For those of us who regularly color our hair to cover grey, it's going to take more than a little recession to make us stop. More like, we'd have to be trapped, in a full body cast, in a cave, on a desert island, before we'd miss a hair appointment.

That said, perhaps some of us are stretching out the time between appointments, just a bit.

Hair genius Oscar Blandi has the tool to help us make it through that last rough week (or two or three) when your roots are showing, but your appointment is still days away: the Pronto Colore Root Touch-Up & Highlighting Pen.

The cool pen works just like the foundation and nail polish applicators you see everywhere these days, with built in brushes. You twist the bottom, the non-permanent color comes up through the brush, and you swipe away those greys!

The color sticks pretty well, so you don't have to worry about your sheets, or sweating it off at the gym (embarrassing!), but it washes right out with your next shampoo.

The pen comes in five shades, so you can get a relatively good match, whatever your "natural" color. Order it from Sephora for just $23.