Manic Panic Flash Lightning Kit

Manic Panic is such a fun brand, always love the bright packaging. This box comes with super easy instructions and everything you need for application including REALLY good gloves (other brands usually come with these huge gloves that get dye stuck in folds), and a mixing bowl (I know, right??). I used this bleach to go from red to blonde and it worked really well too! Usually I’d need to bleach or lighten my hair twice or thrice to get the red out but I only needed to do this once. My hair was just below my shoulder length and I only needed the one box to do the job. It didn’t burn my scalp or leave my hair super dry and gross afterward. I’m even more impressed because I think it’s relatively cheap for all that comes with it and for the results. Definitely give this a go

I love this bleach. I eventually went from dark colored hair to pink. Used this before applying my pink dye and it works like a charm.

My hair is a dark blonde which I lighten to a very light blonde. After reading the reviews on beautyreview I decided to give this one a go and I'm so glad I did! One kit did my entire thick long hair and it was easy to use coming with a coloring bowl and brush. I used the 40 volume the first time and left it on for 20 minutes, the second time I used 30 vol lightning kit and left it on for the full max recommended time. Both 40 vol and 30 vol lightened my hair to the pale gold pigment that I wanted to achieve.

I wanted to lighten my hair although I wasn't quite sure exactly what I wanted to do with it, from what degree of blonde I wanted or did I want a pretty pastel color.. So the objective was unclear when I began with this, i'd had it sitting in the box for about 6 weeks before I found the balls to use it. I had some back up if things turned disasterous, a box of light ash blonde bleach dye, a dark purple color dye and a tube of fudge clean blonde violet toning shampoo. My hair when I applied the manic panic flash lightening kit was ombre, the lengths a medium honey blonde and the top half of my hair natural dark brown. I used the 30 volume strength kit.

The kit comes with surgical type rubber gloves, a plastic cap, bottle of developing cream, a small packet of bleach powder, an applicator brush,a plastic container to mix up the formula and instructions of course. This kit is simple to use and apply the brush makes it easy but I had some help with the back. I found that the product didn't go far I definately needed 2 lots for my long hair and only had one so I left the already lightened lengths and only applied it to the top half of my hair, even then it wasn't quite enough but I tried to disperse the product as evenly as I could. It took about 10 minutes to apply the product then I popped on the cap and sat outside in the sun for almost 2 hours before rinsing out.

The result was quite patchy as I hadn't had enough product but it was mostly light yellow there were brassy bits where I hadn't applied a sufficient amount of the bleach formula. After rinsing I massaged loads of fudge violet toning shampoo through my hair using it as a mask, put a cap on, got out the shower and waited about half an hour before washing out. I definitely noticed the change in texture of my hair it felt coarser but not horrible and straw like, although after a generous amount of deep conditioning treatment it felt soft and smooth again. My hair was then mostly white blonde after the purple shampoo mask, but patchy and did not suit my skin tone. I couldn't leave it like that and ended up dying over with the back up purple color I had, mixing it with conditioner so I managed to acheive a pastel ashy tone.

I've used a few other lightening kits in the past and this one is the most effective by far although you're still going to need purple toning shampoo if your hair is quite dark before bleahing.

so ive never bleached my hair before, not at home or at a hair dressers, but i had a huge build up of black in the ends which i wanted to get rid of, and then dye over with a brown, just to get back to a more natural colour, so went for it, got the 40 vol on, was not to bad in price, $25 plus post. it was easy to mix, it was a bit runny, but that made it easy to apply. i had a few issues using the brush to apply it, would have been easier if someone else was doing it for me. after applying it, it didn't take to long to start working, i had it on for about an hour as it started to burn, being that i couldn't see what i was doing i got quite alot on my scalp, so was beginning to burn a bit. given that i didn't get to have it on the full amount of time my hair ended up very orange on the ends and white at the roots, but it was fine for me as i was covering it up anyways. my head was sore for a few days after. i would use it again if i had the same problem i did, but would get someone to help me next time