Hair dye

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So, I have very dark brown almost black hair. Have a few salt and pepper greys coming through. Expecting i will maintain the dark brown/black colour well into my 60's if family history is anything to go by. Hair currently very long. Mortica Adams type vibes but happy to change this

What do I do about the greys though? I went to a grey blending hairdresser who basically talked me out of it as I'm not grey enough. Every standard hairdresser suggest balyage but everything I've read suggests thats a bad move.

Currently I'm ignoring them but they are starting to bother me.

Do I buy a semi permanent and do it at home? Do I do a lighter shade? Will it cover they greys? I don't want to fall into the colour every 6 weeks at the hairdresser trap.

Im west of scotland and happy to travel an hour or 2 if anyone knows anyone amazing with greys.

Watching because I am curious about the responses as I am starting to grey. My advice would be to not do a semi permanent at home. Semi permanent will not fully cover greys.

I have medium/dark brown hair and did semi permanent dye for several years (not to cover greys, just for a slightly darker colour) and I didn't find the results very nice or consistent. I wasn't happy with semi permanents from the hair dresser either.

That was my worry. I've never dyed my hair so dont want to ruin it by doing a rubbish home dye. Might just need to live with the grey.

I’ve decided to stop home colouring my hair. My hair dresser recommended leaving it too. So my hair is dark with a smattering of grey/silver.
I would recommend a good cut. Personally I don’t like long hair on older people. I don’t think it looks as good as a well maintained shorter style. I’m hoping not to have to dye my hair as I really don’t want the hassles or cost of a salon colour.

I think with 'long' hair it looks good as a fairly blunt cut a few inches past the shoulders. Looks long but more manageable and the blunter shorter cut makes hair look thick. I have seen this called a lob. I have quite long hair at the moment but in the long run I'll go to that shorter length.

Example is
https://www.byrdie.com/thmb/YEppOaafl7XAiPJCiX5G2U5Pa9g=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/GettyImages-1175163326-d514bbdcd5e4448481c661678497d37e.jpg

I use Glaze on my hair once a week and it covers up enough of the grey for now, and makes my hair nice and shiny The colour i use is chocolate brown, but there are other colours

I use this. Last summer I made the decision to try to improve the quality of my hair (I was getting highlights) and after much research started using this. The other henna that’s quite lauded is the one from Lush but I don’t want to shop there. Anyway, it’s fantastic.

https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/search/?query=pure%20hair%20dye

I have a similar dilemma. Currently just pulling the grey/white out.

I have shoulder length hair and would like to use a semi permanent but as I wash my hair everyday not sure it's worth it as it would wash out so quickly!

Definitely don't want to have it done at the salon as I am already stretching the time between cuts as it's expensive now.

i have given up the £100 per month hair salon visits and I now save that for weekends away.

I’ve reverted back to box dyes using semi permanent lighter to blend it all. It don’t look as good but it’s enough for me to be happy given what I’ve gained from saving my salon money.

I agree with a good cut. It looks worse all scraggy.

I’m 61 and use box dye successfully at home to cover my prolific grey growth. My hairdresser advised going slightly lighter than my medium/dark brown natural colour and it looks great. There are no visible greys at all and I redo it every five weeks. I’m very happy with it. My sister has just stopped dying hers and she is as grey as I think I would be - it looks very ageing so I’ll be continuing for now.

I use nice and easy semi-ash brown. It does cover my greys but it’s not as solid or blocky as permanent dye. But it does change your hair colour permanently-it doesn’t wash out back to your own colour. I do it about once every 5-6 weeks. It’s the only home dye I’ve tried that gives a natural colour. Casting semi was awful. I used to use Josh Wood permanent which coloured beautifully but used to fade brassy. However, I used the light brown shade-if you’re dark, they won’t fade so yellow. Still debating whether to carry on or just let the greys come!

I use a L’Oréal box dye which seems to cover what I need. Also i do no want the expense or a long amount of time in a hairdressers.

I would get the ‘first coat’ done by a reputable hairdresser. Ask which colour(s) - numbers - he/she used. Then order a professional dye online and start by touching up the new roots.

Invest in a professional re-dye a few times a year.

NB: my hairdresser says L’Oreal make the best box hair dyes.

I have my greys highlighted and then I dye it bright colours.
its currently yellow, but has been pink, orange, green and a combination of all of the above!
Not everyone’s cup of tea but it hides my greys well as they are pretty much white anyway.

..I’m not ready to go grey yet! 😆

I use Clairol nice n easy for just this purpose and it works beautifully. Currently £12 for two on Amazon.

I use a herbal henna that comes in brown rather than bright henna red colours - get a proper powder one not the henna ready mixed that are actually fully of other dyes and will look horrid. My grey picks up the brown/red brown and as my hair is darker the rest just gets a shiny glaze. It costs about £7.50 a month for me. My hair doesn’t look dyed - I don’t have that much grey so the colour isn’t changed but there is some extra shine and it looks good in all lights. It doesn’t grow out with a sharp line as my base colour isn’t changing. I know a few others who have done the same and it looks good.

I'm not far off 60, almost black hair, maybe 8% grey. I started having it dyed by my hairdresser after lockdown ended and they do a fabulous job.

The colour match is absolutely perfect and I go every eight weeks for my roots touched up before they emulsify the colour at the back wash.

I cba with the mess or trying to do my roots only to avoid colour build up at home. I also don't think that I could get the colour match they do.

£160 for a cut and roots every eight weeks, but it is worth it to me because I absolutely love how my hair looks, it has always been the best part of my appearance.

I've used L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss semi-permanent box dye for decades and have always been very pleased with the results, both colour-wise and the condition in which it leaves my hair. I disagree that semi-permanent dyes don't fully cover greys: my hair is 80%-90% white/grey and the dye doesn't leave any showing. I guess it depends on the individual's hair texture/condition etc.
I'd always go a bit lighter to be on the safe side, as I've found the dyes can come out darker than expected, though of course they fade. Also skin tone changes as we age, so lighter shades often look better.

I have a real badger stripe situation (one strong line of white in otherwise black hair). My mum is still only 70% grey now in her 80s. So I’m going to be dealing with the mismatch for a long time. I use the casting crème gloss too, and find it covers really well.

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I have a similar colour hair. I use a box dye every month. Lot cheaper than a hairdresser for the same result. I personally feel a hairdresser is only worth it if you want highlights or to have a very different hair colour to normal.

I found this article which seemed useful. I am a bit skeptical of box dye but she gets fairly good results.

www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/beauty/hair/a63114730/how-to-cover-grey-hair/

Why don't you believe the hairdressers when they suggest ballyage? I think that's a good idea.

Try a purple shampoo :Elveve or Aussie" is good.