I like to try different things. Who doesn't? (My Gran, that's who. She hates different with a passion. you can imagine how proud I make her) From about the age of twelve I began experimenting with crazy hair. It helped that my mother is a hairdresser and I didn't have to pay for any of it. After going through all the styles and colours I could get my hands on, I was getting bored of colours fading out after a few washes. I wanted me something that lasted! Fortunately I also have friends that like different things. My friend, rather than going along the short haired lesbian path, decided to go along the crazy hair coloured lesbian path. ...  Read the complete review

**Note: Some wording here is the same as in my other hair dye reviews because the information is just as relevant for this hair dye as those. There is specific information about Special Effects hair dye below.** I've tried four brands of bright hair dye, each several times over the last decade, and would place them thus: Effectiveness: 1) Special Effects 2) La Riche Directions 3) Manic Panic 4) Stargazer Colour Vibrancy: 1) Special Effects 2) Manic Panic 3) La Riche Directions 4) Stargazer Colour Duration: 1) La Riche Directions 2) Special Effects 3) Manic Panic 4) Stargazer Price: 1) Stargazer (there's a reason) 2) ...  Read the complete review

I use Atomic Pink by Special Effects to dye a bright streak in my blonde hair. I've used Directions and other brands before, and although I don't mind them fading, I hate the fact that they all seem to fade to a yucky, peachy orange colour that clashes with my blonde. I'm awful at keeping on top of my roots, so I wanted a dye that faded to a pretty colour. And I found it in Atomic Pink. Availability: Although this is an American dye, it is available online (for example, from beeunique.co.uk) for between £5 - £9 a bottle. If you want to dye your whole head pink and you have long hair you made need two bottles, but for me to dye a 5 inch ...  Read the complete review

I've been using Special Effects dye for the last five years - it's become so much of my personality that even my boss in my office job encouraged me to re dye my hair after taking a break and going back to natural! I order it online for about £8 a bottle, and the bottle lasts me quite a few applications. I've found Special Effects to be the best dye I've used. I use atomic pink and it has great colour and staying power, on bleached hair or even without bleaching. I only dye the bottom half of my hair (so I'm not constantly touching up roots) but it gets plenty of comments and everyone loves it. As an example of how well it lasts, I dyed it last for my work's ...  Read the complete review

After years of dyeing my hair every colour in the rainbow, I've gone through nearly every brand and colour on the market. Manic Panic, Stargazer, Directions, Feria, Smart Colour, everything you can think of. So when I tell you Special Effects is the best I've ever come across, you can see that I don't mean that as any light statement. The dye comes in a medium sized squeezy bottle which costs roughly £10. Although this is a tad pricey in hair dye terms, it is worth every penny over £5 shop bought boxes, where you would need a few boxes to get the strength of colour and the coverage. What I usually do is squeeze the bottle out in small portions in a ...  Read the complete review