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"Hello everyone,I am 33 years old with premature greying hair. My natural hair colour is dark brown and I have been dying it for the last three years. I have tried dark brown hair colour and it goes too dark--almost black and then when I tried the next shade lighter, I ended up with orange/brown toned hair. I can't seem to get anything that's close to my own natural colour, which I love. However, several years ago, my boss (who has dark hair and is also greying) went to a salon where they put a red tint in her hair, which only covered the grey, leaving the rest of the hair looking its natural colour. I have lost contact with her, so I can't ask her what was used in her hair. I'm wondering if anyone knows about this kind of product which will make my grey look like highlights (I was hoping to make them look light brown instead of red, like my boss) while the rest of my natural colour remains. I know that it lasted her several weeks before it faded, so it was more permanent than those ones that come out as soon as you wash your hair. I am tired of always needing to redye the roots every few weeks as they show, (plus, I hate that I am unable to get the right colour of dark brown). I desperately hope that someone can help me. Thanks a bunch in advance! :)

beam
"Hi There, try loreal its really gud

pinkgal
"I am older than you,43, but I am having the same problem. I have my hair colored at a salon. My hairdresser told me as people get more gray the gray hair can be stubborn to color, so therefore just stains the hair. My natural hair color is also very dark brown with medium brown highlights. She just colored my hair to a very dark brown, which looks black to me, don't like it. She is trying to play with the formula, but if she can't get it I am thinking about going to another salon for another opinion. I know this doesn't answer your question, but sometimes it helps to know your not the only one with this problem. If I find a solution I will let you know and if you find it, please post it.

catwoman708
"Unless the gray is becoming very noticeable, aging you, or you need to look younger for professional or personal reasons, learn to love it the way it is! It's a lot of upkeep once you start coloring, so make sure you can afford it or learn to do it yourselfYou could just hi-light or low-light over it, staying close to your natural color. It won't cover all the gray, but will tone it down. For some with heavy areas of gray, I've seen them just go blonde or use blonde highlights. It blends with the gray to make it much less noticeable, and you can learn to do your touch ups yourself. I'm mid 40's and have long med brown hair with only "stray grays" which I've been having high-lighted and low-lighted for about 7 or 8 years, and I'm getting very tired of the upkeep. I'm lucky to have a friend who's a stylist and does it much cheaper than most places. I have high-lights (a shade or 2 lighter than my natural color) and low-lights (same as my natural color) done at the same time. It doesn't cover all the gray, but the overall effect is very natural and gives a boost to my natural look. As I was getting a little more gray and the ends were gradually getting lighter, redder, and more easily damaged & dry, I've been phasing out the high-lights, and I'm now doing mostly low-lights. I plan to eventually just let it go natural and shorter, as it's not all over gray.

phunnymom
"I have the same problem (except I started going gray at 25, and am now 42). I used to color everything a medium/dark brown until people started saying things like "Wow! Your hair is so dark -- I almost didn't recognize you." I now use Clairol Natural Instincts (semi-permanent color) in dark neutral blonde. Because it's semi-permanent, it doesn't have the power to dramatically lighten the hair (although it does lighten everything somewhat), and it covers my gray pretty well. I now look like I have medium/light brown hair with lighter highlights (although I do have a little reddish tint to it because of my natural coloring). A friend of mine likes my hair enough that she wanted to try what I'm doing, so I told her the brand and shade and she colored her hair with it, too. Her results are different than mine, probably because her natural color is a little lighter than mine, she doesn't have as much natural red-tones to her hair, and she has more gray than I do. You may want to keep in mind the recommendation to go a little lighter as you grow older, as that will look more natural than very dark (also the upkeep is a little easier and you get less of a "skunk" effect as your roots grow in)

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