Manic Panic Classic Formula

I've used this dye a few times as a pastel colour as well as a darker dye. As a pastel i found it was far too much maintenance for a hair colour and gave up, I had purple streaks for a month after i'd initially died it. I recently re-dyed my hair with this product and it lasted well over a month (still vibrant) with no re-dyes. I also love that it isn't tested on animals and is vegan!!!!!

I used the Manic Panic Turquoise colour to dip dye the ends of my hair and the colour was very vibrant and looks great. It also held it's colour for a while. After a while it did start to look a bit green in the ends, but this was to be expected with temporary colour on blonde hair. Out of all the hair dye brands I have used for vibrant colours, this was definitely the best.

I find that manic panic is good but the lasting power isn't as strong as directions which is my go-to. In saying that, manic panic has some colours that I prefer such as electric lizard which is the best yellow toned lime green I have ever used! Manic panic is good if you want the colour to fade out, but if you want long lasting bright colour you will need to do a lot of touch ups while using manic panic.

Manic Panic was the first Semi colour that I actually got a result from when I was trying to go Purple. I fell in love with how the colour looked, it was bright, it was in your face it was PURPLE!

However, there is virtually no real staying power. My heart broke a little when I took my first shower 2 days after dying my hair. I was bathing in a waterfall of purple, as all that goodness rinsed away. I got about 2 weeks of decent wear out of this before it needed a serious re-dye to breath life in to it again.

I used this on pre-lighten hair and while it does make the results more vibrant to begin with, the lighter your hair, the less likely the colour will hold.

I have used a few of these different coloured pots in my time but the most recent was an ultra violet that I put onto my natural dark blonde hair after using Manic Panic lightening kit so it was onto an almost white base, this made the colour a pretty pastel violet shade that sat in my hair for about 2 weeks until it had faded completely out leaving my white hair behind oh and dark roots, not a great look.

1 pot was not enough for my shoulder length, thick hair so I had to use 2 pots and even then I think I could have used half of another to get a more even look as the colour itself is quite thick and doesn't spread easily, well it does spread easy over the floor, walls, clothing, skin, etc.. however this was nothing a little bleach and damp cloth didn't clear up after I had finished putting the colour in.

I used Manic Panic as my first attempt at fashion coloured hair. It took a while to apply as I didnt want to miss a spot, and it was thicker than normal hair dye.

No major complaints about the product itself. No harsh smell. Colour looked great.

Downside it that it stains everything it touches during the dying process, and then once you rocking your bright hair - it fades crazy fast.

Was fun to give this brand a try, but will stick to different brand in the future.

These very much depend on the colour.. I've had colours that just don't hold very well and others that are amazing. Vampire Red is my ultimate favourite red! applied over dark hair it gives a nice tint in sunlight.. I use this once every six weeks on the length of my hair when I touch up my roots and it keeps my red vibrant like no other!

I originally had pink hair but once it washed out I wanted to go lilac so when that washed out I could tone it with a silver shampoo to make it grey/silver. I researched heaps and found out that using the Violet (and diluting it with conditioner instead of paying for the lilac Lilac that manic panic provides and using the whole tub all at once) meant that I could keep re-dying my hair once it washed out without having to keep spending $25 every few weeks. I've had the same tub of violet for about 2 months now and its great.

Downsides! if your hair is not 100% perfectly blonde all over then it is quite patchy, also when it washes out I found to my horror that the hair that shapes my face started turning electric blue and bright green......... it was unpleasant and my hairdresser was baffled and thought I dyed it all these different colours.

Also this is an ORGANIC colour, I learnt the hard way when I went to servilles and they turned my entire head mint green because it reacted with the chemicals in whatever they put in my hair and its been damaged ever since :( they couldn't really fix it and I ended up dying it lilac again..

p.s they don't test on animals :)

I used the midnight blue in my younger years and found the colour pleasant and lasted a long time. I loved that it was vegetable based and didn't damage my skin in anyway. It made my hair feel soft and supple. The smell was pleasant and the colour even better.

I have only tried this product in Fushia. I loved the colour, it was very true to the colour of the dye itself, my hair is a medium brown and this is the first vibrant hair dye I have tried that actually lasts in my hair and shows up.

It was easy to apply and smooth through my hair, although the colour does stain skin. I had bright pink hands for two days afterwards so would definitely recommend using gloves to apply. As I have very thick hair and used the whole container of dye it took a very long time to rinse out (and my shower looked like a murder scene) but as long as you leave yourself a bit of time this shouldn't be an issue.

The brightness of the colour lasted properly for about two-three weeks, before fading, but lasted for a further month as a much duller colour.

I would definitely try these dyes out again.