La Riche Directions Apricot Semi-Permanent Hair Colour 89ml

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Once the dye has been applied, ensure you wait a few days before washing your hair for the first time! At this mid-range, it is still possible to achieve an all-over colour change without lightening your hair further. However, the range of colours for which this is possible is restricted to our darker colours, such as: We’ve had quite a few people in asking for apricot lately – and right across the ages,’ Louisa says as she daubs the dye on to my hair. ‘There’s a theory that blonde is flattering for women over 40 but apricot works well too as it’s warm and brightens up skin tone.’ Apply the dye using a tint brush, Comb gently into your hair until it becomes frothy, and ensure all the hair you wish to cover is fully saturated.

The colour shown is based on bleached hair and may not necessarily indicate the final colour which will depend on your base colour, hair type and porosity. At my appointment, Jo and Louisa Moore, who’s worked at the salon for four years and will be dyeing my hair, discuss which shade of apricot will best suit me. Apricot as a hair colour encompasses a palette from warm coppery reds through to lighter strawberry blondes and Jo and Louisa plump for a shade somewhere in the middle. As Louisa mixes the L’Oreal hair dye (permanent – well, in for a penny, in for a pound) I’m not nervous in the slightest. In fact I’m quite exhilarated by it all.

Time to shine

Now that you know your current shade, you might need to make some adjustments to make sure you achieve the results you want from your new hair colour.

We’ve provided our own colour chart guide below that you can use to get a grasp on your current shade. As you can see, this is done on a scale of 1 to 10; 10 representing the lightest possible shades, and 1 the darker end of the scale.There’s constantly an influx of new beauty trends emerging—but one that seems to have found a permanent place of popularity just so happens to be colorful, rainbow hair. From denim hair and succulent hair to unicorn hair and hidden rainbow roots, bright hues have made quite the splash on the manes of our favorite A-listers and bloggers—and we can’t get enough of their rainbow-inspired hair.