From: L’Oréal Paris
As you get older, dealing with gray hair
can start to feel like a no-win game of hide and seek. Trust us—it’s
nowhere near as fun as what you remember from your childhood. Despite
the rising popularity of silvery streaks on the runway, it’s still not
quite the look many of us strive to achieve. After all, gray hair can
actually make you look older, which is just about the last thing you
probably want, right? Since we understand the struggle, we’re revealing
six different hacks for hiding gray hair. Trust, you’ll want to know
each and every one.
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#1: DIY Dye Your Hair
When you start going gray, the obvious
option is to dye your hair. It isn’t the only one (or this would be a
sadly short list), but it’s certainly the first that crossed your mind
upon discovering your first gray hair. Of course, there’s a reason
dyeing your entire head of hair is a popular choice. You can just about
make the salt and pepper pieces in your hair disappear—that is, until
it’s time to dye again. If you’re in hiding until your gray hairs are
long gone, that’s not a problem. Dyeing your hair doesn’t have to
require so much as a trip to the salon, only an at-home hair color kit.
At-home hair color pick:
Our L’Oréal Paris Excellence Creme comes in a variety of shades of blonde hair, brown hair, red hair, and black hair
so that you can easily find your best match and color your hair without
ever leaving the comfort of your home. The kit includes a developer
creme, hair color, conditioner, and hair serum—everything
you need to keep your gray hairs covered—just follow the instructions
included with your selected shade. Keep in mind that if you’re starting
with a dark base shade and you’re going lighter, this will require
bleaching—and the darker your shade to begin with, the more work it may
take to achieve your desired hair color.
#2: Use Highlights to Hide
A mane that’s sprinkled with gray hair
can leave you just as desperate to get rid of them as those with a mane
that’s mostly (or entirely) gray, but the same solution may not be what
you need. Instead of dyeing all of your hair, try adding highlights
throughout to disguise your gray hairs. By blending highlights in your
hair, stray grays can be hidden without requiring too much maintenance.
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At-home hair color pick:
Add highlights to your hair at home with the L’Oréal Paris Touch-On Highlights.
Perfect for both beginners and highlighting experts, you’re able to
glide on dimensional highlights from root to tip, controlling exactly
where they go. Create your own look—subtle or dramatic—without the
hassle of caps and foils. Read How to Do At-Home Highlights for more advice.
#3: Cover Up with Root Spray
Let’s face it—there are times where
life gets busy and suddenly your roots are marked by grays again. Even
with super-convenient dyeing options, there’s a chance time won’t permit
that you can immediately dye or highlight your hair again once you
notice your gray hairs are visible. Instead of panicking, reach for a
root cover up spray to conceal your grays until there’s time for a more
long-lasting answer.
At-home hair color pick:
Spray the L’Oréal Paris Magic Root Cover Up
onto new growth and partly through the length of the hair to blend in
the color and effectively hide gray roots. The quick and easy spray
dries in a flash and doesn’t leave behind a sticky residue. The best
part? Once you’ve sprayed, you’re all set until your next shampoo.
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#4: Let Eye Makeup Do It All
You likely already have a makeup bag stocked with mascara, eyeliner, and eye shadow,
and these products are about to come seriously in handy. When you have a
few pieces of gray hair peeking through and nothing else on hand, eye makeup
that matches your hair color can be used to cover them up. Swipe a
little mascara or liquid eyeliner onto your strands for hair that looks
eye-catching for all the right reasons.
#5: Give Grays Some Glitz
The urge to take gray hairs
super-seriously may feel super-strong, but that isn’t your only option.
Instead, implement your favorite festival hair trend—roots coated in glitter—as a way to hide grays. Create a mixture of glitter and hair gel, then place it on new growth for glam rock roots that no one will realize are turning gray.
Hairstyling pick:
While we won’t dictate your glitter selection, as long as it’s something
supremely sparkly, we can suggest a hair gel to mix it with. Try the L’Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle LOCK IT Extreme Style Gel, which offers high shine and long-lasting hold.
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#6: Try Out a New Part
Covering up gray hairs can be as simple
as trying out a different hair style. Pick a new way to part your hair,
depending on where most of your grays are. Yes, it really can be as
easy as adjusting the placement of your part!
If covering up your grays isn’t your style and you’re ready to embrace your shade, read our article, Gray Hair: How to Maintain Shiny Steel Gray Strands.
