LOreal Excellence HiColor Developer separately Reviews Summary

Color Vibrancy and Longevity

Pros:

• "The red is great & seems to be lasting considerably well."
• "I am obsessed!!! I used 1 Magenta and 2 reds plus developer for my whole head."
• "This gives beautiful highlights and I used it monthly when I touch up my own hair."
• "I haven't found anything that has given me such vibrant red and long lasting."
• "Outstanding product. Worked so well on my medium brown/light red dyed hair. Has been slow to fade and didn’t stain my bathtub when I rinsed it out, which is rare for me."
• "It gave me a deep, rich burgundy color that lasts."
• "I absolutely love this hair dye. Super happy with how my hair came out."

Cons:

• "Eventually, the color washed off after a few weeks."
• "And the color fades pretty quickly. It fades into an orange red that I don't like."
• "The vibrant red washed out in ONE WASH leaving it as seen in the picture above."
• "However, my hair continuously bled red each time I washed it."
• "The color starts to fade to the most unflattering shade of dull orange-red after about 3 weeks."
• "Sadly it never stops bleeding even when I shower in cold water (until it's to the point where the color is faded the water finally runs clear)."
• "It's been just about a month and the color still runs when I take a shower."

Application and Usage

Pros:

• "This was my first time coloring my own hair without help. It turned out better than I thought."
• "The product was easy to use with the developer."
• "The consistency is very nice and fluid so it spreads well. You double your developer so the tube stretches further than you’d think."
• "This is inexpensive, less messy, doesn't stain the skin as much or smell as bad as some 'out of a box kits'."
• "The color went on nicely, and this was fairly easy to use."
• "Great color. Easy to mix and apply."
• "I'm amazed at how easy this dye was to use, and the vibrant color it delivered!"

Cons:

• "The red dye has damaged my hair MUCH more than bleach usually does."
• "It was so bad I immediately used a box dye and changed my hair back to black!"
• "The color came out very streaky in my hair and it looked horrible."
• "The dye was quite difficult to squeeze out of the tube."
• "The problem is that it stains my scalp for about a week."
• "I really wanted this product to work but I felt extremely nauseous after using this."
• "This literally does nothing to hair followed the directions left on longer than recommended and my hair is the exact same color as when I started except now it dry!!"

Hair Health and Condition

Pros:

• "Hair feels a little drier than usual, and drier than with other dyes I've used, but it isn't terrible."
• "It didnt leave my hair too dry but Im sure thats because I put like 3 different conditioners in my hair and let it set for 15 min after the last coloring."
• "My hair seems very healthy."
• "It doesn’t leave my hair feeling dry & brittle, it’s actually softer & shinier than it was before."
• "My hair feels soft and more healthy than without the coloring."
• "It didn't damage my hair though."
• "my hair doesn't even feel damaged from the bleach, so don't worry about that."