bonnieblooming
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Reged: 09/01/2008
Posts: 348
Loc: Co Down
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Hi
I get my hair coloured every 6 weeks and it costs £42 - probably not much by London standards but we are talking Northern Irish country town here . But, everthing is getting soooo expensive now - it costs £20+ more to fill my car than it did last year when I bought it - I'm wondering if I should try to colour my own hair and save a bit of money. Do any of you 'do it yourself' and how successful do you think it is?
BB
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Rosey46
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Reged: 08/01/2008
Posts: 105
Loc: cornwall
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Hi Bonnieblooming
I used to get highlights done every 6 weeks or so and the last time I had it done it cost over £60 - and that was about 10 years ago! And that's Cornish prices for you!
I have done my own for ages now - tho YD and OH help with highlights. I would say the main problem for me is that even the permanent colours seem to wash out after a couple of weeks. Those root colourings are great as are the 2-step colours, ones that you use a base colour and then highlight on top, though again for me they don't last long. It's like the Forthe Road Bridge - constant maintenance!
Lol
Rosey
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ShelBee
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Reged: 07/04/2008
Posts: 259
Loc: Bangor, N. I.
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I used to colour my own hair but it has become increasingly difficult/time consuming like trying to hold back the tide! Perhaps i just got lazy but I too pay £40 here in Bangor. It does make sense to do it yourself provided you can find the right colour( the number of times i have ended up looking like an old crow!)Clairol Lasting Colour are very good and easy to use but their medium brown is very dark - be warned.One girl I know mixes two together and it is lovely.
Shelbee
P.S. Are we going to see you on Wednesday at the Northern Ireland forum Fest!
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debenjane
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Reged: 11/01/2008
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Always did, then had salon highlights which were wonderful but so very expensive, so now back to DIY. Actually going to do it tomorrow. It always looks ok but if I had the spare money it would be salon everytime. Also tried the home hightlighting kit and it worked really well for a long time then the hightlight bit started to look an odd colour so I had a rest for a while - but they are good if you have help like Rosey46.
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xxxSummerxxx
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Reged: 29/03/2008
Posts: 4375
Loc: Essex
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Only this year ive started to have my Colour done every 7/8 weeks at the Hairdressers as id been colouring it myself and it stated going a strange Green colour !!! LOL
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Spanishlady
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Reged: 21/01/2008
Posts: 1618
Loc: Torrevieja Spain
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I always do it myself ,well at least the SF does it for me about every two months , I buy the cheapest colour I can find I have tried the more expensive ones and it did not make any difference , the sun out here wreaks my hair anyway and I hate going to and sitting in the hairdressers, I am now waiting for Barbara to come and give me a manicure and pedicure whip off my mustache and do my eyebrows
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tsn
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Reged: 04/05/2008
Posts: 90
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Have recently used Nice and Easy permanent and it really was
easy to do. The colour has lasted well too. And for less than a fiver.
The only thing to watch out for is putting a brown straight onto blonde hair as it could go green. What colour is your hair at the moment and what colour do you want to go?
tsn
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susieblue
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Reged: 16/03/2008
Posts: 890
Loc: Devon
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I did for a while but you have to watch the condition of the hair as it can get very dry. Have now reached a compromise and have it highlighted but just once or twice a year, because of the cost. Last time I had it done plus a cut and blow dry it came to about £100.
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kate55
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Reged: 06/04/2008
Posts: 86
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I have known my hairdresser for years and he told me which colour for my hair of semi permanent and then as it washes out my hair looks like it is highlighted He also told me if you buy same type you can mix colour and I have tried that too would never pay salon prices but he sometimes does it for me as a birthday present!
Have a go with semi permanent first to get right shade
if you dont like it it will soon be gone
have fun
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saraw
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Reged: 08/03/2007
Posts: 271
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I always colour my own hair, I have a cut done at the hairdressers and then colour it myself. It is so easy to do it, I have had one mistake which I nipped to hairdressers to sort it out. Far to expensive to have a hairdresser do it.
Sara
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Katie_Baby
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Reged: 10/08/2008
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Hi
I'm also thinking about colouring my own hair but am worried about being sensitive to the products as I suffer from allergies (luckily up to now haven't needed to colour much but the grey is showing more!)
Has anyone tried Herbatint colour - I've been reading about it on their website and wondered if it was worth a try. I see some salons use it but not near to where I live.
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Carey
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Reged: 03/06/2008
Posts: 99
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Hi I'm 48 and been colouring my own hair for 25 years now to cover the grey. I've tried all the major brands and not had any problems any of them. My only advice is if you are brown like me (ok grey, but I was dark brown) it is probably better to go for a slightly lighter shade.
I don't think it looks quite as good when you do it yourself, but hairdressers are just so expensive I can't afford to have it done there.
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ChrissiFi
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Reged: 28/06/2006
Posts: 1265
Loc: Somerset
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I'm far too much of a scaredy cat! I paid £37 for a colour last time having decided highlights were getting far too expensive (and took too long - foils on long hair seem to take forever). I went a tiny bit lighter than my natural colour (the chart said medium blond but think light mouse) and 6 weeks on if I look carefully I can see a good half inch of root but the colour's so close you'd not spot it from across the room. I'm hoping for another three or four weeks before I get it redone.
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Sussexgirl65
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Reged: 17/03/2008
Posts: 202
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I colour my own hair and have only had it done by the hairdresser once of twice over the past 15 years. I am normally pleased at my handywork!!!
SG
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maja
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Reged: 20/02/2008
Posts: 1156
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Have just coloured my own hair, Lóreal cream excellence. Just rinsed it, so still wet. Hope it will be allright......
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chattycathy
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Reged: 09/01/2008
Posts: 4008
Loc: N,Ireland
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I could always do it for you Bonnie & & shelbee 
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xxxSummerxxx
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Reged: 29/03/2008
Posts: 4375
Loc: Essex
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Maja,
Did it turn out ok???
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maja
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Reged: 20/02/2008
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yes I think so. No nasty surprises.I hope it looks the same tomorrow......
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AllyL
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Reged: 23/07/2008
Posts: 1235
Loc: Cumbria, UK
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I used to colour my own, but started to get hairdresser to do it about 5 years ago. The colour looks much more natural and fades well. Had to change hairdresser about a year or so ago because it was getting far too expensive (£60) plus one or two other reasons. I now go to a girl who works for herself out of one of the salons, she only charges £30 for a cut and colour and if anything, I'm happier with the results. Not just because of the price, people have complimented the colour.
Don't know what I'll do when I retire though - perhaps go grey gracefully!
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chattycathy
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Reged: 09/01/2008
Posts: 4008
Loc: N,Ireland
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I'm lucky as my niece who is a hairdresser does mine for free,I get a colour,trim & highlites which would cost me a fortune but as I look after her little son she doesnt charge me...
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