Need to cover up gray in the front. Never used hair color before. Looking for something natural but instant enough I can do at home. Suggestions appreciated. |
Use the darkest brown shade. Don’t buy black, it’s not the same black as natural hair color. |
+1 except I do the opposite. I lighten all of my hair and the grays are not very obvious. My hair is naturally the deepest darkest black so the lightening helps lift my look overall |
OP. Thank you PPs. Now if I could get suggestions for the least chemical laden ones. I have chronic health issues and am trying to go somewhat natural. |
Yes. Black hair dye makes it look like shoe polish. Never use black. |
I get mine lightened up with dark brunette balayage similar to this |
Naturtint |
There are variations in black. I use a soft black to cover my grays since the darkest brown just couldn’t provide the coverage I needed. My eyebrows are already black and my skin is a medium brown (Indian descent) so it works. My eyebrows are still a bit darker that my hair which I like and my hair isn’t a weird fake black (PP mentioned shoe polish which would be awful!). |
I use Garnier Nutrisse Black Tea. My natural hair color is a soft black color, and I think it looks realistic on me. I’m AA, so I’m not sure how flattering this color would be on a non-AA person. |
PP, would you share what brand/shade of color you use? I am of a similar coloring and badly need to cover my grays which have increased exponentially over the past year. |
I use Madison Reed’s permanent hair color in Parma Black (2.5NNN). I have used to Root Reboot in Piatto but my grays are way too stubborn for a semi-permanent color. I do recommend using their seal booster with the color if you go this route to keep the grays from turning copper. Overall, I am pretty happy with the color. |
Bigen from Sally Beauty Supply. |
Revlon soft black |
Revlon soft black here too. Works great. Indian american, medium skin tone, mid 40s. |