Prep and application
The hair dye shade I bought was medium dark brown 4.5.
I also get all of the things out that I will need from the box and I also have
a clock and hair bobble/hair tie handy. I also open the window before I start
dying my hair so otherwise I may suffocate due to the horrible strong chemical
scent of all hair dyes. I brush my hair well before I apply the dye. I have
given up wrapping a towel around my shoulders so it always falls off and it is
just unnecessary in my opinion as the hair dye doesn’t really go anywhere other
than the skin and the old top.
The application and waiting have to be the worst parts
of dying your hair (at home and in the salon). The application of this product
was not great, because of the scent but it was fairly quick and easy. The
formula of the dye is quite thick so it doesn’t really drip and it applies to
the hair well. I don’t apply the dye straight to the hair, I dispense the dye
onto the gloves and then I apply it to the hair as it allows me control over
where the dye is placed and it makes working the dye into the hair much easier.
The only downside to the application is the horrible
smell of the hair dye – in my experience of hair dyes, they all smell strongly
of chemicals (which they are) and it can make my eyes water because of the
strong scent. This product is no exception, having the doors and windows open
in the bathroom is a must really with this hair dye as it is so strongly
scented. After a thirty five minute wait, the hair dye is ready to remove. I
rinse my hair until the water runs clear, which doesn’t take long.
Results
In my morning my hair was dry and it was dark brown
all over which is what I wanted – it had covered all of the colour and my
natural roots evenly and well. The colour is just what I wanted, a dark brown
which wasn’t very ashy and it wasn’t warm/red toned either. The conditioner had
made my hair smooth and manageable and over I was really pleased with the
results from the dye. It has now been about two weeks since I used this dye and
the colour has faded quite a lot since I use this product
Overall
Overall, the Garnier hair dyes I have used in this
past were a lot better than this one. The dye was cheap, it applied easily, the
colour was gorgeous but the product did smell very strongly and the scent was
horrible; the conditioner wasn’t great and the colour faded fairly quickly
within two weeks which is disappointing. I think I will be sticking to
Schwarzkopf or nice and easy dyes from now on.
I've only box dyed my hair once and it didn't last at all x
ReplyDeleteI think every hair dye smells a bit gross to be honest! I hate sitting around with it on my head xx
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