Hairdresser How To - Color Your Roots At Home - Quarantine Edition 

THANK YOU! My wife asked if I'd like to color her roots - challenge accepted! We found your video, watched it twice, and I followed your tutorial. I had to improvise on that tool you used: I bought a 1" nylon-bristle paint brush, and trimmed the bristles so they flexed but still had some grab. I used a chopstick to separate the layers. Applied store-bought L'Oreal and nailed the color. It turned out great! She's so stoked, I'm relieved.

(HINT: COMMERCIAL ENDS AT 4:01)

It’s obvious you’re a professional from how straight your sections are! I highlighted my hair yesterday and the sectioning is way harder than it looks lol

I’m assuming maybe you got a Demi-permanent color matching your exact root color just to cover grays? Because I see literally no difference. 🤔

You didn't really show how to do the back...that's the part that most people are having trouble doing...so no help here

This video is to show application technique and show coverage and even saturation. And for me to cover my grays lol! I'm not actually trying to change my root color but to match my base so it’s not meant to look particularly different, just touched up! Using a random box color would likely lead you down the wrong path so instead by using eSalons custom color, you'll get the right color for YOUR hair, and not just what i'm using for mine. I really hope this video helps you guys. xx

It looks exactly the same after she colored it. Did I miss something???

For stubborn gray hair, add heat (use a bag over your hair, or sit out in the sun- if it’s warm out).

Watched this twice and then followed along. Other than the back being harder to section & do, my results were fantastic! Thanks so much for this tutorial❣️

Is it just me or does her hair magically section itself when she pulls it up, partitions are so good 😊

Thank you, thank you❤ I just forwarded this to my mom. Just last night, she told me she needed to get her hair greys covered. I told her to buy a kit and do it herself. Sadly, she's never dyed her own hair before. So I just saw this upload of your's in my notifications, and forwarded it to her. She replied that your video was great, and she felt at ease about doing it herself, and needing to force my stepdad to help her LOL😁 Thank you, again 😘❤ Stay safe 💕

She finally gets to the point at 4:06

Sorry but l don't see any result....🤔🤔🤔

I gave a thumbs up and subscribed 😀. I love your root touch up technique!! I will emulate that tomorrow when I do my hair. To be honest- your hair's color was the same at the end of the video as what you started out with. But... it looked in great shape. When I do mine, I leave in for a lot longer than the package says. I am dealing with greys, so I have to. Thanks ellebangs!

I had to watch this for my mum.I literally had no idea how to root her hair thank you for making this video

I must be blind, I do not see a difference. Ps...love your channel

Well, my girlfriend made me do this. And I really messed it up despite watching your video. I am a Butcher by trade, don't know why she thought I'd be able to pull this off LOL oh well. At least while she's crying upstairs I can have some free time in the garage.

This is probably a silly question, but I don’t see the answer anywhere: how do you wash your hair after applying the root color without it touching the blonde highlights? Does it matter if when I clear the root color the water touches my highlights? My highlights are very blonde and I’m SO afraid it’ll get dark when I wash the roots!

I never get hair color but twice a year or so get highlights and would love to do a home. Thanks. 💕💕💕

It’s lockdown 3 in Ireland & UK for 3 months! My grey is hideous, thank you Sylvia for the amazing technique on how to do roots and leave the blonde balayage. My hairdresser told me the Loreal Inoa shade so I’ll buy it and try 🙏

I’m not a hair stylist but I can completely tell the difference

İm a mom for two babies who is 18month and 4month, it is really hard to find time to go to the hair dresser to stay at least two hours, because there is no one can look after them except dady, today i found your channel and i love your videos even your hair colour and style it looks nice, im gonna do myself at home now

I’ve bought hair dye from them a long time ago when she talked about them in a very old video but I didn’t like it my hair felt really dry afterwards but I didn’t think much of it at that time so I bought another dye for my mom and I answered questions based on my moms hair so basically ordered one for grey hair coverage and that didn’t work on my mom didn’t cover anything from there on I was disappointed and never bought again.

After your root application, did you put anything on the rest of your hair? ex. Toner, ect? Thanks Sylvia.

Would love a video for baby lights root touch up and advice for bleach at home.

Do you have any videos on lightening the roots to ash brown without bleach?

Love it. I am planning to follow your tutorial tomorrow. I bought my colors for the first time at Sally. My roots are 5,5 months old, and I want to give my hair some shine and color the grays. I have a high hopes. We shall see. I love your videos. New subscriber here.

I followed your baby lights tutorial and it went perfectly! Thankyou 💕

Thanks! I just ordered it off your link!

I need to know a diy at home balayage touch up. My blonde is halfway down my head now and i need to refresh and lighten up my ends again. 🙏🏻

Great 👍 thank you I’ve just got my esalon root pack so glad you are doing this . 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 my hair is short though never see videos on short hair .

