20 Best Highlighting Kit For Dark Blonde Hair (2022 Updated)

So I have always used loreal creme de lights but they quit making it. So I had to find something different. I’ve always pulled my hair through the cap bc I don’t like the lines that foil wrapping makes.

Anyway I got this. My hair is long, thick and course its dark brown with red tones naturally with gray mixed. I applied the color and within a matter of minutes it was lifting and that was without heat so I was already impressed.

I had 3 boxes of this stuff could’ve used 4 but I made it. I had a lot if grow out to cover. If you do your hair at home and you know it’s easy to lift then you should get this. I left mine on for about 20 mins prob could’ve left it on longer but this being new I did not want to fry my hair since i didnt know the product.

I usually go for a platinum blonde but this will work for now it’s more of a natural blonde per loreal preference color chart. Fyi it didn’t fry my hair. Very minimal hair loss very happy with it.

This is the only kit I trust ! Does not turn my dark brown hair orange at all. Highlights come out beautiful. Had my husband help me with the back of my hair and he did a Great job lol love that this kit has everything you need.

As a newbie I don’t have to worry about buying and mixing wrong products! My kit didn’t come with a mixing bowl though so I bought one separately. Will definitely keep buying this kit for root touch ups.

I have been highlighting my hair for all of my adult life, going to the salon and getting it foiled when I could afford it, which was most of the time, however with the pandemic and money being tighter, I went back to doing my own hair at home.

I have used professional bleach with developer, and every kit available, and this is the one that is most reliable, and easiest to use. I started out not using the cap, and I know some YouTube tutorials for this kit show people painting on highlights, instead of using the cap.

I did that, and it works fine if you know what you are doing, and if you make sure to saturate each section you are highlighting, and then over your hair as it develops so it doesn’t dry out. That’s actually a lot of steps that could end up not going well, and if your hair doesn’t process fully, it will be orange.

At some point I decided I wanted to get it closer to my scalp, and I decided to use the cap as I used to do when I was a teenager. It came out really well! I made sure to use a very small highlighting hook, (the metal one in the kit is small, but I have one that it tiny, like 1/4 of the size of the one that comes with it, and I created my own holes, pulling tons of fine pieces through, instead of fewer chunky highlights.

It was time consuming to pull the hair though the cap, but when it was done, it looked like I’d had my hair professionally foiled. Frankly, I was surprised! I was thinking it was going to be a disaster.

Make sure when you pull the hair through, to not make huge holes, that bleach can leak into, and inspect the hair you pull through to make sure it is fully pulled through, with no loops of hair that will lead to patchy hair.

It is important to fully saturate the hair with the bleach, cover it, and let the hair process until it’s the level you are hoping to achieve, and not to rinse it too quickly. Somewhere between the inside of a banana, and the color of spaghetti, is the color I wait for my hair to get to.

Otherwise I have to do a lot of toning, and if you use this kit properly, you actually might only need the toning rinse that comes with it. I always do a brown root smudge the next day after highlighting, and fix any spots with the brown dye that might not have turned out perfectly.

I like to do a root smudge to blur the lines that might happen if hair is pulled through a hole that wasn’t right above where it was growing from, and to make it look more natural.

This stuff is my jam!!! I have used it for so long, and always love the results. I have really thick hair, and having to sit at the hairdresser for highlights is painfully boring and time consuming. This kit comes with a plastic highlighting cap and metal hook to pull your hair through.

I brush through my hair really well, and it’s so easy to pull my hair through with the metal hook. It makes such a HUGE difference in time and control compared to plastic ones. just make sure it doesn’t get near any of your dye— but you don’t mix that until your ready to immediately put it on.

It also comes with a leave in toner. Love this stuff. I leave it on longer than the recommended time too 🤷‍♀️.

I received this hair dye to trial as part of the Beauty Review Crew. I have used this brand of hair dye a few times over the past couple years. In particular, I have used the shade ‘Darkest brown’ which is the same shade I’m trialing today.

The shade has always been is a lovely vibrant colour and the colour result is similar to my natural hair colour. The dye promises to 100% grey hair coverage and it lives up to its promise. Preparing the dye for application is nice and easy.

