What Is the Best Smoky Gray Haircolor?

There is more than one way to get smoky gray hair.

Use Silver Hair Dye to Get Smoky Gray

Dying your hair gray with a silver base will make the hair shiny, reflect light and create the smoky gray look. Silver Hair Dye suggests the best gray hair colorings are L'Oreal Excellence and L'Oreal Preference.

Use Purple Products to Get Smoky Gray

For many, the point of staying gray is to not continue dying to cover it. Instead, use purple shampoo and conditioner to remove the brassy tones that natural gray may create. Clairol claims that its Pro Shimmer Lights product tones brassiness and eliminates yellow undertones from the gray.

Bottom Line

Decide whether you wish to continue dying your hair. For damaged or dry hair, dying may make this worse. However, if you have some gray and some pre-color, using the silver dye until the gray hair grows out completely may be best. Then switch to lavender-colored shampoo and conditioner to obtain smoky gray hair.

References

• Silver Hair Dye: Gray/Silver Hair Dye
• Clairol Professional: Shimmer Lights