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Gray Hair Hacks: 5 Genius Ways to Cover Silver Strands

Whether you have a few pesky strays or a full head of gray hair, we're filling you in on the best way to hide your white hairs

by Rose Curiel | COMMENT

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If That Single Gray Hair Has Grown Into a Few... The situation: Finding that first gray hair was bad enough but now that lone gray wolf has started to form a wolf pack that's growing larger every day. Still, you can't bring yourself to rationalize booking (and spending money) on a salon visit to squash this silver squad. Thankfully, there are frugal ways to temporarily tint your random gray hairs. Namely, with affordable coloring products, as well as everyday items that most of can find in our makeup bags.

The fix: When attempting to hide a handful of gray hairs, the right tools are key. Kyle White, lead hair colorist at the Oscar Blandi Salon in New York City, recommends reaching for a color marker like the Oscar Blandi Pronto Colore Root Touch-Up & Highlighting Pen Duo to shade in gray stragglers. "The application is precise and won't color your scalp like a spray might on thin hair," says White of the temporary color that comes out after every wash. "Also, it doesn't flake or rub off, and after it dries, markers can even be brushed through."

White also likes hair mascara for this purpose because the "applicator puts temporary color just where you want it." Can't get your hands on either of the above products? If you're in a pinch, Hill suggests reaching for a traditional mascara or eyeliner as a quick, "on-the-spot" solution to ridding yourself of pesky grays.

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