I will start off by saying that I am using this essentially as a no-damage, demi-permanent hair color to stretch out the time between hair dyes. I have naturally very light blonde hair, currently dyed light brown with Loreal Excellence, and am slowly trying to go lighter and lighter because I have utterly fried my hair and want to stop dying it. However, since my natural hair is so light, growing it out would look ridiculous! I used to use the basic (terrible) 'hair-mascara' type cover up, but now cannot find it in stores (probably because nobody is currently allowed to go into salons at the moment and are as desperate as I am), so I tried this product out of sheer desperation.
This is not a be-all end-all solution: it does work VERY well at times, albeit somewhat inconsistently if you are using it for the purpose I am (covering up light hair or grays). It seems to need a chance to build up in the hair, so it has a bit of spotty coverage if I'm using it for the first time after several days, but it is still a seriously good solution given the poor availability of hair dye and root fixes.
As far as use instructions, I found what worked best was getting into the shower, washing my hair as normal, and then leaning out to pat-dry my hair a little before adding the color to the root area (if the hair is too wet, it doesn't seem to work as well). I then work in conditioner for my ends, but do not spread the gloss through the hair. I have been doing this every day to every other day (if doing every day, 3-5 minutes seems to work perfectly, but more like 8-10 if doing it every other day). This has not damaged my hair, even though I have a very sensitive scalp, to the point where I cannot use most scented shampoos or conditioners.
Lastly, I would also like to say that I initially bought the Ash-Brown / Cool-Brunette version, but found the color slightly inferior to the warm version. I am trying to go slightly ashy with my color in preparation for dying my hair blonde, but the ash brown is a VERY cool brown, where the warm brown is more of a pretty milk-chocolate color rather than being vaguely brassy like I feared. Altogether, this is a good product and I definitely recommend it!
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Blonde highlights toned down on naturally brown with auburn undertoned hair.
At age 40 I never colored or highlighted my hair until about three months ago when I started to see a few gray hairs here and there. Before they got to noticeable I figured I’d go with some subtle highlights to help hide it. My healthy hair went from a pretty brown with auburn tones to these bright blonde streaks that didn’t look natural. To say the least I hated them. My hair dresser was able to tone them down and I was able to deal with them. Now a few months later they got blonder and more “in your face” once again. I did not want to dye all of my hair because of a few highlights. I searched and searched and decided to try this out since it isn’t permanent. I am so HAPPY I did! I used it this morning and prayed that once I dried my hair that it would help and it did! It definitely toned down the brash blonde color and it seemed to help blend them. Not only that but my hair is super soft and conditioned too! Which is also a plus considering the areas that had been highlighted were noticeably more dry than my hair not highlighted. The pictures are only after pics. I didn’t even think to take before. But trust me! It made a difference. I am interested in seeing how many washes it will truly last. For right now this has turned out to be a great purchase! I ordered the warm brunette shade.
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