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Friday, February 20, 2015

High Adventures with L'Oreal!!!

I realized a long time ago that I didn't want to be anything but blond, but then I wasn't exactly blond any more.  So I did what we all do....tried a million things.  I went the beauty salon route, but after I had it done that a few times it wasn't worth the time or money to me.  So I tried doing it myself.   After I did it a few times I noticed it got blonder and blonder and blonder.  Every time I had a picture taken all I could see was a couple of eyebrows and some lipstick.

Then one day by chance I stopped at a unique beauty supply shop.  I don't even know what brought me in, but this incredibly nice woman asked if she could help me.  After hearing my tale of woe she knew exactly what to do.  Turns out she was an ex-showgirl who colored all of her friends hair and understood completely about hair getting blonder and blonder.  So she steered me over to L'Oreal, we picked out a color and I have been using it ever since.  Then she whispered a great trick in my ear.  "Save a little of the color and about 15 minutes after you put it on your roots, take what is left with some shampoo and pull it through your hair."

Since L'Oreal was a good fit when I started doing my hair twenty years ago, I enthusiastically responded when I was given an offer to try a new L'Oreal product.  I noticed the color I was using wasn't covering the white/gray very well, but I thought that was just part of the whole getting older thing.  The new product is called "Excellence Age Perfect" and is specially developed for mature, gray hair.  L'Oreal sent the product over and I stared at it for a few days.  Am I really going to do this?  Use a new color when I am pretty happy with the way it is?  More staring.  I am not very intrepid when it comes to change.

However....

....I did it, but not before I took some before pictures...

You can see where my white is coming in
This has been my color for 20 years.

Right at my hairline the hair is pretty white and needed better coverage


Roots....color that hair!!

Now it's go time!!





Everything is included, and the directions are very clear.  It had been a long time since I used a box like this (I have been mixing my own) so I read everything carefully.  It was a snap even for me.   The developer is already measured and in the bottle, the color is a cream (impossible to spill)  and is easy to add...there is a handy dandy plastic brush to do your hairline with....and the obligatory gloves.  It went on easily and I waited the 30 minutes (did some yoga) for a new....me.  I washed it out in the shower and used the conditioning treatment that was included.  I am a "conditioning-aholic" with a low tolerance for bad treatments, but this one was really effective.

This product covered my white hair a lot better, and I like the color...


 Voila!!



Although the color is not very different (thank goodness, I worried for nothing)  the coverage is much better.   It was hard for me to change, but it was just what I was looking for!  

I would also like to add that I am participating in a Vibrant Influencer network campaign for L'Oreal Excellence Age Perfect. I am receiving a fee for posting; however, the opinions expressed in this post are my own.  I am in no way affiliated with L'Oreal Excellence Age Perfect and do not earn a commission or percent of sales.  #sponsored and #AgePerfectColor 


14 comments:

  1. You could be bald and still beautiful! But I am glad you are happy with the new product. I am so thrilled that I do not have one grey hair on my head YET -- hairdresser keeps looking and is still amazed as I am almost 70.
    So won't need L'oreal anytime soon, I hope

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    1. I think that is amazing, and wonderful!! Thank you for reading...lets talk soon!!

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  2. Hello, beautiful! So glad you're happy with your color! It's sometimes so hard to find the right one as we age. Happy that you are happy!

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    1. It was humbling to realize they asked me to try this color because of my age...I guess thats ok, just something new to get used to.

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  3. I love the color! It's very natural looking and suits your coloring perfectly. You look beautiful.

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    1. I am glad you like it....I must have taken a million pictures before I found one that looked ok....the challenges of life...

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  4. Your hair looks great! I'd love to give up the time and expense of salon, but I'm afraid to. We shall talk about this one day. L'Oreal--because you're worth it!

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    1. I know exactly how you feel. And if you enjoy the salon, don't stop for any reason. Funny tag line, I have to remind myself to feel worth it....

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  5. You are lovely, the color is really pretty so is the cut. I have been using Loreal for years, love it and I am thrilled to hear about Age Perfect.

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  6. I have always wondered about home coloring, it has been at least 20 years since I have done that! I would certainly save a lot of money!

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  7. You look beautiful! I would be way too nervous to color my hair myself. I leave the job to my beloved hairdresser!

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  8. I love that color on you! It's so much more vibrant! Loreal always makes top quality products and I trust them completely. I too don't have any grey hair and I'm in my 50's so happy about that but would love to play with coloring my hair someday. Thanks for the info.

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  9. You look FANTASTIC! The L'Oreal color really did you well! Roots covered and it looks perfect - as close as you could get to your natural color!

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  10. Well L'Oreal SHOULD pay you as you make their product look good. Maybe it was really the yoga????

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