I did it - I colored my hair

[Opti]

I just got my hair colored. It looks good, but I will need to adjust. If not, 6 to 8 weeks from now, it will need

coloring again.

 I did a semi-permanent color on purpose.

[NastyWoman]

Unless you have really slow growing hair 6-8 weeks sounds optimistic. Enjoy your color

[Shooby]

Did you color it yourself or have it done?

[Opti]

Aug 10, 2015 19:28:53 GMT -5 Shooby said:

Did you color it yourself or have it done?

I had it done.

[Opti]

Aug 10, 2015 19:27:33 GMT -5 NastyWoman said:

Unless you have really slow growing hair 6-8 weeks sounds optimistic. Enjoy your color

I'm OK with roots. I tried a color close to my natural hair color to make my gray hair less obvious and Optimist more sexy.

[andi9899]

Let's see it.

[Opti]

If my stylist emails me the pics, I will post before and after shots of the back of my hair.

[Bluerobin]

Opti, Crabby started having hers done professionally, much better than DIY.  She goes for occasional touch ups, about every 5 weeks.  Another thing she started to do to hide the gray, was she got high lights.  Ask your hair dresser.  

[NancysSummerSip]

I did it - I colored my hair

I should have inhaled some caffeine before I read that. I thought it said "I did it - I cooked my hair" and I thought, "Do you serve that with fava beans and a nice Chianti?"

Sorry.

[NoNamePerson]

Aug 11, 2015 9:12:44 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

I did it - I colored my hair

I should have inhaled some caffeine before I read that. I thought it said "I did it - I cooked my hair" and I thought, "Do you serve that with fava beans and a nice Chianti?"

Sorry.

[wyouser]

My grandson thinks ALL hair coloring must be done with only "Craoyla" Crayons!!

[NancysSummerSip]

Aug 11, 2015 10:50:46 GMT -5 wyouser said:

My grandson thinks ALL hair coloring must be done with only "Craoyla" Crayons!!

Yanno, the kid might be onto something. Hair coloring pens do exist for root touchups, but not for larger coverage. He could turn out to be the inventor of something important.

[Chocolate Lover]

Kool Aid will do a nice long lasting job for you. Ask my DD who did the underside of her hair red last summer and is sick to death of looking at it.

[kittensaver]

Aug 11, 2015 8:33:30 GMT -5 Bluerobin said:

Opti, Crabby started having hers done professionally, much better than DIY.  She goes for occasional touch ups, about every 5 weeks.  Another thing she started to do to hide the gray, was she got high lights.  Ask your hair dresser.  

This is me exactly, and I'm really happy with the results. Instead of trying to go back to my original color (which starts to look more and more fake as you get older and is VERY expensive to maintain), I've just been putting in highlights. Well, my hairdresser has . The highlights and lowlights blend/cover/tint the grays really nicely, and I'm slowly going blonde instead of gray .  

[The Captain]

Meh.  I've earned every single grey on my head.  That, and

1.  It's expensive
2.  It's time consuming
3.  I can't stand listening to beauty salon chatter
4.  At some point you either have to go through the awkward grow-out phase or have unrealistically colored hair for someone your age.

I'd rather not deal with this so I'm letting my natural color (or lack of it in some areas) stay.

[NancysSummerSip]

Aug 11, 2015 14:29:18 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Meh.  I've earned every single grey on my head.  That, and

1.  It's expensive
2.  It's time consuming
3.  I can't stand listening to beauty salon chatter
4.  At some point you either have to go through the awkward grow-out phase or have unrealistically colored hair for someone your age.

I'd rather not deal with this so I'm letting my natural color (or lack of it in some areas) stay.

I have to say I failed to notice your silver highlights when we met.

The highlight/lowlight process is supposed to take away that "unrealistic" look to hair color. I've seen it work a few times and look quite good. Sometimes, not so much. Haircoloring done right can be good for the hair - it protects and conditions. But note I said "done right." That means it's the job of someone with experience, using very good product, and using it regularly, but not too frequently. And caring for the hair between colorings - shampoos and conditioners designed for color-treated hair, for example.

