L'Oreal Paris Casting Creme Gloss Review

In May 2013 i went from light blonde to dark brown and after using many packet dyes to maintain it and avoid my blonde regrowth, it would continuously go wrong every single time, it would always be too dark no matter how long i left it in for. My hairdresser recommended i used a temporary hair dye to avoid too much colour build up. I tried this product and it is my LIFE SAVER! It colours over my blonde roots perfectly and fades literally within the 28 washes it suggests. I don't think i could ever go back to a different boxed brand. Not only is it a good colour match to my hair, it is extremely easy to apply although i have yet to attempt it on myself. Highly recommend this product if you're like me and wanting to avoid the unnecessary colour build up from continuous dyes! Definitely recommend.

I am a hairdressing tutor and this is probably the only shop colour I would recommend. The shine is awesome but the colour does fade quite quickly. Hair feels good afterwards as it is a low ammonia product.

I have been using this product off and on for a number of years, it's the only one I use if I want to go darker (I'll always go get highlights or balayage done professionally!). There are many reasons I keep going back to it. Firstly, I find it extremely hard to find a semi-permanent at home hair colour, but Casting Creme Gloss can be purchased at most supermarkets, pharmacies, The Warehouse and Farmers, although you might have to go to the later two to get the colour you're after. The colour is really easy to use, even for a hair novice, and I've managed to always be able to colour my hair with it myself without roping in a friend. I generally leave the product in for the recommended amount of time and it works well. I find the first couple of days it normally comes out looking a bit darker but then after a couple of washes it fades just enough to look really nice. When I had longer hair, I always used two boxes but with my current length (medium, just past shoulders) I was able to get away with one. The only downside I found to the product is I find it doesn't fade completely out, five months after I had last used it you could see regrowth coming in, which can effect results when lightening your hair. Overall, I would definately recommend Casting Creme Gloss. It gives a really good result at a great price, less than half what you would pay for the same result at a salon for a Global Hair Colour.

I have used this product many times over the years but have only recently (past nine months) have returned using it again.

After having my hair Bleach Blonde I decided to grow my hair out and keep the natural, healthy look. This product helps me to achieve Shiny, Healthy looking hair without any nasty Chemicals.

I find permanent Hair Dye makes your hair look dull after a while and the ammonia makes it unhealthy.

This is one of the only Semi-Permenant Hair Dyes I can find on the market.

Easy Application, Lovely smell and the conditioner provided leaves your hair feeling so silky.

Will continue to purchase this product.

I constantly use the casting creme gloss as I know the results and the smell is heavenly. However I do find that The brown colours go a lot darker than advertised on the box, which can be a shock at first, but they do fade considerably. On the upside it makes your hair mega silky and amaaazing.

I absolutely love this product, it doesn't damage your hair, the blondes I have used are natural and don't go brassy. Over the last few years I have used a few different shades. The first time I tried this product it was the dark blonde. It was great, slightly lightened my hair but not much, it was so natural looking and my hair was shiny. The last few times I have coloured my hair I have used the medium blonde and I like it even better. It has lightened the already coloured hair and slightly lightened the roots so it looks really natural. It doesn't leave an awful regrowth line either. The hair colour is easy to apply, comes with applicator tip bottle and a hair colour tube. Pieerce the top of the tube and squeeze into the developr, give it a shake and twist the tip off it's ready to apply..

It has been about 15 years since I last dyed my hair so I was looking for a semi-permanent dye as I was a little nervous about the change.

After looking around at all options, L'Oreal Casting Creme seemed to be one of the only semi-permanents left on the market. Happily, the reviews I read were all positive and it was nice and easy to find, being in most supermarkets and big chain stores like the Warehouse.

I chose Mahogany (550) to go onto my light brown/dark blond hair to add a bit of depth and some red highlights. The instructions on the packet were nice and easy to follow and there are also lots of useful videos on the internet as well. I particularly like the nice touch with the packaging where the outer box has a pull-out tab to hold the applicator after mixing.

I found the product easy to apply to the top of my head and around my face (though it is quite a thin liquid) and enlisted the help of my partner for the back of my head (as I have quite long hair). I was initially concerned that I may have needed to buy two packets because of my past-shoulder-length hair, but happily there was plenty in the container and I felt that every part of my hair got a good coating.

After waiting the required time, it rinsed off nice and easily, making far less mess than I expected. I prepared myself for the result... It was a bit darker than I had expected, but not unpleasantly so. It looks quite even in colour, except where I had some lighter hair, which of course is now a brighter red, but it covered my greys nicely.

It's been a week since I coloured my hair and despite washing my hair four times, no colour seems to have washed out, nor has any colour been left on my pillow or clothes, so I'm happy with it's holding ability.

Overall I'm really happy with the result, have had nothing but positive comments and would definitely use this product again, though perhaps a slightly softer colour.

I used the Iced Truffle colour to cover some pesky greys as well as wanting to cover up the red tones in my hair from a previous colour. It worked fantastically on both! I was particularly impressed with the fact that it's not so strong smelling and yet still does a great job without so many of the extra chemicals that other colours have.

I love love love this product It feels like it actually conditions your hair rather than damaging it, smells great and the colour always comes up really vibrant! I love that you can change it up regularly and it seems to be quite true to the wash out time with regular shampoo