How to play
Pick one or the other for each of the questions below, and copy/paste your answers in the comments. Can’t wait to see your picks! Mine are listed below. ?
This or That: The Hair Dye Edition
- Salon or at-home dye?
- Highlights or balayage?
- Darker or lighter color?
- Subtle or dramatic?
- One color or multiple colors?
- Just for fun — pink hair or blue hair?
- Best way to hide roots — root spray, hat or headband?
Salon or at-home dye?
Currently, neither, but if I have to pick one…then salon dye. That way I won’t end up with a mess all over my bathroom walls! 🙂
Highlights or balayage?
Balayage (because it sounds fancy).
Darker or lighter color?
Ya know, I loved my hair lighter than my natural color, so I’ll go with lighter, but only if have unlimited time, funds and patience. LOL! Basically, it’s too expensive, takes too much time and is super high-maintenance, which is why I stopped doing it.
Subtle or dramatic?
I’m going to shock myself and go with “subtle.”
One color or multiple colors?
Multiple.
Just for fun: pink or blue hair?
Ooh! — pale pastel pink in a heartbeat.
Best way to hide roots — root spray, hat or headband?
Root spray, but only if it’s Rita Hazan’s.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen ?
Salon or at-home dye? Salon because I get highlights
Highlights or balayage? Highlights
Darker or lighter color? Lighter
Subtle or dramatic? Subtle
One color or multiple colors? I alternate and get mostly highlights (just bleach), but sometimes get lowlights (darker color dye).
Just for fun — pink hair or blue hair? No
Best way to hide roots — root spray, hat or headband? Besides these, when my highlights start growing out, I zig-zag or change my part to make it less noticeable. My boss used root spray to cover her roots during covid lock down and said it helped until she could get her hair dyed.
I wish I knew the zig-zag trick when I was coloring my hair, that’s so smart!
Salon or at-home dye? If I was going to dye my hair again, I’d go to a salon. Too messy to do at home. I’ve ruined wall paper and rugs trying to do it myself. Granted that bathroom was the size of a large closet.
Highlights or balayage? If my hair was longer balayage. Dear Daughter asked if I’d do balayage on her hair.
Darker or lighter color? Darker
Subtle or dramatic? Definitely subtle
One color or multiple colors? One color
Just for fun — pink hair or blue hair? Blue. I think it would be nice to have an icy blue along with my gray.
Best way to hide roots — root spray, hat or headband? Hat, added benefit of sun protection.
Salon or at-home dye? Salon but I’ll touch up my roots at home
Highlights or balayage? Balayage. It grows out better
Darker or lighter color? Darker
Subtle or dramatic? Dramatic
One color or multiple colors? Multiple. Bring on the dimension
Just for fun — pink hair or blue hair? Blue. I had blue hair in college and loved it
Best way to hide roots — root spray, hat or headband? Root spray, change your part, Clairol Root Touch Up is so much easier than dying your full head of hair if you can match your base color. No mess at all
When I was coloring my hair, I never thought to change my part! That’s genius!
I read your news a few comments back about your daughter getting into grad school! So happy for her. Are you ready to welcome another cat into your home?
Yeah, I’m looking forward to having Nibbler back in the house. She’s much, much older now (13). She first joined our household as a kitten when Dear Daughter was a freshman in high school. When Dear Daughter moved out of the dorm and into an apartment she took Nibbler with her and they’ve been together since.
I’m gonna miss Dear Daughter a ton though. I hope this pandemic calms down in the months to come.
Salon or at-home dye? At-home…every so often I’ve had my hair dyed in the salon because it’s needed to be lightened a LOT first (super dark, thick, non-porous hair here).
Highlights or balayage? Balayage – I think it’s a bit easier to grow out.
Darker or lighter color? Lighter, there’s not much darker for me to go!
Subtle or dramatic? All about the dramaaaa (I love my vivid colors).
One color or multiple colors? One for the ease of DIY, but I dream of multiple fun colors.
Just for fun — pink hair or blue hair? PINK! I actually just had this crisis and I went with pink. Hair is currently dark rose-tinted brown.
Best way to hide roots — root spray, hat or headband? Hat – and I knit, so I have a steady supply. Or I steal my husband’s.
That’s so cool that you can knit, Christine! I know a basic knit and purl and that’s about it. The only thing I’ve made is a scarf!
I have so little experience coloring my hair!
Salon or at-home dye?
Salon.
Highlights or balayage?
I’ve never had either, but balayage.
Darker or lighter color?
I go for darker or brighter than my natural red, but still red.
Subtle or dramatic?
Subtle, usually.
One color or multiple colors?
One color.
Just for fun — pink hair or blue hair?
Blue would be better for me, I think. I’m really attached to being a redhead but sometimes I really want purple hair.
Best way to hide roots — root spray, hat or headband?
I’ve never done permanent color, only demi permanent, so it’s never been an issue!
Salon or at-home dye? At home.
Highlights or balayage? Neither. I tried highlights and got a red-orange tone I didn’t like. I don’t know if you can do at-home balayage.
Darker or lighter color? Darker, for now. If I live another 5 years I might go blond,
Subtle or dramatic? Subtle.
One color or multiple colors? One color.
Just for fun — pink hair or blue hair? I’d like to try blue hair, but at my age that would probably just look absurd. I used to work with someone in her 30s (I think) who colored hers fuschia for a while – it just looked unprofessional and ridiculous. (You can actually buy some pretty nice wigs in odd-ball colors that would spare your hair the dyeing process.)
Best way to hide roots — root spray, hat or headband? Hat. Brown root spray tends to look like mud on my hair.
A little late but this was way too fun to pass up!
Salon or at-home dye?
Salon! My hair is really thin and fine. It’s really easy to fry.
Highlights or balayage?
Balayage because I’ve never done it!
Darker or lighter color?
Lighter.
Subtle or dramatic?
If I’m going to color my hair, I’m not paying so you’ll never notice a difference. DRAMATIC.
One color or multiple colors?
Multiple.
Just for fun — pink hair or blue hair?
I’ve had purple hair, so blue isn’t that far off. I’ve heard others say I’d look great with bright pink, but I think “pink” and gag.
Best way to hide roots — root spray, hat or headband? NONE. Braid it! You’ll still get a little “root-age”, but it looks purposeful and more blended than it looking like your hiding it. (Aka this is me saying headbands slip off my head, hats make my head off and root spray usually make my head itch.)