I always color my hair in the fall. I can't remember the brand I used before, I have used so many. They all seem to lighten up quickly. Do you have a favorite brand?

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Yes I always do mine at home. can't affford the salon prices...that would be considered a luxury. I can't remember the name of the one I usually use. Maybe when I see it on the shelf I'll recognize it.

I did for many, many, many years...until it just stopped covering my gray. So I get it done in a salon now and it's worth it to me in that my grays stay covered! I also use a color depositing shampoo, which is wonderful! I only need to get my whole head colored about once a year, every other time, I just have to get my roots done.

When I did do it at home, I liked L'Oreal Preference or Excellence.

I've always wanted to either color or highlight my hair at home, but I've been to scared that I'd mess it up or do a shade that looks bad on me, lol!

I don't do it in the summer, but my hair is VERY blonde in the summer and starts to grow in darker blonde in the fall/winter/spring. I also dye my hair at home. I have to agree with Oregano. I like L'Oreal dye products. I also like Hydriance (spelling???) The Hydriance seems to be nicer on my hair than other products I've used. Every once and a while I'll get a buy one get one free coupon for a box of dye, so I use that coupon.

The one I used last (in April) was Feria by L'Oreal. It had a very strong smell to it and it was one that I was most pleased with so far. It made my hair feel smooth, the color lasted for quite a while and it just looked good.

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I haven't colored my hair in a few years. I never wanted to spend a lot of money in the first place, so I always picked up the cheapest one I could find on the shelves at Walmart. It always came out okay, but I needed to condition like crazy.

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I also have heard good things about L'oreal. My hairdresser quit working in the salon so she could be a SAHM, so now she does it out of her home. She does a great job, too! I pay only $35 for foil highlights with her.

I color it myself, Ive even highlighted it myself too. I use Loreal Feria for coloring & Herbal Essences kits for highlights. But not at the same time.

My friends say it looks like a professional did it.

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I've not been brave enough to do it. I have it highlighted professionally. It is nice to know someone that has done highlights at home. Any tips? How did you do the back of your head?

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when you do highlights at home you get a "pull through" bag to put on your head. Some times my mom has come over and Pulled it through for me, other times I have done it myself. I have gotten the kits that don't have the "pull through" bag and personally I don't like them as much...I have done it myself and it takes a bit longer to pull through the hair in the back, but they give you this little metal/plastic tool to pull hair though with and just run that tool over the back of the plastic cap/bag and it's easy to find where the holes in the bag are. I have been told that the salons don't pull much through in the back anyways. It's more in the front. It is easy to do at home, it's just time consuming.

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