That said, I gave up coloring mine after 20+ years. Too much time and money spent in a chair, and my hair also grows way too fast; my roots return in about 10 days.
The salon chatter thing at my place can get kinda interesting once in awhile, though. Tales of marriages gone south, kids gone wrong, relatives gone crazy. And then there are the two gay stylists and their relationship issues, which I have to say is a whole 'nother reality show. These two (both men) are not together as a couple, BTW. Lawd help us if they were. Someone would have to put a barbed-wire fence around their two stations, and a sign that says, "Use caution when approaching. If objects are thrown out of the enclosure, take cover immediately."

[Spellbound454]

I just do mine myself about every 5 weeks......its waist length.

Just part it in rows to put the colour on ....squidge it in to the roots with plastic gloves on.

Wait half and hour.... then put the rest on all on for 5 minutes and wash out.

It doesn't cost a lot, or take a lot of time......but is a commitment every 5 weeks.

[sarcasticgirl]

I started going grey in HS. At 35, I would guess that I am over 50% grey. I have been coloring my hair since I was 15, so I have never had more than like an inch of regrowth, if that. But when it comes in, it sparkles! And my hair grows fast so I have to do touch ups every 4 weeks.

My hair color isn't found in nature. And I don't care... I love it ;D

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[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I started doing my hair myself once I couldn't get into the beauty school anymore.  $35 at the beauty school.

$8.99 for a box of Vidall Sassoon and I get the exact same vibrant red I did when I paid $35 for it.  People keep asking me where I found this gorgeous color and are floored when I tell them "Walgreens".

It does take practice.  I found using a pastry brush helps me get all the stupid fine baby hairs that popped up after pregnancy.   Then I use a color safe shampoo and the little tube of color protectant conditioner that comes with the hair dye.  I also found a rinse I can use that is tinted red to keep things shiny/bright between colors.

I usually get about 6 weeks out of my color before my natural color is noticeable enough it bothers me.

[NancysSummerSip]

My hair color isn't found in nature.

-rofl-Love it!

[wvugurl26]

I get way more compliments on the dark red my hair is now than I ever did on my natural color. Which hasn't been seen since I was in high school.

DQ Aveda has a Madder root line for redheads. I use the conditioner every couple shampoos.

[lexxy703]

I don't have a lot of grey but I've been coloring it on & off for a few years.  I use the Natural Instincts that washes out after about 6-8 weeks.  I have been lazy & need to do it again.  My greys are sparkling & pretty noticeable at the moment.

[NoNamePerson]

Aug 12, 2015 11:22:46 GMT -5 lexxy703 said:

I don't have a lot of grey but I've been coloring it on & off for a few years.  I use the Natural Instincts that washes out after about 6-8 weeks.  I have been lazy & need to do it again.  My greys are sparkling & pretty noticeable at the moment.

I use Natural Instincts too. I usually get a shade lighter than my natural color. Makes the gray turn into highlights. Well sometimes I get a wild hair and go red. But that's hit  and miss so glad it fades and washes ot eventually. 

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

DQ Aveda has a Madder root line for redheads

I'll look into that, thanks!

I've been a red head since Gwen was about two years old.  At the moment i have no desire to go back to my original color.

[flamingo]

I color my hair every 6-8 weeks. I get it professionally done. I used to do it myself, but I have SO.MUCH.HAIR that I was really bad at it. I'd miss pieces/sections and it looked like I'd allowed a drunk college girl to do it 

My mom has colored her hair for as long as I can remember. She's 62 and more grey than not, but man, does she want to make sure it never shows. She wants to go to the grave with pretty strawberry blonde hair. She's even made me promise that when she dies, if we are going to have an open casket, that I make sure her hair is properly colored!