Aqua Semi Permanent Hair Color Aqua

I've been experimenting with bright colors for a while now, doing greens and teals in Special Effects and Splash brands. All of these washed almost completely out in under two weeks, even using recommended care instructions. I decided to try one more time using Ion and I'm blown away! The color is absolutely gorgeous, and while it's only been two weeks, it hasn't faded at all! I will update again later to report how long it lasts. Note that I was doing greens before, and this time I did blue - blues and darker colors in general last longer than greens and lighter colors, so keep that in mind if you're trying other colors. I haven't tried the green in this brand, though. This is the process I followed to do the initial dye job: 1. I bleached my hair nearly white, although there was a section around the middle that didn't bleach as white. 2. I shampooed (but NOT conditioned) my hair before dying. 3. I used a combination of Sky Blue & Sapphire colors and applied it to damp hair. We started with a base of sky blue, then did sapphire on the ends and randomly throughout the rest to give the color more depth. Since my hair wasn't bleached as much in the middle, and my hair bleaches into yellow-tones, that blended with the blue to create a greenish blue to create a beautiful effect (see the picture!) 4. I covered my head with a plastic bag and a shower cap, covered my pillow in an old towel, and left the dye in my hair OVERNIGHT. 5. I washed the dye out in the morning with COLD water. If you're like me and you can't handle cold showers, try rinsing out over the sink instead of in the shower. It's much easier to handle when you don't have freezing water running down your back. The initial rinse is the most important to do in cold water - I go back to hot showers after that. 6. I immediately treated the hair with Ion Color Defense After-Color Sealer , left it in for several minutes, then rinsed again in cold water. This is how I maintain the color: 1. I still shower in hot water every day, however I only shampoo twice a week (I do Wednesdays and Sundays to keep track). I can't stand having oily hair, which is why I still shower every day - the water by itself strips out quite a bit of the oil. 2. I use L'Oreal EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care System Smooth Shampoo , but you can use whatever brand you want as long as it's sulfate-free 3. I use the Ion Color Defense again in place of conditioner, being sure to leave it in for a couple of minutes before rinsing. 4. Afterward, whether or not I shampooed, I use Ion Color Defense Leave-in Protector on towel-dried hair 5. After blow drying, if I didn't shampoo in the shower, I use dry shampoo to help keep the oiliness under control UPDATE: This color never seems to fade! I died it in July, and it stayed just as bright and vibrant until October, at which point I decided to switch to a different color. I only touched up the color once in 4 months! It's amazing that it never faded at all!

- You need 3 tubes for shoulder length hair and much more for thick or longer hair. This stuff is the consistency of toothpaste - Dilute with WATER, not conditioner. I guess some conditioners work -- mine did NOT. Water definitely works fine. Why? My first try, I diluted with Tresemme conditioner, mixed very well, and carefully applied with a brush. The results were large sections that were white, lavender, or silver. Ugh. The second time, I diluted with *water*, mixed very well, and applied with a brush (same as before). The color came out almost perfectly evenly -- a bright purple everywhere. The color was much brighter than I wanted, and it didn't fade! Over three weeks of shampooing my hair x2 every time I showered, it finally faded just a bit to the point where people called it "lavender". Just know that if you dye over platinum bleached hair, you will not have this pale color from the beginning. I've attached a few photos of the change in color over time. First photo (glasses) is after one week -- second photo (in the dress) is after 1 month. This stuff doesn't budge. A lovely bonus: If you bleach over this dye, it turns a bright greenish-blue color (mostly green), like Listerine. Seriously! It's almost impossible to avoid doing this just a little at the roots when you touch them up and it's ... pretty distressing. So don't plan on just bleaching this color out of your hair, and don't touch up your roots unless you have new dye on hand. This dye stays in hair well, and fades true to color. I've now let it fade (still shampooing x2 with hot water) for six weeks and it's still an even pale purple. I will definitely use it again if I want purple -- but probably only as streaks or ombre because of the issue with bleaching.

I absolutely /LOVE/ these colours. Currently I own Aqua, Sky Blue, Magenta, and Teal. I've used both Aqua and Sky Blue, though I just bought Magenta and Teal. DO NOT APPLY THIS DIRECTLY FROM THE TUBE INTO YOUR HAIR!! I cannot stress that enough! MIX IT WITH CONDITIONER It doesn't dilute the colour unless you use a minute amount of pigment. This is also useful when you want to do a deep conditioning treatment after bleaching. First time, I left it on for a half hour and it worked pretty well. The second time, three hours. My hair has never been softer. I bought shower caps so next time I'm leaving it in overnight. WARNING: This shit stains like crazy. Make sure you wipe off any dye that ends up on the sink as soon as you're done. Apply vaseline to your hairline and ears so it doesn't stain there either. Also: with the blue MAKE SURE YOUR HAIR IS WHITE AS YOU CAN GET IT. Any yellow in your hair will turn green. Remember kindergarten? Yellow + Blue = Green. Regardless: awesome product, super cheap [about $5 a tube in store] especially since you mix it with conditioner. I've only used 1/4 of my Aqua and 1/8 of my Sky Blue. If you can, buy it directly from Sally's and buy it in bulk when it's on sale. I plan to get my hands on their new pastel line and try them out too.

Works super well but dyes everything. I wore gloves but it got on my shoulders and ears. Even when I wiped it off after applying everywhere. It immediately stained. Then in the shower it stained all down my back and my hands hard core. Omg and the bath! Took me an hour to get the blue 98% off the tub. So be careful. It even dyed a bit of my hair as I was rinsing that I didn't want dyed. I had pre lightened hair, it was fairly pale except maybe a few yellow pieces but it had a different blue (aqua light blue from ion brights cremes that needed developer) so I think that helped the color come out so strong cause after I applied everywhere, I only left on 20 min cause I saw it staining my skin. It could have taken better to my roots but it's fine still. I did two shampoos in the shower after rinsing for forever and so there was no towel transfer at least.

