Hair Beauty Tip
How To Stretch Out Your Color Job
submitted: Sep 9, 2009tip #309
• First, try switching your part from being perfectly straight to making it more of a haphazard zigzag part. This will blur the line of your dark roots and make your color look more blended
• Try using colored mascara or a pinch of loose eye shadow to cover up roots that are lighter than the rest of your hair. This will also work to cover up grays.
• The newest at-home root touch-up kits are pretty easy. Make sure it is designed specifically for root touch ups (it will call this out on the box) and follow the directions carefully. Our favorite: Oscar Blandi Pronto Colore Root Touch-Up & Highlighting Pen.
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Putting mascra/eyeshadow in ur hair wouldnt that damge it ....it sounds a lil wierd but i might try it.
Let us know how it goes.
I actually have used mascara before myself, and have never had issues with damage from it. It is great for the little touch ups when you just can't get it dyed right away. I have even used it to tone done botched highlighting experiments.
well since mascara and eye shadow go near or on your eyes; i would think not ;] if anything; i think it would be better on your hair versus our eyes.
Hi, another thing to do is ask your hair stylist to specifically dye your hair so you don't have this problem aka "hot roots". This works especially good if you are going from darker to lighter.
I went to Aveda for my haircut and dye job last time. The hairstylist told me that she would do this, so I would not have this problem. It's basically the same hair dye but a little darker or closer to your real haircolor that's put on your roots seperately. So it looks more natural growing out.
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Lowlighting works too. I'm surprised they didn't mention it.
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i just tried the at home root touch-up kit and i am extrememly happy with the results. i am very scared to do anything myself to my hair, but this was soooo easy, and CHEAP! it was only about $6 for the box, and it's hard to go wrong on the color since it's like, black, blonde, reddish brown, brown. very simple and it matched my color exactly which i was shocked at, my hair is reddish-brown/auburn, but the color worked! looks perfect!
thats a great idea! i am going to summer camp and i'm worried about my color fading.
I have blonde hair and I use baby powder on my roots when they start to show. Apply the baby powder then blow dry it also absorbs any extra oil you may have in your hair.
My friend has fine hair and it doesn't take much for it to appear oily. I told her to rub in baby powder near her roots and it helped tremendously.