CONFESSION: I haven’t had my hair colored in almost ONE WHOLE YEAR! That’s 12 months of growing out my hair without any touch ups, highlights, lowlights… nothing.

This definitely wasn’t my original plan last spring when I learned about a fancy little thing I had called “chemical sensitivity”… basically when I’m exposed to harsh chemicals — like traditional household cleaners or hair color — my body reacts with a not-so-pleasant onset of crazy symptoms. Think: lightheaded-ness, nausea, bloating, itchy arms and legs. inability to regulate my body temperature, etc.

So while I’ve been working through an immune system treatment over the past 12 months to heal my body + eliminate its reaction to these chemical exposures, I’ve just decided to avoid getting my hair colored all together! Sometimes I seriously can’t believe I even made it this far… I used to get my hair colored every 10-12 weeks for years!

So as you can imagine, throughout the past 12 months I’ve definitely had my fair share of trying different hairstyles to “hide” or rather disguise my dark, grown-out roots to look natural + effortless (& almost like I intended them to be that way…) I’m to a point now in the grow-out process that the lighter blonde part of my hair is long enough to balance out the darker roots & it almost looks like an intentional ombré. But it took a while to get to this point & so I wanted to share some of the tips + tricks I learned along the way this past year & share 3 hairstyles that hide dark roots on the blog today!

3 Hairstyles to Hide Dark Roots

#01 A Deep Side Part

A deep side part not only helps conceal dark roots + make them less noticeable by placing them off to the side of your face, but it’ll actually give your hair more volume as well! And we could all use a little more volume at those grown-out roots that tend to just go limp and lifeless when we’re due for a fresh color!

#02 A Trendy Topknot

Topknots are a perfect on-the-go options for frown out roots, especially when you’re going somewhere a baseball hat just isn’t appropriate. The contrast between your grown out root color and the bun itself will actually give your hairstyle more dimension & make those grown out roots way less noticeable, too! Win-win!

#03 Side Swept Dutch Braid

Whether you opt for a full braid or just a small braid by the front of your face, this side serape Dutch braid hairstyle is one of my fav ways to disguise dark roots & dirty hair! Dirty hair will always hold in a braid better anyways & the pulled-apart, oversized ditch braid is a great way to cover up those dark roots & give your hairstyle some extra volume as well!

So whether you’ve got a few weeks until your next hair appt or you’re just looking for a way to extend the time between salon visits, I hope you found these hairstyle tips helpful & that they add a little more fun to everyday style!

xo, Adrianna

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