Ladies.........how do you cover your greys?

[DebbieB]

I go to the salon. $65 every 2 months for cut and color (plus tip). I'm scared to mess with color.

 

[ReneeA]

I use Feria at home. I watch for it to go on sale and clip coupons...it costs me around $5 a box. I color every 7-8 weeks, and most of my grey is right around my temples. I started getting greys in my early 20's

I don't have super long hair (to my shoulders), and it's very easy to do at home. I get lots of compliments on it, and am glad I don't have to pay upward of $100 to have it done in a salon.

 

[Handbag Lady]

I can't see spending $65-200 for a salon visit so I do it myself at home. The few times I've been to a salon, all they want to do is charge a whole lot of cash to "fix" my color jobs, even when I go in for a simple trim. I can't tell the difference from their colors jobs to mine so I stopped going.


My greys are really bad. I think I would be all grey if I didn't do anything about it. My entire crown is grey. I use whatever that box is with Essence in the title. I wait for coupons and sales and stock up on my color.

 

[momof1princess]

i went to a salon in late september and had my hair colored for the very first time. i had LOTS of gray. i also got a great cut and highlights. total cost: $105.00! OUCH! since then, about every 4-5 weeks, i've been using clairol nice and easy root touch-up; it's a perfect match for my salon color, and it's VERY easy to use. i don't feel comfortable doing an all-over color, but i do a pretty good job on the roots.

 

[Pakey]

I get mine colored at the salon every 4 weeks, along with a keratin treatment for smoothing the texture.

 

[SookieStackhouse]

I've usually do mine at home, I have used everything from cheap Revlon Colorsilk, and Clairol Balsam Color to Feria and Gariner Nutrisse...

I do it every few months (probably every 2 mos). I did it back before Christmas and it was Oct the time before... seems like I try to go with a lighter color in the summer and go dark for the winter. I've been totally blonde, to light brown, dark brown to almost black. It is good to keep people guessing (I am hoping it throws them off the fact that I am doing this to cover grey, I'd rather them think I'm just a little kooky for all the color changes). It is a dreaded job, but it is SO much cheaper to DIY.

 

[Deb in IA]

I have very dark brown hair (almost black), so the grey really stands out. Instead of getting my hair dyed black, I use purple!

My natural color was dark black, almost purple under fluorescent lights. I am now about 25% gray, and the contrast of the white and black is very striking, or so I'm told.

I've had strangers compliment me on my hair, even asking if my colors were "natural"!

That's one of those expenses I don't bother with.

I'd rather be grey on vacation than brunette at home!

I don't. I earned them all so I get to wear them all with pride!

I agree with you!

I have never had any desire, or time or energy to color my hair.
I watched my prematurely gray mother dye her hair at home for nearly 50 years, and decided that was definitely NOT for me!

 

[Fly4free]

I have been using Clairol Nice 'n Easy Gray Solution for the past 6 months. It works pretty well, especially since most of my grays are at my temples and hairline- I can see if they are covered well or not.

I might need to try the Sally Beauty Supply brand- is it as affordable as other home brands?

I have found the Clairol Gray solutions to work the best on my gray roots. About every 2 months I color the roots and then at the last 5-10 min color the rest of my hair. You should not color the full length of hair all the time. Concentrating on the roots will prevent damaging your hair and a build up of color on the longer ends.

If I have a special event or just want to touch up my roots in between the Root Touch up is great too.

 

[Liberty Belle]

I'm lucky that at 43 I've only found a few strands of grey. I'm thinking it might be starting soon, though, so I'm reading with interest. I've never been one to spend much on my hair (I go to supercuts - I have good, straight, thick hair, so it's not an issue), so I really don't want to get it done in a salon. I might just let nature run its course, but I'm not sure I'll be ready for that, either.

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

That's one of those expenses I don't bother with.

I colored mine myself at home for about 10 years, then finally a few years ago, just decided to go natural! I think it helped that my hair was very short at the time, but I also, like another poster, have contrasts between the white, gray and brown. I've gotten many compliments on my hair!

 

[MomofKatie]

I watched my prematurely gray mother dye her hair at home for nearly 50 years, and decided that was definitely NOT for me!

I have exactly the opposite experience- my prematurely gray mother never colored her hair (and had many people think she was older than she was) and decided I was NEVER going to go gray!

 

[sunnyday123]

At the risk of sounding all crunchy, as anyone ever tried anything natural, like henna? I had an allergic reaction the last time I colored my hair, and while I don't want to risk that again, I'm getting desperate. It's either find something that won't cause a reaction, or buy a boatload of brown mascara.

 

[SookieStackhouse]

I'm lucky that at 43 I've only found a few strands of grey. I'm thinking it might be starting soon, though, so I'm reading with interest. I've never been one to spend much on my hair (I go to supercuts - I have good, straight, thick hair, so it's not an issue), so I really don't want to get it done in a salon. I might just let nature run its course, but I'm not sure I'll be ready for that, either.

Wow I wish my grey hair would have held off for that long, I'm not even 40 and I have a frightening amount of grey hair...In fact, I have had visible grey since I was probably 26, and it has only gotten worse over the years.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I am fortunate I haven't had much grey up to now, but I am noticing a little more than before. (This even after being bald and most women my age having their hair grow in completly grey.)

I do highlights and in between I use a specially formulated salon color shampoo which highlights the highlights and supposedly helps cover greys (which I don't think it really does a great job of, but is does highlight the highlights, lol). A few of my greys are actually whites, and those get plucked out right away.

 

[MichelleVW]

I'm 43 and have a few greys, (I see them but no one else does), but I color it at home. I'm not religious about it, but I probably do it 3-4 times a year. No way am I going to go gray, I don't believe in looking older than you are and gray hair makes you look old.

 

[njcarita]

I'm lucky that at 43 I've only found a few strands of grey. I'm thinking it might be starting soon, though, so I'm reading with interest. I've never been one to spend much on my hair (I go to supercuts - I have good, straight, thick hair, so it's not an issue), so I really don't want to get it done in a salon. I might just let nature run its course, but I'm not sure I'll be ready for that, either.

I'm 46 and only found only the occasional rogue grey hair.... but my hair is jet black.... and I'm starting to panick about what i will do when the time comes.... I have never colored my hair and do not look forward to the color and expense... and the chemicals freak me out a little...
so I was peak into these threads to start to get ideas...
I hope I have a few more years ...

 

[DAISY DUCK FAN!]

Salon all the way. I'd make a huge mess of things if I tried to do it myself.

 

[cocodog]

I use lowlights, done at the salon. That way, there is no 'line of demarcation' from allover color, and my hair looks more natural with a few grays still mixed in ;-)

 

[disneydreamersx4]

I use a beauty supply color made by LK ($9 for a tube that lasts 2 applications) and do it myself about every 8 weeks. I don't like this chore but I don't want to be all gray yet. A pp said she pays $150 every 3 months for highlights. I would love to have a professional do my hair with highlights but that's a lot of money.

 

[catgirl]

I color my own. I find it lasts just as long as the salon, but at $6 a bottle (and sometime I can get 2 dye jobs from 1 bottle), I can't justify paying someone else. I buy Clairol Professionals, Beuatiful Collection, advanced gray solution @ Sally's Beauty Salon. It lasts 6-8 weeks and lord knows that I'm not a beautician! It's pretty easy, the dye is premixed and sometimes I need to go back and touch up a section that maybe I missed, but I don't think I do too bad of a job. Once in a while my 7 yr old niece assists me in making sure i get the back of my head covered well. I say try it, it's not as hard as it seems!