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“Really works!”

written by ElizaGra on 20/05/2012

I have naturally very dark brown hair, and have been thinking about going very dark blonde or light brown for months. I originally went to a salon where they refused to do an all over head colour because they claimed that it would go very brassy or very yellow, but that finely woven blonde highlights would give the same effect, as it would sort of "mix" with my natural colour. The lady gave me half-head highlights, which made my hair look an awful grey colour overall. I went home £106 poorer and with a horrible head of grey-looking hair which completely washed me out. I then made a quick trip to get some brown dye and dyed it back to a medium brown. Since that incident, I've used various packet blonde dyes which all claim to lighten hair by up to 5 levels, but I just ended up with a sort of medium to dark ginger hair with strawberry blonde where my highlights were. So, I came across this product from somebody who used it to lighten the ends of their hair to be "dip dyed", and it actually seemed to really work. I have been reluctant to use a typical bleach as I don't want to completely fry my hair or turn it white. This product really worked. I used one box and it covered my whole head, however I am not very good at applying hair dyes as I get impatient so I have a lot of darkness at the back and random patches where I put more of this on, but that is my fault. Anyway, the product brought my natural/slightly lightened hair down to a honey-gingery blonde and the roots, front and highlights to a very pale blonde. In fact, the front and roots went a mixture of white and yellowy orange, so I used a light brown dye over the top of those front bits but only left it in for 5 minutes, which gave me a good honey blonde colour. It is only very slightly brassy underneath but I haven't yet used a toner or purple shampoo which is usually recommended. I LOVE the colour and I am simply amazed at how much it lightened my hair! The colour actually looks very expensive and it seems that if I'd have left the dye on for longer or used more of it, it would have gone a very pale blonde, as I only left it on for 35 minutes but it can be left for up to 45. I would definitely recommend this for anybody wishing to go blonde but not wanting to use a dye! Also, I did a strip test first where I mixed a small amount together and did it on a small piece, and that piece went the platinum colour on the box, so if you are patient and get a friend to help you separate all your hair into tiny bits then it will go the colour on the box even from a darkish brown, I just have a tendency to wack all the dye on and hope for the best! You won't regret using this product, trust me.