A semi-comprehensive review of all the dyes I currently have
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:51 pm
Hey lovelies, I posted this on tumblr with a picture, thought you might find it useful at least in part.
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Hair Dye haul.
Now ladies and Gents, I have to admit, this isn't the entirety of my stash, but these are the ones I have in Cardiff, the others are at home and are various unknown brands that are a last resort to me.
I thought it was about time to review some, since I've around 8 years expereince with at home crazy colouring now, and it took alot of mishaps to get to the good stuff.
I have, from left to right, top to bottom,
* Manic Panic Ultra Violet (amplified)
* Directions pastel pink (this may have been discontinued)
* Directions Violet
* Directions Dark Tulip
* Directions Ebony
* Renbow Crazy Colour silver
* Directions flamingo Pink
* Directions Lagoon Blue
* Directions Lagoon Blue (again, I think, Unmarked)
* Directions Midnight blue
* Directions white toner
* Directions Lavender
* Directions Lilac
* Adore Forest Green (never used so no review)
* Wella Koleston Perfect 0/11
* Wella Koleston Perfect 0/81
I also just found Directions Poppy red, which isnt in the photo.
I'm not sure of the best way to do this. I think a simple number out of ten for Overall colour, staying power, and fade colour will be best, then a short description where needed.
If people want pictures to match, please ask! I will try and dig one out, but its a little difficult to remember in some cases which is which.
* Manic Panic Ultra Violet (amplified)
* Colour- 6/10 staying power 0/10 fade colour 0/10
This colour is the one I paid the most for, I had to have it shipped from the US before Manic Panic was available in the UK and I had read so much good about the brand I put alot of faith into this. Sadly the purchase was a failed one. This colour was basically crap. I admit, it was the second attempt at bleaching my hair after a failed orange disaster 6 months or so before hand, and the colour went on over yellowy hair with patches of some orange, it wasnt a good base colour, but it was light enough. I was young! I have learnt since then. That aside, the colour was a lilacy washed out purple, not at all what it promised, and after two washes, the colour faded to patchy brown and gray cak, the result was probably the worst colour I've ever endured, needless to say I dyed it quickly after that with something better.
* Directions pastel pink (this may have been discontinued)
* Colour 7/10 Staying Power 6/10 (but it is a pastel) Fade 7/10
Not something I've used alot, only in use now I have actually white white hair, but a nice colour, the same as I would make using a strong pink and conditioner
* Directions Violet
* Colour 5/10 Staying Power 5/10 fade 5/10
Straight down the middle, not a great purple but good mixed with white conditioner as a toner.
* Directions Dark Tulip
* Colour 9/10 Staying power 8/10 fade colour 8/10
A really lovely deep colour, lasts for ages and fades to a nice pink tone.
* Directions Ebony
* Colour 7/10 Staying power unknown fade colour unknown
Apologies on this one, only just put it in. I was fed up of splashing out on black permenant dyes to do my fringe streak and them always fading to brown super quickly, and paying a bomb for using only a tiny amount.
It is a VERY blue based black, so Im guessing it will fade to blue. If you dont leave this on for like an hour its just a dark blue colour. I'm wondering because it is blue based whether the tiniest smidge in conditioner will made grey.
* Renbow Crazy Colour silver
* Colour 3/10 staying power 3/10 fade 9/10
The fade is only high because it leaves you with no staining at all, to white. The colour is pretty much useless, it gave me a very slight violet sheen for a couple of days. That was it, and my hair was white.
* Directions flamingo Pink
* Colour 10/10 staying power 10/10 fade 8/10
What can I say a near perfect colour.
* Directions Lagoon Blue
* Colour 7/10 staying power 7/10 Fade 6/10
I'm unsure about this one, beacuse I am sure when I first bought Lagoon Blue it was super bright blue and lasted forever, but recently using this its been a washy colour that fades a little oddly. :/
* Directions Lagoon Blue (again, I think, Unmarked)
* Directions Midnight blue
* Colour 9/10 Staying power 10/10 fade 8/10
Nice deep blue colour, stays like a biatch, even with bleaching and fades nicely and gradually.
* Directions white toner
* Colour 3/10 staying power 8./10 fade 8/10
Okay so pretty useless as a toner for me really. Some people have shown really bright white results, for me, it just didnt do much, the same as the manic panic toner I had, waste of time and money really. Also a cheap way is directions violet or lavender in conditioner, its the same, but you get a million times more. This did tone somewhat and stayed toned for a long time though, but nothing compared to proper toners.
* Directions Lavender
* Colour 5/10 staying power 9/10 fade 7/10
Didnt really turn out on my hair even on white for an hour, didnt really show much colour, but what did show stayed.
* Directions Lilac
As above.
* Adore Forest Green (never used so no review)
* Wella Koleston Perfect 0/11
* Colour 7/10 Staying power 7/10 Fade 10/10
This was my first forey into salon brand dyes, mix with Wella wellexalon developer. This is a dark grey tone, but was a little too green based for my taste, I had to tone with red after a week or so, however the colour before that was perfect dark grey (I used half 0/11 and half 0/81) fades beautifully, no patchyness and now a lovely silver blonde.
