I had high expectations for this violet shampoo after spending a bit of time researching other options and finally deciding on this one due to rave reviews.
The lengths of my hair were a sandy golden yellowy blonde prior to using this toning shampoo. This color the result of using the L'oreal ombre highlights kit twice first the kit for brown hair on my natural/ uncolored mousy brown hair, then I used the kit for blonde hair about two months later. What I was hoping to acheive with this shampoo was a more natural looking medium honey blonde and that's what I got.
The first thing I notice about this shampoo when I go to use for the first time is it's VERY violet! The color of it is so intensely rich it temporarily stains the palms of my hands, although the staining is lifted by the time i've handled cleanser and body wash.
I massage a generous amount of the shampoo through the lengths of my hair and leave for around 5 minutes before rinsing out, I don't use conditioner afterwards as I wanted to see how the product performs alone. I couldn't see any difference while my hair was still wet but once it had dried completely it was noticeably lighter but not in a really obvious way, most of that yellow tone had been removed and the color looked a lot more natural.
What really impressed me was the total lack of need for conditioner after washing with this shampoo!Usually if I don't use conditioner my hair is going to be a rough texture, frizzy and a damn nightmare to get a brush a through, not with this kick ass shampoo! This shampoo is highly conditioning for bleached hair making it soft & shiney, and I found I had better results using the shampoo alone as opposed to conditioning afterwards.
After 2-3 washes with this shampoo all of the yellow tone is gone I noticed improvement with every wash until washing for a 4th & 5th time (In a row), by this stage I think it had done the job it's supposed to do.
This is a very effective product, couldn't be happier with the job it did and I can see it becoming a good friend of mine over the coming months as I gradually lighten my hair further. Highly recommend this shampoo to any blonde, there is a matching violet conditioner to go with shampoo I'll probably pick up at some stage also.
I love this Shampoo. I use it once a week in my blond ombre hair and it makes it look awesome. before i started using it my ombre had gone a copper colour, after using it for as few washes it was nearly back to the colour i had. I have used a few different types fo purble shampoo but come back to this one everytime
Tips: I only leave it in for 2-3 mins followed by a conditioning treatment as the shampoo drys out my hair a little.