L’Oreal Paris Superior Preference Fade-Defying Color + Shine System, 5MB Medium Auburn(Packaging May Vary), Pack of 1,

L'Oreal Superior Preference Light Amber Brown is one of the best colors I've used & I normally buy the more expensive, salon equivalent brands but never again! This is the 2nd time I've used L'Oreal Superior Preference color, once when I was dark blonde. I just can't get over how soft & unbelievably shiny my hair looks after using the color, plus my hair seems to have more volume! I'm so thrilled with these results! Previously, I'd chose a professional formula in another brand & my hair was not light copper brown but bright fire engine red! Despite using clarifying shampoo till I was waterlogged, I still had bright red clown hair! Not anymore! I'm so thrilled with the not only the excellent coverage for my few stubborn grays but my hair just looks and feels incredible! L'Oreal Superior Preference Light Amber Brown gave me the beautiful, professional looking color I'd been wanting - a nice light brown with just the perfect amount of copper so it looks like my natural hair color. Finally, I can stop hiding under beanies & ball caps! No wonder stylists warn against box colors! I think my hair definitely looks like I had it done in a salon! Oh! Those stubborn gray hairs? Completely vanished!

Thank you L'Oreal for this Superior Hair Color. I'm very impressed to come back to box dyes and find such an excellent performing product! Who knew L'Oreal had gotten this impressively great at this price point? I certainly didn't. I am switching from e-salon because the color isn't working for me any longer after years of using the same products. I'm using this and the L'Oreal Root Magic and I'm saving money, and my hair looks better! WOW! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Works well, color is as described. My hairdresser recommended L'Oreal if going for an at home hairdresser dye.

The dye is fine — easy to mix and apply, and my hair felt soft afterward. However, the color wasn’t as bright as shown in the picture. It looked more like I hadn’t refreshed my color at all

Pics added... in 2 different types of lighting and during application. 😀 Color: (Preference LB02) I've gone to numerous salons in OC California and paid upwards of $400+ to have my thick, long hair colored. (I'm naturally med brown but now with the oh-so-wonderful (not) greys). I was NEVER happy with how I looked when I left the salon which frustrated me considering the money and time spent there. This went on for several years and I just accepted it as having difficult hair or whatever. I would try a new, more expensive salon and would end up with fairly similar results. They weren’t horrible, just not what I was wanting. I ALWAYS had a photo of what I wanted and was clear in my request so, in retrospect, I'm not sure why it was so unachievable for so many years and so many colorists. My colorists tried to explain after the fact why it wasn't exactly like the photo but ... honestly, shouldn't they have known that BEFORE doing it and charging me $400? I just didn't get it... This all changed when I met someone with the exact color I was wanting. She said she used this exact drug-store hair color and described her original color as med brown with grey so I had to try it! I was so nervous but wasn't happy with what I had found in the top salons in SoCal so I tried it... OH MY GOODNESS I was amazed at the results!!! Not only was it closer to the color I had always described and requested but my hair was super soft and healthy following the color process!! I've now been using this color for several years and it's seriously the best thing I've found. I recently went for a trim and blowout at a higher end salon and a woman brought a box of color into the salon and asked if the stylist wouldn't mind using it instead of their usual color... my stylist rolled her eyes and whispered ,"oh my god that's so tacky - that junk will just fry her hair and then we will have to fix it " I looked closer at the box and saw " preference" on it... same as what I use!). Her stylist tried to explain why their (much more expensive) products were so much better... the customer (who, incidentally, was well dressed and carrying a Chanel bag) said she just liked the look and feel of her hair better with the preference... which is EXACTLY how I feel! I have the money to spend on what works best so that's not the issue. It just so happens that this extremely inexpensive color is what's best after years and years of disappointing salon visits... and thousands of dollars wasted in the salon! When I left the salon that day I mentioned that I use the same thing and feel the exact same way as the other customer... I'm sure my stylist was a little embarrassed that she had whispered how tacky of a request it was and her attitude was reflected in my gratuity. I understand that the improved quality of home hair color has most likely had a huge impact on the income potential of hair-colorists so now I understand why they reacted that way the day the woman walked in... but it's also the exact reason I was so afraid to use it in the beginning as well and I wish I had used it years sooner. So... if you're on the fence, try it! Do a patch test underneath to see how it turns out before continuing with the entire head... if you like the look and feel of the test patch then continue with the rest! It honestly couldn't be easier. I use it every few weeks at the roots and bring it to the ends for a color refresh at the end of the processing time while I'm doing my nails and on the computer! I've had several people ask me where I get my hair done and I'm always honest and tell them...

