Review (5/5): Hands down my favorite company after 20 plus years of "fashion hair"
Take it from a 23 year veteran. Manic Panic washes out way too quickly. Pulp Riot dries your hair out to desert straw consistency. Directions is pretty rad, honestly, but NOTHING beats Special Effects.
If you do it correctly, there's no bleeding after the first initial wash, and the color sticks so damn well that honestly, I find myself actively trying to get rid of it to go to a new color before it's able to wash out to anything even close to "needs a touch up". Not to mention that when it does start to wash out, the majority of these colors turn into a lovely pastel that's just a bright as the original color.
Love this stuff. Was super bummed when it disappeared from the market a few years ago, glad it's still around.