* Wella Koleston Perfect 0/81
* Colour 10/10 Staying power 7/10 fade 10/10
Just lovely, if I was to use again I would use just this and not 0/11 I think to make a silver
_____________________________
Hair Dye haul.
Now ladies and Gents, I have to admit, this isn't the entirety of my stash, but these are the ones I have in Cardiff, the others are at home and are various unknown brands that are a last resort to me.
I thought it was about time to review some, since I've around 8 years expereince with at home crazy colouring now, and it took alot of mishaps to get to the good stuff.
I have, from left to right, top to bottom,
* Manic Panic Ultra Violet (amplified)
* Directions pastel pink (this may have been discontinued)
* Directions Violet
* Directions Dark Tulip
* Directions Ebony
* Renbow Crazy Colour silver
* Directions flamingo Pink
* Directions Lagoon Blue
* Directions Lagoon Blue (again, I think, Unmarked)
* Directions Midnight blue
* Directions white toner
* Directions Lavender
* Directions Lilac
* Adore Forest Green (never used so no review)
* Wella Koleston Perfect 0/11
* Wella Koleston Perfect 0/81
I also just found Directions Poppy red, which isnt in the photo.
I'm not sure of the best way to do this. I think a simple number out of ten for Overall colour, staying power, and fade colour will be best, then a short description where needed.
If people want pictures to match, please ask! I will try and dig one out, but its a little difficult to remember in some cases which is which.
* Manic Panic Ultra Violet (amplified)
* Colour- 6/10 staying power 0/10 fade colour 0/10
This colour is the one I paid the most for, I had to have it shipped from the US before Manic Panic was available in the UK and I had read so much good about the brand I put alot of faith into this. Sadly the purchase was a failed one. This colour was basically crap. I admit, it was the second attempt at bleaching my hair after a failed orange disaster 6 months or so before hand, and the colour went on over yellowy hair with patches of some orange, it wasnt a good base colour, but it was light enough. I was young! I have learnt since then. That aside, the colour was a lilacy washed out purple, not at all what it promised, and after two washes, the colour faded to patchy brown and gray cak, the result was probably the worst colour I've ever endured, needless to say I dyed it quickly after that with something better.
* Directions pastel pink (this may have been discontinued)
* Colour 7/10 Staying Power 6/10 (but it is a pastel) Fade 7/10
Not something I've used alot, only in use now I have actually white white hair, but a nice colour, the same as I would make using a strong pink and conditioner
* Directions Violet
* Colour 5/10 Staying Power 5/10 fade 5/10
Straight down the middle, not a great purple but good mixed with white conditioner as a toner.
* Directions Dark Tulip
* Colour 9/10 Staying power 8/10 fade colour 8/10
A really lovely deep colour, lasts for ages and fades to a nice pink tone.
* Directions Ebony
* Colour 7/10 Staying power unknown fade colour unknown
Apologies on this one, only just put it in. I was fed up of splashing out on black permenant dyes to do my fringe streak and them always fading to brown super quickly, and paying a bomb for using only a tiny amount.
It is a VERY blue based black, so Im guessing it will fade to blue. If you dont leave this on for like an hour its just a dark blue colour. I'm wondering because it is blue based whether the tiniest smidge in conditioner will made grey.
* Renbow Crazy Colour silver
* Colour 3/10 staying power 3/10 fade 9/10
The fade is only high because it leaves you with no staining at all, to white. The colour is pretty much useless, it gave me a very slight violet sheen for a couple of days. That was it, and my hair was white.
* Directions flamingo Pink
* Colour 10/10 staying power 10/10 fade 8/10
What can I say a near perfect colour.
* Directions Lagoon Blue
* Colour 7/10 staying power 7/10 Fade 6/10
I'm unsure about this one, beacuse I am sure when I first bought Lagoon Blue it was super bright blue and lasted forever, but recently using this its been a washy colour that fades a little oddly. :/
* Directions Lagoon Blue (again, I think, Unmarked)
* Directions Midnight blue
* Colour 9/10 Staying power 10/10 fade 8/10
Nice deep blue colour, stays like a biatch, even with bleaching and fades nicely and gradually.
* Directions white toner
* Colour 3/10 staying power 8./10 fade 8/10
Okay so pretty useless as a toner for me really. Some people have shown really bright white results, for me, it just didnt do much, the same as the manic panic toner I had, waste of time and money really. Also a cheap way is directions violet or lavender in conditioner, its the same, but you get a million times more. This did tone somewhat and stayed toned for a long time though, but nothing compared to proper toners.
* Directions Lavender
* Colour 5/10 staying power 9/10 fade 7/10
Didnt really turn out on my hair even on white for an hour, didnt really show much colour, but what did show stayed.
* Directions Lilac
As above.
* Adore Forest Green (never used so no review)
* Wella Koleston Perfect 0/11
* Colour 7/10 Staying power 7/10 Fade 10/10
This was my first forey into salon brand dyes, mix with Wella wellexalon developer. This is a dark grey tone, but was a little too green based for my taste, I had to tone with red after a week or so, however the colour before that was perfect dark grey (I used half 0/11 and half 0/81) fades beautifully, no patchyness and now a lovely silver blonde.
* Wella Koleston Perfect 0/81
* Colour 10/10 Staying power 7/10 fade 10/10
Just lovely, if I was to use again I would use just this and not 0/11 I think to make a silver