L’Oreal Paris Colorista Metallic Semi Permanent Hair Color for Bleached or Blonde Hair, Color Depositing Hair Mask Formula, Metallic Orchid Purple

I have used this product for 5 years now and as long as it’s available I won’t be using anything else, I’ve tried all of them out there and they all fade so fast within a week. This product takes almost a full month before it fades on me. And it’s such a beautiful and vibrant color I get complimented on the daily.

I am SO in love with this stuff! So far I've purchased it twice, it's that good. While it's perfect for MY needs, it might be a miss for you, and here's why: I have dark brown hair. Or shall I say HAD. I'ts turning grey, so it was salon dyed with highlights. But now my hair is growing out, and instead of a touch up, I want it to grow out to virgin hair. 2 inches of grey roots and faded medium brown ends? YUK! How was I going to leave the house unless wearing a ski mask?! I had this idea I wanted that purple/grey color after all the brown grew out. When I saw that this product doesn't damage your hair, I thought I'd try it. I've used manic panic in the past. This was reasonably priced so I went with this burgundy, because it didn't come in a purple for dark hair. Washed hair, towel dried. Instead of using the brush, I used a rat tail comb, applying the gel color on to the base and combing through. Waited. Rinsed. WOW!!!!! The grey is that gorgeous light purple, and in the light you can see streaks of dark burgundy on the brown hair. Subtle, but there. It looks like a salon did it. AND...my hair feels like it gets a conditioning treatment every time I use it! I'm not careful about avoiding my scalp, so my head is a little blotchy before my next shower. The next shower takes the scalp color off and it looks perfect. I've also put it on dry hair around my face, because those areas fade quickly because you wash your face twice a day and wear makeup. I just leave it in my hair until I wash it next. I never was very good at following directions, heehee! Comes with gloves, and the gloves are much better than box color gloves, but as a glove addict I always have the better fitting medical gloves on hand, and use those. LOVE. THIS. STUFF.

My hair was at level 7–8, and I used 3 boxes. The result didn’t disappoint, the color turned out more vibrant than a soft pastel pink, but I actually love it. It’s exactly the shade I was looking for. However, it fades super, as shown in the pictures for reference. I’d recommend using a pink color depositing shampoo for touch-ups, it’s much cheaper than dyeing it a 2nd time.

I used to use cherry koolaid to dye my hair and was hoping this would replicate that. It totally does! I have jet black hair, and using this dye gave my hair a red/maroony tint. It does show on black hair, but you need to have the right lighting. Being inside and using indoor lights doesn’t show up very well, but if you’re out in the sunlight it’ll be VERY noticeable. It was super easy to use. I wore an old tshirt, and split my hair into two. I put the dye directly onto my hands (with the gloves on) and rubbed it into each part. I have really long hair, about 24 inches, and I went about halfway up my hair with the dye. I still had a bit leftover. I held my hair away from my face and let it set for 30 minutes. It took a while to wash out since there was sooo much dye. Like 5-10 minutes rinsing my hair out under the faucet. I stopped when the water was a slight red and dried it off. The towel I used got stained, so beware of that. I washed my hair a few days later and dye still came out, but it didn’t stain as much as before. I would totally recommend this dye. If you’re careful, and take your time washing out your hair, you won’t get many stains. I didn’t get any stains on my skin or pillowcases. The conditioner in the dye left my hair super smooth and soft, which I was surprised about. I bought this product not worried about whether it was actually temporary or not. So far it’s still very vibrant. I’ve been through 3 washes and after the first, the dye stopped washing out.

I'm not sure if it the color I chose (Midnight Blue) or my hair, but I am sitting here right now with a blue color on my shirt because the color is still rubbing off even after 2 hair washing days and one day with a co-wash with only conditioner. If I touch my hair with my hands, blue comes off onto it. If I scratch my head, the fingernails are stained blue. I even painted my nails a coral color to cover up the stains, and it turned my coral nails purple! I have already stained and ruined a couple of white t-shirts with blue on the collar (and the stains did not come off by laundering them). I know this is semi-permanent color and some amount of bleeding and rubbing off is expected, but after 2.5 washes, I would hope that this would have gone away by now. On the plus side, after those 2.5 washes, the color is still quite vibrant in most parts of my hair. Do not recommend unless you are prepared to deal with a bunch of stained hands, clothes, and anything else your hair comes in contact with.

So I've been using this for about 3-4 yrs now and it's okay. Box came a little smushed since it was shipped in a bag this time🙄 What I do like is that I can actually use this dye since it doesn't have ingredients like Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Polyethylene Glycol, Sorbitol,etc which trigger my migraines within minutes of being on my skin, hair or inside (food & drink). So I'm glad I finally found this. What I don't like is that after about 5 washings, it's gone poof no more like I never used it. I loved Manic Panic and Splat but they've got the ingredients that I found trigger my migraines. Those dyes would last for 6-10 months, of course it faded alot but you could still see it and I always got compliments on it and I also use Light Blonde hair color every 3 months or so and it still stayed in but not with Colorista. And now since I'm home more I'm not even washing my hair daily, usually 2-3 times a week so why it doesn't stay in longer I've got no clue. I haven't had an issue with this staining my skin but I've also learned my lesson with Manic Panic so I now know what to do & not do. I wear a beauty cape plus gloves and I've gotten to the point that I don't have to use Vaseline around areas on my face that I used to always manage to get it on. I also just choose sections to dye and not all of my hair, I experiment depending on my mood🤪😁 Also, I don't use bleach before using this or my Wella Semi Permanent Light Blonde hair color even though I'm starting to get those pesky gray hairs now😉 The pic of my hair is after a 2nd washing, it was much darker/brighter prior to washing this morning (dyed it 3 days ago). So it really does fade fast on my hair compared to the other 2 brands I mentioned above that I used to use.

Best blue in the game by far!! I have been strictly using this dye for my blue ever since I first tired it, the fade out does let turn green, color lasts l, I reapply when I need to touch up my roots once a month.

Good quality for semi permanent. Lasts just a touch longer thsn others. With pink/red semi permanent colors it seems a little color washes away with every wash. With this it lasts a little longer