Cover your roots with Magic Root Cover Up
Spacing out hairdresser appointments is the great way to keep a hold on your hair color budget. However, if you color your hair, new roots or grey regrowth will quickly begin to appear. So, instead of heading straight to the salon, try using a root concealer like Magic Root Cover Up to cover grey or darker regrowth. Available in different shades and formats, Magic root Cover Up concealers match and blend with leading shades and are compatible with salon color – perfect for a budget-friendly top-up. Simply pick the one that suits you and your routine.
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Get salon-style hair color at home with Préférence
To further reduce your hair color budget, why not color your hair at home? With luminous fade-defying color from Superior Préférence, you can achieve salon-quality color from the comfort of your home. Whether you’re looking to cover grey or keen to try a completely new shade, this range has got your hair covered. A unique gel technology with light-reflecting dyes provides luminous color full of reflects – and with blonde shades, you also get an anti-brassiness purple mask that neutralizes yellow undertones.
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Not sure which shade to choose? Test out different colors with Virtual Hair Color Try-On.
Make your hair color last longer with Hair Expertise
Choosing nourishing haircare products designed for colored hair will help make your color last longer and look shinier – to push back your next salon visit that bit further and fully capitalize on your budget-friendly home haircare routine. Enriched with Linseed Oil and UVA/UVB filters, Hair Expertise Color Protect combines concentrated nourishment with lasting protection to lock in color intensity. To target specific needs, we’ve developed a selection of formats and products, from our non-foaming, ultra-gentle low shampoo to an intense, highly pigmented mask to prevent brassiness.![Vignette 05](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/oap/americas/ca/articles/2023-04---hair-color-new-articles/get-salon-like-hair-color-results--and-spend-less/vignette-05.jpg?w=260&rev=91ce5ef3814841a0a24a8f0540e1d9f8&hash=4A012DEF1019A80EEC93A935FFAA57159059E930 260w,/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/oap/americas/ca/articles/2023-04---hair-color-new-articles/get-salon-like-hair-color-results--and-spend-less/vignette-05.jpg?w=320&rev=91ce5ef3814841a0a24a8f0540e1d9f8&hash=44D671570795C16388EF97E94139D99A55280EC7 320w,/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/oap/americas/ca/articles/2023-04---hair-color-new-articles/get-salon-like-hair-color-results--and-spend-less/vignette-05.jpg?w=660&rev=91ce5ef3814841a0a24a8f0540e1d9f8&hash=E0B170941F5B90F47DB03A2B7CDC841AEFFD2B0B 660w,/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/oap/americas/ca/articles/2023-04---hair-color-new-articles/get-salon-like-hair-color-results--and-spend-less/vignette-05.jpg?w=700&rev=91ce5ef3814841a0a24a8f0540e1d9f8&hash=52629DEFE491DB674AE415615C41FE75B72BD442 700w,/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/oap/americas/ca/articles/2023-04---hair-color-new-articles/get-salon-like-hair-color-results--and-spend-less/vignette-05.jpg?w=810&rev=91ce5ef3814841a0a24a8f0540e1d9f8&hash=CB3AA40CC574E97F777811EC8DA1183FB7F247C7 810w,/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/oap/americas/ca/articles/2023-04---hair-color-new-articles/get-salon-like-hair-color-results--and-spend-less/vignette-05.jpg?w=910&rev=91ce5ef3814841a0a24a8f0540e1d9f8&hash=EC04AA641253FCE9F6A57F19440DC409A09B9D66 910w,/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/oap/americas/ca/articles/2023-04---hair-color-new-articles/get-salon-like-hair-color-results--and-spend-less/vignette-05.jpg?w=1170&rev=91ce5ef3814841a0a24a8f0540e1d9f8&hash=CE04DAF03209C67FC09C23A36A4843680B00D4DE 1170w)