Superdrug Colour Effects, amazing colour for tiny price!

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I have to share with you my brilliant discovery. To be honest, I have used these little gems before, but this time round, I used it on DRY hair.

Their smallish bottles of wash in/wash out 'colour enhancers' - supposedly used in place of conditioner. On the bottle it says to wash hair, then massage in, leave for 5 mins & rinse or for a more intense result, use on dry hair. I did exactly that, although left it for an hour.

My hair was a meh warm brown before. I used Light Strawberry Blonde & it's now a gorgeous copper colour. It's really brightened (and lightened in places) my hair, it shines lovely & in the sunshine my hair looks such a lovely colour.

I think they come in a range of colours from cool blonde to mahogany for brunettes. Costs £1.49 a bottle (on offer at the moment at £1.29).

I've been in and purchased another 2 bottles, hoping they don't run out of stock!

Yes, they are great. Not particularly good if you have lots of grey as they can turn it a bit orangey. I used them for a while but now love henna. Its a faf but OMG the condition is second to none now. Bye bye dry hair..hello glossy frizz free hair!!

I'm a recent convert to henna, my hair's in amazing condition. It's not as much of a faff as I thought it would be.

It isn't too bad now. I use henna and indigo mixed as my hair is brown [ well grey brown!!!] I usually mix it and freeze it then take a bit out when i need it and mix it with indigo. Going to do mine at the weekend. Think i will sleep with it on this time.

I love these, I can't use proper dye as my hair is so weak and these brighten it and tone out the grey.

Henna??? How? Does your hair end up red? Can someone please explain as my hair is so so dry using dyes.

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User1408, take your poor imaginings elsewhere.

It doesnt end up red as I use indigo to give a kind of deep red. Its a beautiful colour and very natural looking. Its like a dark conker brown.

obviously it has red undertones but you can add things to henna to get black and varients of brown rather than red.

I've never used Henna, but have heard great things about it. I don't know if I could manage with the faff on with it though, as i'm a bit of a colour addict (although i am trying to be good and give my hair a rest!) I do have to colour my hair most times when OH is at work so he doesn't find out (he thinks i'm crazy for colouring hair as much as i do and is probably paranoid that it will fall out). I do, however enjoy the look on his face when he looks slightly perplexed at me trying to figure out if i have coloured it or not and i point blank swear i haven't :)

My dh doesnt believe in me dying it either but then i have been going grey for years and there was NO way I was going to have grey hair in my thirties. I am 49 now and dye it with henna because the dye, even the one from superdrug was giving me terrible frizz.

For my hair, henna takes ages as my greys are quite resistant. I have perfected the faff though!! I don't care what my dh thinks. I have dyed my hair forever and its too bad.

How have you perfected the faff? Do share the secret. And what

Oops pressed send too soon. What do you add to heena to make it blacker/ browner?

I add indigo to henna to make it more brown.
To perfect the faff I prepare the henna before. It takes a good few hours for it to release its dye, then I freeze it and use it as and when. You can make a batch of it into separate containers. Then when you need it, defrost it and mix the indigo then add that immediately and mix. I use hair dying brushes to apply it. I do it in sections. It gets easier with practice. I start at the top. I wrap it all up in cling film and am now planning to sleep with it on so I dont have to have it on my hair for hours and have to stay in.