After applying the gloves that are included in the packaging, you pour the colour formula into the bottle of developer before placing the lid back on and shaking the bottle until completely mixed. It’s that easy! Then starting at the roots, you evenly apply the dye.

The dye goes on smoothly and, surprisingly, the dye scent isn’t as strong as other brands. Other brands tend to have a strong chemical smell which makes my eyes water and nose tingle when breathing it in.

Clairol have done a great job at producing a hair product with a low scent. One of the best things about Clairol’s nice n’ easy hair dyes is the short processing times. Unlike other brands that have a processing time of upwards to an hour to reach your desired shade, these dye have an average processing time of just 25 minutes.

The short processing time means you can dye your hair during your lunch break, before a night out, or before a date, without it taking up too much of your time. The rinsing process is also quite a smooth and easy process.

After applying some warm water, give your hear/head a little massage and then rinse until the water runs clear from all the dye. It normally takes around two minutes for the water to run clear. Then using the conditioning Clairol conditioning treatment that comes with the hair dye, you apply from roots to tips and leave for a couple minutes before rinsing.

The conditioning treatment has a lovely scent and is nice and thick. It’s almost like applying a luxurious hair mask. It glides onto the hair smoothly and evenly. After rinsing the conditioning treatment you can instantly feel how hydrated you hair feels.

Dying your hair often dehydrates it and your hair can feel a little worse for wear. Clairol’s hair dyes are gentle on your hair and the conditioning treatment prevents damage and keeps your hair hydrated and feeling lovely.

After towel-drying my hair, I blow-dried my hair until was dry. Looking in the mirror you could instantly see how vibrant and lovely the hair colour result was, and it looked and felt really healthy.

I am always so very impressed with the results every time and I often get compliments from friends and family members. As my hair grows fairly quickly, I use this product every 2-3 months to help cover grey hairs.

Despite dying my hair so regularly, my hair has remained healthy and manageable, and hasn’t compromised my hair in any way. The only downside I can mention is that the dye stains your skin. Normally hair spray or acetone on a cotton ball or cotton pad helps remove hair dyes from skin but I found this dye to be lot stronger and barely budged from the skin.

I also tried scrubbing with soap and dishwashing detergent but the dye only faded slightly. It took a few days of scubbing before the dye faded completely. The best thing of all about Clairol’s Nice n’ Easy hair dyes are they cost just $9 from your local supermarket.

Sometimes, you can grab them on special for just $6! SIX BUCKS! Now that’s what you call a bargain! Why pay $200+ t an expensive hairdresser when you can get almost the same results for just $9.

I received Medium Chestnut Brown as part of the review crew. My hair is dyed medium brown over grey/white and is a few inches below my collarbones. It’s fine and flat with a slight wave immediately after air drying but this falls out quickly, it’s also horribly frizzy.

I found the instructions easy to follow and the dye easy to use although I did find I’d missed some areas which is unusual for me. I was using this on about 1 inch of grey roots, apart from where I’d missed it covered it well although it’s lighter on those grey areas and the other areas are now darker.

This means my roots are still visible although not grey and it would be good if the colour guide also showed the outcome on grey or white hair. I don’t usually see the roots so evident with other home colour I’ve done.

However the colour on the roots is nice and I might keep using this to get all my hair to a lighter colour. I didn’t notice that the smell was better or worse than other brands I’ve used and I had no adverse reaction on my scalp.

I wasn’t able to see a blend of tones and highlights although I did like the colour on both the grey and dyed areas. My hair felt soft after using and easy to comb. After a few further washes I’ve not see much fade or loss of condition.

Overall this Is a good dye for home colouring with good grey coverage although I feel I need to be more attentive when I use it. It’s a good price too.

As the cost of everything rises I have gone down to bi-monthly hair visits and have been colouring my roots in between. I have stuck to two main brands the past year so I was excited to trial clairols Nice n Easy to see how it compares! The new packaging is pleasing and clear on what it delivers.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the scent wasn’t overbearing whilst I applied this to my roots. It mixed very well in the applicator bottle and was so easy to apply. The gloves fit well and I waited the appropriate time until rinsing off.

