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If you highlight your hair, you know that it’s normal to see regrowth within 4-6 weeks.
For those who are short on cash these days, here are a few innovative ways to stretch out the time between color appointments.
Stretching out Your Color Appointments
- Change your part so that the line of root demarcation is obscured. You can do that by switching your part to the opposite side or creating a zigzag look.
- Use dry shampoo powder in the appropriate color to soften dark roots. Cake Beauty Satin Sugar Refreshing Hair & Body Powder is available for lighter or darker hues. A DIY alternative to dry shampoo powder is a sprinkle or two of plain old baby powder.
- Apply a dash of eye shadow to cover up roots that are a different color than the rest of your hair. Use a thin brush to cover individual strands.
- Create volume at the root and brush hair backwards so that hair covers the root area. A root hairspray like Phytovolume Actif Maximizing Volume Spray can help get the job done. For inspiration, check out Madonna’s bumped up hairstyle at the MTV Video Music Awards.
- Try a highlighting pen specifically designed for root touch ups. Oscar Blandi Pronto Colore Root Touch-Up & Highlighting Pen gives your hair that freshly colored look until your next shampoo.
