Performs brilliantly (Superdrug Performance Permanent)

Member Name: tinkerflip

Product:	Superdrug Performance Permanent
Date:	26/07/01 (329 review reads)
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Advantages: Nice natural looking hair colour, Straight forward instructions, Very cheap!

Disadvantages: Instruction leaflet could be a little more helpful!!

I have a few grey hairs and like to hide that fact about myself!
Of coarse its no secret now that I have revealed this about myself but I know you all can keep a secret:)

In the past I have had some rather unpleasant experiences with hair dyes but I have found a very good hair colour at a very reasonable price. I discovered this when shopping for bargains and thought I check out Superdrug to see if they had anything worth buying. I saw Superdrug’s own make hair colour and it was only £3.99. Now I think that’s a bargain as some hair colours can cost £6.00 and over, which I think is extortion.

So I selected my colour choice (Dark Brown) and headed for the checkout to pay for it. Rather pleased with the price but would it work! There was a good selection though, from light blonde right through to black. I'm sure you would be able to find one to suit suit you whatever your choice may be! The packaging is pretty basic, sort of a silver grey box with a picture of a model on it. Nothing startling but for that price who cares,lol.

Hmmm it’s only cheap if it works so I put it to the test.

THE BOX CONTAINED
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50ml PERFORMANCE CRÈME DEVELOPER:
50ml PERFORMANCE CRÈME COLOUR:
1 SACHET OF AFTER COLOUR MOISTURISING SHAMPOO:
1 PAIR OF GLOVES:
1 CAPE (NOT LIKE BATMANS)
INSTUCTION LEAFLET


Right so on with the task at hand, reading the instruction leaflet I have a choice of whether to go for a full head application or a regrowth application. As I already have dyed hair I wished to go for the latter.

This is recommended for: HAIR THAT IS ALREADY COLOURED.

So off I go to the bathroom, I’ve squirted the crème colour into the crème developer and shaken thoroughly. Remove the little cap on the application bottle and have already combed my hair through so it won’t be painful to push the application nozzle through it, the instr
uctions inform me that I should put it onto dry hair and that’s exactly what I do.

APPLICATION
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Parting my hair into sections as I go I get as much onto my roots as possible and try not to get to much onto my face and ears like I usually do. If you put a little vaseline onto your forhead and around your ears it does help remove any colour that may stray. This smells quite foul like most hair dyes and I try not to get down wind of it as it really does make me feel queazy.

The instruction’s say leave for 20 minutes and then add the rest of the colour to your hair, then comb through – if you’ve ever dyed your hair before you will know how difficult it is to comb hair with hair colour on it, but I trudged on and managed to get the stuff worked into my hair. I then left that for a further 10 mins. It didn't drip at all, which is always a bonus!


RINSING AND FINISHING
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After the development time has finished rinse well or until water runs clear. Usually I find most hair colours tell you to apply a little water and massage the hair to help work the colour off your scalp but Superdrugs does not say this and so I didn’t bother.

Apply the after colour moisturising shampoo and work into a lather – rinse thoroughly and dry and style your hair as normal. I found this shampoo really rich and got a really good lather on it, I massaged it in for about a minute but it didn’t say to do this in the instructions at all!!

I forgot to mention that the gloves provided should be used when handling the hair colour, unless you fancy a nice pair of stained hands, ewww. I didn’t bother with the cape though as I tend to find they float all over and stick to the colour on your head and they end up really getting on my nerves. I just wear old clothes and if some colour does get on them then I stick them in the bin afterwards or keep th
em for next touch up day:)


MY VERDICT
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The colour result was very pleasing, very natural looking and not to dark like some brands – I like dark brown hair and when I buy a hair colour that’s what I expect, I don't expect to have black hair like I have experienced with a few hair colours. This delivered the goods for me and left my hair shiny and healthy looking. Of coarse it does contain Hydrogen Peroxide and has a tendency to dry out any-ones hair but if you condition regularly it won’t be a problem.
I would definitely buy this again and recommend it to all who need a little touch up in there grey area!!

If I have left out any details then leave a comment and let me know and thanks for reading:))

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