Not a great product

I'Ve tried this product to cover up my roots, i'm blond and ouhhh damn, that didn't work out good, not my color! I was going in a party and had to wash my hair again! Maybe it could of work out if i was a different kind of blond.

Good for a quick fix

I was excited about this product when it first came out. I use it between colourings. It is easy to use once you get the hang of it. I find though that it makes my head itchy, when you go to scratch the dust will come off on your fingers. If you home colour make sure you wash it out first as it will prevent the dye from attaching to the hair. For quick fixes to get you between colourings it is good. I used the light brown which still looks like medium to dark brown. You cannot expect a perfect colour match with this inexpensive colour touch up.

I recommend using this only because its the only root touch-up of its kind that I can easily find. It's definitely easy to use, and handy to have on hand when you need a touch-up in a serious rush. I have extra-light blonde colored hair though, and dark blonde roots. I had to use a lot to cover my roots, and that is why I don't think it's the greatest value. ( until you have somewhere to be, and no time to fix your roots!!). It DOES work, just not as easily as I had hoped.

Root Cover |Up is ok, I didn't like how your hair feels dry and sticky once applied. Found it to be difficulty to apply around the temples and was messy to work with.

So I will start out saying that I received this to review and I am a light blonde without graying hair, but I was sent a Dark Blonde Root Cover Up. My 3 star review does not reflect that I do not have grey roots and I was sent a darker color than my current hair.

PROS - I love the easy application! It is very basic with the, 'hold 10cm away and spray on roots' directions. - It covers your roots with a small amount so this 57g can will probably last you until you get the time to touch up your roots with a permanent or demi dye, even if you use this once a day. - It has a 'cooling' effect and made my scalp feel great. -Even if you do not have grey roots, you can make an awesome and easy ombre effect with this spray. Just buy a spray that's 1 level darker than your hair, and spray from the roots to midway down your hair to blend. Instant dark to light ombre! (As seen in my photo.) - It's overall pretty inventive. I wanted to buy this each time I saw it just because of the easy application, but I never succumbed to the urge because I don't have grey roots. That's saying something if I wanted to purchase it even if I didn't need it.

CONS - I don't feel like they have enough colors for blondes or reds; they have a Dark Blonde and a Light Blonde and one Red. I did receive the Dark Blonde and I do not have grey roots, but I tried this spray on my already ombre hair. I have dark brown roots growing in, almost platinum color after my roots, and my platinum blonde goes into light, then dark 'sandy' blonde. The L'Oreal Dark Blonde Root Cover Up made my hair way darker on all colors of my hair, except for my roots. The spray actually matched my dark brown roots, and made my hair dark brown, not blonde. I do not feel like this spray is Dark Blonde because it does not look like the color on the label or the color chart.

- This is pretty much a hairspray with a chalk type color in it that can rub off on you. When fixing my hair and putting it in a side braid, I did get product on my fingers that resembled brown chalk. I also took a tissue after wearing for 7 hours and still easily rubbed off product from my hair. I would not wear this in your hair to bed, because it will most likely rub off onto your pillow.

- The smell is quite pungent and not in a good way. It has a very odd 'burnt' smell to it. Thankfully, this does go away after about 10 minutes.

- I wore this for a 6 hour work day and by the end of my day my hair was a bit lighter, but still brown. It also had a matte quality to it by then and you could easily tell that I had a coloured spray on my hair.

All in all I would recommend this product to someone who was in a bad spot and needed a quick fix. I wouldn't use this for more than two weeks, only for when you all the sudden have grays coming in and need a quick fix before you make the real root touch up. I would also recommend this to people with black hair, brown hair, and dirty blond hair, not light blonde or red hair.

I received this product complimentary for testing and providing honest opinions.

I don’t have a lot of grey hair but enough that I was excited to try the L'Oréal Paris Root Cover Up. I used the Dark Blonde spray, my hair is naturally brownish and I get blonde highlights a few times year. When my hair is freshly highlighted the greys blend with the blonde, but as my roots start to show the greys are more noticeable. I don’t mind when my roots show but then the greys really stand out which is why I wanted to try this product. I thought it would be great to help hide the greys between highlighting sessions. While it did cover the grey hair I didn’t like the way it left my hair feeling.

What I liked:
Covered the grey with out being obvious that I had put colour on it
Easy to use
Didn’t leave a scent


What I didn't like:
Colour came off on my fingers when touching, even hours after applying
Made my hair feel dry and crunchy when touched
Also coloured my scalp
It didn’t last one shampoo

Conclusion: I would buy this product but I would only use it for a special event or occasion where I didn’t want the grey hair showing. I wouldn’t get it for everyday use.

This product works for those that didn't have time to color their hair and needs to have the roots covered temporarily. It works because it actually covers my new greys that are coming out but the problem is that it covered my scalp as well. I sprayed it about 15cms away as per instructions but it still managed to stain it. I tried cleaning it but it became a bit messy, it was not that easy to remove. I did it very carefully because i didn't want to remove the spray from my hair, just thr scalp. In the end was ok, that's why i think product works but you need to be patient. I received this bottle for free to test and review but this is my sole opninion