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Given that it’s actually only the roots that really need doing so frequently so I thought I would Clairol ‘Nice ‘n Easy’ Root Touch Up a go.
Clairol produce 12 colouring blending shades for root touch-up and it can be quite baffling when faced with them all but the box does have a Colour ... Read review
Advantages: Covers grey, adequate blending of colour. Disadvantages: Not enough mixture for all of roots & V expensive
...so I thought I would Clairol ‘Nice ‘n Easy’ Root Touch Up a go.
Clairol produce 12 colouring blending shades for root touch-up and it can be quite baffling when faced with them all but the box does have a Colour Result Guide on the side of it to show what result to expect depending upon your existing hair colour, a great help to us amateurs.
What I think is particularly good is that it gives you ‘matches’ with ... .../>
~ L’Oreal Preference
~ Garnier Belle Color
For example the medium brown that I plumped for would match L’Oreal’s ‘Natural Brown’, Garnier Nutrisse ‘Medium Brown’ and Garnier Belle Color’s ‘Brown’.
§ What do you get? §
Inside the box:
~ Tube of permanent colour creme
~ Plastic bottle of colour activating lotion
~ One mixing and applicator bush
~ A plastic ... more
Now that I'm in my late 30s and my hair grows so blooming quickly my ever increasing grey hair is showing through at a frightening rate of approx 3-4 weeks. I have been colouring my hair at home now for almost a year, saving a whopping £40+ per colour at the hairdressers once a month. Given that it’s actually only the roots that really need doing so frequently so I thought I would Clairol ‘Nice ‘n Easy’ Root Touch Up a go.
Clairol produce 12 colouring blending shades for root touch-up and it can be quite baffling when faced with them all but the box does have a Colour Result Guide on the side of it to show what result to expect depending upon your existing hair colour, a great help to us amateurs.
What I think is particularly good is that it gives you ‘matches’ with other brands: ~ L’Oreal Excellence ~ Garnier Nutrisse ~ L’Oreal Preference ~ Garnier Belle Color
For example the medium brown that I plumped for would match L’Oreal’s ‘Natural Brown’, Garnier Nutrisse ‘Medium Brown’ and Garnier Belle Color’s ‘Brown’.
§ What do you get? §
Inside the box:
~ Tube of permanent colour creme ~ Plastic bottle of colour activating lotion ~ One mixing and applicator bush ~ A plastic dish in which to mix the crème and the lotion ~ Pair of disposable plastic gloves which come in a card holder, very much like you get serviettes or hand wipes on the more expensive airlines. ~ An instruction leaflet
§ Step by step guide on what to do §
You are advised to undertake a skin allergy test 48 hours before each use.
If you get the all clear on this, i.e no itching, redness etc then do the following:
1. Put the gloves on and an OLD towel.
2. Mix the colour activating lotion and the colour crème in the plastic dish that is provided in the pack.
3. Apply it to your roots with the brush, dividing the hair to get in to every section.
4. Leave for 10 minutes. (I always use the oven timer as I tend to get very easily sidetracked)
5. Rinse the colour from your hair with lukewarm water until the water runs clear.
§ How easy is it to use? §
Very...............The step by step instruction leaflet is extremely simple to follow.
I would strongly advise that you use an OLD towel as combing it through etc is quite messy. I also put an old dustsheet over my legs just incase as this stuff really does stain. Although this is said to be a non-drip product the mixture is a lot ‘runnier’ than the full-head hair colours that I have used over the past year and there isn’t a great deal of it, so if you have lots of grey roots it may not cover the whole lot, in fact mine didn’t so I had to decide which to leave and opted for the ones at the back of my head right under the lengths that no-one hardly ever sees!
Unless you have eyes in the back of your head and are very supple I would suggest that you get someone to apply the colour so that you get every last bit of grey and an even colour.
Since my grey hair is extremely stubborn, I actually disregarded the 10 minute time given and doubled that so as to leave it on for 20 minutes. I know that through numerous other products that I always have to leave the colours on for longer than suggested so as to get to the real ‘root’ of the problem!
The smell was like many other colourants, quite strong but not as bad as some I have used which resemble cat’s pee, not pleasant. This was strong but not to the extent of having to create ventilation in the room when applying it.
The product also stains your skin slightly but it can be rubbed off. I have this problem as the majority of my grey is at the hairline on my forehead so I would rather get total grey coverage and put up with rubbing the colour off the skin afterwards.
As for grey coverage….. it worked as well as any other colourant I have used it just took longer than what the packaging advises. The colour blend was fine, not a really noticeable difference between the roots and the rest of my hair colour as I had used Nice’n Easy’s natural medium brown 4 weeks prior to this. However I could see that the root section was slightly darker but no-one else chuckled to themselves when they saw me. Perhaps I saw the difference because I knew it had been applied!?
