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I'm reviewing Clairol Natural Instincts 6G (Light Golden Brown / Toasted Almond). I've been using Nat. Instincts for years, and have tried various colors, finally settling on this one as best for me. My natural color was a light brown, with golden highlights (in my younger days) :) I really liked the "overall" color of the 6.5G (Lightest Golden Brown / Amber Shimmer), as it was closer to my natural color, but it was just too light to cover the grays. Before Clairol came up with their "10 min. method", I had developed my own timing method, and was reluctant to try this new "10 min." one. I still "tweak" it a little. I had unintentionally gone about 7-1/2 weeks since my last color, and I was really surprised by how much more gray hair I had than just last year! I still don't quite follow their method "to the letter", but here's what seems to work for me: I apply the color first to a prominent gray "patch", and to my roots. Then, I wait 10 min. BEFORE applying the remaining color to the rest of my hair. After applying it to the rest of my hair, I wait 5 more mins. and then rinse out and condition. This makes a total of 15 mins. The end result is slightly darker than my natural color, for the first week or two, but it gradually gets lighter. My grays get a lovely, slightly "reddish" tone, which blends in nicely, and makes it look very natural (instead of that "flat" one-tone look you get with some hair dyes). That's why I like the semi-permanent hair color - It looks very natural, fades out gradually, and I don't have a "definite" root line that ever shows. In fact, sometimes I don't even notice that my grays are showing! I can generally go about 5 - 6 weeks before coloring again. Hope this helps someone!