OVERTONEHaircare Color Depositing Conditioner, 8 oz Semi Permanent Hair Color with Shea Butter & Coconut Oil, Safe Temporary Hair Color Dye, Vegan, Cruelty-Free, Black Velvet Rich Black

I bought the coloring conditioner in the shade Vibrant Pink. I had bleached my hair between the levels 8-10. My virgin hair was originally a level 1 (dark brown, almost black). So while the color obviously didn't show on my virgin roots, it deposited color very well on my bleached hair.My hair length reaches the middle of my back. I had to use an entire tub. I think for a more even application, I would have needed 1 tub plus at least 1/4 of a second tub. Be mindful of applying product on the back of your head. I neglected that area so while the color did show up, it was peachier and less pink than the front strands of hair that I could easily see and reach.The gloves provided in the box absolutely suck - they're thin and come apart easily and have holes in the sides which defeat the purpose of protecting your hands and render them useless. Luckily I have a stash of disposable latex gloves. You will absolutely need them to protect your hands from getting stained. Immediately wipe surfaces if product splashes onto it. Small amounts of product lightly stained my white bathtub pink. Not the end of the world but something to be mindful of.Application is fairly easy. The consistency of the conditioner is like a goopy cream. It doesn't drip so it's easy to apply, but because it's thick it's hard to spread. This is why you have to use a lot of product to cover a lot of surface area.Any coloring product will smell unpleasant. This conditioner has a mint fragrance in it that attempts to cover up the unpleasant chemical smell. It makes it more bearable. Some people have stated that the smell is like toothpaste. I think it's like a combination of chemicals and toothpaste.If you have sensitive skin like me, do a patch test on an inconspicuous area like behind your ear. Or apply a thin layer of Vaseline on the skin touching your hairline, including your temples, behind the ears, and your neck. For more protection, apply Saran Wrap on top of the Vaseline. I'm pretty lazy though and applied it directly to my hair and scalp, being mindful of not letting the product touch too much of my skin. My application wasn't perfect so small areas of my skin had product on it. Those areas, plus my scalp, became slightly itchy and red. The itchiness disappeared a few hours after washing my hair out.I applied the product and loosely clipped it up with a large hair claw, then sat in a bath for about 40 minutes while watching videos to pass the time. The instructions say to leave it in for much less time. I don't think 5-15 minutes will make a significant difference and will likely result in wasted product. I highly recommend leaving it on for at least 30 minutes, max 45-60 minutes.Rinsing out the product with water was easy. Took maybe a good minute to get it out. Although your scalp and hair strands will feel slightly heavy and sticky due to the deposited color afterwards, I highly discourage people from washing their hair with shampoo and following up with a separate conditioner. Shampoo and conditioners can make the color bleed out more. Everytime you wash with even just water, color will bleed. After first time application, just rinse with cool water, dry, and style, then use dry shampoo to avoid washing your hair often. This will prolong the life of the color.When the hair is wet, the color looked like a deep pink/light red. When fully dry, the color is a beautiful and soft pink, with a shade somewhere in between cotton candy and pastel pink. It's not actually too vibrant, despite its name. This was exactly the color I was going for though.After reading reviews on the pastel pink conditioner, which were very abysmal, I'm glad I went with vibrant pink instead. With 1-2 washes, the color gradually fades into a beautiful and subtle rose gold. With 3-4 washes, the color is almost gone. With subsequent washes, the color is entirely gone. If you wash hair every two days while relying on dry shampoo in between washes, you can expect the color to last for about a week.If you want to maintain the pink, you'll have to wash hair even less and/or reapply product every few washes. At $32 a tub for about a week's worth of color, it's pricey and not very financially sustainable. Knowing this, I bought the color just to have one week's worth of a final hurrah before I'd permanently dye my hair back to black. I had fun while it lasted and I have no regrets!I have not tried other colors in this product line so I can't speak on their quality. This product did its job and I was happy with the results. I'd recommend this to anyone with hair bleached to levels 8 or above looking for a week's worth of a whimsical and feminine color.

I have dark brown/almost black Asian hair that’s natural on top and had been ombre bleached and dyed purple at the bottom. This conditioner worked wonders after my original purple had washed out, and the colour lasted way longer (3+ weeks? and this is without using Overtone’s recommended daily conditioner) than my original dye job did. The immediate colour is quite a vibrant dark purple on my bleached hair, but after about 10 washes starts to fade into a nice lighter purple shade mixed with some brown that starts to show through. On my natural dark hair, the purple appears as a subtle tinge that’s mainly visible under direct light/sunlight. I have mid-length, thin hair so the entire jar lasted me about 4 applications over the course of mid-October to start of Jan. Would recommend to those with lightened/lighter hair as a great way to try out fun colours! Those with totally dark hair, it’ll be a subtle look - plenty of video reviews on youtube will give you an idea of what to expect!

I colored my hair with medium brown henna to help strengthen it. The only problem was that my color looked dull. I tried this product in espresso brown (kept on for 15-20 minutes) and wow. My hair is just so glossy and luxurious looking now. This is high end salon quality stuff that I can do at convenience of my home. I recommend if you have a special event to go to, do the color the night before to maximize the glossiness. I have super fine Caucasian hair that gets oily quickly so I have to wash it daily, therefore I need to apply this weekly. Compared to chocolate brown, I feel like you need less of espresso brown to tint hair and still have same effect. I also love that this product removed the awful henna smell from my hair. I am very sensitive to smells and this product is a major win for my nose. It took me a while to rinse out the product and I ensured to wash it with cool to slightly warm water. When I dried my hair with a towel some of the color came off on towel so I was worried it would stain my pillow and clothes, but it didn’t happen!

I’m about 3 months in since I last dyed my hair and trying to decide if I can make it through this transition without ending up looking like an old witch! I saw others mentioned this has helped them through the process. I added a bunch of pics hoping maybe it would help someone with hair like me - naturally brown, with highlights and a handful of brown root touch-ups in between with now white and gray coming through up front. I know that is what I looked for before buying this. So did it work? For me yes and no. Left it on 20 minutes. It for certain toned down what was quickly becoming orange, brassy hair making it a bit darker, kind of an ashy brown. It also made the transition from new white/gray growth through the demarcation smoother so 2 thumbs up on both. I think it slightly toned the white down but not as much as I had hoped. I do believe it looks much better than it did an hour ago though. I will use it again, have about a half jar left and I have shoulder length hair. Hoping it lasts 2-3 weeks as others suggested. Next hair wash I may just put some on the new growth. Hope this helped someone - good luck on your hair journeys!

Disclaimer: pics are the "pink for brown hair" shade on blonde highlights, but it shoes how solid the color of Overtone generally is.This arrived in a shipping envelope and the first one had busted open inside. Looked like it got banged up in shipping and the lid cracked, allowing the inner seal to be punctured and the product to get out. Amazon replaced it no problem and the second on me arrived just fine. Really should be shipped in a box though.The product itself is great, I've been using overtone for years. It doesn't show up on my dark natural hair, but I have blonde highlights and it's SO vibrant on the blonde. Lasts about 4-6 weeks before it fades enough to bother me into a refresh, so a great value overall. I use gloves and just kinda smear it on a chunk of hair at a time and rub it in, so you don't have to be super precise unless you're only trying to get certain pieces. WILL stain your hands and your tub if you let it sit, but nail polish remover will get it off of you and the gel toilet bleach will get it off your tub.