La Riche Directions Alpine Green Semi-Permanent Hair Colour 88ml

I bought this for my wife, this is her review.Really, really pleased with this colour. I like to colour my hair a very deep black but I find they fade quite quickly and I was doing it every other month which was starting to damage my hair, so I got the ebony to try, when I opened it I was a little worried, I like the blue black type colours and this looked a sort of reddish dark brown colour, when on though (or on your skin or any other surface) it's more of a blue black. I didn't bleach or pre lighten my hair, it was already dyed black, I used two tubs to completely cover my bra strap length hair although I think for reapplications it will only need one, one and a half at most, my hair was washed and towel dried, and I left it on for about two hours. I used Vaseline all around my hairline and on my ears as I know this can really stain your skin, and I wore thick yellow rubber gloves and applied it with my hands rather than a tint brush as I was doing all over. I also had plenty of bleach on hand as this really stains your bath and sink. If you do get it on your skin get it off quickly and it doesn't stain then. The colour is amazing, I'm really pleased with it, I wanted a really Deep black like the pictures of really classy forties film stars, but without chemicals and this is it, my hair is soft and shiny after using too. I will say make sure you rinse it all out properly as I had to go back and do it again as I could feel it still in my hair as I was drying it. It really is worth the extra effort it looks and feels great and you don't have to bleach to get it right. I will admit my scalp is a little blue but that's a small price to pay for the colour I want without the damage, and it hasn't stained my pillow like other reviewers have mentioned, I think they haven't rinsed properly. I'm now thinking of mixing the ebony and midnight blue. Will update as to how long its lasts before needing reapplication.UPDATE: After four boxes of hair colour remover my hair was almost my natural dark brown, I have just applied one tub of midnight blue mixed with a little conditioner, I put it on dry hair and left it on for about two hours and I am sooooo pleased with the result. Its a very dark subtle blue, it almost looks black at a distance then you see the blue as you get nearer, under the light the blue is much more obvious but still subtle. Before deciding to try this I had also had a go at mixing a full pot of ebony with three quarter of midnight blue and got a gorgeous intense blue black. You can experiment with these colours and you don't need bleach.

This stuff is awesome. I've bleached my naturally blonde hair for the last 31 years trying (& always failing!) to achieve a white blonde. I've purchased every blue/violet shampoo available & although they do work well in reducing/eliminating the yellow brassy tones, I've never managed to achieve platinum perfection. I bought this after being impressed with the results my daughter had with the turqoise one, but when it came & I opened it I was incredibly disappointed. It's a pale violet colour, no discernable scent & a wierd (not unpleasant) slimy texture. I held out no hope of it doing anything at all to be honest. Anyway, bleached roots, then shampoo'd hair & as per instructions applied this for 15 minutes. Rinsed hair, conditioned it, then left it to air dry naturally. I'm honestly in total shock, I now have stunning, white blonde/platinum hair!! I'm truly amazed at how brilliant it is, if you saw it in the tub you just wouldn't believe it could do anything at all, let alone create the results it has. I've still got half the tub left too (even though I have waist length hair!) so I'll get 2 goes out of it. A little seems to go a long way. I think in future I'll condition my hair before I use it though, as because my hair is like straw before conditioning it was really hard to spread it evenly throughout my hair (it felt saturated) but I didn't do a completely even job as I've got a couple of patches where I clearly didn't put enough and/or put too much. My own fault though, so not complaining, just hopefully giving a helpful tip. I didn't condition as I thought it might affect the efficacy of the product, but having used it now & seeing how good it is, I think I could/should have conditioned to ensure even coverage. Cannot recommend this enough.

Love this colour! 😍 it’s come out really bright and vibrant. I did this myself. I have coloured black hair for many years so my bottom half had to be bleached out quite a bit to get rid of the black and to get this bright colour but it was worth it. Can’t say about how long it last yet as I only did it yesterday but so far it’s a a+ for the colour defo, the price is really reasonable compared to others and I think for me the pot may last me including the first put on at least another 3 touch ups maybe. I hope it last a good while and does not wash out quick then it would be great value for money. but time will tell as if it does this will be the one I use going forward without a doubt.It’s like a gloopy mixture which I like as it does not drop everywhere like some of the hair dyes that are runny. so far without how long it last after washing its a 5 star at this point 😍I used flamingo pink. 🦩