Growing out the greys

Yes, it's fine, as anybody who has highlights redone often has the same bits of hair redone, and the mild bleach within the colour will lift it anyway.
Let the hairdresser advise as to what is best colour for highlights but always say that you don't want them done finely! A lesson I have learned over the years.Two colours gives a more natural look, some do three! It should not cost any more however many colours They highlight.

Thanks Roses. Last time she did lots of very fine streaks, and it just blended as you say.

Only thing is, as they can't see the previous highlights done last November, so they may reapply bleach on same hair. Is that OK? It was a mild bleach apparently.

Have been reading Colour B4 reviews on superdrug with before and after photos. Some have success, some not, and a very eggy smell.

Take advantage of the offer seacliff streaks/highlights ( not done too finely though, as that just gives an all over colour look) and will break up the natural root colour when it comes through.I always stress to the hairdresser that I want to see the streaks.
Putting a honey blonde on darker hair won't really do much.Make sure the highlight colour is one that you want, I have two colours put in as highlights, dark blonde and light blonde, but there are also caramel/ strawberry blonde ones to consider, which would look good on your darker hair.Your hair colour will fade from dark brown anway as time goes on.Good luck.?

Thanks Alima, that is the sort of colour I want. I just checked and I did buy the superdrug honey blond color enhancing shampoo £1.99, but it didn't work on dark brown. I see the semi perm at £3.59, I might try that, thanks.

My hairdresser has a half price on color this month if you also get a cut.I just want to stop having to apply chemicals so much, it's not good for my hair condition.

Last time, I had bleach highlights and then a light ash rinse, it was paler than I wanted. I then stupidly applied a semi in dark blonde, it went too dark, the bleach probably didn't help, so I lost my highlights!!

I grew out all the hair colour and it was a nice-ish grey for a couple of years. The natural hair colour before I went grey was a sort of mid brown. One day, don't know why, I decided to try a semi-permanent dye. I chose a Superdrug own brand, Honey Blonde which is dark-ish at first but settles nicely. Last time I did it was just before Christmas and will do it again tomorrow. The thing I really like about it is that there is no very strong smell at first as with the permanent dyes. There's no highlights effect with it but I am far too stingy to pay to get it done. I wear it short anyway so the colours would be gone in a flash. At least with a semi permanent dye seacliffe if you don't like it and wash your hair four times a day the colour would be gone in a week!

It would be such a contrast to existing dark brown with chestnut I think?

Go to hairdresser once and have silver streaks put in?

Resurrected this thread rater than start yet another. Dancer your hair looks lovely in that picture, simple and modern, can't believe it went from red to that, lucky you.

I am fed up with my hair and don't know what to do with it. It was dark brown and now I think quite grey/silver. I have grown it to just under chin length and want to keep it as easier to style than when short. (I have thick wavy bushy frizzy hair). I did have some lighter highlights but my hair just looked rather faded, not sure how good that hairdresser was. Any colour I apply goes on too dark, my hair really grabs the colour even if its just a dark blond, it comes out brown, too dark and unflattering on me now.

I am considering applying that colourB4, which apparently removes most hair colour and possibly leaves you orangy grey!! I'd then apply a light ash blond, not sure what to do.

Ideally I'd like it a light brown, and could may be let greys come through then. I can't afford to go to hairdressers too often.

I still work, and didn't really want to grow it out over the months, it would look awful.Did wonder about the spray on temp colour. Any advice welcome thanks.

Sorry, that was supposed to be 'went'.

Originally a redhead my hair when white quite quickly.

Any advice on a hair style would be appreciated.

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Feeling inspired by all the stories. Will give it a go ?

I stopped dyeing my hair over a year ago ... was about to do it for going on holiday and ran out of time so didn't bother. I hated the way it went too blonde in the sun anyway!
Now that I'm all natural I find I don't have much grey at all, and what's there doesn't bother me at all.

I got fed up with dyeing my hair several years ago and let it all grow out to its natural grey. Recently I have been adding pink streaks with either a semi permanent dye or a spray. Great fun and very moral boosting. I have received loads of compliments and am very happy with the new look. Only one friend gave a rather disapproving look......green eye came to mind !

I coloured my own hair from the age of about 12 but stopped at 49 when I moved to a flat with a very small rather pristine newly decorated bathroom because I was worried about staining it. Luckily at that point my only grey was either side of my face and the odd random strand, so I avoided the 'skunk stripe'! I'm 51 now and I love my silver wings. I also love not having to faff about with dye (I have very long hair). Just wish it would speed up!!

Mine's been grey for a few years. Silvery/white now and to keep any bits of "yellowing" at bay I use a shampoo called Slika. My hairdresser gave me the first bottle, but now I buy it online. Last time I bought some it was about £13 for a litre. You only use it for every other wash at the most, so it lasts for ages.
I'm not going back to spending ages in the hairdressers and spending a fortune - no way!

I love the colour of my hair silver White darker at the back I find it so liberating and so does DH as he doesn't have to do it for me lol never would I go back

Kittye I feel the same. I see the most gorgeous grey and think mine will never be like that

Yinyto your hair looks great.

Alea your hair looks great! Very tempted to let mine grow out, but doubt it will be your pretty colour.

Let mine go naturally years ago, I'm lucky tho I started relatively early it is a lovely grey...

Had my hair highlighted for years, then like tanith I decided to let it grow naturally. Am fortunate to have gone silver with no salt and pepper and have been told that I dont look my age, so have saved a fortune.

I have been having my hair dyed for thirty years until the oncology nurse told me not to put chemicals on my hair. My hair is a bit like a patchwork quilt as the grey is surfacing unevenly. I will watch and wait and see how I feel in a month or two.

My hair is still predominantly brown but there are grey 'sprinkles'all over, which I don't mind. The other day in Boots I was looking at the sprays for colouring roots but I actually want a spray to do the opposite. I have a silver streak down each side of my face and would like to pick out and emphasise these. I'm looking for a spray to try this out on a temporary basis and then, if I like it will take the plunge at the h/d's.
The purplish shampoos to lift silver hair won't do what I want so any suggestions?

Thank you all for positive stories and suggestions. I used to have highlights as it blended in quite well. When I do a DIY at home I just do the roots, but I'm just finding the whole thing a pain. Alea your hair looks fab.
Thanks for the spray suggestions, i'll definitely be trying those.