The colour rinsed off well and the conditioner was lovely. I decided to let my hair air dry for the best and most accurate review on colour, shine and coverage of greys. So the colour match was great, it definitely covered my grey roots and my hair was a little dry on the ends but nothing a good leave in conditioner can’t fix! I like that this dye did what it said and was not gimmicky or over priced compared to competitors.

A solid budget buy option if you prefer colouring hair at home. It may dry your hair out if used frequently so a good quality conditioner for coloured hair would be a must alongside this product.

Pro: great product, I’ve been using it for over 20 years. I have gotten compliments from actual hairdressers on my highlights who thought they were salon highlights. Con: cap is garbage as others have pointed out.

Mine ripped, i. e. the cap part ripped away from the tie part but I called L’Oreal and they are going to replace the kit (supposedly). Anyway I’m pretty sure you can get a reusable cap at Sally and it is worth the investment if so.

I did not have a huge problem getting my hair through the holes but I highly advise using the metal hook and not the plastic hook. They are NOT the same. Also I didn’t try and do the back this time. I have in the past and the results have been great but you can’t do it with a slip slidey cap or at least I wouldn’t attempt it.

The bottom line is you need first of all a good product that will give you pretty highlights and not weird orange hair. This is that product. I have medium brown mouse hair but I always use the Chardonnay i.

e. the lighter tint because I have found that when you try to go for the more subtle tints you can end up with orange hair and highlighter remorse. You MUST leave the product on for the full time indicated and sometimes longer.

Check the strand like the box says. Furthermore, the price compares favorably to other highlighting products. I used to think all highlighting kits were created equal. I was wrong. Many do not even HAVE a metal hook.

To try and highlight with these crappy caps using a plastic hook is like trying to catch an alligator with a fishing pole. Bottom line: this is a great product even disregarding the great price. It is what is says: petite.

You cannot highlight a full head of long flowing locks with this kit. This is great for literally highlights on short to medium length hair i. e. a few standout locks of hair as opposed to basically going blonde and calling it highlights.

Do not highlight when you are in a hurry and/or you have a date later. You must always consider the possibility that something will go wrong, even just missing a chunk. For example, because of my ripped cap, my left side is blonder than my right, but since I don’t have a hot date tonight, I don’t care.

I didn’t use all the product and I will fix it later on. Give yourself 48 hours to fix any mistakes or highlighting remorse issues. Also I highly advise investing in blue/purple shampoo which takes any brassiness out.

never ever ever buy this product. I have been highlighting my own hair for 20 years. I have never ever used this brand, but my normal brand was out of stock everywhere. the cap is ridiculous because you can’t see any of the holes or circles or anything on it.

then once you do find a hole you can’t punch through it. I’ve never really enjoyed coloring my own hair, but I do it out of necessity for saving money. but I’ve never hated it this much. if you like your sanity do not buy this product.

I would give it zero Stars if I could.

I received this product and was eager to trial it. There’s nothing quite like a colour touch up to make you feel a little more refreshed and energised! The product was super easy to use and everything needed was contained in one compact box.

I followed the directions with ease and all progressed to plan. The end result was reasonably true to the desired colour although my hair did end up more orange than I had anticipated. I accept this can happen with hair colours because there are so many factors that contribute to the end result.

The hair colour did address my primary concern – covering the dreaded greys! The smell was not offensive as can happen with some brands and I liked the fuss free application process. A major benefit is the convenience of doing this at home at a time that suits me and a cost that is budget friendly! I have had my colour now for a week and the colour at this stage is still looking fresh with great coverage.

I would suggest that anyone with thick hair or very long hair should invest in two packets and not chance a dye disaster!! I have long hair but it is very thin so one packet for me was sufficient. Overall – I will be using this product again!.

Staff Review by BC’s Tamara I’m not going to lie – I have greys. Lots of them. But the Clairol Nice’n Easy Permanent Hair Dye did a mighty fine job of making them disappear! I have actually used this dye in the past, and can’t recommend it enough.

The range of colours on offer is wonderful as there is something there for everyone. I have dull brown hair, so usually opt for a warm shade to brighten my colour – I used the Medium Chestnut Brown 5RB.

The instructions are clear and easy to follow and after spending 10 mins applying the product as thoroughly as I could, it took a simple 25 minutes to penetrate before washing it out and conditioning.

