Roots Only

I was just curious, does anyone have this color application tool called "Roots Only"?

I bought it years ago, and it's a bottle that has a top which contains small, hollow combs so you can apply the hair colour to your roots when you are ready for touch-up's.

I'm still having problems getting the color just on my new hair growth, and this problem is making my hair become more damaged. So, I'm ending up touching my roots up less frequently (every 2-3 months).

Also, my natural hair colour is a dark blonde, and I'm considering going very light blonde but am unsure if this is a wise decision. The blonding kits (I won't go to a hairdresser because of cost) to get my hair a light, ash blonde would be more harmful than the current colour I'm now using (Loreal's Preference Light Ash Blonde).

Any feedback is much appreciated! :)

Here's something I've done in the past to help: to allow me to go longer between permanent color touch-ups, I use natural instincts once or twice in between. It starts washing out a little bit at a time after a few washes, but it allows me to go much longer and let the roots grow out a bit. As you know, the longer they are the easier it is to concentrate on them.

But now I don't do that as much because I'm getting better at roots-only. I use the pointy back end of the brush (get a real color application brush at a beauty supply place, they are great) to do my sections. I do them kind of small, about an inch each, and that makes it easier to do it correctly and avoid getting color on the older hair.

Hope this helps.

Elissa

See my post on Excellence. It looked light auburn--for a day. The first shampoo done at a salon as I was getting a trim took out all the red and left it a medium golden brown. Nice, but not what I wanted. It's just a blah color.

My hair has never looked so flat and dull as it did when I used Excellence. Why didn't I go with the strand test with the Nice N Easy? Not only did the hair feel so soft and was shiny as anything, but the color was a lot richer. The strand tests using Excellence and Preference made my hair feel like straw, though to tell the truth I didn't follow through with the conditioner on the test strand. Although the final coloring job did not have that effect, just left my hair blah. Nice N Easy without the conditioner left my hair smooth as silk.

Everyone's hair is different, and I thought Nice N Easy would dry hair out. My strand test showed the exact opposite, and it was really beautiful. Am I dumb or what?

Excellence claims all these conditioners in their product. Then why does the hair look so dull?

I'm thinking of trying Ultress because Nice & Easy doesn't have a really red shade. But all I know is the strand test left the hair soft, shiny and very silky to the touch. And that was without any conditioner applied to it.

Just remember to strand test first. And let us know if you like the results. Good luck.