Top-Rated Hair Products to Enhance & Prolong Hair Color

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Top Coat

Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Brunette Leave-In Conditioner has a blue hue that neutralizes brassiness ($32, alternahaircare.com for salons).

Tester says: "My color lasts a lot longer."
— Leah Wyar, beauty director

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Fired Up

Pamper fast-to-fade red shades with L'Oreal Professionnel Colorist Collection Color Depositing Moisturizer in Cherry Bark ($17, lorealprofessionnel.com for salons).

Tester says: "My ginger strands look richer."
— Mary Beth Quirk, Brooklyn

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Mane Makeup

A paint-on tint, Oscar Blandi Pronto Colore Pen ($23, sephora.com) conceals grays until your next wash.

Tester says: "It's just as easy as applying lip gloss, and it looks very natural in my hair."
— Kara Infante D'Agostino

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Do Dazzler

John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Shine Shock Leave-On Perfecting Glosser ($5.50, drugstores) creates a mirrorlike luster on all tones.

Tester says: "Finally a serum that makes my hair glossy, not greasy."
— Kristine Balalaos, Freehold, New Jersey

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Quick Tint

A gym shower turns into a color-lifting wash with pigment-rich Ken Paves Healthy Hair Boost Up Color Drops ($40, ulta.com).

Tester says: "It perks up my hue."
— Lisa Rakowitz, Branchburg, New Jersey

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Power Wash

Combat drying chlorine and saltwater with Oribe Shampoo for Beautiful Color ($36, oribe.com for salons), made with moisturizing lychee.

Tester: "This is the only shampoo I've ever tried that's left a noticeable sheen."
— Julie Mykolaitis, Berlin, Connecticut

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Light Bright

Wild-orchid extract in Ted Gibson Glimmering Gold Shampoo ($26, target.com) shields runners' strands from sun damage.

Tester says: "It makes my highlights glisten."
— Lexi Kruvant, New York City

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, May 2009.