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[Daisydot]

As hairdressers current or retired we tend to go to wholesalers and buy the products we need to colour our hair by making up the correct amounts of each product and applying we rarely would if ever use a box dye.we are in exactly the same position as any other consumer and it's trial and error to find a hairdresser that keeps us happy too.we are probabaly more critical of out own profession than public would be.
In my case I tend to go to Toni and guy salons as their staff either specialise in cutting OR colour and are usually excellent.like all things in life you get what you pay for and they are very expensive in my book but I'm happy with cut/colour and as they say on tv “because I'm worth it” 😂😂

[Shadyglade]

I agree with Daisydot.  I would never attempt a home colour.  I know someone who had to make a emergency appointment with a hairdresser after the home dye she used turned her hair orange.

Not a good look. 

[ellie]

I agree daisydot.   But not everyone can afford to go to top  class hairdressers..  Having said that, all hairdressers should know how to apply a tint properly.
Unfortunately nowadays anyone can open up a hairdressers shop and call themselves a hairdresser.
 I expect like me you had about five years training before you were fully qualified.
     I have a friend who went to a well known salon last week to have her hair coloured....she had a bad reaction to the colour....why?.....they hadn't done a skin test.....Basic training!

[Daisydot]

Yes but think about it Ellie if your spending your hard earned cash going somewhere every 3 or 4 weeks and paying out because they're not doing their jobs properly or using crap products on the hair then I'd pay out every time for a top class hairdresser because you'll end up spending that but be unhappy with the results wouldn't you.there are excellent small salons out there but it's finding one that knows what their doing and who keep up to date with their skill set and products.I get my hair coloured 3 shades highlights now and cut and finish every 8 to 10 weeks so that speaks volumes for the quality of products and skills there doesn't it.costs around £130-150 depending on days/stylists I use.shop around ladies you will find a good all rounder but I know it's difficult.meantime complain and get the offending salon to put right.xx

[margaret]

Hi Ellie or Daisydot, if my hair won't take the dye how could I go grey from dark brown without it looking terrible in the process, would it be possible, I'm so upset that my hair won't take the colour, I've always gone to a salon and looked after my hair, could it have anything to do with hormones or am I clutching at straws x

[Daisydot]

You don't have to go grey Margaret if you don't want to as Ellie has advised previously why not go and have a few different shades of highlights done,using foil rather than cap is best it lets us get very close to the roots and any silver hair tends to blend in really nicely.
I don't think it's all down to hormones but we are not trained in menopausal / /issues hormonal issues,likewise our gps are not too clued up lol.
Even if you pay to go to one of the reputable salons in the first instance then you will gage a better response (maybe to better quality products )at least then you'd know wouldn't you.good luck x

[ellie]

Margaret, are you asking if you could have the brown dye removed from your hair?

[Snoooze]

Ellie, I think Margaret means how would she go about letting her hair go grey naturally? I've coloured mine for years but now the grey comes back so quickly I feel like I would be permanently colouring it and I don't feel it has done my hair much good. I have been tempted to let mine go grey but it's the comments I get from friends and family putting me off complaining my grey is showing and telling me to colour it!

One hairdresser did advise going blonde but I have been dark all my life, I just can't imagine being a blonde!

[getting_old]

I know what you are saying about home colouring, and if I had the option I would go to a salon, but have to say I'm nervous after previous experiences, and also because these days there doesn't seem to be much regulation.
I always do the skin and strand tests before using anything, however thinking back neither hairdresser I went to did. Before going to them I'd never used a home dye so didn't know it was required.

[Daisydot]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with usung a box dye as long as you follow the advice given and do a patch test as instructed.millions of these kits are sold every year and lots of customers are very happy with the results.As trained hairdressers we are taught how to make up our own colours and therefore by buying wholesale we can do it at a fraction of the price.If I went to a hairdresser who didn't offer me a patch test before my first appointment at that salon alarm bells would ring and I would not be using their services.
I'm lazy now and prefer someone else does my colour as and when I can afford it like everyone else.I hope you can resolve your particular queries all we can do is give you a few ideas but without knowing you as a regular client wouldn't be able to help much more than that.good luck xx

[getting_old]

Just to say I don't think you necessarily have to pay hundreds for a good hairdresser. Both of the ones I used / tried were definitely in the expensive range and obviously didn't have a clue what they were doing. It's all about finding someone who, as you say, takes pride in their work and keeps their skill set up to date. Sadly that person can be hard to find.

[ellie]

Friends recommendations are always good, and look for reviews of your chosen salon  on the Internet.
Perhaps have a trim at the salon and get to have a good talk with the stylists. Tell them your problems and worries.  Ask to speak to the top colourist and get an idea of the price.....

[Chocolatemilkshake]

Hope you don't mind if I jump on your thread.
I'm/used to be very dark brown.... and have been dying my hair to cover the greys for a few years. I do the roots and only comb it through the rest just before I wash it off. I feel as though it's now too dark for me.... I don't know whether to try and be brave and let the grey do it's own thing... or try a lighter shade of brown... it seems to be showing through patchy as well as roots regrowth. I have long hair so getting the coloured hair cut out is not an option. I'm currently between hairdressers as mine left and I've just not found anyone else I feel safe with.
Friends and family offer mixed advice about the colour.... my daughter suggested a hair stripper... but I couldn't deal with the risk of turning orange(Orange is lovely but it's just not for me). Any advice will be welcomed.
Thanks ladies.xx

[Lanzalover]

As we get older very dark hair doesn't suit many women. The advice I received from a hairdresser was to go lighter.
I dyed my hair for about 25 years and then suddenly decided it was just to much trouble and so went grey my hair is now lots of different shades of grey and at the sides it is completely white but everyone says it's lovely but I do have very short hair which I think makes a differencei if you have grey hair.

I did say to DH when we were away in January that perhaps I should dye it again but he said no it suited me although he did say it took him a while to get use to it  .


Lanzalover

[Shadyglade]

Nothing wrong with grey hair. At 61 I still have only a few grey hairs in my mid brown hair with blonde highlights. However I am not afraid of going grey and think grey and white hair can look wonderful. The trick I think is a really good hair cut.