For all those long haired colourists out there:

I think I have finally reached the point now where one bottle of hair colour doesn't quite cut it anymore. (I'm a redhead, and what I usually do is the roots first, and then the last 15 minutes of developing time, I use the remainder of the dye on the rest of my hair to revive the red a bit.)

Is it just me or are hair dye companies cutting back on the amount they give you in a box of dye and yet are still raising the price? I remember 10 years ago you got a load of dye for about €8. Now you get half that amount for €12. 

Anyhoo, in my long winded, drawn out way, here is my question:

What do ye long haired lassies do when it's time to touchup yer roots? Do you buy more than one bottle?

Cheers for your input!
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Hiya Babyfine!

I usually use Feria or Garnier...although I have used at one time or another nearly every brand out there! Since I colour my hair more of an intense deep red, it's adding colour in rather than stripping colour out so it isn't as hard on my hair.

However, I think any home hair dye can be a bit hard on your hair if you don't condition properly. I always make sure that the week leading up to the colour and the week following, I do extra conditioning. So far I've been colouring for 10 years and haven't gotten fried hair!

A word about henna:
I tried that about 5 years ago, and I agree with you; it's unpredictable and very messy. I tried it cuz I wanted a natural alternative to colouring red. In the end I got BLOND roots and orange hair. Don't know how that happened, but I never did it again. The only good thing is that it was really shiny and in good condition. LOL

To color the full length of my hair I use a bottle and a half, that's seems to be just right. Two bottles was just too much, it got really messy with that much. To do just the roots I use half a bottle. I do the roots every 4-6 weeks (depending on how fast my hair grows out) and I color ALL on my hair once a year or so if the ends are looking faded or the color needs evening out.

I divide the amounts BEFORE mixing that way I can save the other half for the next time.   

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My hair is just about hip length, my hair is naturally very dark brown I colour it black. 

3 Boxes! WOW! eKatherine, You're hair colour looks lovely in all your photos, so you are obviously doin something right!

And Autumn, you're long black hair sounds beautiful!

I suppose my biggest concern is that the shade of colour I use tends to fade a bit and go slightly brassy after about 5 weeks. I just don't want to end up with tecnicolour hair on the roots and faded on the ends the longer it gets. (I would change the colour, but I absolutely LOVE it when it's fresh dyed!)

But since all of ye have found ways to avoid that I'm sure I will too! Thanks very much for your input!