Blue Monday (Schwarzkopf Live)

Member Name: kittykat18

Product:	Schwarzkopf Live
Date:	01/12/02 (3355 review reads)
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Advantages: Nice soft hair, easy to use

Disadvantages: Too runny, not much difference to my hair colour

Last week I had my hair chopped and instead of a boring long-just hanging there look, I have a sexy choppy-over one eye style. I wanted a funky colour to match my new style, but don't like to use any bleach on my hair.

This morning I dyed my hair using Schwarzkopf Live. I dyed it using the semi permanent Cosmic Blue shade.

It cost me £2.99 from Superdrug. Cosmic Blue is not a bright blue, it is supposed to give a black/blue hint to dark hair. It lasts for 5-8 washes, so for me that's about 3 weeks. Cosmic Blue is only for use on dark brown to black hair. The model on the box has lush hair, black and shiny with a distinct hint of blue in the light That's what I wanted.

In the box there was a plastic bottle of dye, plastic gloves and instructions.

I was supposed to do a strand test and an allergy test but I never bother with those things. I recommend it if you have sensitive skin though.

The gloves, as usual, were far too big, but they did their job by preventing my hands from being stained.

I had to first wash my hair with a mild shampoo and then towel dry it.

My hair is of medium length and I didn't find that the one bottle was enough to cover my whole head. The dye was fairly runny and ran down my face, it would have been better if it was a bit thicker.

The dye dripped all over the bath and was a purple colour, but washed off easily. I also got some on my forehead and didn't wash it off quick enough so have a bit of a faint stain there. Nice.

You have to leave the dye for 30 minutes, then massage and rinse it out until the water runs clear. It took ages to run clear. The instructions say that the dye contains a special conditioner so there is no need to use an extra one, but I used a conditioner anyway.

My hair felt nice and soft and it was easy to comb. I blow dried it and it feels lovely and soft, although it certainly does not look in the sligh
test bit blue. It looks slightly darker but does not look like the colour on the box.

My hair smells of nasty chemicals too. They could have included a sachet of scented conditioner in the box to prevent that. I want my hair to smell nice and clean, not blatantly of dye.

The dye doesn't contain any ammonia or harsh chemicals and it does say on the box that it does not give dramatic results, but even so, I don't think I will spend my money on this again.

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