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2.96 out of 5stars
(26 reviews)

Most helpful positive review

5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
12/25/2020
STUNNING RESULTS! READ! 10/10
Okay. I am naturally dark brown haired and I have always wanted to be blonde. ALWAYS. So I bleached my hair (1 inch above the roots) on the crown of my head for a natural look. I got a beautiful shade of blonde (NO orange or red!) Then, I used Wella T18 and Wella 050 to tone it to a white ash blonde. I have bleached my hair before and it has severely damaged my hair. But this kit gave me NO damage. I love my new hair color and I get sooo many compliments! I was so worried about this but literally I spent $22 on supplies instead of $200 at a salon and the results are AMAZING. I am just saying: please do not look any further. This is the kit to buy! I love my hair so much and I am obsessed with my ash blonde look! It looks so natural and I will keep buying this kit! Btw my skin is tan and this natural blonde look (top+highlights) compliments my skin tone! Just saying this is the kit! No ORANGE, no split ends, no damage, no hassle! 11/10
cg207

Most helpful negative review

1.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
03/30/2021
I order two, one light silver and one dark silver. The dark silver box of dye was missing even though tracking said it was sent!
Laura
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  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/21/2023
    I like it.
    Olena
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/18/2023
    Best ever
    Excellent quality the best I've ever tried
    Mr
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/10/2023
    never buy this
    terrible. it turned my dark blonde hair auburn orange. no pink whatsoever.
    kymberly
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    12/10/2022
    Questionable
    I have used this same V2 3 other time came out a nice purple, now the 4th time it did not it came out red. After reading other reviews I can see others have had the same issue. Obviously there is a production problem of miss labeling is this being corrected? Let us know because I won't buy any more until it's corrected
    Wrong color
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    11/21/2022
    Not the best I've ever used
    I had high hopes for this product. But I've never used 3 boxes of hair dye and only focused on my roots. The color came out orange and brassy with splotches all over. In the end it did lighten my hair quite a bit and the conditioner left it soft. The smell wasn't to strong either. But overall this wasn't the best product I've ever used.
    Unknown
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    08/27/2022
    Not purple at all
    I was so looking forward to having this vibrant purple. I had light to medium brown hair so, per the box, I was supposed to end up with a darker purple. Exactly what I was looking for. Well, I got a red hue instead. On the plus side, I love the smell of this product, and my hair is so soft.
    Brandy8019
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    08/17/2022
    Left my hair soft, but red
    I really wish I had read the reviews before I tried this. I was going for a more vibrant purple, but this is red with maybe some purple highlights, but even that is pushing it. I am really disappointed. Even in sunlight, I would have trouble calling this either purple or violet. I'm sad and not sure how to fix it. Just wanted purple hair for my birthday.
    Linda816
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/15/2022
    Amazing product
    First time using this product and I'm very happy with the results. This goes on evenly and very easy to apply is gently and didn't have a strong smell like others .No messy and no drips. The conditioner treatment leave my hair soft and manageable, and the color is beautiful I can't stop looking at my hair. very happy.
    annad129
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/12/2022
    Dark
    I love this hair color and have been using it for so long that everyone thinks it's my natural haircolor (my actual haircolor is light brown). This specific dye is becoming impossible to used because is more dark than expected it. I received this complementary product for my honest review. Thank you #influenster for let me try this before buy.
    rycnanr
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/24/2022
    RED NOT PURPLE
    It's not purple at all it turned my hair a deep red i like it but it wasn't what i wanted so i'm disappointed don't buy if you want purple hair!! I normally recommend this hair dye because it's amazing and usually looks like the box but this is not it:/
    ilovehairdyegel
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    02/04/2022
    Packaging and Delivery stinks!
    Product is great! packaging and delivery services did a poor job. Delivery was not at the front door. No doorbell ring to announce delivery...temps below freezing! Product containers opened and damaged.
    Gwen
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    01/07/2022
    ToTal fail
    This is for the light natural auburn. I dye my hair often, specifically this shade. However, I usually use the $3 boxes. I think the brand is colorsilk..? Not sure. But that brand was sold out so I tried this one. This one is $4 more per box, so I had high expectations and actually thought my hair would be more red than I wanted. I use 2 boxes. My hair is light brown and takes to color pretty well. First pic is before, then during, after while wet, then dry. I thought my hair would be red red, but I honestly can't even really tell a difference. The $3 boxes definitely color better. One thing I noticed is my roots still look brown and untouched. The $3 option always color my roots just fine, no issues. The smell of this dye is great. No harsh chemical smell and easy to use. It's not as watery/runny as the other, cheaper brands. Unfortunately, I feel like this was a fail and will not be purchasing again as it didn't do much. I will stick to my regular, cheap brand for now
