Struggling to cover greys

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I have grey hair around my hairline. I just cannot cover it. I use the home diy's - L'Oréal. I have dark brown hair and use a shade very similar. Even after leaving on for 40 mins. the result is not great

I know I need to get it done professionally but really cannot afford that - it's would have to be a regular expense and that's just not do able right now.

Does anyone have any solutions / suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong?
Thank you in advance!

Have you tried a different dye?

I use a Clairol Level 2 and it’s pretty good.

I have this problem, it's a pain.

I use a semi permanent every few weeks and in between use John Frieda Defy Grey Shampoo & conditioner, it softens the stark contrast of the grey against the dark hair.

I've given up now, but am really excited. The anxiety, the money, the time. Such a waste.

Oh and also brunette dry shampoo if I've left it too long between dyes and need to cover up in an emergency.

I had that issue. Box dye but didn’t cover it. I went blonde to blend the greys in. I found a really good Mobioe hairdresser and it only costs me £50 every 6 weeks.

I have this issue too! A small patch at the front that box dyes just don’t seem to touch for some reason…

Just a thought but have you thought about actually going grey??

Why not just leave it & embrace the grey

I use belle colour dark ash blonde. My greys look like highlights. I'm learning to live with the odd one at the side. When I hit 60 and have mostly grey I'm going rose gold. It's the modern equivalent of a purple rinse. I'm never going to be grey.

The brown shampoo that was out cheap in Home Bargains ages ago is fab!

Just for men beard dye is pretty good at doing the pesky greys round my hairline! Better than the ladies options. Colours are limited though.

Best way to avoid this problem is to ignore them. I've skipped grey completely and just get WHITE hairs creeping in to my dark brown hair. My hair is also 'fading' and getting much less vibrant brown. I've always promised myself I'd never dye, and now I'm at that point I see all the white hairs and am very tempted. But I remind myself of the cost, the fact I'd never keep up with my roots, and just the time and faff.

Having white hairs and aging isn't nice, but it's not as bad as the faff of being tied to a dying/roots/dying cycle that once I'm in I'll never escape. I'm just going to let them flourish and appreciate not falling into the vortex.

I just let it do its own thing

Re roots, you can get very good root covering sprays now.

I have found the semi permanent dyes do a better job than the permanent. I have also gone a shade lighter than my natural hair in winter ( it's kinder to my skin tone) and does a better job of blending in the greys. I am a dark blonde, so I used the Aussie purple shampoo for maintenance. In the summer, I have given up as I swim/surf three time a week and salt doesn't go well with dye!

I used to use something called Colour Wow - a powder that you can brush onto the bits around your hairline, or your parting etc, worked a treat.

Have gone grey now though so not used it for years and not sure if it’s still around.

Does going a bit lighter mean that it’s easier to cover?

I grew my dye out during lockdown and embraced the grey. Such a relief, saves lots of time and money.

This is the stuff WOW Root Cover Up amzn.eu/d/1MfevvC Colour Wow

@Ponoka7...I like the idea of rose gold! I don't want to go grey either.

@Intelligenthair I will try that!

Some really good suggestions...im going to try some of these! Thank you everyone x