Which do you think is better to cover grey? this or Schwartqaf (sorry if i spelled that wrong). I, for a while had a good stylist that could blend non coverable grey with blond highlights, but keep it a rich dark brown below, but of course, she went away and noone else seems to be able to get it right and the mistakes make me not want to give them more chances. I don't have a huge budget, and while manic panic is non damaging, I don't feel like wild colors right now. Anyway, I want a good color that lasts a bit on that grey, and the rest is naturally a mix of mostly brown with a little brown and blond. When most people highlight, it ends up orange and the grey still stands out, so I don't know what magic she did, but even if I learn stuff online, stylists have a tendency to not listen to me and tell me everything I learn online is just several words for the exact same thing. (like highlights/lowlights or balayage). And then they do something that is nothing like what I asked for, so if this E salon or Schwartcof is pretty good, even tho I have no energy to do it, it may be more worth it to do at home. I don't mind being grey or white or whatever it is, but my initial intention was for a gradual changeover because my sudden aging after an illness was too much to take. That one stylist totally got it and did magic, but then moved away. I was able to go almost 6 months between touch ups. I can only go for a few weeks with anyone else. But I leave it because i just have to save up for something like that. Any advice for my personal sitution would be so helpful. thankyou so much for your videos!! You and free salon education and a newer guy, justin hickox are the only ones online that give truly helpful, worthwhile info, that I have found. Many blessings and I pray you guys are safe and stay healthy and well supplied. i am nearly always stuck at home, not just right now, and the helpful info you give is truly a blessing!!

Soooooo to cover gray roots and it is actually growing through gray - am I using demi or perm color for roots, plus how the heck do I prevent it from running through my blonde??

Impressive how much the hair dye matched your root color! Great video! Very helpful! I definitely need to try this company.💛

They wouldn’t let me go lighter with that kit. There was no option for brightening or coloring bleached section. Did I miss something?

You make everything look so easy!

Thank you Elle! Just place my order for my color..I really like that it's personalized for you.

Thank you for this video. I just touched up my roots for the first time and I used eSalon per your recommendation and I am totally in love ❤❤❤❤. Thank you again 😘.

much needed! my roots are outgrowing my headbands. Thank you for the discount also.

Sectioning your hair like this when you have wavy/curly hair is a nightmare. I just usually go from bottom to top in horizontal sections, otherwise there is no chance to get everywhere 😆 Great video 👍🏻

Thanks for the link! I can't wait for the kit to arrive.

There is no visual difference.

I used esalon and while washing it out, even after i used water to massage my hair, I had major build up that only came out after 10 washes and finally using baking soda to get the rest of the waxy substance.

Omgggg thank you so much for your videos!!!! I touched up my own highlights following your routine and it actually turned out gorgeous thank you !!!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜

I wish if you could make a video on how you choose your color on esalon, please can you make a video on how you place your order, answer the questions and pick a shade.thank you. So I can just have an idea, I know we all have a different color but just to guide ourselves.

I looked at the hair at the beginning and the end and cannot tell any difference?

Thank you thank you! I don't know if I have the courage to do this...concerned it'd turn out terribly. Hair has 2 shades of blonde & ash blonde @ the roots. My root color has grown out about 2 1/2 inches, so not looking so great right now.

Thanks, just touched up my roots today after seeing your video....and not doing it myself in.....forever. It worked great! Thanks

Thankyou so much, this is super helpful.

I think some people are expecting your roots to change color LOL... She is just covering grays the SAME color & maintaining a darker root. GEEEEZ people!!!! Pretty as always Silvia=) I LOVE your necklace- Who is the designer or where can I get it??

thanks to you i dye my root successfully at home followed your instructions and not having hair dye to my scalp. 😍😍

💖💖💖Thanks for sharing lovely!!!!! I’ve learned so much from watching your videos and I’m so happy with my formula which is the you showed on one of your videos. I followed every step and I am in love with my hair!!! Luv ya!!!!💖💖💖

Would you please do a demonstration on how to cut shorter layers than on long hair like yours? Thanks!

Just a advert for a product that clearly you’ve been paid to endorse and seemingly doesn’t work given end result. Great work love

Beautiful what color do you use ???

I'm so confused. How is that COLORING ROOTS when the color didn't change at all? If Sylvia's natural hair colour is brunette (looks like level 5?) with some grey hairs, shouldn't she use some kind of bleach to brighten it first? And then tone it to end up with more ashy blonde? I don't understand the process. I even opened the video in two windows - side by side - to compare the before and after and the only difference is that "the after" (where Sylvia is wearing a denim jacket) is clean, freshly styled hair while "the before" (where she's wearing a black shirt) shows dirtier messier hair. What am I missing? And, yes, I know she explained in the comments that "this video is to show application technique and show coverage and even saturation" but how can we see even saturation when the color isn't changed at all? In that case it might just show the application of any product like conditioner and the result would be the same. The title is so misleading. I've never been so confused by a YT video...

Thanks for the video! But the ends are getting the root colour when I wash. Any suggestion to prevent that issue??

How do you keep the dark root color from bleeding into the blonde?

Omg as a hairstylist I'm annoyed with some of these comments. This video is to show the technique! Not to show results of your new color.