The colour completely covered my greys (which was my main objective), but overall my hair looks so much healthier as it is shiny and the colour has more life to it. My favourite thing about this dye is that the colour brings out the natural highlights I have and it looks really natural.

At $12. 99 the Clairol Nice’n Easy is a bargain as it is a high quality product and I would recommend it!.

It has been a long time since I had done a cap highlight on myself but I was open to switching up my hair color and trying out Revlon’s Color Effects Frost Glow. I used the smaller hook end of the tool because I wanted a subtle highlight.

It took a few tries before I got the method down for pulling the hair through the cap. I think it is really important to keep the tool flat to your head with the hook pointed up, to get the best results without pulling at your hair.

Because I didn’t want a dramatic change, I planned to only pulled hair through the circled holes and only in the front and crown portions of the cap. I found it much too difficult to pull hair from any farther back on my head, so there was no chance I was going to be able to accomplish an all-over highlight, even if I wanted to.

I would recommend having someone help you pull hair through the cap if you are going for a full head of highlights and definitely if you are new to cap highlights. The mixing and coloring process was super easy.

The mixture did not smell harsh which was definitely appreciated. I would prefer a better fitting pair of gloves to wear. As you apply the mixture and make sure each strand is saturated, the gloves start to slide off and get in the way.

I intended to check my hair after 10 minutes but my timer never went off, so it was 15 minutes before I checked. When I checked it, I panicked because it looked very blonde and brassy compared to my chocolate cherry brown hair color.

After rinsing it off and shampooing and conditioning with the included toning shampoo and conditioner, I felt a little bit better about the color. It still looked very light (mostly in front) when I started to dry my hair with my Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer.

After styling, other than looking a little more 2000’s chunky highlight at the front of my face than I would have liked, I am very happy with the look! I was actually pleasantly surprised that the color chart on the box was accurate! It would be nice to get a bigger packet of the toning conditioner and shampoo.

I have shoulder-length fine hair and used the whole packet. Even putting two of each packet would be beneficial especially to those with long or thick hair. I could possibly see myself using this kit in the future, though I would probably force my husband to help pull hair through the cap.

From hook to styling, the whole process took me about 3 1/2 hours. It gets a little chaotic trying to hold a mirror and angle yourself just right to reach all of the holes on the cap. If you’re looking to save yourself a hundred (or more) dollars and you have the time and patience, I would definitely recommend this Revlon Color Effects kit!.

So this color was exactly what I would pick if I was going to a salon. I have pretty dark hair on top and bleached hair about 1/2 down. So I was a bit nervous to try it but I figured since I work from home I could always fix it if it went horribly wrong.

I just preface this review with the fact that I have a lot of hair. It is thick and I’ve always been told that I have about 3-4 times the amount than most do. When in a ponytail it is about 1. 25″ in diameter.

So keep that in mind when I say that the cap needs a ton of planning and patience. I didnt have anyone to help me do it so I sectioned my hair into four sections. I wanted to make sure I didn’t only get highlights on the top and sides.

I started this early and let me tell you the cap is what took the longest. I have used regular hair bleach and foils so I was prepared to spend a lot of time pulling out my hair. once I got it all done an hour and 20 mins later I mixed up the product and was surprised how pleasant it smelled.

So for me I started with the front and front sides because I knew that would stay the longest and that’s where I wanted my hair to be lighter. Then I did the top middle and sides and finished with the back.

I clipped my hair with my plastic clips to keep my hair out of my face. I had a little left over so I decided to pull out a couple extra pieces and coated those right away. I would definitely recommend not taking it off early.

I think it needs the full processing time to get the color closest to the box. What I liked about the cap was that I didn’t have to foil my hair to protect the other hair from getting bleached. what I didn’t like was not truly knowing how it would come out.

When it was time to rinse. I carefully pulled the cap off. I was so scared my hair would tear out, but it was pretty easy to take off. So much easier than it was to put it on. lol. I did not use the enclosed shampoo because I have my own violet shampoo and blue shampoo.

So I used that and my blue hair mask to condition it. I was shocked how my hair felt though. it was soft and not dry like I thought it might be. Over I love the color and am shocked at how good it came out.

