L'Oréal Technique HiColor Blonde HiLights Permanent Hair Color For Dark Hair - Intense Blonde Highlights, No Pre-Lightening Required, No-Drip Crème and Color Resists Fading

Excellent results every time! I have dark hair and need to use 30% peroxide on my roots and the rest of my hair I use only 20% peroxide. It bleeds as red always does but it’s manageable. I don’t wash my hair every day and the colors lasts a while. I have been red haired for 10 years and this is one of the most beautiful shades of red I’ve found.

Amazing, I had box dye black hair and decided I wanted a red and black split dye, this works wonders. I definitely recommend using this if you have darker hair, it's very vibrant and last a long time for me.

About my hair before highlighting:I keep my hair in a pretty short inverted bob with blunt bangs. I'd been dying my hair black for years using brands like Feria. I decided about 6 months ago that I wanted to go back to red hair, so I tried Feria Violet Soft Black as a transition color, lightening the shades of red as my hair grew out. Big surprise, it didn't really work out that well. Just prior to using the L'Oreal Hicolor for the first time, I had some pretty serious gray roots, which I was really concerned about turning pink.After reading the various reviews on here, and then checking out a few red hair websites, I decided to try my hand at doing my own professional color using L'Oreal Hicolor Magenta Highlights.Materials used:L'Oreal Hicolor Magenta Highlighter (1.2 oz)L'Oreal Level 30 Developer (2.4 oz)Neutral Protein Filler (1.2 oz)Rubber glovesA smockHair color mixing bowl (Sally Beauty has nice bowl that are marked by ounces and have a brush "strainer" at one end - cost ~$3)Hair color application brushHair color mixing wandCombTube of Eucerin Aquaphor moisturizerDisposable shower capThe Process:I put on the smock and rubber gloves, then used the Aquaphor to protect any skin that I didn't want to get stained by hair dye. (Note: This stuff is not nearly as bad as Manic Panic when it comes to mess and staining! In fact, it is not all that messy, in my opinion, especially when compared to Manic Panic!) To be safe, since I'd just moved into my house, I also put a tarp down, but I didn't get any dye on the floor.I blended together the HiColor Magenta, Level 30 Developer, and Protein Filler in the color mixing bowl using the mixing wand/color brush. It took about 15-20 minutes to get fully blended. NO JOKE. The resulting mixture was much more "watery" than store bought boxed hair colors, but not as messy as demi-permanent dyes, like Manic Panic.Since my roots were gray, and the Developer lightens hair, I started with the darkest part of my hair and worked up toward my roots. I used the comb to periodically make sure the dye was equally distributed through my hair. It took about 20 minutes to apply the dye. I had leftover dye, since my hair isn't very long. I washed it down the sink.I put on a shower cap and left the dye in for an hour.After an hour, I showered, rinsing the dye from my hair. The instructions tell you to shampoo and condition, which I did using TIGI Bed Head Re-Energize Shampoo and Conditioner in cool water.The Results:GORGEOUS bright, deep magenta hair. Just lovely. The original plan was to do the Hicolor as "Step 1" and then deepen the color using Manic Panic before going back to work after the holiday, but the color was so awesome and I got so many compliments from total strangers, that I kept it. It worked in my favor, too, as I ended up being sent to meet a potential client in Atlanta, who loved me (and my hair!). They ended up signing on with my company and bringing me down for some work in January. I did a second application of Hicolor Magenta in December and then mixed Manic Panic Vampire Red with Ultra Violet in January (resulting in a beautiful "boysenberry" color, however it was a pain to apply, and made a total mess in my bathroom... and on hotel towels for weeks afterward).The biggest concern I had was my gray roots. Do your darkest hair first, leave the gray for last. It definitely comes out a bit pink, but results in a very cool gradient-like effect.Also, to make it last, wash in the coldest water you can handle and use color-friendly products.

First time using but I love these products, they don't dry out and I managed to get the tone I wanted in my hair, I love it

Favorite brand for this color. Not harsh on your hair and color stays vibrant for awhile. Great for my locs.

Love how vibrant just don’t like how it fades every time you wash your hair

The media could not be loaded. This is my favorite burgundy dye to use ! I’ve been using this for years and it never fails me. Would definitely recommend this product!

We used this with same brand vol 20 developer, on medium brown hair. This was my first time using developer, and it was really easy to mix with. My daughter is very happy with the results.