Do grey blending services really need to cost thousands?

[Thegreyladyoflondon]

I am getting aggressively marketing grey blending services.

I am tempted, but the prices! A place near me - you have to go in with 3 months of regrowth roots. And then go.on a journey of 3-6 months, during which you will be transformed to a low maintenance client embracing your greys.

It costs over £7800! For 3-6 months (unlimited appointments during this time, but suppose she/you are busy?)

I have all over tint brunette roots every 6 weeks. It looks really warm and goes brassy, particularly as I swim.

U want to get away from this, and embrace long her with salt and pepper.... Inspiration pics attaxhdd

do I need to pay thousands and thousands to get going?

The 3 months of regrowth would put me off - and the price!

I've literally never heard of this. Just get your hairdyed a more manageable grey brunette mix like the pictures you posted. You're always going to have regular colour appointments but 7800 will go a long way towards that.

Why on earth would blending grey cost more than blending any other colour? Sounds like a complete con to me.

This ‘journey’ sounds incredibly expensive.
My journey: grow out roots for three months, have hair cut short, grow hair and the blending will happen by itself!

There’s one on Instagram it’s £15000 !!!

I know someone who does it and it costs a fortune.
I have been for a consultation so I understand all the extra work/time it takes.
However it’s £4,500 for the basic package.
Mine is just one flat colour and I hate it!

I’ve seen it wow! And women travel for miles as well.

anyone paying for such has more money than sense

I’m nearly 50 and my hair is natural. It can do what it bloody wants and I don’t care.

A hairdresser once picked through my hair as though it was crawling with lice. Following this, she exclaimed in horror and disbelief
you don’t have any colour in this at all

i now let my dd cut my hair at home with the dog’s hair scissors. I first let her do it when she was about 12 and she made a real funny hack job of it. But now she’s done it for 6 years, it looks just fine.

I won’t pay anything for hair, aside from shampoo and conditioner. I can afford it, but refuse.

I shaved my head. Cost nothing and made last summers heatwave much more bearable.

Now have 4 inches of lovely good-condition totally grey hair and wishing I could shave it all off again! 🥵

Nearly £8k is ridiculous but then I have never paid more than £40 for a hair cut and coloured it myself for £5 up until embracing the grey so I’m probably not their target market!

That is a crazy price

I've never asked my hairdresser, but I can't think it would be anything like that

Be better off doing it yourself

I thought about it, but I think just colouring hair the regular way is easier

I have this but it’s all natural - didn’t have to pay a penny. Just grow out the dye like I did - best decision as it saved me a fortune and hours of wasted salon time

That is a ridiculous amount of money.

Find yourself a good hairdresser who is good with colours and have a consultation.

I have naturally dark hair (and regularly had a dark tint to make it shiny) but hated the line of grey regrowth so now have ‘grey blending which costs about £100 a time & go roughy 2-3 times a year. She is so skilful at blending the greys that the regrowth is not that obvious.

When I get enough grey to stop the colour & embrace the grey, it will be fairly easy to deal with.

The same woman used to be £6000. She must be taking it in. I’ve told my hairdresser to look into it. (Not charge me that much obviously 😂)

Wow. That's costly. I just let my dye grow out. It was fine and I ended up with hair rather like your pictures. Much cheaper.

But you can get low lights/highlights, and people get their hair just dyed grey too, why does blending but in grey become any more complicated?

I genuinely don’t understand, often if you’re having different tones they’ll strip the colour first so it’s a two stage process, how is grey different?

I’m in my 30s and just not starting to dye it 🤣. Natures grey blend 🤣.

I had lowlights to blend the roots in, I think about 3 or 4 appointments over a year. It was about 120 pounds a time, which I thought was very expensive! Quite a well known salon in London. So yes, several thousand does sound exorbitant.

I dyed my hair once in the mid-90s. It didn't look like me, so I didn't do it again. I've been greying naturally since 2001. Can recommend.

dont pay anyone upfront for the service. Do it gradually. I know of a famous one in Yorkshire who isn’t what she seems and demands payment up front

I got mine done, it took about 4 appointments in total and was approx £120 each appt so that figure seems ridiculous

That sounds fair enough, I pay £120 for lowlights, surely this is just lowlights but grey? I think it’s a racket that they’re charging thousands!

Grey blending is the new emperor's clothes IMO. Hairdressers charging thousands for strategically placed grey highlights is insane. You just need to bite the bullet and let it grow. I'm a year in and I love my natural silver sparkles. The ends are a bit orangey from old dye, but I just get regular trims.

Yep I’m delighted with mine, have went from appts every 6 weeks to 3 times a year.

How anyone could charge thousands, let alone pay it is a whole world to the one I live in

sorry that reply was to @Passingthrough123

The one I saw on Instagram said please do not get in touch if you can’t afford the process.
Charming 🤣