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semipermanent hair color

Posted: Feb 8, 2015

Can anyone recommend a good semipermanent hair color? My hair is naturally light red. It turns strawberry blonde in the sun. However, I'm getting a few gray hairs and want to cover them up. I really don't want a permanent hair dye. I would like something that comes in strawberry blonde that lasts for at least 28 shampoos. I used temporary hair color once a long time ago and used Sun-In as a teenager, but that is all of my experience with dying my hair. Thanks!

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Hair Dyes - see msg and link

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I found a link that might help you. I had to go permanent because I had so much gray. I haven't used semi-permanent in ages. There is also demi-permanent. All are explained in the link as well as reviews.

If you've got the money, go to a salon the first time. - SM

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I've done my own color for years at home. Several months ago I was in a hurry and bought a shade too dark. Used it, of course, and hated it.

Went to a salon, told her to lighten it up, had her use the same color product my other girl used where we were from. She put in way too much red and the whole thing was dark red.

No idea what happened; maybe the water out here has too much iron in it, which had an effect on the box color, we don't know. She had to then 4 weeks later strip the color out because the new light color wouldn't go over the old dark color.

I didn't want to go thru another hassle with her, switched to another salon and got it right this time.

*sigh... Go to a salon if you can afford it. No matter what box color you try at home, there's always a chance it won't turn out right and you'd have to go to a salon anyway.

Look at it as treating yourself. Get it done right the first time, then you can box color your gray or roots yourself thereafter.

JMHO.

I used semipermanent a few times, but it - washed out too soon. It was - sm

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fine for testing a color... seeing if I liked coloring my hair at all. Turns out I did like coloring it, so I continue because it's fun, and my hair looks healthier, too.

Mine is normally light brown with sunbleached streaks. One time I colored it a little too dark, which came out a little too monochrome. So, I went and got a highlighting kit and added some highlights, then it looked fine.

Next time I did an all-over color, I went a shade or two lighter than before. That turned out nice, because the dark spots went a shade lighter (with a hint of red, which I liked), and the blonde-highlighted parts came out lighter.

I use a permanent dye - sm

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Clairol Nice 'N Easy (root touch up and full box) in between salon appointments. My grays come back very quickly, within two weeks (I wash my hair only twice a week), even after the expensive salon color, so I can't imagine a semipermanent color lasting 28 shampoos. If you really have no idea what color to buy, go to Sally's and get an opinion from one of their employees who understands hair color.

Thanks for the suggestions! nm - Redhead

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HairColor - has come a long way

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from years ago and it can be as cheap as $1 with excellent results. I am a big fan of Dollar Tree hair color. It lasts and looks very natural even as it grows out. It is permanent and it covers gray very well.

Ah, yes. I remember Sun-In! - sm

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I remember putting Sun-In on my hair and lying in the sun. It turned orange. And what was the instant suntan we applied to our skin? It turned orange, too. Hee-hee! What was the name of that product?

But in answer to your question about OTC hair color, I think I'd stick with good old Clairol. They've been around forever and are always updating and improving their formulas.

Oh, LOL - see msg

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OMG, I used that skin tan stuff once. It indeed turned my skin orange. Worse, it showed my finger spread marks, if you know what I mean. Hard to explain, but if you didn't use the perfect, closed-finger approach, you saw where you missed. Whatta mess!

I know the name will come to me in the middle of the night. How could I even forget the name of the stuff???

Fast tan, or quick tan? - Something like that. sm

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I made the mistake of not washing the palms of my hands. Had orange jazz hands at Jazzercize class. LOL.

Sorry I can't help with the hair dye question, OP. I am too lazy to keep up with the maintenance and letting mine go gray (for now).

It was Coppertone Quick Tan. Sm - helper

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Introduced in the 1960s. Tanned you overnight without the sun, or in 3-5 hours with the sun. Turned you a beautiful shade of orange.

From LOL - LOL again

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That is too funny--the goofy things we did as kids. I remember my boyfriend at the time said, "What the heck happened to you?" I told him I used that stuff. It was indeed all over my palms as well.

I'm going to start a thread on funniest beauty story over on Gab forum. I have one that's hilarious that I'll share over there.

Salons - see msg

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I wouldn't rush to a salon right away if your hair color doesn't look right. If it comes out too dark, just wait a bit---it always, always lightens as you shampoo it or get a little natural sunshine on it. Rushing into "fixing" a problem can just exacerbate it. My hairdresser told me that she can only maybe fix something if she knows what went wrong and when to begin with. She has no problem with me coloring my own hair---she even showed my husband how to color my hair--but once I do something to "fix" something, she's lost.

I am curious as to why you shy away from permanent. I will grant you that it is more drying to the hair than semi/demi, but 28 shampoos and the permanent fades anyway. Permanent isn't really permanent.

This semi-permanent product is excellent. sm - helper

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Kiss Express Semi Permanent Hair Color is excellent.

You may have to get it on line like through Amazon, or at beauty supply house in your area. It's reasonably priced, easy to use and lasts. You can even buy a couple of small bottles of the colors that you like and mix them, add some of 1 color to the other, etc.

Also, there are no harmful chemicals in the products, no patch test, etc., and like I say the color really lasts.

Definitely use a salon. I got tired of waiting for my - blonde hair to turn gray so I

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had it bleached with a lavender rinse. No way could I do this at home.

Suggestion - Rusty

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Have you looked on a website called Just for Redheads? I have been considering trying their henna rinse. they have strawberry blonde. Worth a shot.

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