I think had I had help to do the cap it would have been faster. But for the price and results I am hooked. Will definitely be buying another box or two to keep up my highlights during the summer. I’m loving my hair and the color looks so good on my bleached hair.

it came out lighter than the top and I’m good with that.

Really happy with the results of this product! I normally have highlights at the salon but because of COVID have not been able to go, so my roots have got quite dark. This has really brightened up my hair again and would definitely buy again! The reason for a 4 rating is for the applying process.

I used the hat with the hooks. The hat has plastic cover inside which has no holes in. I found it better to pierce through the holes before putting the hat on to help pulling through the hair. It was quite tricky at first to pull the hair through but after practice it becomes easier.

It was very time consuming from start to finish about 2hrs for the final result. I didn’t pull through all the holes and used about half of the mixture and left on for 30 mins. This gave a nice finish with it not being too harsh and brighten ups your hair.

I bought this to try giving myself some highlights during lockdown, as I was fed up of my hair and wanted something new. I tried using the highlighting cap included in this kit, but as I have short hair it didn’t work very well, and the cap itself was very flimsy and broke when trying to use it.

Instead I ditched this and used the comb method for highlights, by dipping a comb into the bleach mixture and combing it through my hair. Im pleasantly surprised with this kit! My hair turned out well, not as light as I was wanting it to, but I do have mid brown hair so im not surprised, but the highlights actually came out well! I would use this again when I next want to brighten up my hair and add a bit more highlights! A lot better than other bleaching kits I have used.

This is the second time I’ve used this product , which is quite good as regards highlighting , but the shampoo provided is not sufficient to wash out all the product. So even after rinsing, washing with the shampoo , rinsing and using a conditioner and rinsing some more , the towel I used is ruined by bleaching.

Plus , the new towel I showered with is also ruined and I didn’t use it on my hair. I’m not impressed.

TranslateShow in original languageIch habe mir mit dem Olia Highlights, wie das Produkt schon sagt, leichte Highlights in meine dunkelbraunen Haare gesetzt. Die Highlights sollten überall verteilt und dünn sein, also habe ich mir feine Strähnchen aus den Haaren genommen und sie mit dem Produkt bepinselt.

Das zusammenmischen war dank der Anleitung kinderleicht und das Auftragen war ebenfalls sehr einfach. Das einzige, was mich hier etwas gestört hat, war der beigelegte “Pinsel”, der für mich etwas zu hart ist und die Farbe viel mehr abnimmt, als aufträgt.

Nach 30 Minuten einwirken, habe ich meine Haare ganz normal mit kaltem Wasser ausgewaschen und shampooniert, kurz trocken geföhnt und das Ergebnis war super. Nicht zu hell und nicht so, dass man gar nichts sieht.

Für mich genau richtig und es war super leicht, dieses Ergebnis zu kreieren. Wichtig ist auch, dass meine Haare dadurch keinerlei Schaden genommen haben. Kann ich also guten Herzens weiterempfehlen.

TranslateShow in original languageStrahlende Highlights ganz einfach zuhause selber machen. Die Verpackung ist wertig und enthält alle nötigen Zubehörteile, die Anleitung ist sehr gut erklärt und die Handhabung ist simpel.

Im Handumdrehen ist die Farbe aufgetragen, dann muss man nur noch die Einwirkzeit abwarten bis ausgespült werden kann und dann sieht man das wundervolle Ergebnis. Ich bin wirklich sehr begeistert wie einfach es ist Strähnchen zuhause selbst zu setzen, bisher habe ich immer nur den kompletten Kopf gefärbt oder mal die Ansätze behandelt.

Der Geruch ist auch angenehm für eine Haarfarbe, keine beißenden Dämpfe. Die Pflege ist ausreichend. Man kann ja auch immer noch seinen eigenen Lieblingsprodukte verwenden, aber ich mag die beiliegende Kur immer sehr gerne und finde sie sehr pflegend.

Ich würde das Produkt jederzeit nachkaufen und kann es jedem empfehlen, der gerne einige frische Akzente möchte und seine Haarfarbe lebendiger gestalten will.

