Home hair dye 101: The best way to dye hair at home

There are a million reasons to get your hair colour done at home. 1. You save money 2. You do it your way 3. You could share and swap matching colours with friends and family and get the best blended hair dye 4. You get the hang of dying your own hair 5. You don't depend on anyone else to do your hair any more 6. You could potentially help family and friends do their hair dye at home too 7. Save a trip to the hairdresser, waiting time and hassle and bustle of making an appointment 8. Do everything from the comfort of your own bedroom 9. Teach your friends how it is done effectively at home 10.You get to buy many more colours with the savings you have made. This is just the tip of the iceberg, the list goes on. For some hair colour ideas visit https://megagrocery.com.au/index.php?route=product/category&path=20_26 or https://megagrocery.com.au for many more makeup and skincare ideas. Good luck to you all.

Still colouring and still enjoying it

I recently just got a brush like they have in salons and it helps so much especially because I am a blond and my regrowth is just a little darker. I love doing my hair at home and if there is a slip up patience is the key ! you don't want to kill your hair.

I invested in an application brush like they have at the salon, it cost about $5 and makes the job so much easier and stoos me from missing any hair and even coverage. Being methodical is a must!

The trick for me over the years has been finding the right colour.

I actually find it extremely easy to dye my hair at home and I love the results. It only takes me about 10 minutes to apply the solution, then I leave it on for 25 minutes, wash out, and condition, so easily under an hour. I used to use Nice & Easy's foam but it's no longer available, but the corresponding new solution is just as good. ☺️

I used to use loreal casting one for couple of years, but then decided for more bold lift on my highlights. I remember liking that one a lot too!

Just find the formula that works for your hair and do it. Not all formulas work well for me. So far love the most Scw. colour specialist and Garnier Nutrisse with purple conditioning toner inside. Unsure if they still have this version in Australia though.

I go the hairdresser every few months and then home hair dye job in between. It seems to be working ok now. The 4 weekly trips to the hairdresser for colour just got way too expensive.

My mum colours my hair at home for me. We purchase the colour and peroxide from the hair supply store and it works out so much cheaper! I only colour my locks 1 colour though so it's easy for her to paint away. Always remember to only colour dirty hair (not freshly washed) and apply petroleum jelly around your hair line.

It's been a long time since I last did my hair at home but given how expensive colour at a salon is and also the recent improvements in at home kits I think it might be time to give DIY a go again...wish me luck!

I did my own until I was 30 and never, ever again! It costs me $300 every 3 months but my hairdresser is an absolute wizard with the latest techniques to keep my blonde hair looking amazing. I’m always happy with my colour even though we change it up each season. She invests so much time in studying and is off all over the country each month ipskilling with the best salons in the country. I’ve never had a hairdresser that has continuously invested in her knowledge.

When I go grey I might but right now I don't colour my hair.

I am lucky that one of my daughters is a hairdresser so she very kindly colours my hair for me.

In the past I have tried hair salons to colour or highlight my very light blonde hair and on so many occasions it has been a complete disaster. I would have thought that these 'professionals' would know what they were doing but alas I have ended up looking like a scare crow with a YELLOW head of hair. It was horrible. I also ended up with gutter water greeny grey streaks, when I went to a TAFE hair class and the teacher was supervising the student on how to mix the 'correct' colour. If this is the standard of teaching, no wonder I now avoid hair salons, aside for the very expensive prices charged.

There are some good hairdressers out there too, and I did find one successful one who advised me the colours that suited my hair and I have continued using this formula, 913, to keep my hair looking natural for several years. I now have varying shades of blonde, darker underneath and varying blonde streaks. I do my hair at home, using L'Oreal colourings, but really found the Mousse product the easiest to use doing it myself, and of course, they discontinued that one. Now I rely on my daughter doing my hair when she visits so that the top and back are done evenly and well to cover the grey coming through. And I am pleased to say that my hair does still look very naturally coloured.

It really cheers me up when I do my hair

I always go to the hairdressers because I'm not confident enough to do it at home.

Great tips