layer and on a second side a slipping layer, wherein the slipping layer comprises a first wax comprising a polymer derived from a polyolefin and an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or ester or anhydride thereof, and at least one other wax and wherein the dye layer comprises at least a magenta dye of the Structure I: ##STR00001## wherein the dye donor element has reduced 2.times. retransfer. The present invention also relates to the same slip layer with a dye layer comprising at least a yellow dye of the Structure X: ##STR00002## or Structure XI: ##STR00003## or Structure XII: ##STR00004## or Structure XIII: ##STR00005## or wherein the dye layer comprises at least a cyan dye of Structure XX: ##STR00006##