Can Overtone Soften the Demarcation Line?

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If you have been active in the gray hair communities on Facebook and Instagram, you’ve probably heard a lot of talk about Overtone. Overtone is a tinted conditioner (not a dye!) that some women use to add fun colors to their hair. A lot of young women use the silver shades to tint their hair silver or slate gray.

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If you have lighter hair (blonde, strawberry blonde, light brown), or if your dark brunette dye has REALLY faded (to a light orange), I think Overtone Extreme Silver Deep Treatment could work to blend your faded dye with your natural grays (for lighter hair, you might want to try a lighter silver shade).

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But even though my dark hair dye has faded quite a bit in the past 7 months, I think the answer for us dark brunettes is NO. The demarcation line is only a teensy-weensy bit less obvious now that I’ve tried the Overtone.

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It turned my natural silvers a deeper silver color (which will fade after a few shampoos) – in fact, they even have a slight blue tint (which doesn’t bother me but might drive some people up a wall!).

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But, now that I’ve had 24 hours to think about this, I have to admit that you can still see the demarcation line.

The upside, though, is that my hair feels FANTASTIC. It is smooth and soft and feels like I’ve used a really great deep hydrating conditioner on it.

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I like the slate gray/blue tint it gave my silvers, but I’m also happy with my natural silver color, so I think I’ll probably wait to try the Overtone again once my dyed bits have faded quite a bit more to see if it “takes” better.

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