Last fall when attending a blogging conference in NY we visited a PR firm that represents all kinds of beauty products.  One of the things I saw there was this TouchBack temporary hair color.  It’s meant to cover those gray hairs when you haven’t had time to get your hair colored. You know, those days when you wake up and think – holy cow!  When did my roots start showing so much gray! Well, I took a pamphlet and thought that it would be good to do a story on this…sometime.
To be honest, last fall I really didn’t have a whole lot of gray hair, and it seemed that I just needed to get to the salon for overall color and highlights on re-growth rather than just because a few grays came in.  Now it’s a different story.  It’s amazing what a difference a few months can make!  Yes, I am getting more gray quickly and my every 8 weeks to the salon for color has now turned into 7 and most times should be 6 weeks and when I’m stressed – maybe 5.  Only I don’t always have the time or want to spend the money that often.
I also don’t want to do overall home color.  I’m a klutz. I am horrible at doing the process and I’ve had one of THE WORST home hair coloring disasters ever, so it’s just not for me.  On this same trip we were at the L’Oreal offices and they held a class for us where we were supposed to color the hair on a wig.  Ummm, I think the instructor was ready to send me home! I’m that bad!
But, when the grays started coming in faster and more pronounced I recalled seeing TouchBack and had to check it out further.  This is the easiest thing in the world to use!  It’s like a fat head magic marker and you just brush it on! Hello, it couldn’t get more simple.  It covers the grays and washes out if you want it gone. It doesn’t flake or come off either.  I love the convenience of the marker style applicator.  If you are traveling you can pop it in your bag and not worry about taking a whole kit of some sort with you. The comb helps on the temples – just put it against your skin to prevent the color from getting on your skin.
It comes in 8 shades and is now available at Ulta as well as online. Perfect to use until you can get that salon beautiful hair back.
That’s pretty cool and all but I just have to voice that $29 for what, and ounce maybe of product is insane. INSANE. Now, I do my own color and everyone around me’s color so I am saying this from someone who a. can’t afford salon luxuries and b. isn’t scared to try it herself. So I get that other people might not mind the cost but almost $30, well more after tax, shipping etc…. WHEW. No thanks. I can’t imagine that it is THAT impressive of a product. I could be wrong though.
As for gray hair… I am seriously thinking about shaving my head and just letting it grow out whatever it is under all my color. At some point it just takes to much effort to hide or blend it…. If I do I’ll take pictures. LOL! Should be a great example of what not to do in a mid-life crisis!!
Hi Michele,
I look at it as you are paying for convenience as well. This isn’t a box color where you use it once and you are done. The marker type applicator lets you have multiple uses and it’s super convenient to take anywhere.