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“IF YOU ARE BLONDE DO NOT TOUCH THIS PRODUCT”

written by Redflop on 30/03/2012

7G Dark Golden Blonde JF Precision Hair Colourant
My hair was already coloured with John Freidas medium blonde,however,the colour was much darker and cooler than I wanted so I decided to go for something a little warmer. I watched the video on the JF website, did the Precision foam wizard to make sure that I chose the right shade and went with the advice given which was to get 7G Dark Golden Blonde. I was hoping for golden warm tones but still blonde.

Having used the colourant and turned bright mahogany red I now realise that the last thing that John Freida is precise about is the resulting colour. What you want is not going to be what you get. I contacted them and they told me to wash with a deep cleansing shampoo daily and to scrub the hair until most of the red was out, then I was to put on another dye. Ever heard of a hairdresser tell you to scrub your hair? Normally you get told to give it plenty of TLC. They sent me an ash version of the blonde to tone down the red but when I used that I was still red, maybe not so bright, but with very little difference. Red does not suit me, red brings out all the imperfections in my skin - to cut to the quick, red made me want to go into hiding. As if I didnt look hideous enough already, after 3 weeks the red had toned down on the top but was replaced by an orangey pink colour with a dense red at the back and sides. Then my grey started to appear. Red hair, fading to an orangey pink with a grey stripe - a real multi coloured patchwork. Do I need to go on. £250 later I am dark brown (because it was the only colour my hairdresser thought I could go with so much red) so Im still way off the golden blonde I want but at least Im not red. My hairdresser will make a fortune out of me as he takes me back to blonde. ....so good luck to you if you decide to take a chance. Do yourself a favour - go play the roulette table - using JF is a gamble and at least on the tables, should you win, you can use the winnings to pay your hairdresser to put things right.
Shame that they continue to see this product - Ive read hundreds of bad reports and still I see it wold.