Hydrience by Clairol

I tried Clairol Hydrience in shade Island Spice (Medium Mahogany Brown). My first impressions were good - it was easy to apply, with no drips or messiness (although it was very smelly - make sure you open a window so you don't gas yourself with the fumes). Once I'd applied the dye, I piled my hair up on top of my head, and it stayed there for the whole time - so no dyed neck, ears, face etc! I left the dye for the maxiumum permissable time (45 mins) before washing it out as my hair is dark and I wanted the maximum lightening effect. The conditioner that came in the packet was not as effective as any of the others I've tried - most post-dye ...

I was fed up with being a mousey brown so i decided to try a change . I had tried semi-permanent colours before they just made my hair go slightly lighter with no real effect . I went to my local hairdresser and paid 40 pounds to have highlights. I was horrifried at the results , which was a really light ash blonde colour that i thought made my hair look almost white , after the highlights my hair was in the worst condition i have ever seen it , it was so dry and wispy no matter how much intensive conditioner i used . I let my highlights grow out and managed to blend the ends in with brown colour mouse each morning . A year later a friend of mine had dyed her ...

I tried this product because I had been using a permanent dye for ages and I wanted one which would be more gentle on my hair. I chose a reddish shade to boost the colour of my hair and blend in the grey. The first thing that I noticed about this product was the smell. I suffer from the odd bout of asthman and my chest felt rather tight. I had to open the bathroom window and put the fan on. the dye went on well and did not drip. I left it on for the max 45 mins so that the grey would be properly covered. When it came to rinsing it came off well but I was not impressed by the after-conditioner. It left my hair feeling very sticky and took ...