L'Oreal Superior Preference Hair Color

[Fierce Critter]

I picked up a package of this to take care of the bleached crown I ended up with after my vermilion hair dye fiasco.

OMG - it worked SO good!

The color expert I initially consulted told me my hair is a perfect level 7 blonde. I don't know if it's just coincidence or if L'Oreal uses standard levels, but their #7 looked perfect when I put the shade example on the back of the box up to my own, untouched hair.

I put it on today and after only 15 minutes, it looked like it was perfect. I rinsed it out, styled and it looks fabulous. Going only 15 minutes did leave it still a touch lighter than the rest of my head, but it just resulted in a sort of multi-dimensional highlight effect that's actually kinda flattering. If I had left it on the full 25 minutes, I think it would have ended up PERFECTLY blending with the rest of my head.

I'm very happy with this product, and highly recommend it.

[Brenda Starrr]

Pics?? We want pics!

[Fierce Critter]

Heh. That'll have to wait until I have a day requiring make-up.

Those days are few and far between lately.

[Brenda Starrr]

Pffft

[Lilith]

I am glad things worked out for you FC, i am also happy to here that you found a solution that did not cost to much..... :grin:

[Fierce Critter]

Thanks.

I had wanted to go all-over red, and she was going to do a cool multi-shade job for an incredible price.

But $9.00 vs. $100 was just too good a deal at this time. And I'm just not in a hurry to change my blonde that drastically.

[lullaby1031]

Speaking of hair, I was looking around because I wanted a new type of color - and they used to say "DON'T MIX DYES" Well, I noticed that with that brand you CAN use two different types of dyes to make your own shade - you just use 1/2 of each and the same brand. Most you can do this with but avoid nice and easy - it's rough and will dry out. Anyone eles try this besides me?

[Brenda Starrr]

Nice and Easy=Dry and Shitty

[Fierce Critter]

I don't recall how I settled on The L'Oreal Preference. I think I did some research, and found it highly recommended.

It was actually my 2nd choice to Feria. But the Preference had shades that better and easier matched my natural shade.

[Brenda Starrr]

If I were to use boxed color, Feria has always been my 1st choice. However, I usually go to Sally Beauty Supply and concoct stuff.

[Fierce Critter]

Someday, I'd like to try Sally's selection of permanent dyes instead of using the Punky Color vermilion on my underlayer - which I intend to do again once I've enjoyed having natural-looking hair again for a while.

But I have no idea the quality of anything they carry, or how it would translate to my hair. I don't - and won't - bleach before coloring, and it's so hard to tell what color my dark blonde would end up based on their swatches.

[Ginevra]

That's always the hardest part . . . . . How is this going to look on my particular hair?

Whenever I try to do anything other than black or deep brown, I simply end up with ever so slightly coloured hair and it brings out the auburn highlights A LOT. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but if I'm going for RED and all I ever end up with is dark dark auburn, it's rather discouraging.

[lullaby1031]

Ginevra - I would say rather aggrevating - Have you talked to one of the girls who works at Sally's about that? Surely they could recommend something that would work - Maybe you should just really lighten it and then try the darker shades? If thats what your going for anyway - I know I have naturally dark blond hair and I have been dying mine since I was 14 and my mom showed me what she learned when she went to school for hair. So thats why I kinda suggested that too. Sometimes thats the only way.