<p>I have mid-length medium brown hair, that I have been having professionally colored (weaved) for years now (a medium blond shade - 2 different shades, for low and high lights, mostly to mask the gray). It is a very complementary color to my skin tone, and most people who know me think it suits me nicely. I’ve been thinking about making the switch to doing my hair myself, and wondered if you all do your own hair color. Do you think I’d be crazy to try to do it myself (mine comes out very natural looking, and I have it done every 6 weeks).</p>
<p>I’ve been doing it for a few years, but my husband had to help me. Think of Robert Redford in Out of Africa. My eyes are bad and I splashed the die color every where when I rinsed it. I stop doing at the new house, I don’t want to clean the mess, it much less stress to ask my hair dresser to do it.</p>
<p>Your colorist may have suggestions on how to stretch the color out longer.
Its hard to say.
Highlighting & low lighting can be tricksy to do, combine that with contrasting roots, and I assume a wish for your ends not to be over processed, and my suggestion is- go ahead and try it as long as you are open to a hair cut in case your ends get fried.</p>
<p>I added henna to my hair for a while but it was within a few shades of my natural color so I didnt have grow out, and did it only about three times a year.
Good thing cause it is messy.</p>
<p>I went from coloring my own hair to having it done at the salon about 15 years ago. About every 5-6 weeks my stylist does a one process (blonde) color. Two or three times a year we do highlights. Love the results – much more natural looking than my home color. Not having daughters nor a helpful husband, this is much better.</p>
<p>I color my own hair at home by myself. The few times I’ve done highlights I’ve needed help, but I can manage a single color by myself. I’ve tried a few brands but lately like L"Oreal best.</p>
<p>Blond colors are extremely hard to do at home. I would stick with the salon. Single process browns are much easier, especially if you are sticking close to your own color. </p>
<p>I will occasionally do a roots touchup at home, but not the color or hi/lo lights. I did just try a personal keratin straightening treatment 2 days ago (still in the “no getting it wet or putting hair behind my ears” stage). Tired of all the chemicals and cost. Will see how it works.</p>
<p>I used to use natural herbs to color my hair at home, back when I was young and broke. I’ve used a lot of henna, though that doesn’t seem to be popular lately. Easy to use henna, can’t really mess that up unless you pick the wrong color. Chamomile brought out some blonde highlights, pretty easy. But I stopped after my first experience with turmeric. Turned my hair fluorescent green, it was unbelievable. And this was in the late seventies, it was not a good look (though people in my high school that had never talked to me before, actually struck up conversation). People would drive around the block to take a second look. I don’t like people staring at me, so I eventually managed to pony up the money to get it fixed. Never have done it myself since that!</p>
<p>Oh my jym, I can’t go 2 hours without putting my hair behind my ears…I’m so obviously not a candidate for whatever a keratin treatment is…
I have done my own highlights for 15 years but now that the grey is spreading beyond the tiny bits in front of my ears, it’s probably time to find a colorist. I’ve been using L’OReal two stage color , blond one stage lighter than my natural color and then carefully weaving in highlights. I section off a tiny slice on each side of my part and put the highlights just under that, so the lighter shines through but the roots don’t show. Like I said, works until you suddenly notice silver in the roots…</p>
<p>@emeraldkity4, she should consider herself lucky if it was just a little yellow. Whatever I did, I have never seen anyone with such a bright shock of fluorescent green again. Except for maybe someone wearing a clown wig.</p>
<p>As part of my “economize when the girls to college” plan, I started coloring my own hair, and that was about 6 years ago. I use Clairol Natural Instincts, which is semi permanent color. My hair is also light to medium brown, and I use one of the medium blonde colors, which is blends in the grey fairly well. As it is semi permanent, it does wash out in time, avoiding obvious grow out lines, and I use root touch up as well. It really does save a lot of money, and I clean my bathroom while waiting for the color to take hold. Have a hair dye dedicated T shirt in the bathroom to avoid staining clothes or towels in the process. Were I more ambitious, I could do things with highlights perhaps, but have never ventured into those sort of projects. </p>
<p>I’m laughing at the green, busdriver. My mom showed up to my wedding with distinctly green hair…apparently Lady Clairol did not at all agree with the pool chemicals. </p>
<p>How do people do highlights with at-home color? (I think my arms would fall out from trying to put in all those foils.) Mine is brown if that makes a difference.</p>
<p>Yikes! Never. My hair is longer, blonde with highlights. It was one of the first pieces of advice I gave D. Hair is not a DIY project. And I do a lot of stuff myself so I’m not a princess. </p>
<p>Yeah, it was pretty awful, @arabrab. Especially since I was a very introverted, invisible person in high school who wanted no attention whatsoever. Oops! I hope your mom’s hair wasn’t too awful at your wedding.</p>
<p>I also use L’Oreal - Healthy Look Creme Gloss Color. I use a medium brown color called Truffle. I have to color it about every six weeks, but it costs less than $10. I think I spend about $75 for an entire year. I also keep a t-shirt and two towels that I use just for this. </p>
My eyes are bad and I splashed the die color every where when I rinsed it. I stop doing at the new house, I don’t want to clean the mess, it much less stress to ask my hair dresser to do it.</p>