Red hair options

Feb 7, 2014

Illyana M.

Can you lovely ladies please help me find a bright red dye that lasts?

Feb 7, 2014

Red intense auburn by garnier olia. it made my hair looks awesome.

Feb 7, 2014

Laura D.

Live colour xxl it's a nice bright :-)

Feb 7, 2014

Symone B.

Red is the hardest color to keep. Period. It's going to fade. They are the 2nd largest color molecule (blue is the first) and while that may seem like that may make it last longer. Nope! The largest the molecule, the faster it fades.

With that being said. Not all dyes all created equal. Some dyes do last longer. For red hair, I've heard great things about ion (Sally beauty supply) and Pravana (I'm not sure what store.) I've also watched tons of videos on the product Samantha posted. It really does a good job of lifting darker hair. I noticed it can be a little orange, so follow up with a red semi- permanent color to achieve that brightest. You can also add a red intensifier to the mix.

Ways to prevent fading:
-Don't wash your hair too often. Once or twice a week is ideal. (Dry shampoo is a good product to protect your investment)
-use a bit of semi permanent in your conditioner
-use a red hair or color treated shampoo and conditioner

Feb 7, 2014

Samantha R.

Thank you Erin! 😘❤️

Feb 7, 2014

Alyx T.

Just a tip if you use the loreal hi lights, when you retouch the color use a semi permanent dye or use the hi lights with a 10 developer so it doesn't damage your hair. Using a 30 or 40 every few weeks or months will damage it quite a bit because the dye is meant for dark hair, after your hair is dyed with it it is no longer dark and doesn't need the extra strength. I had such split ends after being a redhead using the product once a month with a 30 developer and ended up cutting a lot off.