Which DIY hair colour to get?

JoeyEmma

I have highlights that I'm trying to grow out. I have the hairdresser put a brown semi permanant on it every couple of months to cover up the gingery bits.

How easy would it be to buy it myself? There is a Sally near me that I could get the stuff in. Do I need a tube of the dye or do I need other stuff to go with it?

bobbybuttons

I put enough on just to make sure it was all covered then added a bit more probably about 1/4 a bottle. i was told it was something to did with the acidity that made it work? have you tried it and is it any better? i had shampooed hair after colouring.

samuela66

bobbybuttons wrote:

I put enough on just to make sure it was all covered then added a bit more probably about 1/4 a bottle. i was told it was something to did with the acidity that made it work? have you tried it and is it any better? i had shampooed hair after colouring.

Hi Bobby, well i put it on, shampooed it off, n now i sitting with a deep conditioner on, my hair is gunna be destroyed, it didnt look as green when i rinsed it off, but lets wait till 2morrow, n then i may chuck a few highlights in if i dare, god all this because i couldnt afford £65 for a colour, its a lot but i aint guna go through this again........................

pattycake

marybishop wrote:

Can anyone recommend a permanent hair colour. I've decided to do a DIY job as I just can't justify the cost of having it done in a salon. I need one that covers grey (eek!) properly (in the past some of the ones I've used just don't seem to do this too well). Colour needed is light brown-ish. Anyone help??

Thanks all.

I have been home colouring for years to get rid of the dreaded greys. I am naturally quite dark so use a natural brown shade. At the moment I am into Nice 'n Easy but also like Natrisse. I have very short hair so I find I do not get a build-up of colour as I have a cut every five weeks. In order to make sure my grey roots are completely covered, I leave the product on for longer than the pack says - usually about 45 minutes.

My hair is very shiny and soft and my daugher-in-law remarked recently that she did not realise my hair was coloured. Now that is a compliment.

mpet

I've been using the L'oreal Coulur experte (sp?) - the one with the DIY highlights. I find it covers very well and the highlights give it a more natural appearance.

The only thing I've foundwith the highlights is that you need some help to do the back- Hubby is becoming an expert colourist!

suki1964

marybishop wrote:

Do you find the roots 'take' well - that's always the problem I've had in the past and yet it's fine when the hairdresser does it. I know the stuff they use is probably better/stronger or whatever.

To get your roots to take invest in a tinting brush. Do the roots first,starting with a centre parting and using the brush to paint the roots both sides of the parting. Make another parting towards the ears and repeat.Do both sides of the scalp then comb hair off face and neck and do the edges. Then massage the rest of the colour on and leave for the recommended time.. When doing a recover, do the roots as above but then only leave the rest of the colour on for 10 mins. No build up of colour and no root line

emilyt

My favourite is definately Movida. Works well for me and my haidressers wife uses it too. Igo to an expensive salon for a haircut but refuse to pay a lot to have it coloured. Movida isn't expensive . Costs around £3.99.Hope this helps

skipton

I have used Nice and Easy for the last few years. They now do a touch up kit complete with brush. I haven't used this yet though so can't comment.
I think it's half price when purchased with the full hair dye in Boots.

Tribal

samuela66 wrote:

Andrea, I do hope you can help me, I coloured my hair last night i use garnier Nutrisse, i find its the only one that covers my grey, I use a lightish blonde usually, only last night I decided to use light brown, and its gone a khaki colour, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! I have slapped a bit of blonde on it and it looks a bit lighter, i have also washed it loads, any ideas what i can do PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

Several things you can do -- if you haven't already tried everything! One advice given way back (and in the USA), from a so-called expert (on the Help Line of the manufacturer), was to wash your hair with a harsh dishwashing detergent to "strip the colour from the hair"! Well that didn't do much, but in them thar days you could buy colour stripper which you used, (this took all the dye out, and your hair reverted to the colour it was in actuality, which, after years of using peroxide-based permanent colourings, was orange! Be prepared for this!) and then re-coloured the hair with the usual permanent colour. Rather a long process, and if all the treatments were done in one day, it ended up the right colour but the scalp was in ghastly shape, some blisters for heaven's sake! Within a week all was well again, but dunno if this is to be recommended!

On all the packets of colourings there is a Help Line, which with luck would be of more use than the USA one quoted. If one doesn't give you the answers you want, try another Help Line, even if it is a different brand.

From experience, Nice'n'Easy covers grey excellently, so long as it is left in for 45 mins, and it is so often on special price somewhere.

marybishop

suki1964 wrote:

To get your roots to take invest in a tinting brush. Do the roots first,starting with a centre parting and using the brush to paint the roots both sides of the parting. Make another parting towards the ears and repeat.Do both sides of the scalp then comb hair off face and neck and do the edges. Then massage the rest of the colour on and leave for the recommended time.. When doing a recover, do the roots as above but then only leave the rest of the colour on for 10 mins. No build up of colour and no root line

Suki - where do you get the tinting brush from - have a Sally not too far away but Boots/Superdrug nearer - can you get it in there?

By the way - thanks very much everybody - glad I'm not the only one resorting to covering the grey! Mind you when I read somebody's post paying £65 for colour mine didn't seem so bad after all! (£37.50 for tint and wet cut - I don't bother with the blow dry as I just come home and do it myself so seems silly to pay £10 for a load of hot air!)