So how do you colour your own hair?

[thereisfreedomwithin]

Now we can’t go to hairdressers -I’ve never coloured my own hair.
I’ve had an Aveda semi permanent. It sits on the roots for at least half an hour then gets combed in.
I can’t ask my hairdresser she has enough on her plate :(.
Guess I could pay for a telephone consultation with her?

[EngagedAgain]

@BruceAndNosh, December! Bloody well hope not.

[twosoups1972]

Thank you @Bananaman123 any advice on colour? What colour do you use?

[mindproject]

I bleach mine as it's easier and this way I only need to do it every 2 - 3 months. If I coloured it I would have to do it every 3 weeks because of the roots.

I just mix bleaching powder with peroxide, leave it on for 30 minutes then rinse out. A day later I tone it with toning solution.

I've been colouring/bleaching/cutting my own hair for 20 years so now I do it better than a hairdresser could. Plus it costs very little.

[Bananaman123]

@twosoups1972 yes Superdrug and Boots www.superdrug.com/search?text=John+frieda+foam

[vodkaredbullgirl]

Been doing my own hair for many years, so simple.

[twosoups1972]

@Bananaman123 can you buy the John Frieda foam online?

I had my coloured at the hairdresser a few weeks ago but will need to plan for when it grows out!

I usually top up with the roots only box dye (sorry can't remember the brand) but it's only a small quantity and I can't get to the back.

Is the John Frida one non drippy?

[BruceAndNosh]

I've got some blue hair dye I bought for fun ages ago and didn't dare use.
I'm seriously thinking this is the time to try it. Not many people will see it and I'll get it all cut off in December

[Mojitomogul]

Majirel is a good brand to use. A safe bet is to mix one tube which is 50mls with 75mls of 20vol (6%) developer. If covering roots, a safe bet is to choose a base colour which closely matches your own eg. If you have dark brown hair use level 4, medium brown hair use a level 5. Dark blonde use level 6. Lighter blondes use a 7 or 8. Order online from Sally's or Capitol trade shop. To apply to the roots use a hot cross bun technique - as if there are the lines of a hot cross bun on the top of your head. So divide hair down the middle and then across from ear to ear. Then horizontally work your way down each of these four sections, from top to bottom using a tint brush to brush the colour onto your roots. You may need a ponytail comb to hold in one hand to help section, as you pull the hair up keep it nice and taunt so you can easily get ro your roots. May be easier to mix the colour in a squidgy bottle with a nozzle head to apply. Leave it on the roots for 20 then apply to the ends if you need to refresh the ends. Good luck

[thereisfreedomwithin]

Hi Backseat, so the decision was obviously taken out of everyone's hands last night but I immediately texted her and suggested what you had said. It was well received thanks for thinking of it.

Better do it soon or buying hairdye even online will be considered non-essential.

[Judystilldreamsofhorses]

I use Koleston Perfect - my hairdresser told me the mix to buy years ago, but I always used a box dye and just had it cut in the salon. I usually buy from Sally’s, but ordered from EBay recently which was much cheaper. My hair is about 10/20% grey, and a reddy brown, so I mix 55/0 and 5/37, with 6% peroxide. I do 15ml of each shade to 30ml peroxide, ad have a tint bowl and brush, plus a tail comb for sectioning it off.

I tend to do a clarifying shampoo, apply colour to roots for 20 minutes, then comb through and leave for another 20 minutes before rinsing.

I couldn’t get any gloves in Sally’s a few weeks ago, presumably people bought them up for CV. I ended up having to buy a box dye just to get the gloves, and have kept them to reuse.

[thereisfreedomwithin]

“If you feel really bad, think the world of her as you say and can usually afford to have it coloured, why not order a home dye online and have it delivered and give her the usual cost of your colour with her, minus what you've paid for home dye.”

Wow that’s a great idea! Ok - so I will text her suggesting this. Bonus for me: I get the benefit of her advice/can skype her when I put it on, etc.

