https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:21:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-color-at-home#post-2746670 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:27:16 +0000 yoursilverlining 2746670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’ve been coloring my hair for years and years – I do it about every 5 weeks at home. </p> <p>Brands I’ve used and liked over the years:</p> <p>Schwarzkopf (this is what I use now and I find their auburns and reds to be the BEST)<br /> John Freida foam<br /> Revlon<br /> Garnier Olia<br /> Professional stuff from Sally’s (can’t remember brand!)</p> <p><a href="http://www.schwarzkopf.com/skus/en/home/hair_color.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.schwarzkopf.com/skus/en/home/hair_color.html</a></p> <p>Tips:</p> <p>Have a set of dedicated hair towels – that way you don’t worry about staining your normal towels</p> <p>Wipe down all surfaces when you’re done, even if you don’t see any color spilled (color hides especially well on granite countertops)</p> <p>Use a cheapie little comb to really get into your hair to get every strand covered in color (rather than just grabbing sections of hair with your hands and coloring section by section). Combs are great for ensuring that color is evenly distributed on your scalp, around hairline, etc. I buy a bag of throw-away cheap combs at Sally's or even like the Dollar Store and just throw it away after I color </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-color-at-home#post-2746667 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:25:48 +0000 looch 2746667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: I always do the "ash" shades, otherwise I get too much orange.</p> <p>What was your intention? To not have to highlight it any longer?</p> <p>As for tips, I've read the best way to do it is to get a bowl and a brush and apply the color that way, rather than from a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-color-at-home#post-2746664 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:20:25 +0000 MamaG 2746664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Yes, and there are only about a million shades of brown to pick from. I wanted to do a more "gold" brown, but thought for my first time it was safest to pick the color that actually matched my roots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-color-at-home#post-2746661 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:14:50 +0000 looch 2746661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: I think you'll get used to it, I but I do think it takes a few times to get the color right...are you dying it brown? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-color-at-home#post-2746660 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:09:55 +0000 MamaG 2746660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So am I the only crazy one here that tried to be a DIY professional? I used permanent and got my supplies at Sally's. I've pretty much had my hair highlighted forever, so while I think I got really close to my natural color, it looks soooo dark because I'm lacking any sort of highlight now.</p> <p>@looch: That probably would have been the safer way to go, but I went all in with the permanent dye. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-color-at-home#post-2746659 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:09:24 +0000 peachykeen 2746659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only do it periodically to cover greys (so using same color as my hair) and like the John Frieda foam best for ease of use and coverage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-color-at-home#post-2746643 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:16:25 +0000 looch 2746643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only use semipermanent dye so I don't get that line of demarcation in the growth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-color-at-home#post-2746639 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:11:55 +0000 erinbaderin 2746639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have for years. I use Garnier Nutrisse. Advice - I always put an old towel down on the ground to stand on because I tend to make a mess, and I wipe down all the counters afterwards even if I can't see any drips. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-color-at-home#post-2746605 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:39:32 +0000 Coral 2746605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: I use Madison Reed! I love It! Plus, it's good for your hair and relatively natural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-color-at-home#post-2746550 Mon, 12 Jun 2017 20:15:51 +0000 MamaG 2746550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you color at home? What do you use? Any tips? </p>