Premium Root Touch Up - CoverAge - Instant Root Concealer to Cover Roots and Grays Between Salon Trips - Water Resistant - Light Brown

The media could not be loaded. I’ve had to color my hair for about 30 years, (started going grey in my thirties), and I think that I’ve run the full gamut regarding all sorts of color root touch-up applications.I’ve used the ’10 minute’ rinse out treatments, which needed latex gloves are very messy, and time consuming. Essentially this really took over an hour, which included the color application, the waiting period, washing the color out, cleaning up the mess. Then afterwards I needed to style and blow-dry my hair.Although the ‘hair mascaras’, ‘color crayons’, and sprays were faster, the stiff and/or sticky residual residue, left me with an immediate urge to wash the root color out. Therefore, to remedy this situation I started having a color application done on a 3-week basis. However, in addition to all the time and money spent, unfortunately, this frequent chemical color processing started to dry out and ruin my hair.The Protégé root color touch up is a powder, and it’s a fast, easy, and an effective method to cover up my grey roots and without any mess at all. In addition, for me, a powder root touch up has a few advantages over a touch up spray. Sometimes the nozzle on a spray tends to clog, or the liquid color spurts out in an uneven manner, however with a powder and a brush, I can control the amount of my application. Furthermore, I cannot see how much touch up color is leftover in a spray can, whereas the powder in this compact is visible to my sight. The last major factor for my own personal preference is that a spray may last me several months before the nozzle clogs, or the liquid dries up within the can, or it just runs out. However, the powder root touch up products always last me for years.This grey/white root touch powder comes in a flip-top compact, and it includes a full sized mirror and a brush with bristles on both ends. The shorter and curved bristles are useful for the areas closer to my scalp, and I use the longer bristle portion for the lengthier sections of grey hair that have grown out. After I have applied the touch up color, I then use my paddle brush to brush through my hair, and this blends in the added touch up color better for a more natural appearance.The ‘Brown’ powder blends in with my medium/dark brown hair. However, this color has the ‘darker’ brown tint, which works out well for my color because I can go either way. In addition, my brown hair has some red highlights, therefore since I like this color touch up I am going to order the ‘Auburn’ color too. This will offer me the option to adjust my color since my hairdresser usually adds a little more ‘red’ during the spring and summer. However, for medium to light shades of brown/brunette hair, this color powder will be at least a shade too dark.For my personal preference, Protégé is one of the better touch-ups that I have experienced and it only takes me about 4 minutes from beginning to end, so it’s fast fix for my grey roots. I love that when I apply it to my freshly washed hair, there is no greasy residue, and it does NOT weigh down my hair, so it still looks clean. Regarding any color transference, after the powder sets for a few hours, and when I touch the newly colored area, no color comes off. However, I may get some color on my fingers if I forget and scratch my scalp, which is normal for any temporary hair color touch up. This color powder blends in well, and it offers me a very natural appearance, lasting for about 5 days, which is when I wash my hair.Furthermore, I used to use another powder touch up root color, but that one has a price that is over 25% higher. In addition, this other one has 50% less of the touch up powder in comparison to the Protégé root color compact and yet, my Protégé works the same, if not a little better. Therefore, Protégé is a much more cost effective, because I get twice as much product and my cost is 25% less.This also allows me to stretch out my hair coloring appointments, from every three weeks, to once a month, and now I have stretched out my appointments for every 5 weeks. This has saved me time, money and my hair is now in much better condition, since my chemical color processing is a lot less often.Lastly, I absolutely love that there is no messy clean up, I just wipe off the brush, close the compact, and put it back in my drawer.

UPDATED. Below is my original review and I have to say I still love this product. In the amount of time I've been using it, I would've gone through at least one of those spray cans by now... yet I've barely made a dent in the compact. The key for me to not get flakes on my face is to make sure I tap the brush to get rid of the loose stuff before applying. When this runs low I will definitely be a repeat customer. Well worth the money!I purchased this powder option after trying a few of the sprays to cover roots. I have red hair and purchased the Auburn color. While the sprays work, they are sometimes hard to get along my hairline without getting it all over the edge my skin. This powder and brush lets me apply the color exactly where I want it. I have a job where I wear a helmet for work. The color does not wear off under my helmet. If I don't shampoo or wet my hair for a day, the color stays on the roots. I have not seen any wearing off of color on my pillow. If I apply along the side of my face (on roots I'm seeing closer to the hairline by my ear area) it does wear off slightly by the end of the day but I think that is because I'm constantly putting the hair behind my ears and rubbing some of it off my self. I don't do that on top of my head and the color stays much longer.I also like that it has both a large or small option on the brush. It allows you to more easily pinpoint the application. The case is nice and slim to toss in a purse or travel bag.As a natural redhead it is sometimes hard to get a good color that will match my hair and also blend in. This does both. Redheads tend to have white rather grey roots so we need something that covers the white. This product does it well. I anticipate that this product will last me quite a bit longer than the sprays did. While the initial cost may be more than a can of spray, if you anticipate using this regularly for the long term, I think it could save money in the long run.

I use this powder to make my hair look thicker along the hairline and along the part. It also covers the gray well enough, but my hair is only part gray. (To cover a lot of gray you would use up the product pretty quickly.) It really works, and just a small amount makes my whole head of hair look much thicker, and stays on for 2 days between washings.It works on eyebrows too, if you use a fine brush. Stays on very well, and you can brush just a very light amount on for a very natural look. I wish they made a small one designed for purses for eyebrows. The large compact is both too big to carry easily, and it leaks powder, which stains. When I use it I put the open compact on top of a tissue or a dark washcloth on the counter, because powder leaks out through the hinge. No problem in a bathroom at home, where you can wash surfaces with soap, but hard to take as part of a make-up kit.

Thai stuff is so awesome. And it lasts forever so it’s a bargain. The pics are before and after from one coat that took me one minute to apply. If I added another coat it would be even better coverage. I use auburn color. This saves me from having to dye my hair too often and damage it. I love this stuff and only wish I had found it sooner. Between this product and color depositing shampoo I rarely need to color my hair anymore. It’s way healthier.