20 Best Hair Dye For Stubborn Gray (2022 Updated)

I would give this a zero stars if I could. I dyed my hair with this brands BLACK DYE a couple years ago, (just came up in my snap memories) and I had the WORST reaction. I’ve never had a reaction to any other dye (I was Emo) my head swelled, my eye was swollen shut, I had hives all over my scalp, and around my ears, forehead and neck.

Probably top 3 worst pain I’ve ever been in. Do not use this dye.

The product is something new we had to try since they no longer sell the liquid form of this product, but we were totally satisfied with the product coming in a gel form and mixing it. The color was not applied with a brush comb as suggested, I mixed it and put it in the color bottle and it was fine.

Good color, easier to use in the bottle then the liquid. I think I used even less with this product for better results.

Its a nice color but it bleeds every time i shower or get my hair wet, it stained my hair towels and when i try to do a hairstyle and my hair is somewhat damp my hands get red, the color doesn’t last very long at all it faded within like the first week, i did have like a slight ombre in my hair so that might be why but the majority of my hair was dark brown and it still faded.

It sucks because it looks SO GOOD at my roots and its nice and vibrant and i wish it was that vibrant throughout my whole hair. Too bad it bleeds because it really is a stunning color.

I bought this thinking it would be as great as the other brand I use. I’m on a budget lol. This brand is AWFUL! It didn’t take as well nor did the color come out as shown on the bottle. Every time I wet my hair to style it, my hands are blue and it bleeds everywhere.

It fades and changes color each day. It’s starting to look ashy icy. I will never buy this again.

Smells nice, thick & didn’t drip, conditioner was pretty good but a weird grey putty color. But how can you mess up a permanent black? I have been dyeing my hair for over 40 years, black for nearly 20, so this is not a lightening or changing of color so I should get coverage, even coverage, all over.

It looks like temporary color over my light brown/15% grey hair: uneven and not quite black, you can still see where my root line is. Not my first time at the rodeo, but the first time and last time with this particular product.

The ColorSilk Beautiful Color is what I normally use. And it is completely ridiculous to market this as “no Gluten” and “Vegan”.

The color is very natural. I like that the mixture is on the thick side, so it doesn’t drip. I mix it in a bowl and apply to my roots with a brush. There’s no gross smell. The conditioner is thick and has a slight herbal scent.

(note: it’s important to break the seal on the tube of conditioner before getting your hands wet). The only thing I don’t like are the plastic gloves. They’re stiff and hard to put on. I don’t use them and after collecting a few, I donate them.

Happy that BB&B continues to carry this product.

I needed the whole kit, not just the color. It needs to be used with gloves and developer, etc. – which I don’t have. This is an item for a hairdresser to purchase, not an end user like me. However I do use Excellence by L’Oreal on a regular basis and I love it.

For some reason it won’t let me select the color I used. I have this in magenta. When I tested the color I was pleased that it had more of a purple than red tint. It says to leave it in your hair for 20 to 40 minutes but I’ve worked with fantasy colors for decades and usually leave them in for 3 to 4 hours.

My first run through I left it in for 40 minutes and my hair is a level 11 to 12. The color that came out I was too embarrassed to even take a picture of. It was splotchy and a beautiful dark magenta in places and then a pukey pink color everywhere else.

Even if I had you to protein filler it still would not have applied the color correctly. It’s a super thick formula that is hard to spread but it does look beautiful in the balls shiny and bright. I actually ended up using another tube which is insane because my hair is not that long.

It also smells like a wet dog and it’s hard to get that smell out of your hair. Bottom line there was nothing I liked about this formula or the color. I immediately start doing olive oil soaps and Dawn dish soap to pull as much color as I could out.

It fades super bright. I’ve already managed to get it to at least a bright bubblegum pink color. I am however planning to remove it with a bleach bath. I’ve never really been a big fan of ion colors to begin with but I got this for free from a friend so I decided to try it.

I will stick with punky colors as is my favorite.

Alright, Summer Hair Hair, and she was a Beaute! Couldn’t have asked for prettier summer hair. So what did we work with? Well, alot, let’s run down the list: -Iroiro: Seafoam, Aqua, Neon Yellow (not pictured) -Ion: Cyan (mixed with Aqua) -L’OREAL Effasol Color Remover -Select Care 10 Clear Developer First, Iroiro is everything, it’s about 2x better than Artic Fox at a slightly cheaper price.

Ion is so-so, but man, do they have some AMAZING colors, just wish they would fix the crappy formulas. But they’re cheap, so, you get what you pay for. The color remover, TOP TIER the ONLY color remover I will EVER use.

I almost find it better and safer for at home use than bleach. Non-pros have to order it on Amazon, but it’s worth it ladies and gentlemen. The the developer is developer. As for how long this lasted.

