Covering up the grey

Esspee. Thanks for the tip , I never thought of that ?

Esspee - can understand why you should say that but, as Silverlining suggests, my hair is long and that makes managing the dyeing process more difficult.
Thanks for the suggestions. I can't go to the salon at the moment as my DH is shielding prior to a hospital op but as soon as I am free again I will be making an appointment.

I`m going grey and just going with the flow.
Strangely though, the grey is coming through very very wavy.

Allsorts, I'm the 'other way round' having been (mostly) forever blonde, I find I prefer the grey - so I'm dyeing the remaining blonde streaks 'Steel silver'. It's a darker grey with a metallic sheen and a purplish tinge.

Like Esspee, I find it quite easy to apply, wait the half hour - then jump into the shower to rinse and condition.

I was always dark but started dyeing my hair lighter once it went grey. Most people liked it. My daughter hated it so I dyed it dark and she said how nice it looked. My GS took one look and was horrified. Now it's a mix of grey, white, sun-bleached yellow and brown. It looks awful no matter what I do and, because of Covid, I'm scared of going to a hairdresser.

Hairdresser ?‍♀️

DIY colour on long hair must be more awkward so could be messier.
Not too old would think blonde highlights might be better than dark, but your hair dress er would advise.

Can't understand what you found such a palaver NotTooOld. I squeeze a tube of colourant into the bottle, give it a shake, put it on my hair, wait the required time, comb it through then 10 mins later I wash it off and apply conditioner. Adds half an hour onto a normal hair washing but hardly difficult.

My hair is long and I'm thinking of letting it go grey. At the moment it is dyed brown but with lighter streaks and the grey roots show about half an inch. Yes, I know, it looks awful. I'm thinking of asking the girl to put dark streaks in it next time and leave the roots to come through grey. Has anyone tried this? Will I look like Tyrone's grandma on Coronations Street?

I used home dyes all through lockdown. It looked ok but what a palaver. I even managed to get dark dye on the sloping ceiling of the bathroom so that my DH had to repaint the whole lot. I was very glad when I could get back to the hairdresser. So was DH.

I've coloured my hair myself for years - at the suggestion of my mobile hairdresser. I use Nice n Easy dark blond (shade number 7) and every time she cuts my hair, she mentions how natural it looks. It is amazing how it turns out with different tones, not one flat colour. Once I have applied it to the roots, husband checks it over for missed patches. I leave it to 'cook' for 25 minutes, then apply the remaining solution and comb it through to the tips. After another ten minutes, it's time to rinse off. Over the weeks, the colour gradually lightens to quite a light blond (I have a lot of white hair). For convenience, I colour it in the utility room and put down old sheets to protect the units, just in case.

I'm going blonde at the hairdresser's next week. The nice young girl assured me that she would make it look natural. I assured her I didn't want to look natural, I wanted to look Wow.

I've been hoping for years that my grey would come in - but all I've got are fuzzy patches of grey hair, and the rest of it is just looking dusty and sad, not even a decent salt and pepper.

No Katyj once mixed it has to be used or discarded. The first time you need a full box, clean and keep the plastic applicator bottle and next time when doing the roots pour and squeeze half the peroxide and colourant into the old bottle.

Esspee. How do you use half a box. Do you mix together the two bottles and then save half for next time ?

I have used Preference by L'Oreal for about 45 years. I love the condition it leaves your hair in and the multi tonal colour. It seems to lift your colour a few shades leaving your natural gradations of colour whereas hairdressers seem to strip all the colour out before replacing with the new colour. If you wish a natural look streaks need to be added making it a very expensive operation.
I have a shoulder length bob and use half a box of Preference about every 4 weeks so it costs me about £6 a month. The conditioner they supply lasts about 4 shampoos.

I have used the clairol medium blond semi permanent too, and am considering giving it another go. There is a limited colour range and the next one is a very light blond.

Have noticed that semi permanent colour has all but disappeared off the shelves and almost every manufacturer except Clairol only does permanent, which I don’t want to use as it leaves grey roots as it grows.

Allsorts I use nice n easy as well, it’s not too harsh or expensive and colours well. I’ve been using it for years, The mid blonde, same as Coolgran.

I love my silver grey hair. I'm done with expensive hair colouring. A lot of young girls are sporting grey hair dyes these days out of choice, so I feel I'm in with the in crowd to quote a lovely 60s expression!

Yes, I grew mine out a couple of years ago, I used a silver shampoo, which is bright purple when you tip it out of the bottle.
However, once you've done it you realise this could be your colour for life and it does look drab on Winter days.
In our psychology blonde hair is associated with beach days and sun, which is more cheering.
And this may sound shallow, but sadly is true if you are still working you need to project a youngish image.
So.....during lockdown I tried a box colour to do fine highlights. Bought a plastic cap online, spent a lot of time pulling through fine streaks, then applied the colour.
Pleased with the result I have now.

I’ve red hair all my own not out of a box and greys are coming through. At min looks like highlights. I was wondering if to dye or not. I’m 56 but my mum who is 85 dyes hers she says I should but I’m undecided. Because last time cost a 100 and started to come through again within weeks. I’ve still got long hair but my mum has had short hair as long has I can remember.

It’s fine to say accept going grey but mine is just white around the face the rest has gone very dark. Not a pretty sight, so I have blond streaks every couple of months.

I have blonde highlights put in, with a few lowlights now and again, so it doesn’t get too Boris Johnson-y!

I get mine dyed blonde every 6 to 8 weeks, just the roots redone. Hairdresser does it, I would be sure to splash dye on something if I tried it at home. During lockdown the grey really showed through and it looked so aging on me, so blonde it will stay. I certainly admire those who can do it successfully at home!

Hello Allsorts
I’ve been dying my own hair for thirty years! If you are careful you will be fine.
I have recently started using eSalon stuff (I was getting loads of adverts for it on here). I highly recommend it.

Thank you everyone. I did like the grey but now I find it very drab. I will try the Nice and Easy route, if it looks dreadful I will always have the grey waiting, that won’t go anywhere.