Got2B Metallic Permanent Hair Color, M73 Smoky Steel

I started with jet black hair.First I used a color stripper to pull out the black. Then coated my hair with K18 leave in mask. Didn’t wash for three days.This brought my hair to a burnt orange color.Then I used wella developer- a 30- with manic panic bleach. Coated in K18 leave in mask and my hair was lifted to a 9.Again- no washing for three days to allow the hair to rest and let the k18 do its job.Washed finally. Coated again in k18 and waited two days- then applied this hair color.Most importantly- when using got2b- follow the directions. Rinse the color out only- do not use shampoo and conditioner- that’s why so many reviews say the color washed right down the drain.Rinse throughly in cold water- not hot- not lukewarm.Apply the after color conditioner- let it set for the minimum two minutes- I let it set for 5-10.Rinse. Towel dry.I got the exact color on the box the first time around.Here’s the thing- this will not work on hair color any darker than a 7-8. So there’s a lot of reviews that say it’s crap….it's not- if you’re literate.After you’ve towel dried- another healthy coat of k18 won’t hurt. Then again- don’t wash your hair for 72 hours. After processing your follicles are wide open- and using shampoo will take the color right out.Let your natural oils return- use a damn good mask- and follow directions.For 12$ this is the best silver gray I’ve ever used. Will 100% use it again. Have been to numerous salons looking to get my natural gray blended and no one could do it.

I didn't expect much with this, as sometimes dye doesn't take well to my hair. I expected black at best, no real change at worst. I'm pleasantly surprised; it looks like what the box said it would, subtle gray-blue that shows up really well in good lighting.Reading over reviews, I see a lot of people who aren't happy with results. There's any number of reasons for that.▪︎First and foremost, if your hair is damaged, it may not take to the color. I've bleached and dyed with reliable dyes only to have a barely-there or pastel tint of color.▪︎Bleaching is extremely harsh on your hair. At-home bleaching is a risk, always, even if you know what you're doing. If you bleached prior to using this dye, you may have opened the cuticle too much, or not done enough repair to close it again.▪︎Unnatural color fades and sometimes it fades quickly; blue is notorious for requiring a lot of upkeep. You have to wash your hair infrequently and cold water is recommended. Add dye to your conditioner to re-deposit color, or better yet, get Overtone. Dyed hair REQUIRES maintenance.▪︎Unnatural colored dyes bleed and stain. That's just a fact of life. This dye is not regular box dye, but unnaturally colored dye made more accessible for people who don't want to bleach and damage their hair.▪︎The above point being said, it's not going to look the same as the hair on someone who went to a salon and had a professional dye their hair purple. Have realistic expectations.▪︎Everyone's hair is different; thickness, porosity, etc. The dye might work on some hair and not others. Splat works great for some people, but I find it to be the worst dye for my hair. It doesn't take! But some people get beautiful results with it.tl;dr if you're expecting salon-quality color from a $10 box of dye, you're going to have a bad time.

My hair is dark brown, with a bit of reddish gold and grey in it. I wanted to cover it up and get out the red. I thought this would be a nice color change. I haven't dyed my hair in years, so everything was fresh. My hair is past my shoulders and curly, so I bought 2 boxes. It was best to buy 2 boxes because the first box really only covered half my hair.I used a dark blue towel to cover with. The gloves are a big size, which is good because I have big hands. One of the tubes started to split while squeezing it, so you really need to wear gloves from the start.This dye stinks. Stinks of ammonia. When I spent several minutes rinsing out the dye. When I dried off, I used a white towel, and blue got all over it. I decided that I would rinse it again the next day because I was tired of rinsing.The next day, I just used conditioner to rinse my hair with. When I dried my hair off, with a new towel, there was still blue on that towel as well.The next day, I shampooed and conditioned my hair. Still stinks.Rinsed my hair the next day. Still stinked.Today is Thursday and my hair still stunk. I just shampooed and conditioned my hair and I can still smell faint ammonia. This is very frustrating.On a side note, their conditioner smells very good but that does nothing for this horrible ammonia smell.My scalp also itches, even though I did a patch test on my arm and my arm doesn't itch.I'm never doing box dye again. It'll be henna next time or a wig.To add, the color came out as expected for my hair color, but it's just not worth it.

Great color . Will buy again . Lots of great compliments on look. Item as described

I got this color hoping for the light and icy silver that's on the front of the box, heck I would have even settled for slightly darker, but even though my hair was incredibly light blonde before dying, it turned my hair a weird dark blueish grey instead... Application is also spotty despite saturating my entire head.Perhaps it was user error, but I am definitely saddened that it went so dark and is so patchy when the box showed that my color would turn the silver I wanted.Hoping that it will lighten with a few washes.

Metalic hair color. I've used this color before and really liked it. But now I'm gray headed and thought it would work and it doesnt. So disappointed.

works well.