Temporary Root Touch Up Refill and Brass Banisher - Temporary Toner (Ice House)

I've been using this for several years now, and I love it. It can be used as a dry shampoo as well, but really Ambiance is better for that. Still... Once you get the hang of it, it's easy to apply - they give you a little applicator brush, which I assume is for details. I use the large brush that comes with the original package, and have only bought the refills since. The design is pretty ingenious - the powder is in a little jar that the big brush screws into. The powder comes directly from the little container into the brush, so you turn the whole thing pointing down and carefully brush or dab the powder on - practice, or you might get too much at one time. The color is perfect. But the catch is this - for a little refill jar of powder, weighing .31 oz, it costs $15.99. Wait, what?!!! Yes, that's right. It says 60 applications - which would vary by the person using it - but come on, less that 1/3 of one ounce costs $16? What's it made of, real gold dust? Obviously I think it's worth it for now, because I've been buying it for years - but they should have a far more reasonable price.

Total waste of money. I bleach my hair blonde and I thought I could go longer in between. This does NOT cover dark hair roots at all!!! I wish I could have saved my money if only someone had mentioned that!!! Total waste of my hard earned money!!!

Only product I have found close enough to match my red hair. There are so many shades of red and when it comes to finding products to match its impossible because it is always so limited. This matches perfectly and gets me to my next root touch up appointment with my stylist. It also works as a dry shampoo. I like to buy like 3 and put them in a jar and then apply it with a powder brush because I admit it can get messy on your floor or sink when you apply it.

I was super excited to receive this today and immediately opened it to experiment on my wretched pandemic hair. I have dirty blonde hair that my colorist makes vibrant copper (normally every 5 weeks). I won’t be able to see him until June and I was looking for something to tide me over. This will work but it takes some customization and patience. You know how there’s no such thing as a free lunch or a magic bullet? That’s the story here too. Like most things, you have to be persistent and patient to get the result you want. This is a powder. It is not going to have much gripping power on clean dry hair. What I found was that if I used a spray root cover product in a shade *close* to what I need (many of them are just too dark or too red and they look obvious when applied on the root) and apply gradual layers of this on top it looks more natural. It still isn’t perfect. But it is passable and better than just my natural grown out root. Let it be known, we should all appreciate your colorists for coming up with beautiful, rich, custom blended color formulas that are unique to us BTW! No wonder it’s hard to match! If you are one of those people that wants simplicity and ease when it comes to your grooming and beauty rituals, this won’t be for you. It takes a bit of creative manipulating. If you are willing to play with it and have multiple root cover products (more likely if you have red hair since those shades will be harder to match), go for it! I’m attaching an example photo of my hair color so you have some idea. I ordered Bright copper in the Rootflage and I used a separate spray in that Amazon doesn’t carry. Try Style Edit root concealing Spray. You *might* be able to use dry shampoo for dark tones if you have a natural root that is darker or cooler than the tone you dye your hair but I haven’t tried that yet. You’d have to work the powder in on top quickly, though before it dries. Same with hairspray or you could try spraying hair spray on top. Some have commented that it’s such a small pot of product for the money. Yes and no—I think it ends up going pretty far considering you don’t use that much at a time. Should last a while. Hope that helps!

I have had hennaed hair for a few years now and I tend to go longer between colorings just because it's such a process. My natural hair is now TRANSLUCENT and has no color, so when my roots are grown out, it looks like I have a very wide part (looks like I'm balding), but I had not been able to find something to cover it up that I either liked, worked well, or matched my dark red hair. This is absolutely perfect. I can't even tell where my hennaed hair and the root cover up ends and begins. Some of the bad reviews are that it's hard to apply with the small brush included and the powder ends up in the wrong place. I used my own bigger brush, on damp hair or slightly wet the brush before dipping in, and it goes on much easier instead of just puffing up into the air, loose and dry. I was very surprised and happy when I first used it to find how well it works and how well the color matches my hair. Finally ! Excellent product !

I have about 50% silvery gray hair (I think, but really who knows as I've not seen more than a fraction of an inch in decades). Since I dye my hair a 7.5 copper red gold the re-growth is quite visible. Due to international travel, I wasn't going to be able to get a prompt touch up so I ordered some of this. The pros, this will cover up enough for a quick passer by not to notice anything amiss. It will not, however, hold up to close scrutiny. Firstly, the color inevitably will not match yours precisely. Secondly, no matter how carefully applied (and what worked best was to have SOMEONE ELSE APPLY with a dense eye shadow brush which picked up a lot of product but delivered it to a precise location) my scalp turned red. The overlap of the powder with the already colored part created an ever more visible line as well. I realized in all the "how to" videos the users were all sort of "fluffing" their hair line up and I now realize why! I went with a messy pony tail myself. IDK how people are using this for extra WEEKS between hair colors, but for a week maybe OK so long as you aren't going to be seated with a bunch of people walking by looking at the top of your head! Pic shows partial completion for comparison.