TranslateShow in original languageIch durfte OLIA Highlights blond testen und hatte mich total darüber gefreut. Haare frisch nochmal gewaschen und los sollte es gehen. Zuerst einmal zur Verpackung: Sie ist gut gemacht.

Auch das Mischtöpfchen aus dickerer Pappe finde ich in Umweltpunkten gut. Das Mischen selbst war einfach. Ich wusste, dass es nur für Highlights sein sollte, war aber dennoch enttäuscht von der Menge an Färbemittel, da ich sehr dickes Haar und noch dazu dunkles habe.

Am Ende habe ich mich aus Sicherheitsgründen dazu entschlossen nur 1-2 Strähnen aufzuhellen, da ich im Kundenverkehr arbeite und mir einen Negativ-Try nicht so ohne Weiteres leisten kann. Das Färbeergebnis: Kaum sichtbar gewesen.

Für sehr dunkles Haar daher nicht zu empfehlen. Helleres, dünnes Haar ist aber sicherlich auch mit der Menge an Farbe gut zu highlighten. Für mich persönlich war das Produkt leider nichts.

I brought this product as it promised to make my hair lighter than my usual highlighter kit. However if you have fine hair it is almost impossible to pull hair through the cap. The hook is tiny and doesn’t produce enough grip to the hair to force it though the hole.

It would probably work OK for those with thick hair. I then tried to use the comb method but dispute stiring the mixture for 10 mins it was still globby so it was very difficult to colour the hair with any precision.

I washed it all off after 5 mins of trying. Won’t be buy this again.

I wanted to just highlight my hair not bleach it blonde. Bought this as came up on searches as good. I admitted to my hairdresser I was going to home highlight and he was fine with it. Very nervous to use it and had a friend to help.

We used tin foil to separate the hair. My hair is medium brown and we left it on 15 mins. Very happy with the results. I now have between a honey blonde/blonde highlights. Condition of my hair is still good.

I have short hair.

I bought this having read every single review. The majority seemed so positive so I went ahead and took the plunge. I didn’t use the cap, but I took teeny tiny sections at a time to help make my hair look lifted, lighter and perfect in time for the new year.

It lifted my hair to a level 8 and 9 in places!! (In non hairdressing terms, golden and bleach blonde!) it looks super effortless and the aftercare shampoo smells lovely and helped to keep my hair lovely and soft, but I also used my favourite Maui leave in conditioner to enhance strong and soft hair.

Overall I can’t reccomend this kit enough as it not only comes with the powder and 40 level peroxide, it comes with a mixing bowl and brush! Super fab kit and worth every penny. You can top up the highlights where you may have missed or want more by buying the powder and peroxide by the same brand seperatly which I intend to do tomorrow to blend it all together where I missed a couple of places!! Super happy with my results, cannot recommend enough!!.

This is by far the best Bleaching kit that I have found. It dramatically lightened my dark blonde tresses to a Bombshell Platinum shade. Very easy to use and it came with complete instructions on step by step easy to read and understand instructions.

It lifted my shade atleast 6 shades. I am a huge fan of Jerome Russell products and I will definitely be purchasing this product again. I highly recommend that if you want to achieve a high lift of blonde, then this is the product that you want.

Came with 40 Developer and two bags of bleach and a brush. was disappointed there was no mixing dish or conditioner. However there was a cap and gloves and hair cap. Worked better than most I’ve tried.

as it left my hair very soft and not dry damaged. I use a little and touch up later. making this box last awhile.

I have need using the Jerome Russell Ultimate Blonding kit for quite a long time. Get it for £4.49 in home bargins. Easy to you and comes with everything you need.

I have a naturally medium brown that leans auburn in the sunlight, but I like to intensify the red. Before COVID, I would get my hair lightened and colored in the salon, because every at-home dye kit consult I had told me you can’t really lighten hair with kits, just add color.

Darn. Wanting to DIY and needing easy, I’ve been using Overtone and have been thrilled with the results, but now that it’s been so long since the salon, my salon-lightened ends have grown out and the red looks less noticeable.

Being an absolute beginner and too scared to bleach all over, I thought this highlighting kit might be a good way to dip my toes into hair lightening. I did a lot of research, watched Youtube tutorials to avoid frying it off , and decided on this kit to use for my first attempt.

