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Grey Hair
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Ok so I have to colour my hair every 2 weeks to maintain grey coverage.
I’m sick of it!!
I want highlights and don’t want to pay that kind of money if my greys will come out after a week.
How do you lovely ladies maintain your hair to keep greys at bay? Is there a more concentrated colour I could use? Thanks this is upsetting me now x
I’m sick of it!!
I want highlights and don’t want to pay that kind of money if my greys will come out after a week.
How do you lovely ladies maintain your hair to keep greys at bay? Is there a more concentrated colour I could use? Thanks this is upsetting me now x
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Why don't you stop colouring it and embrace your grey - like Dawn French just has:
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Grey hair can look good on both men and women anyway. There was a guy in my year at college who, through an inherited genetic condition, had hair that was largely grey when he started his studies at the age of 18. Just a year later his hair was a beautiful silver grey colour throughout. He had all the women in college after him, due to his fantastic 'distinguished' look ;-)
Perhaps you could try one of these looks, Phleb?
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Perhaps you could try one of these looks, Phleb?
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Your hair will grow and you will have roots no matter how often you dye. Speak to your hairdresser about different styles that might give you longer in between dying i.e. a fringe.
I stopped colouring mine in Jan 2020 and it’s a blessed relief not having to see those pesky silvers peaking through 2 weeks after colouring.
I stopped colouring mine in Jan 2020 and it’s a blessed relief not having to see those pesky silvers peaking through 2 weeks after colouring.
the reality is the older we get the more it becomes an absolute chore to keep on top of the grey, there is more of it and you have to constantly keep recolouring. My advice would be to embrace the grey, coloured hair (especially dark) can be very aging as your skin tones change as we age, focus on a good cut and condition and good skin care rather than hair colour x
Have just reread your post phleb. What colour is your hair exactly and why do you need to get the roots done so often? Am guessing your hair is dark? Also guessing that you go to a salon, which can be expensive - could you not colour it yourself? (Yes an awful lot of guessing going on here I know lol)
Age perfect lasts about four weeks on my hair but I only wash it once a week. All colours fade quite quickly if you wash your hair every day or two. Grey hair is hard to get a lasting result unless you can weaken it a bit. I use a low concentration bleach first just enough to go a shade lighter. TBH if you are unsure enough to ask the question you should probably get it done professionally as they can use a more concentrated mix than those you can buy in the hair colour aisle.
Phleb you could go with all the suggestions above but if you're actually not ready to go grey and embrace your age (blah blah) then the spray retouches are actually very good (well the L'Oreal one is, Superdrug's own not so much and Schwarzkopf too heavy IMO)) and will give you at least an extra week.