L’Oreal Paris Le Color One Step Hair Toning Gloss, Cool Blonde, 4 Ounce

This worked for me. My hair color was faded after 2 months of not coloring due to chemo and cold capping. I dye my hair a light brown (eSalon). I have thin hair, made thinner and more brittle by 3 rounds of chemo. I couldn't stand my washed out color (now a yellowed light brown) and gray roots any more and searched for a gentle product that wouldn't cause even more hair loss than I've already experienced. I applied this product to mostly dry, unwashed hair - I only spritzed my brushed hair with water to humidify it first. Left product on for 25 minutes. Rinsed out, then conditioned my hair gently. Result: Color is a lovely medium brown, with a very natural look. It did cover my grays a bit, at least lightened them with a nice tone. Normal hair loss, did not cause excessive hair loss, hair felt very soft and conditioned afterward. I'm very pleased and feel and look so much better. This is exactly what I was hoping for.

My hair is about 50% gray and 50% dark blond. I tried this product to perk up the color and also deep condition my thinning hair. I've read reviews that people don't like the smell, but I thought it was fine. It was as easy to use as a leave in conditioner. I got the silver color since I wanted to enhance my natural color. I let it air dry and my 3B curly hair was shiny, bouncy and looked fuller. It wasn't frizzy at all. I don't notice any difference in the color. I will add this product to my once a week routine. It is purple, so it seems like glorified purple shampoo.

I have salt and pepper hair and this made the silver/gray look VERY bright. I think this particular color works best for someone with predominantly white or silver, rather than mixed. I also ordered the Slate grey color and that one was better suited for my mixed color hair. My hair does feel soft after use. The color lasted about a week (i shampoo daily).

I have gray hair and a gloss it once a week with this L’Oreal product. It thickens my hair and makes it feel really good. I would use it more often, but it does take some time to let it do its work and I don’t seem to have that kind of time but at least one once a week but or before I’m going out for a special event I use this product. It really makes my hair look good

This is TEMPORARY. I didn’t realize that. I’m not sure it made much of a difference toning down the brassy.

I am on my third (edit: now it's my seventh) tube of platinum pearl and I can't express how much I love this stuff. When I bleach my roots I end up with level 9 yellow hair, which I then use Shades EQ to turn into more of an icy/gray blonde. But once that toner starts fading, the yellow creeps back in and that's when I start using this product. I leave it on for at least an hour under a shower cap, which does leave just a hint of lavender in my hair but I like that and intentionally leave it on for way longer than directed because I want that hint of color. It does darken up my blonde due to leaving it on for so long but that's the look I'm going for. The smell is pleasant and my hair is SOOOO soft after I rinse, despite all the abuse I put it through with bleaching and toners. Also, I scoured the reviews before purchasing and noticed a lot of the people who included pictures and complained about the product "doing nothing" used the wrong color. They either started off with hair that was too dark for the product to have an effect, or used the incorrect color to neutralize. So for the first issue of using this product on dark hair - this is a color-depositing product, it does not lift at all so if your hair starts off DARKER than the color that is coming out of the tube, your results will be almost imperceptible, or you will get no results at all. If you use blush BLONDE on brown hair, guess what - it's not going to do anything, because it is impossible to see a lighter color on dark hair. The color may be there, but you won't see it. Look at the color of the model's hair on the box - if your hair is significantly darker than that, chances are you will not see significant results. I will say, some of the before/afters in the product photos are misleading in my opinion, which I'm not a fan of because it gives people unrealistic expectations. Like the plum color most certainly will not turn truly black hair a bright purple like the photos claim, especially if it's virgin hair unless maaaaybe you're in very bright direct sunlight, but that's another discussion. If you are attempting to neutralize undertones, you have to choose the correct color based on what tone you are attempting to neutralize. Look at a color wheel. Purple neutralizes yellow, blue neutralizes orange. If you have orange brassy roots and use purple, it won't work. If you have yellow brass and use blue, same deal. And you cannot fix a bad bleach job with a product like this - if you do not lift your hair enough and end up with really orange roots or streaks, you need to bleach again, a color-depositing conditioner is not going to fix a bad bleach job. Your hair must be light enough for the conditioner to be able to neutralize. I do wish the products were labeled with what color the product actually is because that might help but do some research and choose the color that is appropriate for your hair, or do another round of bleach if your hair can tolerate it. But this product is not going to magically fix hair that was not lifted properly. This product also must be applied COMPLETELY evenly, otherwise you will get streaks. It takes me a good 20 minutes to work this through my semi-thick boob-length hair because if you don't fully saturate every strand, guess what - those strands will not be affected and you will end up with streaky hair. I haphazardly slapped this in my hair the first time I used it and I did end up with streaks. I've since learned my lesson and I section my hair into 6 parts and apply to each section until it is fully saturated from root to tip. And if certain parts of your hair are more damaged (aka pourous) the color will stick to those parts more as well. I start with the hair growing from the nape of my neck since it's less damaged, then move up my scalp and do the hair growing from the crown of my head last, which gets more abuse from the flat iron and therefore is more porous. Ends tend to be more damaged/porous compared to roots, so if that is a concern for you, apply to hair closer to the scalp first and slowly work your way down.

I recently got balayage highlights on my light/medium brown hair in order to try out some "rose brown" color streaks. The rose faded super fast and I was left with a bunch of yellowy pieces, which didn’t look good with my soft summer complexion. Rather than paying $300+ MORE for an entirely new look, I wanted a gloss to tone down the yellow and give me an ashier/icier look. This product did it. I kept it in for 5 minutes the first use, used it again a few days later and kept it in for 10 minutes. Ever since I mix a smaller amount in with my conditioner on each wash day to maintain. It smells great and while it doesn't leave a soft shiny finish on its own, using it with a conditioning mask once a week works well. Highly recommend for subtle yellow tone removal. The white shirt photo is the "before," FYI.

I used this to get the orange/yellow out of my blonde. It really conditioned my hair and it smells great, however it did nothing to get the orange/yellow out my roots. I was just expecting too much. It also turned my beautiful platinum hair purple! Lol! I think it’d be great for getting a bit of brassy color out, but it did nothing for me. It is the equivalent of purple conditioner. If you want results it’s best to an actual toner. I learned my lesson!!

Love it. So easy to apply. My greys actually felt softer and the shine is amazing.

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This is the best product ever for maintaining blonde hair. I typically use it once a week to keep my hair a nice cool tone. I just use it in the shower and let it sit a little bit. So easy to use. Makes my hair soft and looks like I just got it toned. I’ve tried other similar toners but this one works amazing for my bleached hair and is one of the more inexpensive options.

I’m really happy to see my “red” brunette neutralised to a more cool tone. Even when I choose cool colours & blue green shampoo my hair always comes up red after the first wash. It was easy to use & didn’t drip. I have mid length thick hair & I think I’ll get 2-3 uses out of the tube, which is great. I also think it’s helpful to hide my grey roots in between colours.

Really adds a lot of colour. Great for a refresh of colour in between dye jobs. My hair becomes soft and managable also.