The Best Way to Hide Gray Hair, According to Stylists
Whether you shed one single, Lauren Conrad-esque tear when you found your first gray hair or shrugged it off as NBD, you may be curious as to how to hide those suckers. Of course, you're under no obligation not to let your follicles do their natural thing. (You'd be in great company, as celebrities like Jessica Biel and Chrissy Teigen are doing just that.) But should you want a little color maintenance, we reached out to two top NYC hairstylists about how to cover grays. Keep reading to get their honest opinions about the best ways to do the deed.
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If you only have a few grays coming through, celebrity hairstylist Rita Hazan recommends "camouflaging" the gray with some strategic highlights. "You can blend your grays into lighter highlights," Hazan told POPSUGAR. "I would say those cover 10 to 15 percent of grays."
NYC master colorist Stephanie Brown swears by this method. "Most people don't know that I have gray hair because it blends in with my highlights," she said. "This works well because my gray ends end up looking like highlights, and the grayer I get the more blond I look."
"If you have dark hair, I'd suggest getting a semi-permanent color," Hazan said. "It works almost like a stain — it's temporary and washes out." This option can last from four to five washes and isn't as harsh on hair as bleach.
Bring out the big guns: if you want "100 percent full gray coverage," according to Hazan, then you're going to have to dedicate a few hours to the cause. "Permanent color has peroxide, which lightens the hair," Hazan explained. "Expect your color to last around four to six weeks." So if you want a blissful month with zero shades of gray on your head, step right this way.
