Revlon Permanent Hair Color, Permanent Hair Dye, Colorsilk with 100% Gray Coverage, Ammonia-Free, Keratin and Amino Acids, 10 Black, 4.4 Oz (Pack of 1)

Revlon Colorsilk 95 Light Sun Blonde and 03 Ultralight Sun Blonde (I mix these 2 together). I have to order the 95 Sun Blonde online, so I'm afraid it may eventually be discontinued-I hope not. The Sun Blonde colors are very unique. I am 63 years old, and I have gotten FAR more fantastic compliments on these 2 mixed hair colors than any colors I have ever used. One hairstylist even said the color looked natural! I was afraid it might be too light, but some have said the color has brightened up my complexion (instead of washing it out). I am Caucasian but have a little bit of tan all year long. My natural hair color is a very ashy medium brown with maybe 25% to 40% gray. I've used several other boxed colors in the past, all gave me a lot of brass if I tried to go more than 2 levels above my natural color. These 2 colors mixed together are several levels above my natural color, this is the only one that has not given me brassy roots or brassy overall hair color. My hairstylist said to leave color on 45 minutes to cover gray, I leave it on a total of 1 hour because the colors are so light. I don't do it right--you're supposed to section the hair off and only color the roots, and color the rest of the hair no more than 10 minutes (I don't have the patience for that). I got a large hair color squirt bottle at Sally Beauty (15 oz) since I mix the 2 colors. I put the tip down through the hair and squirt in the color to the scalp, first around my temples (I dab color on the gray at my temples and hairline) and then above my ears and the hairline above my neck, then starting from the front to the back I squirt down color to the scalp for the the rest of the hair not yet colored. I feel with my fingers to make sure the color is spread evenly. I don't get missed dark spots if I use this bottle method, I did with bowl and brush. I'm messy and end up getting color over most of my hair anyway, and it's on most of my hair for the hour. With good conditioning it hasn't dried my hair out. (In the picture I have a lot of product in my hair, so it looks a little crunchy). You need to keep your hair in good condition and may get a little itchy scalp if you squirt the color down onto the scalp. These colors have been so great for me it's been worth a little itchy scalp trouble from color sitting on the scalp an hour.

I've been coloring my hair for 40 years and have tried all the more expensive brands, as well as having it done at a salon. I mix two Colorsilk colors (this one with about 20% Auburn added) to get the perfect Dark Auburn, that doesn't look fake red. I always hated how "auburn" hair color usually looks pink or purple in the sun. So artificial looking and I prefer natural. Not only that, but this doesn't smell bad like most hair color. Quite pleasant. And it doesn't stain the skin the way most others do. It lasts a solid 4 weeks before root touch ups. And it's half the price of most other drug store brands. :)

If your hair is relatively easy to color, I see no reason not to do it at home. It costs me like $7 a month or so to maintain, and to be honest, even hairdressers usually can't tell it is not done professionally. This stuff doesn't stink of ammonia and is pretty gentle on your scalp. I have other things I'd rather spend my money on, with all respect to hair pros who do a great job.

For Reference: Before using this product, I had a faded metallic pink permanent box of hair dye on top of L'Oreal Colorista bleach and 2 boxes of Color Oops! I didn't like the colour it came out and decided to go black to being box dye black. I've only ever used 2 black box dyes in my life: The Revlon Permanent Hair Colour, and the Schwarzkopf Simply Colourful. I only tried the Schwarzkopf because it was on sale, and it performed slightly worse compared to this hair dye and smelled awful. 1. Shipping: This had a very long shipping time considering it's a small cardboard box inside a plastic bag. I ordered it on March 8th and received it on March 13th. I have Prime shipping, so I imagine it would be an even longer shipping time if you didn't. 2. Packaging: It was very plain packaging, which could be improved upon. It was in a plastic mailer with the Amazon Prime logo, and inside was the box itself. I think there should be a little bubble wrap or something like that to protect the inside of the bag if something were to get tossed around while shipping. 3. Quality: This is my favourite black hair dye. As you can see, it completely covered the pink and left no traces. My hair is reminiscent of the black holes I played in as a child. The after-colour conditioner is my holy grail- it smells like Jolly Ranchers and left my hair healthier, softer, and shinier than before colouring, which is rare to find with any box dye. (I will note my hair is exceptionally stubborn and refuses to be long-term damaged by chemicals. I hope this remains.) 4. Value: Here is why I took the star off. I didn't know they retailed this at my local Wal-Mart, which sells this for $3.97. It was $5.86 from this retailer, which is nearly two dollars more. This doesn't seem like a large amount, but if you're going to dye your hair black routinely, I recommend this brand, not this retailer. Overall, I rate this 4 stars. I love this product, but it was an excessive shipping time considering it was Prime and cost 2 dollars more than the same product at my Wal-Mart.

Great color. Works great!

Love the color

Cheap and for me the best hair dye

okay

The color was very vibrant and came on easily. Loved the final look

Dommage qu'il n y aie qu'une boîte au lieu de 3

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