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3 out of 5stars
(27 reviews)
Most helpful positive review
5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
08/24/2022
I have used this color for years!
I have medium blonde hair with about 60%gray, and using the Olia Medium Pearl blonde resulted in high and lowlights that were beautiful. No brass, just shiny, healthy hair that truly had a pearl finish.
Garnier has DISCONTINUED the Olia line, when so many of us have given such positive reviews, and it makes ZERO sense. I will never purchase another product, PERIOD, from Garnier. Ridiculous.
Kristine G
Most helpful negative review
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
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/21/2023I like it.Olena
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/18/2023Best everExcellent quality the best I've ever triedMr
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1.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser03/10/2023never buy thisterrible. it turned my dark blonde hair auburn orange. no pink whatsoever.kymberly
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2.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser08/27/2022Not purple at allI 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
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser08/24/2022I have used this color for years!I have medium blonde hair with about 60%gray, and using the Olia Medium Pearl blonde resulted in high and lowlights that were beautiful. No brass, just shiny, healthy hair that truly had a pearl finish. Garnier has DISCONTINUED the Olia line, when so many of us have given such positive reviews, and it makes ZERO sense. I will never purchase another product, PERIOD, from Garnier. Ridiculous.Kristine G
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2.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser08/17/2022Left my hair soft, but redI 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
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4.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/15/2022Amazing productFirst 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
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3.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/12/2022DarkI 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
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3.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser04/24/2022RED NOT PURPLEIt'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
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4.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser02/04/2022Packaging 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
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1.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser01/07/2022ToTal failThis 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 nowmisspixie
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1.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser01/07/2022ToTal failThis 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 nowCompressing
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser12/28/2021Rose Gold mediumJust what I wanted. The color was spot on. Very gentle on my hair.Paulette
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2.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser11/14/2021Disappointed with the “black” colorGarnier 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
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2.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser11/14/2021Disappointed with the “black” colorGarnier 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
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1.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser09/27/2021My Hair is Bright RedI'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
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3.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser09/06/2021Not 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
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser08/02/2021Beautiful 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
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2.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser07/11/2021Dark 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 btwNoelle
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5.00 out of 5 stars reviewVerified Purchaser05/18/2021This is a perfect dark silver black color!This is a perfect dark silver black color! My hair is naturally a dark reddish brown black color, which was previously dyed red. So after using a color remover my hair was a level 5-6 orangish blonde mixture. I used this with a tiny bit of Ion 1C-HM (about 1/2 tbs) to help darken it a bit as this color is the same as the dark silver just a level 1 instead. Along with a tiny bit of CHI violet(1/4oz), blue(1/2oz), and double ash(1/4oz) to help cancel/tone the warm tones in my hair. It came out a lovey dark silver black color and im 100% in love. It looks black but when the light hits it you can see its a perfect dark silver. My hair came out super soft, while still being really strong and shows no signs of more damage which is awesome. In the pictures its wet as i had just finished washing and putting leave in conditioner in it. My hair is naturally curly, but since i dye it i also know its damaged, but this dye left it feeling super soft, I 100% love this color.Narconia