How to Cover Up Grays
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Cover your gray roots fast with three in-a-pinch fixes that work.
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Plucking the occasional stray gray used to be enough. But eventually you have to quit that -- or go bald. So unless you're up for gray and gorgeous, you need a strategy that's two-pronged: quick fixes for roots and a cohesive plan for long-term color. The following tips work on all hair hues.
Comb in Color
The fastest root route is temporary hair color, applied with a wand (some colorists say water-resistant mascara works just as well for brunettes). But keep your fingers out of your hair: Like eye makeup, this type of dye can smudge and wipe off.
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Plucking the occasional stray gray used to be enough. But eventually you have to quit that -- or go bald. So unless you're up for gray and gorgeous, you need a strategy that's two-pronged: quick fixes for roots and a cohesive plan for long-term color. The following tips work on all hair hues.
Try: Avon Advance Techniques Grey Root Touch-Up ($5)
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Plucking the occasional stray gray used to be enough. But eventually you have to quit that -- or go bald. So unless you're up for gray and gorgeous, you need a strategy that's two-pronged: quick fixes for roots and a cohesive plan for long-term color. The following tips work on all hair hues.
After
Color is combed in to cover grays, and roots look touched up and like new.
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Plucking the occasional stray gray used to be enough. But eventually you have to quit that -- or go bald. So unless you're up for gray and gorgeous, you need a strategy that's two-pronged: quick fixes for roots and a cohesive plan for long-term color. The following tips work on all hair hues.
Pump Up the Shine
Spritz on shine spray; brush hair into a ponytail. The serum darkens your overall hue, cutting the roots-to-hair contrast. Pulling the hair back also hides your part where regrowth is obvious.
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Plucking the occasional stray gray used to be enough. But eventually you have to quit that -- or go bald. So unless you're up for gray and gorgeous, you need a strategy that's two-pronged: quick fixes for roots and a cohesive plan for long-term color. The following tips work on all hair hues.
Try: Garnier Fructis Color Shield Shine Spray ($6.29) and Mason Pearson Handy Bristle Brush ($170; beauty.com).
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Plucking the occasional stray gray used to be enough. But eventually you have to quit that -- or go bald. So unless you're up for gray and gorgeous, you need a strategy that's two-pronged: quick fixes for roots and a cohesive plan for long-term color. The following tips work on all hair hues.
After
Hair sprayed with shine serum looks darker and helps hide roots.
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Plucking the occasional stray gray used to be enough. But eventually you have to quit that -- or go bald. So unless you're up for gray and gorgeous, you need a strategy that's two-pronged: quick fixes for roots and a cohesive plan for long-term color. The following tips work on all hair hues.
Powder Your Roots
Spray a tinted dry shampoo (it’s a liquefied powder) at roots, then gently comb through. This helps blend grays until your next “wet” shampoo and — bonus — makes limp hair instantly appear thicker.
Try: Bumble and Bumble Hair Powder ($34), available in five shades.
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Plucking the occasional stray gray used to be enough. But eventually you have to quit that -- or go bald. So unless you're up for gray and gorgeous, you need a strategy that's two-pronged: quick fixes for roots and a cohesive plan for long-term color. The following tips work on all hair hues.
After
Dry shampoo is a great quick fix for gray roots and a boost of volume.
Originally published in MORE magazine, February 2009.
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First published January 2009
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