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We all know coloured hair requires maintenance. Blonde hair is notorious for needing regular touch ups, lest you want to rock the dark root stripe. All of those bright colours that are in fashion? They require regular maintenance to ensure they stay vibrant and bright. Any hairdresser worth their (very expensive) scissors will ask you if you've considered the maintenance of the new colour you want.
If you're paying salon prices for your hair, chances are you try to space out your colouring appointments as far as you can to minimise the cost of the upkeep. You might even head to the salon for the big change and maintain your roots at home?
And then there are the regular at-home colourers. There are those that use colour at home cautiously, only reapplying every few months or so. And then there are the 'really-regular' DIYers. These are the ones who automatically stock up when their colour kit of choice is on special or don't think twice about slapping on a fresh coat when they find themselves with a spare hour or two. Your really-regular at-home colourer doesn't fear disasters, they don't worry about following the instructions - colouring their hair is a automatic as washing it.
We've teamed up with Garnier to bring one trial team the chance to test Olia, their first oil powered, ammonia free home colour formula to the test.
Garnier Olia uses the power of oil to achieve rich, vibrant colour while improving your hair quality. Olia’s Oil Delivery System (ODS) technology allows for permanent hair colour and the replacement of ammonia with an odourless agent. Oil propels the colour deep inside the hair providing maximum colour performance, visible improvement of hair quality and a new experience for the senses.
Each member of this trial team will be able choose which of the 18 shades they'd like to trial, so be sure to check the range out in store just in case!
Why not tell us your home colouring experiences. How often do you colour your hair at home? Are you a bit of a home professional? Do you ponder and carefully consider each at-home dye, or do you just go on auto-pilot?
Get chatting below!
I've been colouring my own hair since I was a teen.. I think I have been every shade under the sun! Every time I have had my hair coloured professionally I've been disappointed with the results, so I just stick to doing it myself now.
Usually my hair requires about 3 packs of dye, because it is so thick and long - the upside is its quite easy to hide any mistakes quite easily. The only colour I stay away from now is black, as if I change my mind (and I do frequently) its a hard colour to come back from..especially being a natural redhead!!
I love dying my hair, and with the current trends of bright colour I'm really enjoying being experimental and creative. It also seems like the worse it could end up, the more I enjoy it! I haven't had any catastrophic mistakes lately, but I think thats because I made them all when I was younger.. theres only been a few occasions that a hat and a drive to get some more dye couldn't fix.
The only colour I've never been able to achieve is blonde. Its always ended up morange, and that includes quite a few visits to different hairdressers! I can only guess it must be something to do with being a redhead..