So I have a few things I want to mention about this product. I read the reviews prior to purchasing and wanted to purchase anyway because I know everyone's hair is different and sometimes, let's be honest, people don't read directions. 1. This is a semi permanent dye. Which means it will not last long and that's exactly what I wanted. It will only last for about 6 to 10 washes. 2. You do not need developer with this product. It only deposits color; which means you cannot apply this gray/silver color to dark hair and expect it to "change" or do anything to lift color. Color does not lift color. 3. Your hair has to be a high level of blonde to have good/decent results. Level 8 to 10 range. As for my rating, I feel as though 3 stars is adequate. The deposit of color was great from my level 10 hair (before and after pics) and the vibrancy was very good for being a semi permanent dye. Where the star deduction is coming from is the feel of the dye and amount that needed to be used. My hair is thin, but long. I'm 5'4 and it goes halfway down my back. I usually only need one box or tube of hair dye to cover every strand of hair; thank goodness I ordered two of these because I had to use them both. One only "covered" half of my head. The dye itself is gummy or like a very thick gel or wax. You have to really work the product into a tiny section of hair to make sure it is covered. Even then it is extremely hard to spread. It works, but just buy enough to cover your hard. Don't buy one box thinking "I usually only need one" because the consistency of this dye is NOT like other dyes. Be prepared for your arms to be sore halfway through because you have to work hard to cover each strand of hair. Have your hair prelightened to a level 8, 9, or 10 blonde before trying to achieve gray/silver hair with this product. :)

Usually just use splat or manic panic. Tried an orange from Ion forever ago and that was amazing so figured id give this a chance since the red (luscious raspberries) i used from spalt had decided to fade out to an orangey pink already Pros: deep beaauuutiful red, veeerry pigmented Good smell (some dyes smell all chemically and just nope) No developer needed, can just use it straight from the tube. Decent amount of product per tube, if you have thick hair like me and its longer then your shoulders consider buying two just to be safe and for touch up if you miss a spot after you finish off the first. Leave it on for however long you want without it damaging your hair, left it on my hair for at least an hour. Cons: Its veeeerrry pigmented, only a con if you dont think things through like me..and when you wash it out let the water run over your face. Had pink streaks running down my face. Came off with a bit of light scrubbing with a baby wipe. Very thick, its a bit hard to get it to spread so a tube doesnt go as far as it would if it were more of a creamy consistency. You can just mix it with some developer (2prt dye, 1/2 20vol developer. For if you still want a deep red but want it a little less thick to make it easier to apply. Add more developer of you want a bit of a lighter red.) All in all a good dye, very pigmented, low cost, a little thick, and it arrived when it said it would ^.^ Attached are before and after pics My faded splat red and then after i used a solid amount of this red for an hour

I wish I didn't waste my money on this hair dye. It turned my hair a brown red and a purple. Its two different colors and I did what the package told me to do. I bleached my hair and I weighted a couple of days and then I put the dye in and OMG I am very upset. I had to buy a different kind of hair dye to try and fix this mess. I will NOT go out LOOKING like this. I really should have listened to the people who told me not to BUY this stuff from this company but I did and boy I am kicking myself in the butt. If I was you I would just go to salon and get it done right. I have no clue what they did but I have no clue how part of my head of purple and the other looks brownish. I look like a bruised purine. And that is not what I was going for. Plz watch out when buying hair stuff off line you get what you pay for and then some. Very very unhappy right now. But new stuff coming and then I will go back outside. Not until this is taken care of.

Worked exactly as I wanted it to work: I have medium-long dark brown hair, heavily streaked with grey - all natural. I don't mind going grey, not in the least. What I DO mind is the yellow-ness and wiry-ness of the grey hairs. I used to color my hair constantly, and had great fun experimenting with different colors/combinations. It was time to do something again. In a plastic bowl, I stirred together one ounce of Biotera conditioner for long hair plus one ounce of water. Then I squeezed in one tube of this (Titanium) on one side of the bowl with one-half tube of Lavender (from this same line) on the other side, and blended them separately, letting them co-mingle in the center. I applied petroleum jelly to my forehead, ears, and the back of my neck to protect it from the dye, then I started in. With a brush, I painted the mostly Titanium mixture on the major grey streaks. Then I separated the crown hair (about a third of the total) from the rest, and treated that and all hair that framed my face with Titanium. The next third down got mostly Lavender, and Titanium was used on the bottom third. Lastly I spritzed the mess with a bit of water, and massaged it in to make sure every strand was treated. I covered my head with an old plastic shower cap, and let it sit for an hour and a half, then rinsed like mad. No shampoo or conditioner, just water. I love the result! The grey is tamed, darkened very slightly to a more pronounced silver, and the difference between the Titanium and Lavender layers is very subtle. Update: I wanted to make clear that my natural brown color was not changed. It's still brown, albeit a bit glossier from the product.

Good as a semi permanent

It doesn’t stay for long like for a month or two even after cold showers and colour protect shampoo and conditioner. But i was happy with the colour. Order this colour one or two months before the shipping sure takes alot of time. The seller was good though.

Need to have bleach blonde hair, turned my ash blonde !

Love the color!

Ich bin sehr enttäuscht. Ich hab mich so gefreut das meine Haare knallrot werden und sie sind immernoch so dunkel wie vorher. Einfach enttäuscht 😑😥