Any hair colorists out there? I've been using Natural Instincts on my salt and pepper hair. It always turns out blond with yellowed ends. (After it starts fading.) My question is, I have very red coloring. It looks like I have a slight sunburn all the time. My cheeks, forehead and neck are the worst. Would I do better to go with an ash tone, a golden warm tone or something with a strawberry tone? I've had no luck looking natural. Also I am very thin on top so if I go too dark you see right through to my scalp.
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The major hair color companies all have hotlines which give advice for coloring at home. You should try to call them....Lots of people with salt & pepper hair go ash blonde - or light brown with ash blonde highlights....
Try somewhere like Sally's, for the price of a box at the drugstore you can get a TON more color choices, much better formulas and better advice (from the sales people). The start up might be a little more, you need a mixer and measuring cup etc. I was just looking at some stuff today, they have all kinds of grey enhancers, stuff to add to your color to help with the grey taking correctly etc.
P.S. I would suggest buying the Sally's discount card if you can, it pays for itself real quick, especially if you dye your hair often. Good luck!
Sometimes it's best to pay the money and get it colored just for the info. I too color my hair and if I don't use a dark color it doesn't look natural due to the red pigment in my hair. My mom on the other hand has the exact problems you speak about. I brought her to the hair dresser and they put her to strawberry blonde and added a rinse to tone it down. So now she mixes strawberry with ash blonde and it looks natural on her and for her thinning problems she needed to go back to teasing her hair on top to make it look fuller. But my advice would be to splurge the one time at the holidays and go get it done and ask the hairdresser how best to handle your situation
I"m not a hair stylist, but I think the shade you choose depends on the color it was originally in some part. If your hair was any shade of red when you were young, you will always need to color your hair. (Carole Jackson in Color me Beautiful) However, if you were blond as a child and became mousy brown as an adult, you will be better off to let your hair go salt and pepper.
Best of luck
I on the other hand, use permanent hair coloring and about every two weeks need to touch up my roots. I am so tired I wish I could have salt and pepper hair, which I do have underneath but I would have to let my hair grow out in order to see it, which would make me look horrible. Any suggestions?
Get a real short haircut...that's what I did years ago...and then be patient!! I loved my really short haircut and kept it short for years. It made me look so much younger...even with the grey. Now, at almost 76, I'm letting it grow into a bob for the first time...and loving it.
Dye strip method works well to hind white skunk line-there are several youtube videos on it. Pretty easy too!
My hair has now what is called a salt and pepper look and I am very happy with it. However I am concerned that I did not yet find a way to keep this look as the white will be taking over. I have tried to look for partial/gradual coloring or temporary coloring in shades but there does not seem to be a simple solution to it.
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