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Do you home dye your hair?

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Wishmeloveawishingwellkissandtell · 23/01/2026 22:49

If so, why and what colour?

I used to do it for fun when younger, but now at 48 have a fair few greys so will do again, does it look natural?

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Wishmeloveawishingwellkissandtell · 23/01/2026 22:53

Zov · 23/01/2026 22:52

Well, it's £55 to £70 at the hairdresser, and I can do it for a fiver, so yes I home dye it. Light brown or dark blonde or ash blonde. (My natural colour is mousy.) I am about 10% grey that's all, so cannot 'embrace the grey.' If I was mostly grey I would. But there is so little that it's easier to just dye the bit of grey I have!

How often do you have to do it? Does it look natural?
I’m probably about 10% grey, if that, too, but my hair is dark so it can be seen

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Brandyb · 23/01/2026 22:52

So glad I did it though as I found my grey patch on my hairline very aging. Esp when I look back on pics.

Zov · 23/01/2026 22:52

Well, it's £55 to £70 at the hairdresser, and I can do it for a fiver, so yes I home dye it. Light brown or dark blonde or ash blonde. (My natural colour is mousy.) I am about 10% grey that's all, so cannot 'embrace the grey.' If I was mostly grey I would. But there is so little that it's easier to just dye the bit of grey I have!

Brandyb · 23/01/2026 22:51

I think it slightly depends on hair type. I'm fortunate in having curly hair so it looks less blocky having one colour. People with very straight hair might find it more obvious?

Other thing is you have to obviously keep on doing it, every month at least.