Almost all of you know
me as always being blonde, even my husband, Steve, has only ever known me as
blonde. But almost all of you also know that my color comes from a bottle. I
didn’t wake up one morning and decide to become a blonde, although the ad
“blondes have more fun” was popular at the time. My hair lightened over the
course of one summer when my son was on a swim team, and we spent every weekend
at a pool while he participated in competitions. By the end of the summer, I’d
become a blonde but it was more of a strawberry blonde. While happy to have my
hair lighter, I wasn’t entirely happy with the reddish tone so I decided to
turn to coloring my hair a more golden blonde.
Over the course of all
these years, I’ve tried different brands and different methods and have even
done the highlighting and lowlights at home. While living in the UK, I had a
wonderful colorist who gave me the most perfect color but I couldn’t afford to move
her to the US with me, so I went back to coloring my hair at home. Since I have naturally curly hair, from time
to time, I’ve let my hair curl and do its own thing. For the most part, I’ve blown
it out and straightened it but I’m always up for a different look.
I know that my hair is
probably quite gray by now as I’m noticing that the brand of color that I was
using wasn’t covering the temple area very well. I’m not ready to give up my
blonde, so I jumped at the chance when L’Oreal asked me to test L’Oreal
Excellence Age Perfect (see my disclaimer below). It promised to give my hair a
more layered tone so that I’d have natural looking high and low lights without
damaging my hair. It also promised to cover my gray completely.
L’Oreal Excellence AgePerfect has been developed to adapt to gray hair differently from your natural
color – you know, those hairs that seem to have a mind of their own.
I received my box of
color and couldn’t wait to try it, but I’d just colored my hair so had to wait
for a month. When it came time to try out the new product, I read and followed
the instructions thoroughly (not something that I usually do). It was
incredibly simple and easy, especially if you’ve already had some experience
with coloring your hair. In only 30 minutes, the product had worked its magic,
I rinsed and was finished. It was difficult to tell how the color turned out
when it was dripping wet, so I had to wait for it to dry. After coloring, I
tend to let my hair air-dry to protect it from the heat, so my wait was longer
than normal.
Once dry, I noticed
that my hair had absorbed the color evenly, even the stubborn gray hairs, and
it did have highlights that weren’t there before. My hair is shiny and healthy
looking and incredibly soft. I’ve colored my hair for years but am extremely
happy to have found a product that is specifically for gray hair.
For those of you who
prefer to color your hair at home, I’d highly recommend trying L’Oreal
Excellence Age Perfect. It’s available in all sorts of convenient places such
as CVS, Walgreens and even in some major supermarkets. As the name implies –
it’s “age perfect”!
"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes
because I know that I'm not dumb.
I also know I'm not blonde." Dolly Parton
[Disclaimer: I
am participating in a Vibrant Influencer network campaign for L’Oreal Excellence Age Perfect.
This is a sponsored post; the opinions expressed are my own. I only accept
sponsorships from brands and causes I love.]