The first picture is my before color. I first did a strand test (second picture) and this is after about 40 minutes of processing time. I was pleased with the amount of lightening, so I decided to keep going.

The photo doesn’t really show it super well, but you can see my natural color under the tape, and the lightened color is a kind of light copper. The kit comes with a plastic cap with printed holes on it.

You can either use every hole for an all-over look, or every other one for a more scattered look. I decided on every other. There is a little hook included that you use to pull strands out through the cap, so that the hair underneath doesn’t get lightened.

Well, this is where I ran into trouble. My hair is REALLY fine, and I just could not get ANY hair hooked on that darn thing. I tried for probably half an hour until my husband took pity and said he’d give it a shot.

Somehow he was better at it (maybe the angle is easier to get if you’re not looking in a mirror? Or he used more pressure? Not sure), so I let him help me pull strands through all the circles. I might need to use tweezers or something next time.

You may not have this issue though, if your hair isn’t insanely fine and slippery. I recommend using a comb to lightly brush against the cap after and make sure you don’t have any tangles or loops that didn’t quite make it through.

I used a combination of my gloved fingers and a hair paintbrush (don’t know what they’re really called) to coat the strands with the mixed solution. It went on pretty easily. Then I set a timer and put the included plastic cover over the top.

I checked it every 10 minutes, and when it looked like it had processed to where I liked it, rinsed it out. I also did the shampoo and conditioner included, which helped make my hair feel a lot softer.

Overall, I really like how it turned out! My hair actually looks ginger just from this kit alone. It looks very natural; my sister who is a natural redhead looks like this in the summer. I’ll still probably add the Overtone Copper Kit to help blend it into the exact shade I like though.

I’ll come back and post the results of that after I do it. If you are going for more true blonde strands, you’ll probably need to leave it on longer (a few strands on my bangs processed to yellow) or possibly do a second bleaching.

A toner might make it less orange leaning. But this definitely gives a nice lightening effect on brown, and for someone who wanted to go to the coppery side anyway, it’s perfect!.

I have a medium blonde color. My results were amazing with this product. First, you’ll notice while mixing the liquid/powder together that it looks runny/grainy. Please make sure you mix for at least 5 min! It will turn into a thick base with no clumps! I then put half my hair up and used the brush to do some highlights.

Next I pulled the top of my hair down and did 4 highlights on each side with the brush. I left on for about 10-15 min until I saw the product turning my hair lighter. I did re-highlight the areas I already brushed on for a thicker coat.

Came out amazing. Looks like I went to a salon!.

This is an excellent product which adds blonde highlights. You just paint on streaks of blonde, where ever you want them. So easy. You do not paint the root so it is safer than an all-over hair color.

I have long hair and have been using these highlights since I was 20 years old. I am now 70. You should always test first underneath your hair, where it does not show, because it MAY turn brown hair a reddish tone.

I used this product on untreated dark blonde / light brown hair to lighten it. I did test the product on a section of my hair before treating it and saw no ill effects, so I transitioned into using on my whole head.

I actually applied this product twice. The first time, I did a 20 minute “incubation” (which was how long my test strands indicated I needed), but after washing that out, I felt like I wanted more color.

I did another 20 minutes, and ended up with very natural-looking but noticeable highlights that I am very happy with. I will definitely use this product again next time I want to update my highlights.

I love that it is a all in one kit. It’s made specifically for dark hair. It comes with everything you need, gloves, hair cap, plastic hair puller hook/stirrer, developer, bleach and I think even a small applicator brush and small bowl.

I used it on my daughter’s hair which was recently colored a dark 3N brown a few days prior. The kit didn’t work as well as I wanted. I didn’t use the cap and used foils instead. Where I started the strands were so white- it actually became hot under the foils and those hairs began breaking off, fried! As it took me a hour to do the whole head foiled (high lites) where I finished was more of a med, red brown.

Lol. So it looks more like a calico cat. Nothing I can’t fix so I’m not too worried But, being the Bleach did fry parts of her hair, I’m going to wait a while to fix it and allow her hair time to heal.

The developer is 35V I believe. Now the 2nd kit I bought I used on my SIL. Didn’t use any foil or cap, just Brushed it on in the areas and places I wanted. His hair is also a dark brown. His took nicely.

