Garnier Olia Review

I love the thought of a hair dye free of ammonia. That was my motive for buying this hair dye.

The application process was really easy and the dye itself smelt wonderful (not your average potent smelling dye). It come with all the instructions you need and a good set of gloves. When it came time to rinse it all out, well I rinsed it, and continued for a while longer and the dye did not stop running out. I was a tad bit worried. Every time I washed my hair or wet for the next 2 weeks I didn’t see clear water, but red still. One good quality of this dye is that you get double the amount of a regular hair dye. The dye has good coverage and I did notice how soft and shiny my hair became after using it which I’m very happy about.experience

Ok, so I am naturally blonde but have had blue-black hair for around 9 years now and I colour my hair (touch up my roots) every three or so weeks. I like to try out new box colours from time to time and decided to try this because of the "no ammonia" statement.

Safe to say it didnt take to my hair at all! my roots were still exactly as light as they were before i had put the colour through. Quite disappointed, as i love Garnier colours from using other products.

I went through a phase where I desperately wanted to dye my hair purple. I bleached my hair, and looked online for a purple hair dye from a brand that I new and trusted, because other brands had turned my bleached hair green. I was very happy with the process of using it, super easy and manageable. BUT, and it is a bit but, the colour lasted on my hair for one week before turning copper (you can see in my profile picture) . Luckily it was only the ends of my hair, so I left it. But not impressed at all! What happened to all the purple dye?? DO NOT BUY!

I have been Box dying my hair for years, so i thought i would try Olia. I coloured my hair with dark chocolate i think it was, after hearing about this from a friend. I was very unhappy. It left my hair VERY dry and straw like. It also faded within a week. Usually if i colour my hair red, i expect it to fade, but not a brown! even though it states no amonia, it still had a strong smell which wasnt floral or pleasant. After 2 weeks i ended up using another box dye, so get the colour and softness back.

Worked well at first! I loved The idea of using plant based oils is great , however after a week my hair looked dull and lost most of its color.

For the last year I've been going through what I call a red phase, and have used Garnier Olia shade 4.6 (Deep Red) several times. Because it has no ammonia, the smell is not as overpowering as many other box dyes - there's still an odour but you can live with it for as long as it takes for the dye to process. The consistency of the product is quite thin and runny, so watch out that it doesn't drip down your neck! Also the applicator bottle is supplied empty and you have to pour both the developer and the colourant into it, which is a little unusual and possibly increases your chances of spilling it if you're clumsy. Each time I used it it left my hair feeling really dry and matted, and as I rinsed the dye out (which took much longer than usual, maybe due to the runnier consistency) I always had huge handfuls of hair coming out. Afterwards it would feel quite strawlike, but the condition of my hair did recover after using a deep conditioning treatments a couple of times after using the dye. Also, no matter how well I rinsed I would still have dye coming out for 3-4 washes after I'd dyed it. Despite the damage to my hair I kept going back to Olia because the red colour really lasted. Red pigment is notorious for fading really quickly, but this dye lasted longer than other home hair dyes I have tried - it was still looking good 5-6 weeks later, washing my hair every second day. I've gotten over red hair for now so won't be using it again for a while, but next time I hit a red phase I might go back to Olia.

Using the product during the colouration process was quite pleasant, and I was happy with the low price I paid for it. It had no ammonia smell, so no vapours in the eyes or nose, which is definitely a plus. It spread well through my hair ( which is medium length) and though the colour was a little less bright than I'd hoped, it was still a nice colour and my hair felt nice and soft and in my opinion, not damaged. The colour however faded quickly, quicker than other reds I have used, and soon needed to be redyed after only a few weeks due to the rather orange colour my hair turned - compared to the tolerable peachy-red colour that I have experienced with other dyes. I would use again if it werent for the quick fade-time, as I prefer to not dye my hair too often.

I have only just used this for the first time a week 1/2 ago, I went from a light brown colour to now a deep red colour. I did notice when dying my hair I had almost ran out of the product and only just got buy ( I have never had this issue before and have been using box dyes for awhile now) the dye did run quite a lot and did have to keep clearing it off my skin, but it never stained my skin which is a huge plus! Once I had washed it and dried the hair I was so in love with the colour I wish I was red so much sooner! The only down side is a week and 1/2 has been by and the colour has already started to fade and I will be redoing it this weekend. This maybe due to my first time using it and the colour has not hold yet?...

I really love this brand and product farrier created . I have a sensitive face skin and scalp type so this is perfect for me. However i do attempt to like the browns and Black in this range and they last for me around 4weeks as my hair grows pretty fast. Ammonia free and isn't hard to maintain after the dyes been put in. It does not fade then hair fast and styl has a natural shine to it, but thats after of course you take good care of your hair :)