    Compressing
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    01/07/2022
    ToTal fail
    This is for the light natural auburn. I dye my hair often, specifically this shade. However, I usually use the $3 boxes. I think the brand is colorsilk..? Not sure. But that brand was sold out so I tried this one. This one is $4 more per box, so I had high expectations and actually thought my hair would be more red than I wanted. I use 2 boxes. My hair is light brown and takes to color pretty well. First pic is before, then during, after while wet, then dry. I thought my hair would be red red, but I honestly can't even really tell a difference. The $3 boxes definitely color better. One thing I noticed is my roots still look brown and untouched. The $3 option always color my roots just fine, no issues. The smell of this dye is great. No harsh chemical smell and easy to use. It's not as watery/runny as the other, cheaper brands. Unfortunately, I feel like this was a fail and will not be purchasing again as it didn't do much. I will stick to my regular, cheap brand for now
    misspixie
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    12/28/2021
    Rose Gold medium
    Just what I wanted. The color was spot on. Very gentle on my hair.
    Paulette
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    11/14/2021
    Disappointed with the “black” color
    Garnier Olia Oil Powered 3.11 Darkest Platinum Brown Permanent Hair Color is clearly not an accurate description for the hair color. Black is a better description. I was excited to dye my hair dark brown and get my hair back to a closer color to my natural hair color. What I ended up with is black with some other hues. My hair also dried out and was not glossy or shiny. More than likely the wrong color was packaged in the box. I've used Olia before and has a pleasant outcome, it was just disappointing this time.
    CaringMotherOfFour
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    11/14/2021
    Disappointed with the “black” color
    Garnier Olia Oil Powered 3.11 Darkest Platinum Brown Permanent Hair Color is clearly not an accurate description for the hair color. Black is a better description. I was excited to dye my hair dark brown and get my hair back to a closer color to my natural hair color. What I ended up with is black with some other hues. My hair also dried out and was not glossy or shiny. More than likely the wrong color was packaged in the box. I've used Olia before and has a pleasant outcome, it was just disappointing this time.
    MomOFour
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    09/27/2021
    My Hair is Bright Red
    I'm extremely disappointed in this product, and I usually love Garnier dyes the best. But this one really didn't turn out like the box at all. The color dyed my hair a bright red orange color instead of the Violet in the picture. Very sad about that, as my entire goal was purple at the end of the day. I'd say pass on this one, not sure what's wrong with it.
    WildH
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    09/06/2021
    Not purple, but I knew it would turn out red.
    I had virgin hair. My hair naturally is dark brown. I also have a natural red highlights in my hair. I am fully aware that in order for brunettes, especially dark brown to get real purple it needs to be bleached first. Brown to purple is never going to work out. I tried my shot and its red. It looks good on me, and I knew this was going to happen, so I'm not upset. Had a small hope that it would be a little purple, but nope. My hair feels healthy and I like the product. Over powering smell when applying, had to go outside.
    Cheetos4me89
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    08/02/2021
    Beautiful Color!
    I used Garnier Nutrisse Nourishing Color Creme - Medium Ash Brown 51 (Cool Tea) on my copper light brown hair. It cooled out the orange tones and left me with this beautiful iridescent smokey medium ash brown color. After a bad home perm, my hair has been feeling dry and damaged. This product made my hair so much softer, shinier, and look so much healthier! It turned out just like the example on the box if not better! I love the Creme formula because it's much less runny than some others and makes for much less mess and cleanup! Because it's a thicker formula, I did have to use every bit of 2 bottles on my long hair. But it's absolutely worth it for the look I love and WAY less expensive than going to the salon. I'd definitely recommend this product and am really happy with my results!
    MC777
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/11/2021
    Dark Rose Quartz? Nope.
    So, the box shows that this should be a pinky-coral-red color, even for medium brunettes. i had medium brunette hair with light brunette ends and natural highlights as seen in the first picture. it did not take to the medium brunette parts and just made the light brunette a copper color. i wouldn't care about the color difference much if it weren't for it LIGHTENING my roots and being INCREDIBLY patchy. just look at the pics of the coverage and the before and after... my buzzed sides are normally the darkest part of my hair, but they turned a strawberry blonde color!!! i can only hope the orange never washes out, because it will look like bleached blonde. i know the box says "no ammonia," but there is some sort of lightening agent in there, whether it's natural or a chemical. when you get your hair bleached, they work from the ends to the roots because the heat of your scalp will make your roots far lighter than your ends while you're waiting for your ends to lighten. and i started at my roots (as it tells me to in the instructions), moved to my ends, and went back to the roots. i put a shower cap over it as i always do with box dyes, to keep it from getting everywhere. well that traps more heat in the hair with the dye... and i swear it accelerated a lifting/lightening process that was undisclosed. overall not a great experience, and i definitely would not buy again. time to cover it with a different box dye i guess. I used the whole bottle btw
    Noelle