All over mainly the same shade came out. Not platinum but blonde. Not orange. I did use purple shampoo on them both after, and they continue to use the purple shampoo a few days a week to keep the brassiness away.

I think using the foils just made the length of time from the first to the last put in, like a hour difference. So I should have rinsed the foils that were done processing out. And left the others on a 30-40 min longer but it was late and I was tired at the time and didn’t think.

Lol. The one I did without foil or cap, just Brushed on, i was able to have the whole head finished in 10 mins applying it so no one area was sitting with bleach on it then another area. All around I like it I like the all in one kit.

But it doesn’t come with alot. I needed 2 for my daughter’s hair. And she has short shoulder length hair, AND I didn’t do her entire head, just thin high lights. The other one was a boy, with short hair, above ears and it required a whole kit.

so if you have hair to your shoulders I suggest getting 2. If it’s longer buy more.

I got this product the first time for my daughter (black), and did an ombré over her hair that is partially a natural lv 1 and partial blue. It turned out decent (fantastic considering her multi-toned hair), completely taking out the blue.

I bought this product today for myself (mixed Blk/wht) and did an ombré on my natural lv2 hair. My hair isn’t damaged at all, still has its natural curl pattern, didn’t come out brassy at all! Beautiful tones, no toner needed unless you’re going for a very specific tone.

I also used the product I had left over on a friend, her hair also being dark and ethnic, and it came out just as beautiful. I cannot recommend this product enough! (I NEVER write reviews, but this deserves it.

) -I did get my cosmetology license in 2015, although it has expired. I no longer work in the beauty industry, but I have a good amount of knowledge.

Best home highlighting kit!! I can’t believe I spent $15 when I would normally pay $150 at a salon. I only used half of the kit because I wanted just to touch up my roots. I kept the bleach on for 50 minutes like the directions said.

It lifted perfectly. The only thing I added was a pale ash blonde toner afterwards for that icy look. I can’t believe how beautiful it came out!.

I assumed I’d royally screw up using a highlighting kit on my hair but thought I’d try anyway. I wanted subtle glints. Like sun-kissed bits of hair. My own hair is a very dark blonde in winter but lightens during summer.

It’s February and my hair was looking dark and dull. Well, subtle glints is exactly what I got. I followed the instructions and used the cap. I only pulled through small sections around my face. Left the stuff on for 40 mins.

It is a bit goldy/warm coloured but blends beautifully with my own hair colour. Plus you can use silver shampoo (purple coloured) shampoo if you want to cool it down anyway. I’m going to have another go and add a few more subtle highlights.

Personally, I wouldn’t go crazy with this stuff. You can pull out thicker sections of hair if you want it to look more striking but I didn’t. I wonder if too thicker strands may be too much against dark blonde hair.

The cap is good, the hook on the end of the applicator brush can get a bit stuck in the cap but you get the hang of it. Don’t forget to tie the cap on. Clear instructions. Love the Conditioning shampoo too.

No visible damage to my hair.

I hadn’t had highlights since July due to lockdown, and really needed my hair doing before I start a new job. My natural hair is golden blonde with natural brown highlights, and this lifted so naturally and perfectly, it honestly looks identical to when I get it down at the salon.

The price you pay is amazing for how well it’s turned out too! Do use a toning shampoo after though. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

Why pay a hairdresser when you can do it yourself and get the same result? Been using this for years and years. I leave it on for longer than I should but never had a bad result. Check the colour in the mirror as you go.

I put a plastic bag on my head when waiting for it to take to heat it up. works a treat. Used other products but not as good as this. Bit of a faff with the cap but tis worth it.

I liked this product it, it is easy to use and the colour leaves nice highlights. It is one of the better products for highlights I have used. Only thing is the smell it has a strong smell to it. I would recommend it for anyone who is looking to do highlights.

What happiness when there is such a product. It is simply happiness to have it. The most unique things that have ever been created around the world. the best.

I believe this is one of the highlighting kits that young me tried using in middle school. It’s results were minimal and would take multiple processes to get the results shown on the box, which were not great tbh.

All in all, just stay away from box highlighters in general.