Review (5/5): Stain ALL THE THINGS!
So far this is my favorite brand. I bought atomic pink and burgundy wine, mixed them 50/50 and ended up with something close to virgin rose (which was sold out). I have virgin dark blond hair, about a Lvl 6, and this dye takes very well to my hair. I wash my hair BUT DONT CONDITION, blow dry it completely dry, apply dye all over (two bottles covers my mid back length hair), put a disposable shower cap over it and leave it on for about three hours. I rinse my hair over the side of the bath until the water runs clear, vigorously apply conditioner in my hair and rinse again until the water runs clear (the conditioner should dislodge more dye). Then I blow dry and style as desired. It lasts a solid 4 - 6 weeks before I have to re-dye.
Wash your hair only when necessary with a color safe shampoo and conditioner in COLD water (and I do mean cold, not luke warm. welcome to the world of crazy hair, get used to it)
Some things you may want handy are gloves, shower cap, paper towels, cotton rounds, rubbing alcohol, acetone, Vaseline and dry shampoo ( I like batiste). Line your counter with paper towels because it does make a mess, but rubbing alcohol and acetone will help remove stains and I use the cotton rounds because they are small and disposable. Before you start put your hair up away from your face and neck, put a generous amount of Vaseline on all exposed skin, hair line, neck, shoulders, forearms etc. it will help to prevent stains on your skin, rubbing alcohol and a cotton round will remove stains on your skin. Also use paper towels to touch things like turning the faucet on/off. When you are ready to rinse put on a fresh pair of gloves (or rinse the previously used gloves to be more frugal) so your hands dont stain. to extend your color more wash less often by using dry shampoo. Having fun-colored hair is a lot of well...fun, but it does take a lot of maintenance work so be prepared.