Yes, mascara! It is one of the best ways to cover gray roots between colorings, and it's very suitable for women with black or brown hair. If you have red hair or a lighter hair color, scroll down to see how to hide grey hair.
A taupe or soft gray always looks great. Then, to really define the eyes, use a brown or black liner on the upper lash line and finish off your lashes with a coat or two of black mascara.
If you don't have time to go to the salon to get your hair dyed, then use a mascara in the same shade of your hair and gently apply onto your scalp and hair roots.
UV hair mascara is a quick way to update your look. It works in the same way as eye mascara (warning: do not use hair mascara on your eye lashes!), with a mascara wand that gently combs colour through strands of hair.
Your mascara can lend the same similar glossy, dark tone to your roots as it does your lashes. “For darker hair mascara is a great option, it's easy to apply and does a great job covering gray,” says Brown.
Drink six ounces of fresh amla juice every day or massage your hair with amla oil one time each week. Amla is also known as Indian gooseberry. Black sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum). Two to three times a week, eat a tablespoon of black sesame seeds to slow down and possibly reverse the graying process.
To keep your gray hair healthy, try to avoid over-using heat tools and styling products, as these can lead to unwanted yellow tones in your gray hair. If you do use heat tools, put them on the lowest setting and use a good thermal protectant.
Neutral colors (like rose or nude) have a tendency to fall flat against gray hair. Instead, go for bolder hues like a bright berry or a pink-y peach; shinier or satin finishes also tend to be more flattering than matte lipsticks.
Stick to light, neutral colors like white, beige, light browns, or grey when applying eyeshadow. These colors will work to bring your eyes forward. When you have grey hair, using silver and grey eyeshadow can help tie your whole look together. Try pairing that with brown or black for a flattering smokey eyeshadow look.
Since gray eyes are considered more neutral than other shades, a bigger range of complementary and intensifying colors work, according to Morris. Try an inky charcoal mascara to complement a gray eye, or go for a lavender, sea blue, mint green, or apricot shade. A chocolate brown always makes gray eyes pop, too.
Root powder works similar to root spray. Between permanent dyes, root powder is a simple way to cover your grays. Apply with a brush over your gray roots until your grays are no longer visible. As with root spray, this is a temporary coverage solution that washes out.
Neutral shades like soft blonde, mushroom brown, light copper, and caramel blonde balayage are the easiest to blend gray into (and maintain over time without wanting to shave your hair off).
Is it better to go lighter or darker to cover gray hair?
For grey hair coverage, we generally recommend that you aim to color slightly lighter than the natural hair color level of your client. In this case we would suggest you go for a color starting in level 6 (Dark Blonde) or 7 (Blonde).
“I'm a firm believer that when older women apply a brown mascara it tends to make the eyes look red. As we age, we want to have that really healthy, white moon-beam from the eyes rather than looking a bit yellow or red.”
