Older Girl Beauty

The old grey mare…

The holidays can make a girl kinda overwhelmed and maybe not take care of herself quite as much as she should. Like, say, cover all of the grey hairs, and roots, on her head that make her look insanely older than she feels. For instance:
 The old grey mare...
Yeah, so that needed to be remedied.
Thankfully I was given the opportunity to try out Clairol’s Perfect 10 Haircolor in their new shade, Auburn Flash (5R). It was just the thing I needed to start the new year fresh. Check it out:
 The old grey mare...
Quite a difference, eh?  It had such good grey coverage, and only took 10 minutes to process (!). This was a much easier process than what I was used to with other home haircoloring products that could take up to 30min to cover up proof of my chronological age. (And, it didn’t even stink, which was such a plus to me.). Oh, and let me tell you another cool thing about this – it has two different application tips. One of the tips went right in my roots, but the other was a comb thru applicator. It took just a bit to get used to the comb, but then it was such a breeze to just go thru the rest of my hair after I had taken care of the roots.
Now, I didn’t post this as soon as I colored it, so I have gotten to see how it wears, which is pretty damn good. Like any color, it settled down just a bit a few days later, so its not *quite* as glowy, but that’s great for me – I really like what it is now. Overall, I really like the results and the ease of this kit. You can find it at any of the mass markets or drugstore chains for around $13.99.
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  • Josi

    bee-you-tiful….How come I’m the only one who can’t seem to color my hair by myself? I could probably justify my Botox a lot more if I didn’t spend on the hair. (shh)

  • oldergirlbeauty

    Eh, I’m still not the best at it, but have gotten better. My comes from necessity. My hair stylist had been cutting/coloring/fixing my screw-ups *cough*sun-in*cough* since I was 13, had to quit about 2 years ago due to her health. She had only been charging me a hug and cost of color ($5ish). Well, I started looking around, but was unable to find anyone else that would charge me only that – instead they wanted like $70+. WTH? So, yeah, I learned to color my own hair. Just don’t ask me about highlights….LOL.
    And I thought all those delightful creams you put on your face took care of any wrinkles… ;)

  • Josi

    Oh darling there’s only so much they can do (unfortunately)…Don’t start because it is addicting..Luckily my derm has a very light hand and I don’t do much (just for horizontal forehead lines)…I’ve done it 2x but my rationalization is that I shouldn’t have acne and wrinkles…But really, I think I may try again and have a girlfriend do my retouch next time….that way I could really justify it (and my doc only charges me 150 and my hair is 100!!)
    I just need to make some damn money really.


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