Gents who dye their hair. Suggestions needed

Gerry Rio

Ive been using Just For Men but I only seem to be getting 3 weeks out of it lately which isnt really great value. Any other suggestions from guys who dye?

Has anyone gone down the non Just For Men or Grecian 2000 road and tried a standard dye? If so, what brands are good?

Thanks.

smcgiff

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Ive been using Just For Men but I only seem to be getting 3 weeks out of it lately which isnt really great value. Any other suggestions from guys who dye?

Has anyone gone down the non Just For Men or Grecian 2000 road and tried a standard dye? If so, what brands are good?

Thanks.

No matter what you use your hair is going to grow at the same pace. Changing to a different product won't make any difference.

Gerry Rio

smcgiff wrote: »

No matter what you use your hair is going to grow at the same pace. Changing to a different product won't make any difference.

True about the hair growing at the same pace, but surely some products will last longer than others.

I think women's products last from 8-12 weeks?

Sam Kade

Gerry Rio wrote: »

True about the hair growing at the same pace, but surely some products will last longer than others.

I think women's products last from 8-12 weeks?

My wife gets 13 weeks out of her hair dye.
Why don't you try natural hair dye, google it tea henna etc.

Wibbs

The other issue GR is the colour you end up with from DIY products for men. From what I've seen of peers of mine, it either goes blue black or some odd red/auburn colour and looks false as fook. I know of one notable exception. A close mate of mine who was born with "middle aged man hair dye colour" outa the box. Yep. The lucky bastid Now we'd be damn close and would talk about anything, but I didn't realise he'd been dyeing his hair for a couple of years and that under it he'd be as grey as a ghost. Looks perfectly natural on him, but as I say he's the real exception. I think he gets his dye from Aldi, some no name "may cause monstrisim, only 5.99" stuff.

Personally if I was going the dye route, I'd be asking some of the women you know and who they go to. Way more of an experience base going on. Look at Hollywood actors. If they're beyond their mid 30's and their hair is still theirs and not a wig, or a transplant, they're getting dyed up and on the regular, yet for the most part it looks natural. They go to the experts and IMH folks who dye the ladies hair is where it's at on that score. Your short back and sides barber won't have the same background.

That said, as we age we tend to get paler in skin tone. Men don't wear makeup(in general) so a shock of young looking hair on the paler older face may look wrong in some way. I had a great uncle who pretty much never went grey. In his early 90's he had a shock of black hair with some grey at the temples and it looked odd and he told me it looked odd from the time he was 40. The ladies who wear makeup can offset this age change in their skin. A tan would help too I'd reckon.

Not to say you shouldn't jazz yourself up, but I'd go subtle if I was you. Or completely mad. Purple and the like.

Gerry Rio

Thanks for the detailed reply Wibbs. Think I'll try the Aldi one if they have it in stock. There's some great reviews online and sure what can possibly go wrong?

That said though, more suggestions from others are welcome. The more different ponts of view the better.

Howjoe1

Men dying hair is so wrong.

Sam Kade

Howjoe1 wrote: »

Men dying hair is so wrong.

Personally I never dyed my hair I'm as grey as a badger now and starting to go white :eek:
Why do you think it's wrong for men to dye their hair?

Gerry Rio

Howjoe1 wrote: »

Men dying hair is so wrong.

Not at all. If it makes you look younger and feel better (if its done properly) then there's nothing but upside.

Pat Mustard

When a man gets to a certain age, he can afford to have a few grey hairs. I'm looking at you, Kevin Bacon:

Gerry Rio

The Mustard wrote: »

When a man gets to a certain age, he can afford to have a few grey hairs. I'm looking at you, Kevin Bacon:

Id disagree. He looks mid 30s there rather than the mid 50s he really is. There are very few mid level actors that get more work as they start to look older. He is simply looking after his bank balance.

Pat Mustard

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Id disagree. He looks mid 30s there rather than the mid 50s he really is. There are very few mid level actors that get more work as they start to look older. He is simply looking after his bank balance.

You have a point about Hollywood actors. Liam Neeson is another example there too.

I wouldn't agree that Bacon looks as young as mid thirties, but he certainly looks very well-preserved for his age.

Sure there are twenty-somethings that have more grey than Bacon. :pac:

NSAman

Me likes being the silver daddy...;)

quadrifoglio verde

Howjoe1 wrote: »

Men dying hair is so wrong.

Agreed, I've been going grey since before i had a treasure trail. ive much more important things to do than the hassle involved in dying hair.
Anyway it's better than receding hair line

Gerry Rio

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Agreed, I've been going grey since before i had a treasure trail. ive much more important things to do than the hassle involved in dying hair.
Anyway it's better than receding hair line

I happen to have both Although the hairline shouldnt need any fixing for another 5 years or so.

