Hair problems.

Try the Pink Hair?? thread above!

I use Garnier nutrisse cocoa which is the closest to my natural colour, never had a problem with it and my hair is still in very good condition. It's a permanent colour so grows out and doesn't wash out.

I use Nic ' n Easy, it costs around £6. Takes about 30 - 45 minutes for the process. Hair is left in beautiful condition.

Flexi.....how did you ensure it was a good match and not too dark ( witch) or light ( ghost) please?

Trial and error, previously I used the one Davina McCall has but it was way too red on me, I have a lot of natural red tones which it seemed to accentuate and I wanted it to be a natural tone. They have a shade finder which didn't work for me but might for you.

www.garnier.co.uk/hair-colour/beauty/garnier/nutrisse-cream/shade-finder

thanks so much folks.

I use Nice n' Easy Dark Blonde (shade number 7). It lightens as the weeks go by to a lighter blonde but everyone says how natural it looks. When just applied, it's more of a light brown colour.

Most brands are good these days but be very careful of your choice of colours as dark blonde comes out brown and browns can be very dark nearly black. Good luck.

I like nice and easy, I’ve tried others but always come back to it. Hope you find one that suits you

I use a wella one (comes in a yellow box) - because I am allergic to all other hair colouring products so do be careful what you use and do patch tests first. If you get a bad reaction its not funny! The wella one v. easy to apply oneself, tho' you might have to experiment a bit to get the right colour. You do have to re-apply it every 4 weeks or so, but I'd rather do that than have a permanent one and get a bad reaction.

I've used Garnier Nutrisse Crème in Dark Quartz or Deep Reddish Brown for the past 6/7 years. Do check the expected colour on the side/back of the box, which will vary depending on the colour of your own hair and it's condition.
Good luck.

Gave up paying my hairdresser 70 of my hard-earned £££'s in March this year ( cut and colour) every six weeks. Now get my haircut at home . Costs £9 , and colour myself using Nice'n' Easy 91. Dark blonde. My new hairdresser says she'll also put colour on for me for £5 ....as long as I rinse of myself. Deal or what??!

By the way ... My Nice 'n' Easy only costs £4.50 in Sainsburys!?

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Using this today .

Hi, I use the nice n easy leaves it in good condition, but the colour fades after 3 weeks, I leave it on for the recommended time, am I doing something wrong ?

I do still get mine done at the hairdresser because I want to be a natural red which is hard to achieve at home. Before I was so grey I used Excellence. It worked very well because it covered the grey but left it a little lighter so it looked more natural.
Could I suggest that you first try a lighter colour than you expect to need? If you come out too light its easy enough to go darker next time, but not so easy to lighten your hair if it is too dark as the colour tends to "stick" in parts of your hair.
I used to mix two colours; many of the brands have the colour tube and a bottle of liquid, so you can use half of one colour and half of another, saving the rest for next time.
Nice 'n' Easy didn't work for me as the colours were a bit too solid and harsh. My hair just looked too dyed. I really prefer something which leaves my hair more "streaky" and natural looking.
As others have said, do be sure to do the patch test just in case you react to the colour.

For my hair dye at hairdressers I only have to sit for 30 minutes and doesn't sting or stink!

Meant to add, it only costs me £24. I know that if I tried home dyeing we'd have to redecorate the bathroom afterwards.

I was all for being like cruella, asmy dark hair is very dark still but I have very grey streaks at the front.
Around about a month to six weeks ago I went a bit boldly to boots and bought electric blue !! I rationalised that it would wash out within a few washes and if it was really awful I could sit at the sink and wash it away. However it’s a great success, and I can’t count the amount of compliments I’ve had. I say go for it .

I use Nice n Easy at the moment. When I just want to hide new roots, I just mix a little up in a plastic dish, not the whole tube. I apply it just to the roots with a brush. Then I may brush a few strands the whole length.

This stops too much build up of colour over all my hair, and looks more natural.

I agree with post above about going a shade or two lighter than you think you need.

I use henna. First time I only let it work for the time stipulated on the packet, then decided that didn't make all that much difference to my hair, so tried leaving it a bit longer. Trail and error until I got a result I liked.

I use nice and easy and always brush it through with a wide plastic brush after applying to make sure it's all covered Hth

i buy the avon ones usually £7 but often on offer buy one get 2 free,great grey coverage ,high quality just have a dry cut at my local hairdressers for £10 every 4 weeks

Hi Seacliff.If you just use a bit of the tube , don't you need to mix it with the liquid in the bottle too ?