Iroiro last the longest out of all of them. I do little to maintain longevity in my hair because I love changing it (as you can see) but so far it’s been 8 weeks(?). so try and guess which picture is the 3 week one (lol, it’s not a hard guess, lol, and little secret, I have done nothing to extend it, literally nothing).

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I love the color choices in the Ion line. I am current trying out the brilliance line to see if it has more staying power. I currently am using this color and the Fuscia Permanent Hair Dye. While I absolutely love the color choices, I hate how fast I have to re-color.

My hair does grow fast, but not three weeks fast. I will have at least 2-3 inches of root growth that needs to be touched up. Most especially around my ears and temples. Does this compare to Wella? No, however it is always troublesome to find my color choices in the Wella lines at my local Sally’s.

I find myself either going to 2 stores, or nabbing all they have when I can find them. Great Colors, dull and needing re done way too fast.

I used Anime on my pre-lightened statement section of hair many times, with *fantastic* results. Color was bold, lasted as long as the dyes from my former salon, and it faded gradually into a delightful pastel teal.

My nephew asked me to color his hair the same color I used, so I felt secure in the results I’d achieve for him. He has natural pale blond hair. I left the cream on for extra time to make it bold for him, but it *all* washed out (in cold water)! His hair ended up looking slightly grey, paler than when I had used Cloud on myself.

So I reapplied to his hair, gooping it on, putting him in a cap and applying heat with a hair dryer, then letting it sit for an hour. Again, most of it slid out during wash. His hair is now a pale metallic teal, which–while attractive–is nowhere near his desired outcome.

I thought maybe his healthy Virginia hair was to blame, his undamaged locks not porous enough to absorb the color, but there are plenty of reviews from people with that hair who had good results. And I used the exact same bottle that I use for my own, so it’s not a bad batch.

Just confusing and disappointing.

if you get your hair bleached light enough (level 9/10) this will absolutley do the trick. the price is average and unfortunately the instructions aren’t in English but if you know how to do normal box dye then you will be fine.

I’m Asian so in order to get purple color hair I had to bleach my hair, well I didnt bleach it blond enough because I didn’t want to fry my hair but it was good enough. My hair was an ash brown color then I dyed it with the berina A6 and that’s the result I got shown in picture.

Color looks more like last picture. I like it.

I like it i got alot of comments on. My hair color

I suggest you use one third or half the tube on shortish kept hair. Repeat weekly or 2 weekly. do not rinse out vigorously. Slight dressing of coconut oil will keep the sheen. Wash the oil or any brylcream etc out thoroughly and dry before next application or you will block the colour binding to hair shaft.

Pat hair flat while colour is on head. Vaseline ears to protect them. Very pleased and the girls keep saying. you look different’ but cannot pinpoint the subtle darkening effect.

As I was living in the US, I started using this product there. It is very simple to employ and its effect lasts 4 to 6 weeks. I never had problems with, itching or whatever. I have difficulties to buy it from France.

The price was very reasonable in the US and less when bought from France. Difficult to recommend it as it may affect People in a different way,.

Excellent product. Does what it says on the box. Very natutal look.

Beautiful intermixable colour within the semi range. Lasts up to 20 washes. Leaves hair feeling beautifully conditioned and shiny. Best colour brand on the market. I would recommend to everyone to try.

I love to tone with Keune. It’s is long lasting but not too long that you can’t change it. The color is very rich and moisturizing. It leaves the hair very shiny!

I use this as toner and I love it. The color lasts longer and is not as brassy as other brands once it fades. Every time I refresh my color it always looks amazing.

My color turned out amazing!! (Picture 1 after color was applied) It was sooo beautiful!! The red does fade semi quick though (2nd pic about month after originally getting color) I had this color for around 3 months before I decided to change it again.

We then lightened my hair and the red pulled out just fine but the 2N on my base(roots) pulled red majorly and did not want to come out of my hair. Unfortunately I got impatient and tried to get it lightened again too soon and experienced some damage due to it, this was also due to the stylist not looking out for my hair integrity and putting too high of a developer on my hair and not properly watching it.

(Picture 3 shows after lightener) I have used PM The Color on others as well and their color turns out amazing!! Be cautious of allergic reactions, I’ve had a couple people have a reaction to this product but only if I actually put it on with it touching the scalp.

They did not experience the reaction with highlights/lowlights or getting a balayage, only if it touched the actual scalp/skin.

I think I bought the 3N from a different seller; the 2N from this seller. The 2N was already oxidized. It was orange and thick and didn’t mix well with the developer. It stayed chunky. I would buy this product again.

But not from this seller.

I’ve been using this product for a while. It’s the only hair color that I know that doesn’t make my hair red. I think it’s a good product. They have hair saloons where they only use this type of hair color and Paul Mitchell products.

I also like their shampoo and hair styling gel. I would highly recommend this product and Walmart offers a variety of their hair colors.