§ Precautions §
Apologies to anyone not interested in these but some may be:
~ incase of a reaction during the process like stinging or a burning sensation, rinse immediately. ~ Don't use to colour eyelashes and eyebrows ~ Use a well ventilated room ~ Keep out of the reach of children. ~ Don't use if you have a sensitive, itchy or damaged scalp.
§ Price §
I think that this is expensive for what you get. Boots ~ £4.29 Tesco ~ £4.17 although they currently have an offer on. Buy two packets for £8 so a small saving can be made.
When you consider that the full colourant is only £4.78 or 2 for £8 it isn’t great value, that is for me, since it didn’t cover all of my grey roots as I have so, so many!!
§ My Verdict §
I’m pleased I gave it a try although I won’t be going back to it for the reason stated above. However: ~ It does cover grey ~ It blends quite well and gives a natural like colour which does match well with your colour, that is if you have chosen the correct shade! ~ It is easy to apply and far less messy and time consuming than the whole coverage of your hair
If you want to give this a try and haven’t got a head full of grey roots then it’s certainly worth taking a look at the website, www.clairol.co.uk This is quite a comprehensive site with colour charts and advise about choosing the colour you need according to the brand you use. Saves a lot of time, browsing the shelves in Boots or the supermarket.
I have been colouring my hair now for longer than I can remember. Its a bit of a chore and something I don't particularly look forward to, but due to a few stray greys starting to make an appearance, I don't want to look or feel older than I possibly have to!
I have tried lots of different brands over the years, but have recently been using Superdrugs own, as I tried it once on impulse and the colour and shine was lovely, and it is only £2.99.Bargain!!
... ...a Superdrug store near me, so I have to wait until I go into a larger town which is 10 miles away.
It was about 5 weeks since I'd coloured my hair, and although the regrowth wasn't blatantly obvious, as the colour I use is more or less the same shade as my natural colour anyway, there was a few shiny greys at the root shouting 'Hi, look at me'!
Thinking I could put it off until my next trip into town, lo and behold, I was invited out to a bit of ...
nic63 28.03.2007
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Advantages: Really good idea, easy to use Disadvantages: Could start getting expensive for regular users
((Next time I buy a box of this I will fill in any gaps in the review as i don't have the box in front of me right now.))
I've been using Nice n Easy hair colour for a couple of months now, ever since my naturally blonde hair played a cruel trick on me and turned mousey! My mum does it for me and I've got such thick hair that she always misses the roots, and my hair grows like lightning anyway! As I happened to be in Tesco the other day, I had a ... ...enough change to buy the root touch up rather than another box of colour. It comes in the same style of box as the full hair dyes, just a bit thinner, same blue writing and picture and everything on a white box. Clearly it says Root-touch up in big letters on the front.
First of all it took me 15 minutes to decide which one to get! It's rather annoying actually, the Root touch up only comes in a few colours, colours which will 'blend' with a similar ...
KatieFizz 10.03.2008
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Advantages: Quick and easy, little mess Disadvantages: The price
...on home hair dye kits. Clairol Nice 'n Easy is my preference, although I have experimented with one or two others on the market.
My hair is long, past shoulder length, and takes quite a lot of colouring. I am also concerned with the beating it must give my hair - it usually looks nicely conditioned after colouring, but the ends do seem to dry out quickly. I therefore like to use a root touch-up in between colours, just to take the stress off the ... ...grey roots. Why Clairol root touch-up? I'm sure there are other makes on the market, but this is the one that I always come across, and as usually I use Clairol Nice 'n Easy (natural dark brown, 120) to colour my hair, it makes sense to use the same make. I use number 4, which matches dark brown shades; there are three other colourings to hopefully provide something for every hair colour. There is, conveniently, a table on the side of the box which ...
sunmeilan 05.07.2009
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Advantages: Fairly easy to apply, covers roots well Disadvantages: Stains scalp, not enough of it, stains more than the average, slight burning feeling
I've been colouring my hair with Schwarzkopf permanant hair colour for a while now and due to being too ambitious with dyeing my hair purple from black without bleaching I ended up having purple roots where the black had been growing out. Obviously I needed to sort this out. :P Instead of buying another whole box of dye I decided to try this as it was only 99p in the shop I was in. Pretty standard contents, developing lotion, brush thing, gloves, ... ...The colourant is sort of gloopy and took quite a while to mix together, but that didn't really bother me. First thing I noticed was the amount of it. Not enough to colour all roots in my opinion. Took quite a while to apply mainly due to my awful bathroom lighting. Judging by the amount, I did the most noticable ones first and then put the remainder on the rest. After a bit my scalp starting burning a little bit which I hadn't experienced before, ...
fixationonplastics 20.04.2009 (24.05.2009)
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