DIY Dye Job

Feeling emboldened and empowered by my newly acquired re-tighteneing skills, I decided to give hair colouring a try.  I am not really interested in changing my hair colour.  My main interest is in covering up my grey hairs, which are mostly at the front of my hair along the hairline. Because my hair is thin in this area, they grey colour makes my hair look a bit mousy.  Over the last year, I have been getting my hair coloured at the salon, and while I have been pleased with the results, the colour doesn't last very long.  My colourist has only used temporary colouring, as she has told me that the permanent colouring is far more damaging to the hair.

So my quest in doing it myself, has been to find one of the commercial colour systems, which will not damage my hair.  The commercial box dyes that you can buy in the pharmacy are all permanent colour systems.  I did my research and asked lots of questions of ladies who have experience in hair colouring.  Thank you Dewdrop!  The choices are overwhelming to say the least.  Anyway, I settled on the Dark and Lovely brand.

Brown Sable

Applying the colour is fun

Greys all gone!

While I was washing out the dye after leaving it in for the required 30 minutes, my hair felt hard and straw-like.  This did not make me feel happy.  However, the kit contained a tube of heavy, creamy conditioner which seemed to repair the dryness.  This conditioner was really hard to rinse out because it is so thick and heavy, but I think I got it all out.

I am really happy with the colour.  It looks dark and rich, and I love it!  I will watch my hair over the next couple of days for extra dryness.