Garnier Olia Review

So I received my colour today and was so excited I used it straight away :)

Firstly, when I opened the box, I thought the packaging was very stylish. It's a lot better looking than other brands out there. I liked it a lot. The second thing I noticed while mixing the product was that it didn't have that foul chemical smell. It was a pleasant floral smell. So I wasnt getting gas out while applying the product to my hair. That is a huge thing for me. It actually made the whole experience of colouring my hair enjoyable. It's normally something I hate to do! While the colour was developing, the dye got really dark which gave me high hopes for the end result. I normally just colour my hair dark brown (I haven't in almost a year because I wanted to give my hair a break) so thought I would switch it up and try something different. However, once I washed it out after the 30mins and let it dry naturally, I was quite disappointed in the colour. It wasn't the intense vibrant violet I was expecting. It's a nice dark colour, and you can see the violet in the light, just not what I was expecting. However, I do have longish hair and maybe if I use two boxes instead of trying to portion one box for all my hair, it would if been different. I'm going to try that next time with the same colour to see if it makes a different. The product is good though, and will definitely be using it again :)

I got this because BR had a trial on it (I missed out). It made me really excited. I had ombre' hair before using this product.

I chose 3.16 Deep violet. I mixed the product as per instructions. My mum applied the product for me. Her first comment when applying the product was "wow, this smells DELISH!" there was so harsh chemical smell, it smelled lovely and fruity/flowery. I had to agree. It smells so good and different to normal hair dyes.

Once it was all applied I waited 30 minutes and went to wash it out. The conditioner is so lovely and thick and has I nice smell. It's also a generous 54ml which was awesome.

After drying my hair, I was really disappointed to see that my hair had no resemblance whatsoever to what was depicted on the box. The darker shades of my hair are now a reddish colour, with a TINY hint of violet. The lighter ends of my hair are now a light reddish brown. I'm really disappointed as my hair colour is nothing like what I expected. My mum brought herself a kit in the same shade, and after seeing how my hair turned out, she gave her kit to me, so I will try it again, and hopefully have better results.

UPDATE: I have since coloured my hair again. This time I left the colour in my hair for an hour. Once again it made my hair lovely and soft and shiny. The colour is more darker and you can definitely see a dark reddish - violet colour to it.. which is really noticeable in the sun or under light.

This is a really good hair dye. I went for the light blonde colour. I really liked this product because it didn't make your hair feel dirty or damaged after you used it. It also didn't have that smell most hair dyes have, because it has no ammonia in it ! I personally thought it smelt quite nice. The user instructions were very easy to follow, and the dye easy to apply. I would definitely use it again.

I didn't get to my emails on time so missed out on the trial but liked the look of it and no ammonia so bought to give a try I bought chocolate brown it was really great having no strong ammonia smell went a long way as I normally need two boxes due to curly thick hair unlike other dyes it didn't react with my skin as I have sensitive skin and didn't leave my hair frizzy and unmanageable which usually happens when I colour my hair so will not hesitate to buy again :-)

I really liked this, the colour was what I was hoping for and it was easy enough for me to do on my own. I didn't think it had much off a smell which is great because it didn't stink out the place.

I do like this product and I like the oil side of it. My first experience was with the 'Red' shade and 'omg' I looked like a traffic light! I've never had such a vibrant effect with a red tone before. My hair is naturally quite a dark brown and in all honesty I just wasn't prepared for it and thankfully had this brown spray I was able to apply over the top to tone it down a bit, until I was able to cover it with another dye! Since then though - I've grown more confident and comfortable with the red look and I think I get away with it! The downside I have experienced with this product though is that for at least three to four weeks after, after every wash the colour still seems to be washing out, leaving stains on towels - this doesn't seem overly colourfast to me and does put me off a wee bit, even though the colour still looks good in my hair - weird.

This hair dye was amazing, made my hair feel really nice after washing it out, and didn't have any strands fall out during the process. It went really far and I actually had a lot left over at the end. For medium length hair, thick hair you usually need 2 packets to cover hair completely. But one was plenty. Absolutely recommend trying!

Best home hair dye I have found! I got the 6.0 red aND absolutely love it!! Colour is amazing. When applying the bottle seemed to go forever. So much bang for your buck. There is plenty ty of dye there to cover absolutely every inch of your hair. Since it was my first time using it I didn't pre lighten my roots so I could see what it did, next time 8 will definitely lighten them. My hair is obviously the dark for the red to really take on. I have dark brown hair. This product has a very pleasant smell & application time is much less than other brands I've tried. No headaches is awesome! My hair felt silky smooth & soft after washing our mu colour! I will definitely be buying this again & recommending to those looking for an at home colour. After a second use I pre lightened and the colour is amazing!

I used this product last week. Went to an icy chocolate colour. It done eactly what it said it would. It didnt have a a chemically smell like others seem to hae. My favourite part about the whole product is that it DOESNT stick to you skin. It just sits on top and its easy to wipe off, without the staining that other products seem to leave if you go over your hairline too far. I would use again without a doubt