Even famous beauty editors claim they are too busy for regular salon hair coloring visits so they do their own hair color themselves. As long as you aren’t going more than 2 shades lighter or darker than your natural hair color, doing your own color is an option. There’s even options these days to give yourself highlights or cover up gray roots.

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