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[Cassie]

I have mousey coloured hair and now and then have some hi lights to make it less mousey, to be honest, I dread the visit to the hairsalon, not sure why, its just a waste of time, but now am being overtaken by grey and hubby says if I keep pulling am gonna be bald and the little blighters are hard and stubborn, the good coloured hair comes out quite easily still...have never coloured my hair, the highlights have always covered the odd grey hairs but now they are not so few and far between anymore..was contemplating buying hair colour in the store but am terrified of what the end result would be and have also heard that the dyes can cause a bad reaction and have no idea what a good or a not so good product would be, so will prob go for my usual highlights, see what the stylist says...just wondering who dyes and if so, how often, do you do it yourself or touch up @ a salon, must work out very costly to go every few weeks and are there those ladies that can get away with highlights to cover the grey...thx ladies...

[Hurdity]

Heavens - I would be delighted if I still had few enough to pull out - I started doing that in my 20's  .

I have never had my hair coloured in hair-dressers nor highlighted. I colour mine (well the roots) every 3 weeks as the roots show by then. When I have time (not very often these days) - I use henna mixed with indigo to tone down the red a bit. last few months I go back to the proprietary stuff. I use a semi-permanent - says it washed out in 6 washes but it doesn't really. L'Oreal Casting.  My hair is long shoulder length/layered and varies from light gingery brown (at the top) to dark reddy brown (at the bottom) and various streaks in between - but it's layered and not neat so looks fine as far as I'm concerned (at 61!). Using a product like this means the roots/grey don't show up so harshly as it does gradually fade out, but when I use henna I get an awful stripe if I leave it too long!!! Not ready to look old and grey yet......

Hurdity x

[Rowan]

Cassies try Nice n Easy Blends of 3 salon tones, they have about 56 shades to choose from and leave your hair soft and shiny.

I can vouch that you can't go wrong and will leave you hair high lighted where the grey strands are.

You can touch up the roots  when they show by mixing up a little of hair dye, and saving the rest of the product for next time, or just use the whole packet by following the instructions for repeat application.

Mousey colour hair will blonde or brighten beautifully with Nice n Easy.

It is best too look at reviews and maybe do some research to see if its for you. Lots of ladies on MM colour their own hair with great success.

[Milamam]

I go to a saloon for hair coloring, cannot do the mess at home myself 
My hair is very curly and chestnut brown, and I have picked up a hair color that is as close to my natural tones as possible. So close that hubby doesn't notice when I am colored. My friend hairdresser puts the color on the roots for about 30 min where the hair is most grey, then the rest of the hair for about 5-10 min only. With washing and blow dry it takes me about an hour.
I have picked up a hair dye that does not contain ammonia and is supposed to be the least aggressive on your hair. It also contains natural oils which are great for my generally dry head. Name escapes me but can check next time. I color every 4 weeks. Trimming every 8 weeks.

[honeybun]

I think the name of the one I use is Olivio....think 

It's gentle and doesn't sting my scalp. I have coloured my hair myself for years now.

One thing I would suggest is to go a couple of shades lighter than your natural colour. Too dark is harsh for ladies of a certain age.


Honeyb
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[Joyce]

Olivio - are you sure HB? Isn't that for spreading on your toast? 

[honeybun]

It begins with an O, that I am sure of.

What am I like

 


Honeyb
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Maybe it's Olio......Oh heck off to look.

OLIA.  hee hee....I was kind of near.

[Rowan]

Almost CG, its Garnier Olia Permanent Hair 

HB is right about going a few shades lighter forgot to mention that.

[minkusmum]

I've got mostly mousy hair too. It used to be blonde, then got darker in my thirties (increased testosterone, apparently) then in my forties started to go grey, but only underneath. I tried highlights, but it wasted too much time sitting in the hairdressers looking at myself under fluorescent lights, which is never a good idea. Now in my fifties the grey is getting more noticeable, especially in summer when I tie my hair back, but I've decided to just accept the inevitable. I have friends who are still dying as they approach 70. It's their lives, so I don't judge, but why not just face up to what nature is telling you? Nobody else is fooled by the mismatch between hair and complexion anyway, and they don't think any the less of me. In fact I have noticed that I can say things to young people now that I would never have dared to say 10 years ago. Grey hair does still earn respect in some quarters. I even wear purple some days!

[Rowan]

Grey and white hair can be stunning. http://www.pinterest.com/tessim/gorgeous-gray-hair/

I do prefer to match my hair to my skin tone though, and I do get compliments even asking if its natural, so for now it will do.

[honeybun]

My sister gave up dying her hair in her early 60s. It took me ages to get used to the salt and pepper look and I still don't particularly like it. It made her look much older.

I started going grey in my early 40s. Umm not for me, I would be white at the front now and at 54 I don't feel ready for that yet.

It's all down to personal choice though and I think my hair colour tones with my facial complexion.


Honeyb
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[Limpy]

Gave up dying my hair when I was 45.
It used to be very dark but I started going grey when I was 21, well 18 really.
Didn't start doing any thing about it till I was 35 - then used semi permanent mousy brown, dark blonde. Gave up when we thought we were emigrating to New Zealand, we were going to a very rural area. Never started again even though we have stayed in this country.

I've got grey hair, so be it . Does look reasonable though.

[Joyce]

I dyed mine in my teens, highlighted in my 40's. Now I'm just going grey gracefully or disgracefully depending on your viewpoint. 

[Morwenna]

After years of covering my grey hairs with a combination of home colourant and highlights at the salon (and no doubt thousands of pounds spent), I have decided to sport the natural look. It reached the stage where any colour that was applied faded to an unattractive orange after only four weeks. So I now have medium length brown/blonde/orange hair with a shiny silvery regrowth of about three inches! But I always wear it 'up'. So it looks okay I reckon. I think I'm going to love the grey - come on ladies, a lot of young celebrities (Lady Gaga, Pink, Kelly Osbourne, Ellie Goulding to name a few) pay good money for the silver grey look these days! 

[oldsheep]

I go to a salon. It's (one of) my indulgence. If I don't, it ages me terribly and I already have pale skin and vitiligo which I'm self conscious about. Plus if my hair is my 'natural' colour, I look like one of those feral cats out by the bins - grey, silver, brown and lighter golden. It's curly and short.
I recently had a reaction to a cheaper hair colour (itching for 3 days) at a cheap hairdressers so I'm now going to get my hair coloured by the quite posh local salon using a gentler, less chemical (no PCP) dye, and get it cut somewhere much cheaper.

If you're going to use a new hair colour, try it out first with a little skin test behind your ear and leave for 48 hours. That way you'll know if you react nastily to it or not.