Women: Salon or at home hair color??

I color mine at home. . .I have done it that way for years. . It is quick and easy. . Depends really what you want to do to your hear though. . I don't put highlights or anything like that in mine. .

One time I attempted highlights on my own it nearly ended in shaving my head. I looked like a tiger striped freak and it cost me a bucketload of $ to have it all corrected..not to mention the emotion trauma of thinking that it couldn't be fixed.
Never again.

Whats the real trick ladies, is date a girl who is a hair stylist, or find a friend that does it. My girl is a stylist, and she has people come to her house, cheaper than the salon, and she makes more money. Now she works at a salon too, but all her friends and family just come to her house, and shell make $250 in a day, but the girls are only paying about 1/4 of what theyd pay at the salon

I've been coloring my hair at home for years. I can't afford to get it done at the salon. My son always tells me "You have to go gray sometime.". I say no I don't as long as they keep making hair color. :laugh:

I've been coloring my hair at home for years. I can't afford to get it done at the salon. My son always tells me "You have to go gray sometime.". I say no I don't as long as they keep making hair color. :laugh:

LOL..must be a man thing. My brother asked me one time "when is mom going to just give it up and let her hair go gray?", and I said..."not while there's life in her body..and why should she?"

I've been dyeing my hair myself since I was 9 and there's no way ( other then if someone else payed for it) that I'd go get it done at a salon , I know what color I want and how to get it so why would I pay up to 100$ more just so that someone else can do it for me lol
I have as a treat gotten my hair done in salons in the past and the only thing I'd say is it's great for if you want really Blonde hair and don't know how to safely bleach .

My hairs been every color under the rainbow and I love to dye it

I don't like to pay expensive salons to get my hair dyed. I don't dye my hair often, but when I do, I use home dyeing products

Blond Excellence, 9G, at home forever. It's a tiny bit strawberry for the first few days, then it settles nicely into medium golden blond. But it's not that many shades lighter than my natural color.

Not sure what some of these people have done to themselves at home, but if you use a good products, do a deep conditioning before and/or afterward, and get frequent enough hair cuts, there's no reason your hair has to end up looking bad or damaged.

I've done my own for years, and get compliments on the color all the time. Plus my hair stylist thinks I'm doing a great job on my own, and since she's the one who stands to gain by suggesting I do it at a salon, I'm inclined to believe her!

There's no reason or excuse for looking older than you have to...its 2011, and the technology to keep us looking fabulous is here...use it!

I do mine at home and have for years.

Personally, I think at a certain age, we should just step away from the box dye:)

Personally, I think at a certain age, we should just step away from the box dye:)

And do what? Let the natural color grow in?

I have never had my hair professionally done. I am too cheap and because i dye my hair at home it will cost more for them to color correct it first before adding colour. I would like to get it cut some time but i cut my own hair too. When it is long it is easy.

I use to get my hair done at the salon all the time. Lately though dropping $120 every 6 weeks for a cut, color and highlight was getting a bit too much. I now color my own hair at home and it comes out great....with the help of my hairdresser from the salon who helped me pick out the brand and color best for me! lol

another thing......I'm a weird chick. I HATE being held captive at those places for hours on end.