As for "hassle". Just For Men 10 minutes or alternatively you pay a hairdresser to do it. No hassle at all really.

moneymad

I've been going grey since i was 17.I think the best bet is to use the original just for men and leave it on for 3 minutes. It looks natural.The only problem is, you have to dye it nearly twice a week. Not sure if that's bad for your hair, but i couldn't give a toss really. Looks better with some grey than pure black.

shalalala

Women get longer out of their colour because they tend to be able to get away with bigger roots. I personally can get away without colouring for about 1 1/4 inches of growth, but I have very long hair and my natural colour is still (sorta) in tact and fairly close to the colour I use.

Now op, in most cases for men ,ll, 1 1/4 inches would be close enough to the full length of hair, so it will become more obvious and you will get less time.

I also echo wibbs and say use paler then what your colour used to be, if you were brunette, go for a medium blonde, much closer to the colour you would be now, less noticeable re growth and less fake looking.

Bored_lad

I'd recommend if your dying your hair go to someone who is dying women's hair day in day our rather than your barber who most likely will have little experience in dying hair due to the nature of his job.
Now be warned this is going to cost you a lot more than any box kit you buy but its definitely worth it. I got my hair fully died last year to a very light brown and it looked great now its not going to last very long and they'll be fully grown out in under 12 weeks. But they look 10 times better.

Gerry Rio

Bored_lad wrote: »

I got my hair fully died last year to a very light brown and it looked great now its not going to last very long and they'll be fully grown out in under 12 weeks. But they look 10 times better.

How much and where?

Gerry Rio

moneymad wrote: »

I've been going grey since i was 17.I think the best bet is to use the original just for men and leave it on for 3 minutes. It looks natural.The only problem is, you have to dye it nearly twice a week. Not sure if that's bad for your hair, but i couldn't give a toss really. Looks better with some grey than pure black.

Doest that cost you a fortune? Because, as far as Im aware, you can reuse Just For Men. Once the air gets into the tube you have to use it within a day.

Or so Ive heard.

Bored_lad

Gerry Rio wrote: »

How much and where?

I think it was around €100 as far as I can remember. Now I wasn't getting it dyed for greys so it was mainly just bleeching to lighten the hair along with a few highlights.

b4bmm

I have experimented a small bit with this with varying results. I found that the JFM gave off a weird looking colour after being in for a week or two so I decided to stop using it as I thought it would be worse having a colour like that than having the grey or half grey in my case. I dont know if the colour change was due to the fact that I left it on my hair for too long and not washed out quick enough or whether it was for some other reason. I keep my hair quite short which makes it harder to get any length out of the colour cause it grows reasonably fast, especially if I'm in the gym a couple times a week and eating good. Have only tried JFM, no other products, even got my mates misses to put it on for me the first time and done it myself after that. It becomes a chore doing it every 3 weeks. Thought about going to a professional to give that a go but as yet haven't tried. Maybe i will in the near future.

lizzyman

Wibbs wrote: »

The other issue GR is the colour you end up with from DIY products for men. From what I've seen of peers of mine, it either goes blue black or some odd red/auburn colour and looks false as fook. I know of one notable exception. A close mate of mine who was born with "middle aged man hair dye colour" outa the box. Yep. The lucky bastid Now we'd be damn close and would talk about anything, but I didn't realise he'd been dyeing his hair for a couple of years and that under it he'd be as grey as a ghost. Looks perfectly natural on him, but as I say he's the real exception. I think he gets his dye from Aldi, some no name "may cause monstrisim, only 5.99" stuff.

Personally if I was going the dye route, I'd be asking some of the women you know and who they go to. Way more of an experience base going on. Look at Hollywood actors. If they're beyond their mid 30's and their hair is still theirs and not a wig, or a transplant, they're getting dyed up and on the regular, yet for the most part it looks natural. They go to the experts and IMH folks who dye the ladies hair is where it's at on that score. Your short back and sides barber won't have the same background.

That said, as we age we tend to get paler in skin tone. Men don't wear makeup(in general) so a shock of young looking hair on the paler older face may look wrong in some way. I had a great uncle who pretty much never went grey. In his early 90's he had a shock of black hair with some grey at the temples and it looked odd and he told me it looked odd from the time he was 40. The ladies who wear makeup can offset this age change in their skin. A tan would help too I'd reckon.

Not to say you shouldn't jazz yourself up, but I'd go subtle if I was you. Or completely mad. Purple and the like.

That's me fúcked then. If I get any paler I'll be translucent.