Hi Elle! I am seeking your advice. So I tried to mix equal parts permanent dye in shade 8N with 10 volume (tried to make it 1.5 to 1.5 ounces) and applied it to my roots for a root tap. Anyway, this colour did not lift/lighten the colour of my dark roots (but did cover some of my greys coming in at least), so i am thinking in 4 weeks I will try a lighter shade - 9N for the root tap and/or try putting in some babylights, particularly around the front of my face to lighten things up. Anyway, my question for you is that when I did the root tape with 8N perm dye I got some it unfortunately on a couple small strands the none-root part (so the blonde stuff) and it turned it a bit purple. This happened on a small amount of strands near the front of my face. I am wondering what you would recommend to correct this issue. Should I just try highlighting those strands with bleach mixed with 20 developer? Please advise. Thank you! Loved your video on how to cut your own hair and also the video on how to cut your man's hair. I followed along to both of those and the end products were a success!! :)

Omg I’m ordering me one 🙌🏻💕 Ty gorgeous for sharing and giving us a demonstration on how to color hair /bleach at home 🔥

First, she took half the video talking. It doesn't take all that when you're coloring your hair I was turned off immediately because she took forever to get to the product and then when she got to the end, her roots were still really dark pretty it wasn't a pretty job at all

How it didn’t effect the highlights when you rinse down the dark color over??

I would like to add darker roots to my bleached hair, but don’t want it to bleed into the blonde too much. What is the best way to do this. I am SO HAPPY I FOUND YOUR RU-vid VIDEOS!!!

I just love your hair colour!! 💗

Question. I have balayage and baby lights. I just need to touch my roots in between color appointments. When I rinse out my root color how do you prevent it from getting on your current highlights

Would love to see another video how to do balayaga to your hair

Would you tell me please wich number of color is?? I like that root color for me too.

My grandma is a hairdresser and she wants me to dye her roots cause the hair salon is closed and everyone else is busy. so um yeah I'm here cause Idk how she trusts me with this 😭. Um Chile anyways

I so wanna try this

Tutorial starts at 3:10

Good and faithful Sylvia! Thank you 🙏 for doing this video!!! My daughter gets married May 2nd and my roots a screaming for a touch up.

Hi, I’ve been following you for the longest time and definitely find you to be the easiest to understand and most relatable. Question: I’ve asked my colorist here in Philly if I can touch up my roots and her response was “I don’t touch your base when we do highlight so I’m afraid you doing that would warm you up too much”. Can you tell me what that means? For reference, I get a cool icy blonde highlight. Thanks and keep posting great content!

So easy!..... Not waiting till lockdown, going to buy colour this week its 40 %off... Thank you 👍😘

I just got my esalon today going to try it tonight hope it turns out :) I only bought it because I need my hair done and you recommend it so I got my fingers crossed 🤞

Oh and I hope you’re staying safe!! Would love to go see you soon!!

Real helpful but wished you showed how you sectioned and did the back. A view from behind would help. Thanks!

Loved this ! I will be trying this myself it seems so easy !and what a great deal !

Hairdressers run all through my family. My mom, my sister an aunt. Mom and my sister are retired. I do have a hairdresser. Thank goodness I got my hair done before all this went down. But my roots are aleady shown. I need to learn to do my roots. Looks pretty easy. 🙂

Love your voice so much, it’s so soothing and calm. And your hair is 😍

Thank you so much for this. I ordered through your link. So excited in these crazy times!

I use it also its really nice everything you need. The only thing i dont like is there shampoo I'll use it to rinse the color out but I'll use my own shampoo. If you havent tried this you should.

This was awesome! Great tutorial .Thanks for illustrating how to cover the roots!

Nice method of separating your hair with the handle of the comb.

First comment - I don't think I've ever been this early to anything before :')

This was great thanks .. your lighting is really good. I followed your simple tutorial and I feel like I look decent again👌🌝✌💖 Best wishes and stay safe and well xx

I’ve been waiting on you!! ✌🏽😍

When you washed out the root coloring, how did you protect the bottom of your hair do not ruin those beautiful highlights?

BUYING! Can’t beat $10! Thank you now how do I highlight after this!??? Lol

I’m so happy I really needed this video...... love you Sylvia lol I’m ur age n have grey hair too eewwww lol ❤️💗💗💕💕.... yes I wanna virtual consultation....... omg so happy for this video 🌸

Question. Will the brown color change the blonde as you rinse?

What did I miss here the roots have not lifted at all . Parting I get but can we see some roots being corrected here ?

It came out beautiful, Sylvia!! Thank you for sharing this video with us!! 💖

Thank You so much! I have never touched up my grey before and you made it sooooo very easy to do! Maybe I'll go to Beauty School! ha! all my love and good wishes and prayers to YOU! Diana (loveitpretty)

Very inspirational

Just ordered mine!!! Thank you Silvia!!! ❤️❤️❤️

I just dyed my hair with dark golden blonde box dye and it came out orangey tinted and I’m scared to do anything but I don’t want the orange tint... any ideas?! Please halp this quarantine has a sister tweeking ❤️🥺

Thanks this video helped a lot. Helped me to help my wife.

3:13 Is where she actually starts the tutorial. You’re welcome

Thanks for sharing