when you first shake it yes you’re gonna spell the chemicals, but that’s just part of the hair dye process, but then it goes away pretty quickly to the point where you don’t smell it anymore which is nice so it is not just like you know when you’re dying your hair, you’re not just smelling like the hair dye chemicals the entire time you’re dying your hair now it’s a perfect lie because I wanted to go for a very, not too crazy, but but just the right amount of black and I love the outcome of how it turned out and I will get this again because I absolutely loved that in my hair during the fall a darker color and I’m glad I picked the right hair dye So like after I’ve noticing for like a while, I noticed that like I could still see like a little bit like round like a dark brown and I’m like well I want like like black hair on me right and I don’t. I think it’s because maybe I didn’t use the entire bottle so like I switched over to like a soft national black and this time I use the entire bottle because like I guess that’s what you have to do if you want the results and I got the results and I’m glad like I went for this color as well because I you know I wouldn’t feel like a soft life, but I’m like no I wanna go for like maybe like your national black will work, but yeah if you wanna like the color to shout, you’ve got probably gonna use like the whole entire bottle you know and you can definitely tell like that like when you use the entire bottle you’ll get the results trust

I bought this L'Oréal Paris Superior Preference dye and was delighted with the result. The color is uniform, natural and very bright, exactly as shown on the box. It covers gray hair perfectly and does not leave hair dull or dry. The application is very simple, it does not leak and the aroma is pleasant compared to other dyes. After washing, the hair feels soft, silky and beautifully shiny, thanks to the conditioner it includes. What I liked the most is that the color lasts for several weeks without losing intensity, even with frequent washes. It is undoubtedly an excellent option if you are looking for a professional quality dye to use at home. 💯 I highly recommend it and will buy it again.

Just used the 5CB Medium Chestnut Brown last night and it’s not exactly the color I wanted but I knew the risk I was taking going in and I don’t hate it. The formula for this is runny and does drip, so watch out for those white counters and rugs. The color result is redder than I wanted but the box does indicate it can pull red for redheads so that’s on me, I should’ve gone for a fully cool toned brown. Perhaps this was due more to the quality of my sun bleached hair and general dryness, but it was striking during application how much my hair texture became like straw. I expected to follow up with my usual hair repair methods (Amika RX) but to my surprise, the provided conditioner more than restored the texture to a soft state. Attached some pictures with side by sides, befores on the left. I think I’ll prefer the color in a week or two when it inevitably fades a shade. I have a handful of grays toward the crown and this fully covered those, however, I can’t yet attest to longevity of the coverage. **Update** I used and reviewed this dye in October, it is now December and I have added an additional update picture (roughly 2.5 to 3 months after application). I was correct that the faded shade is what I’m most happy with, especially once the ends lightened up, which happened probably by week 3 or 4. Gray coverage is excellent though my growth seems to already be showing so I’m spotting silvers again. Red tone is lasting very well and I’m happy, just gotta find some sort of root touch up now. Overall a recommend for the lasting color, but I will mention that my hair is much much dryer over the last couple months than usual - I feel my hair usually “bounces back” after a dye (I tend to dye my hair once or twice a year only) and after this box it did not. So if your hair is chemically treated or severely damaged, I would look for a potentially gentler dye formula if there is such a thing. I am using deep conditioner treatments or a quality conditioner in the shower, but what seems to help most is a post shower cocktail: light spritz of Pacifica Silk Rice detangle spray, dime sized amount of JVN instant repair mask, a pump and a half of JVN blowout styling milk, and then the next day or morning 3-4 drops of the JVN nourishing shine drops (I also use Ouai hair oil but I’ve run out - and occasionally IGK mistress hydrating balm on the ends and before I ran out I’d frequently use the IGK Antisocial overnight dry mask which I can’t recommend enough lol) Best of luck to everyone on their hair journey :)