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Whether you wish to conceal just your greys or drastically transform your mane with vibrant hues, Nykaa carries a range of products – including hair dyes, shampoo hair colour, root touch-up palettes, henna mixes, and more – for any and every hair colour-related need of yours. So, what are you waiting for? Turn heads this holiday season with our curated selection of 12 extraordinary colour formats!
Handpicked by our in-house editors, this medley of hair colour heroes will save you a trip to the salon while giving you salon-like results. No festive rush, no fuss – just gorgeous hair and unparalleled confidence. The best part? These incredible products are affordable and don’t pinch the pocket. Money saved = money earned – am I right, ladies? Scroll through!
1. Long Lasting Colour
Longevity: 25 washes
Perfect For: Elevating personal style without venturing too far out of your comfort zone. Shades like brown, mahogany, and copper suit most skin tones, bringing out the latent radiance of the skin.
Contents: Colourant, Developer, Shine Masque, and Gloves
Give yourself a salon-like makeover with this efficient offering from L’Oreal Paris. Available in 10 gorgeous shades, this hair colour ensures glossy tresses for 28 weeks straight. The best part? This formulation is devoid of ammonia, which irreversibly alters the natural pH of the strands. So add a little razzle-dazzle to your holiday look with a natural-sque colour.
Longevity : 25 washes
Perfect For : Covering greys and adding an impeccable shine.
Contents: Colourant, Developer, Bio Soya Protein Shampoo, Bio Soya Protein Conditioner
If you wish to opt for a natural colour that covers your greys while granting your mane an impeccable shine, the Biotique Herbcolor is the ideal offering. The conscious formulation is brewed with nine organic herbs that guarantee long-lasting colour and deep nourishment of the strands. The best part? The colourant doesn’t have any traces of ammonia, which negatively affects your hair’s natural pH, leading to brittleness and damage.
2. Semi-Permanent: Ammonia-free Dyes
Longevity: 5 to 6 washes
Perfect For: Low-commitment hair colour for a special occasion (like a music festival)
Contents: Colourant, Ultralights Blonder Powder
Feeling a wee adventurous? Try the range of Hold and Play Funky Colour by Streax for a radical hair transformation. This offering, available in funky shades like purple, blue, green (and more), is devoid of ammonia and peroxide, guaranteeing a quirky switch-up in the comfort of your home. That’s right! Save the big bucks by eliminating ‘that’ trip to the salon – get a bright, brilliant pop in your tresses for under INR 475 only. This infallible product reduces the mess and the stress of mixing developer with colourant in a bowl – my favourite feature of the Nykaa bestseller. You can use the colourant directly on the locks and call it a day. I love to slip a couple of these products into my bag for a fun gateway – it truly gives wings to my vacay alter-ego.
Contents: Colourant, Conditioner
Longevity: 5 to 8 washes
Perfect For: bold highlights to perk up one’s appearance
For a luxuriant hair makeover, I recommend the Semi-Permanent Colour from Paradyes in jewel tones. The range carries hues like grey, sapphire, and ruby, which have been trending this year as seen on celebrities and audiences alike. No matter what your hair type, wavy, curly or straight, this formula infuses wonderfully into the strands and lasts up to 8 weeks. Perfect for folks wary of damage, this product boasts the goodness of aloe vera, brahmi, amla and almond oil which ensure intense care for the strands. Team it with a Lighten Up, a bleach pack from Paradyes, and go all out with the hues.
No-Mess, No-Stress: Colour Shampoo
This is not a drill! You can colour your hair without the stress of whipping a concoct at home. Hair shampoo is a one-of-a-kind innovation that deposits colour onto the tresses for a beautiful glaze. Just lather the cream-like formula onto your tresses, rub it with your fingertips (like you would with any other shampoo), and rinse.
Contents: Colourant, Gloves
Longevity: 6 to 8 washes
Perfect For: Refresher of your original hair colour.
