L'Oréal Colorista Spray Grey Hair Colour, 75 ml (Pack of 1)

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Nothing seemed to work or hold the silver color that I was looking for until I tried this product," says one reviewer. The darker the temporary color and the lighter the hair, the longer it will take the color to wash out," warns O'Connor.

A simple spray along our roots was all it took to cover up our three-month-old roots and even got rid of any stray greys too.Bumble and Bumble's discreet pen is ideal for precise root touch-ups on specific areas like the hairline. Color Wow's temporary root cover powder, a GH Beatuy Award winner, is easy to apply and feels weightless on hair. The GH Beauty Lab evaluated this Clairol temporary root touch-up spray on gray human hair swatches and found it provides strong color coverage that is water-resistant.

When using colored hair spray, Diaz says to always make sure to spray from a distance to get an even surface coverage. It offers a great amount of medium hold—and volume, too—has a delightful scent, and is perhaps most noteworthy for being air-powered rather than an aerosol that uses greenhouse gases to minimize the carbon footprint. If your mind jumps to a dreary, dishwater color when you think of gray hair, it's time to reconsider going gray.

Make sure you don't skip the blow-drying step to set the color — this will ensure you don't get any silver streaks on your clothes. Brushable, more flexible hold options are also great to use before a heat tool, such as a curling iron, to help set your style in place as you create it, he adds. That being said, there are products out there that will work if you have brunette or black hair, you just may need to put in the time and work to get your desired shade. Katie Berohn is the Beauty Assistant at Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day and Prevention magazines, all part of the Hearst Lifestyle Group. Below, we've compiled the best permanent, semi-permanent and temporary at-home gray and silver hair dyes based on GH Lab testing and online favorites with rave reviews.