I should learn, really I should. I haven't dyed my hair at home in years, literally since before Miss L was born. I recently(ish) had my highlighted blonde hair dyed back to something approaching its natural colour at Eleven Hair. After three or so months, the colour on my ends had faded a bit (it happens when you dye over highlights) and being a) impatient and b) stupid, I thought "How wrong could I possibly go with a semi-permanent colour?"
If my lovely hairdresser, Jason, ever reads this, I bet you a dollar he's laughing right now.
L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss looks straightforward, and is easy to apply. The colour you get though, is at least 2 levels darker than the colour on the box (and no, I didn't leave it on for longer than the minimum required time.) I picked Chocolate, which is meant to be a warm chocolate brown, suitable for dark blonde to medium brown hair. It's dark, dark brown, with a lot of red in it. I can only thank my lucky stars that I didn't opt for the Dark Chocolate that I almost went for.
My colour isn't dreadful - it's dark brown with a strong red cast, but it isn't great either (you can see it in my Style Black lipstick picture.) I was more annoyed at the dry and brittle state that it left my hair in, and the deep conditioner in the box was absolutely horrid.
I'll be washing it furiously until I've lifted enough of the colour to go to Jason, confess my sins, and beg him to colour it properly for me.
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Oh no! I used one not that long ago and my hair was fine.....but then it wasn't highlighted underneath. I used a dark brown and splattered it all over my bedroom carpet by mistake....you can guess what it looks like - ewww!
ReplyDeleteI really liked this hair colour when i used it, Plum is a gorgeous shade and although it did turn out a bit darker than i expected, i was happy with the result. My hair didn't feel dry or damaged afterwards. Different hair types will react differently i guess!
ReplyDeleteIf you want to strip the colour out a little bit faster, wash your hair with fairy liquid then deep condition.
ReplyDeleteHi BBB and Nia - my hair is difficult - it is quite resistant to some hair dye, but then grabs other colours. I'll know better than to DIY next time. Thanks for your comments. (I've also had carpet disasters in the past!) x
ReplyDeleteHi UnicornSmile - thanks very much for the idea - I'll give a clarifying shampoo a go, but I might try with the fairy liquid if that doesn't lift it. x
I used the light brown casting creme once and ended up with pitch black hair. Its too powefull a dye!
ReplyDeleteWash it with anti-dandruff shampoo (use it as a 10 mintue mask) it will strip off some of the color!! xx
Hi Tali
ReplyDeleteI should never have strayed from my pro. Thanks for the tip. x
I'm sorry you've had a bad experience with home haircolour. I get mine done pro when I can afford it, and yes, its infinitely superiour to DIY. But when I can't, I love Clairol Perfect 10!
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Hi Ali
ReplyDeleteI've heard good things about that Clairol colour. If I ever feel the urge again, I'll go for that one. Thanks for the comment. :)
I sympathise. Never let impatience get the better of you when it comes to colour! People who've tested Perfect 10 for me loved it too. I think Casting is stronger than the box suggests, and often people think their natural colour is darker than it really is. I've always thought my natural colour was dark brown, almost black, but colourists have called it mid-brown! Hope you get over it soon!
ReplyDeleteHi Laura
ReplyDeleteI think you're right about people thinking their natural hair colour is darker than it is - I was really surprised to hear years ago that I'm a light brown/dark blonde, rather than a medium brown.
I've since googled it (would have been smarter to do that first) and a common complaint about Casting is it coming up darker. I'll go with the Perfect 10 if there ever is a next time. x
OH my word - You should see my hair - testament to the failure of box dyes - I keep promising myself a trip to the salon....
ReplyDeleteHi Mizzworthy - I like your red though. At home stuff is just so unpredictable! x
ReplyDeleteI used this recently - I blogged about it too - I never use a full dye so I went the semi perm too. I chose Dark Brown, and it's beyond dark brown and dyed half of my skin as well. It took days of scrubbing to get rid of it. Not again that's for sure.
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Hi Eliza - well I wish I'd read your post before I did this :) Thank you for visiting my blog. x
ReplyDeleteLike yourself I'm not hating the colour it gave me, just isn't what I was after or what the box promised.
ReplyDeleteLoving your blog and thanks for following mine.
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I'm feeling quite lucky now, I've dyed my own hair for years, with all sorts of different colours, and always had good results (although I've learnt to stay away from red-based colours as my hair doesn't hold red very well). The only time I ever had problems was when a blob of (permanent) colour dropped on the bathroom floor and the cat trod in it and left little black paw prints all through the house!
ReplyDeleteHi Selina
ReplyDeleteTrust me to have difficult hair! I think next time I'd go for a different colour and brand. It's my own fault for not researching properly first and just slapping the first thing I saw on. The cat probably was of the opinion that his/her paw prints were stylish decoration :) How do cats always do that?