[LambriniSocialist]

This is a fairly short, but really informative thread about using L'Oréal Majirel and the different levels and tones.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/1314275-Tatty-Can-you-tell-me-about-majirel-hair-dye

Be careful when bleaching hair - toner will not solve all problems if it hasn't lifted enough. If it it still orange or even too dark a yellow then a purple toner (and certainly purple shampoo) won't do anything, you will need something more blue based.

[BackseatCookers]

*it's gutting

[BackseatCookers]

If you feel really bad, think the world of her as you say and can usually afford to have it coloured, why not order a home dye online and have it delivered and give her the usual cost of your colour with her, minus what you've paid for home dye.

Then you're spending what you can afford and making such a difference to her.

I'm self employed, that would mean the world to me. I don't want to put anyone at risk or be put at risk.

It's hurting and I'm shit scared about money but the alternative is even worse.

Please don't be selfish - every non essential contact puts more and more people at risk.

Doing what I've suggested above would make her year.

[HarrietThePi]

No experience of that brand but toner will take away the brassy look. You bleach your hair then put the toner on. There's lots of tips online about this too.

[Tonytonymacaroni]

I have blonde highlights (bleach) on my naturally dark blonde/light brown hair.
I’ve tried box dyes before, when I was about 17ish and they’ve always left it looking orange or a horrid brassy yellow.
Josh Wood’s home colour kits look good, but will I likely get the same dreaded result? I’m tempted to just leave it to until we’re clear to go out to hairdressers again. I’d rather have roots and greys than the previous disasters! Does anyone have experience of using these for blonde colours?

[HarrietThePi]

Easy to do. I always do cut (just a trim, nothing special) and colour mine at home and people assume I get it done professionally so it can't look too bad.

What colour are you planning to do it? I would advise to stay away from red, and if you're planning to use bleach then read up a lot first on how to do it in a way that will cause the least damage (and definitely do not fall asleep with bleach on your hair like I once did - it took well over a year for my hair to recover!) There are lots of helpful videos on YouTube.

[MilkTrayLimeBarrel]

I have the same dilemma - been getting my hair coloured for over 20 years and know it will be very grey/white judging from the roots. I have long dark hair with highlights. My salon has closed - they use L'Oreal products - I have never coloured my own and haven't a clue what to buy. Can anyone recommend a brand and how you can choose the colour on line, please?

Yes, I know it isn't important in the grand scheme of things, but I can't bear being grey on top of everything else (and my DH has never seen me with anything other than coloured hair!).

[thereisfreedomwithin]

I promise you that me not turning up will be anything but trivial for this woman.

I’m hoping to be honest that Boris takes the decision out of my hands in the next few minutes.

[thereisfreedomwithin]

Their!

[thereisfreedomwithin]

Thanks black swan.

I think right now I’m not taking any criticism personally -everyone has got there own thing going on.

[hopeishere]

Me @cherrypie! I'll end up colouring it but I'm curious to grow it for a bit.

[DitheringDoris]

@BlackSwan it’s more the ops tone, implying that she’s saving the self employed single mother (who probably lives on a council estate) from starvation by being unselfish and letting her do her hair. It’s beyond words to me.
I go to the hairdressers, I get my nails done, I have my eyelashes tinted but I wouldn’t dream of going to any of these appointments at the moment, its selfish and irresponsible that vanity precedes health.

I actually thought this thread was a wind up when I read about the (male) Pilates teacher, why male had to be mentioned I have no idea.
Do what most women will do over the coming months, buy a box dye and learn how to do it yourself.

We all want life to go back to normal as soon as possible, by keeping trivial appointments like these it will take longer.

[daisypond]

I have always used box dyes - semi permanent. Just follow the instructions on the box. Easy. You don’t need a YouTube video..

[BlackSwan]

Why be such an opportunistic bitch Doris? We're all pretty much caged in at home - the OP just wants to do something to continue with her life as normal.
You may be taking the opportunity to let yourself go feral, but we aren't all that fatalistic.