La Riche Hair Cosmetics Directions

Ive had my fair share of this type of hair dyes,and I can say this ia the best one, ever! They have a good colour range and dont harm your hair also the price is not too bad. You can mix em out with conditioner to get more lighter colours.

I've tried a few shades of Directions and had different results every time. The dye is very easy to use and doesn't damage your hair at all which is great. The colours themselves are lovely: there is a huge range that you can use straight, combine together, or mix with conditioner to get a more pastel effect. However I've had a bit of mixed bag in trying to achieve a vibrant colour.

My hair is very long, reaching my lower back, so the first time I underestimated how much dye I would need; opting for one pot of Pastel Pink and one of Carnation Pink. After bleaching my hair, I applied it in an ombre fashion to make the most of not having enough dye, adding conditioner to the mix to stretch it out a bit. The top went very pink as I'd desired, but the rest barely changed colour at all. The second time I used 3 pots of Pastel Pink over freshly bleached hair, and the initial result was a great uniform pink but washed out incredibly fast, leaving me with a peachy-orange colour.

I switched to their Turquoise shade, which has come up extremely well and is amazingly vibrant- exactly what I'd hoped to achieve and what I wanted from their pink shades. It has stained my sunnies and pillowcase though. I've used Turquoise a few times and I love it, a gorgeous consistent colour that doesn't fade too quickly. I've also been through all the purple shades, and again it's an experiment in finding a colour that you like, as the first attempt is usually a surprise. The colours are always really pretty and I get loads of compliments which makes my day every time. All my purple colours have faded out to a pretty blue/green, some faster than others, which is something else to be aware of.

Using Directions has been so much fun- I like change so I wasn't too upset by not getting the anticipated results. I've continued to use Directions and it's a really good product to play with for unique colours that are easy to work with and have a great consistent finish. Some shades will last longer than others, but if you're wanting to experiment with your colour, this is definitely the product to use.

I cant believe how bright this semi is! I put it over a med brown to blonde ombre and it is so vivid it caught me by surprise! This was easy to apply and i have medium length hair and struggled to use the whole jar. It does stain everything it touches as you would expect. Lasting power appears to be very good as well and there has been no rub off on my bedding or clothes. I used Tulip.

Being a hair dresser and using a lot of different semi permanent hair colours I would probably recommend this product the most. It's great if you want to add streaks to your hair because it doesn't run into the hair like other semi's I have used. I coloured my whole head with this and found it was best put onto dry hair. And when rinsing it out, it actually stays in your hair. Great product and would highly recommend it if you are wanting one all over colour or different colours all through.

I normally use Special Effects hair dye, but as it's hard to get in New Zealand, I decided to try Directions "Plum" dye. Plum is marketed as a pink based purple.

Immediately after dyeing, my hair turned a nice, deep purple. However, two days later, it started to look blue, and became increasingly more blue as it faded (which suggests that it had a blue base, rather than pink). I have to say, I was not impressed since I had just bleached blue dye out of my hair to get purple in! It could have been a faulty batch, but it's hard to know for sure.

The lasting power was ok. It fades a lot quicker than I'm used to (as mentioned above, it changed to blue relatively quickly).

I wouldn't mind trying other colours if I can't get hold of my usual brand, but I probably wouldn't use Plum again.

I used Pink Flamingo purchased at Cosmic for my red-to-pink ombre, with the ends bleached to a light orange prior to adding the pink. The consistency of the dye was not as sticky or tacky and I imagined and went on quite smoothly. I dyed my hair from ear lobes to just below boob-length on my medium-thick hair and, with generous use, still only used about 2/3 of the tub. When washing it out, it didn't stain the shower though a bit did come off on the towel when I dried my hair. Other than that, I didn't have any other staining on clothing or pillow cases following application. (just make sure the water runs clear when washing it out.) The color came out very vibrant and pretty even (not bad for my first time! ;) ) Knowing it is a semi-permanent, I was happily surprised to see that it lasted nearly 4 weeks, though I do wash my hair only a couple times a week. However, the color wasn't nearly as vibrant as it was right after application. It didn't seem to make my hair feel any different. In all, good value for money and would happily use this line again.

When I lived in the UK, getting into my rebel teenage years I brought La Riche Pillarbox red with my aunt who put it into my hair. I went from being a natural strawberry blonde to intense red instantly (much to my mother's horror but that was the whole idea) I recall it being like paint and being applied by a brush similar to a paint brush. It stained everything!! so you have to take caution and it lasted a pretty long time too. Have been considering searching out pillarbox red again and going back to my punk period.