Wish to restore your hair’s natural black colour without the hassle of sitting in a dresser’s chair? Opt for the BBlunt 5 Minute Shampoo Hair Colour for swift results. True to its name, the product guarantees long-lasting colour in 5 minutes – lather the formulation on your tresses and wash it away like shampoo. Infused with tonic and plant keratin, the hair colour facilitates deep nourishment of the strands while granting them a lustrous shine. Grab this conscious offering from Nykaa only for INR 299.
Longevity: 5 to 8 washes
Contents: Colourant (which also serves as a shampoo-conditioner)
Perfect For: A pretty glaze on your mane
The VIP Hair Colour is a 3-in-1 multitasker-colour, shampoo and conditioner in one offering! The variant steers clear from traditional dyeing methodologies and sits in a sturdy bottle with a pump. The formulation is infused with pearl extracts that bestow a glossy shine to the tresses with just a pump and nothing more.
3. Natural Alternative: Henna-based Dyes
If you wish to take a different route for a natural-esque colour while ensuring the optimal health of the strands, I recommend henna-based products. A popular alternative to fabricated colours, the use of Henna is prominent in South Asia and the Middle East. It bestows the mane with a temporary colour, protects it from external aggressors and prevents anti-fungal infections of the scalp.
Straight from Nykaa’s Conscious Store, The Kama Ayurveda Organic Henna Powder has a staggering rating of 4.4/5 – a testament to the product’s efficacy. The formulation grants the mane with a gorgeous colour, falling in the spectrum of auburn, orange, burgundy, and chestnut brown. Furthermore, the infallible product repairs and conditions the strands while maintaining their natural pH level. Mix the powder with curd or water and lather it on your shafts for the best results.
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This NAT bestseller is pre-soaked in tea leaves and gives a rich brown shade to the hair, a must-buy in my books. The premix is replete with the goodness of amla, manjistha, and rosemary which bolster the hair growth and deeply condition the tresses.
4. Roots Touch-up
If you want to conceal your grey roots in a jiffy, I come bearing alternatives for you. Scroll further for Nykaa’s range of spray-on/brush options to feel confident without committing to a full-blown hair colouring experience. These options are perfect for everyday wear and special occasions! Keep the spray bottle a few inches away from the roots and spritz for best results. You needn’t worry about ensuring equal product distribution with the help of a brush.
Contents: Spray bottle with a nozzle
This nifty spray bottle from L’ Oreal Paris blends in perfectly to cover grey roots! It’s the ideal offering when you don’t have the time to skedaddle to your nearest salon for a colouring session. Shake the can and while holding it 13 cm away from the roots, spritz generously. Once you are through, allow one minute for the formulation to settle down. And voila, you’re good to go till the next hair wash day.
Contents: Spray bottle with a nozzle
To effectively blend greys and visible roots, the Root Retouch Temporary Cover Spray by Schwarzkopf is a Godsend. The palette with a chode brush is available in four versatile shades black, deep brown, blonde, and brown. This formulation is sweat and rain-resistant – ensuring impeccable coverage and more confidence. Grab this infallible product for INR 499 only on nykaa.com for an instant remedy that doesn’t weigh down your mane.
Contents: Camouflage Palette, Brush
No, this isn’t your regular makeup palette! The Dexe Root Cover Up adeptly conceals grey hair and roots in barely two minutes. The mineral-enriched powder carries shimmering particles that complement medium to blonde tones. Moreover, the formula adheres to the strands and never feels sticky or icky. Use the flexi applicator (brush) in the package and dust along your hairline, sideburns, and roots for the easiest fix. The coverage lasts till your next wash.
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Contents: Root Concealer Palette, Brush
Another stellar offering to cast away greys with a nuanced movement of the brush! The Root Concealer and Hair Colour Touch Up by Streak is quite the rage on Nykaa RN. Crafted with reflective pigments, this formulation infuses beautifully with the strands to cover aggrieved areas – concealing grey regrowth. It doesn’t meddle with the health of your hair, preventing episodes of excessive dryness or oiliness. A favourite among many at Nykaa, too, the pigmented powder bestows the mane with a glossy finish. Best of both worlds? We think so!
