My roots have grown out.
Stress 'RA-di-ci'. 'Cresciute' = cre-SHOO-teh.
Say this when your natural hair colour is showing at the roots after a colour treatment. It's the most common reason for a salon visit among women who colour their hair.
'Le radici' = the roots (of hair). 'Mi sono cresciute' = have grown on me (reflexive past tense indicating the action affected you). 'Ritocco alle radici' = root retouch is what you'll need. 'Radice' singular, 'radici' plural.
Ho bisogno di un ritocco.
I need a touch-up.
Shorter way to say it.
Vedo già la ricrescita.
I can already see the regrowth.
'Ricrescita' = regrowth, common salon term.
Quanto sono cresciute? Circa due centimetri.
How much have they grown? About two centimetres.
Being specific about growth.
The 'ricrescita' (regrowth) is an Italian salon staple. Many Italian women time their salon visits around social events — a wedding, a holiday, or a reunion — to ensure perfectly maintained colour. 'Andare dalla parrucchiera prima di Natale' (going to the hairdresser before Christmas) is almost a national ritual.