Paris Colorista Permanent Gel Hair Dye, Long-Lasting and Vibrant At-Home Hair Colour, High-Intensity Hues with Up to 3x More Shine, Colour: Violet

Beautiful colour! Went on evenly and looks great! Realised red isn’t my colour anymore but honestly if you want to go violet this dye is fantastic! Shocked at the result!

I tried the John Frieda 5RV last time but was a bit coppery and I wanted something more plum coloured but still with a level 5 shade, so for my 3rd experiment with home colour since lockdown (I've been paying a hairdresser for 30+ years) I bought the L'Oreal Colorista in Violet. This didn't smell as nice as the previous brand I tried but was bearable if a little strong. I had the bathroom extractor on and the window open. The gloves are awful, too big, and too thin, like trying to do your hair with bin bags on. Application was easy, was bit worried after reading the reviews but it didn't really make a mess, bit flicked on the bathroom mirror but that was it. I just squeezed straight out of the bottle and ran it in lines over my scalp then massaged it in at the end, it didn't drip but I was only doing my root area and a few inches down. It looked very red rather than violet while it was on my hair. Was nervous to take the towel off and look after washing... but once blow dried I love it! I have quite pronounced grey roots now with a big patch at the front/side. The grey roots with this have come out as brighter pink highlights and I love it, more so than the hairdressers colour that covers them up! A few years ago I used to pay my hairdresser to put a panel colour in but I've got an inbuilt one now! So colour on grey is fine, just a bit brighter. Colour was fab! It looks different in different light. Very shiny violet colour, looks better than on the box. My hair is long but I was only doing roots to match in with a colour at the hairdresser and it was a great match, you can't see any difference.. £5 compared to £102 in the hairdressers, and it looks the same! I also love doing my own hair as I have more control in colour and frequency, it's been a revelation. Will definitely use this again. Will see how it lasts.. but I need to recolour every 4-5 weeks due to roots anyway. Will try and add some pics in different light.

I was looking for a long lasting colour with vibrancy and came across this gorgeous shade. You apply to dry, unwashed hair and there are two methods for applying. One is all over colour developing for 30 mins (for a new look), or root touch up followed by the rest of the hair after 20 minutes. I went for the all over application as I was changing my overall shade. What I noticed was how quick the colour took! The gloves weren't the best, but for what you pay for, this isn't a huge issue. As a gel consistency, it can still get quite messy, but not dripping type messy. However, this took seconds to wipe and nothing stained. My skin was bright pink (head, arms and shoulders lol). I was dreading spending the next two days with such a shade, but again, this wiped off so easily with no stains. Once the colour application was complete, I rinsed the dye. It's messy, but again don't worry, it won't stain. Rinse until that water is as clear as it'll go! :) By this stage my hair felt so squeaky.. Very odd I thought! In fact, I couldn't figure if conditioner could help this as it was like solid squeeky lol. Anyway, I went for it and used the conditioner provided. Instantly my hair felt AMAZING. There are no words. The squeekiness was gone, as was the heavy feeling. It was like putting moisture on a protein treatment. The smell of the conditioner is seriously divine. Smells like a real salon product. I still can't get over how good it was. My hair feels amazing!! Colour has taken so nicely too.

My natural hair color is deep dark brown, close to black. A few months before I dyed my hair with this product I had dyed it blue black (I think). Because my hair is long and fairly thick, I bought two boxes. I dyed my hair twice with the same dye and left 6 weeks before the second dye. The color did take after the first time, but was darker than expected. My hair looked dark brown when I was indoors and dark purple under the sun. That's why I dyed my hair a second time 6 weeks later. My hair now(see pic) looks closer to the color shown on the box. A lot brighter and more vibrant. It shows when I'm indoors and even more obvious when I am out. Although it does look bit reddish, which doesn't bother me whatsoever. I just wish I could have done a better job because on the picture the color looks a bit patchy... The whole kit was fairly easy to use. Except for the gloves. I really struggle to put my hands in them easily or comfortably! They are too small! My hands may be a medium size but definitely not a large. Smell... is a big minus! It was one of the worst I have had, having tried a number of hair dye products. Extremely harsh smell. Even when I had the window open, it was pretty strong still! I only wish it would have been practical to put on a mask lol The conditioner that comes with the kit is the best conditioner I have EVER used! It's like magic! My hair was an extremely dry and entangled mess after I washed the dye out. However, after applying only a peasized amount of their conditioner my hair was tamed, soft, smooth and sleek instantly! One tube lasted me three weeks and I used it every time I washed my hair. I will now be looking to see where I can buy just this conditioner!! Overall, above average hair dye for me. Fairly happy. Will try again.

Well pleased with this colour. Use it all the time. Easy to apply and the colour lasts for a long time. Very happy. Thank you.

True to the advertised colour, I love the results!

This product is good and does what is said it will but requires more product than previous formulas and almost needed 3 boxes just for one lot of hair.

So my hair started out a bit of a Miss match of colours I’d recently used Shrines drop its so I was dealing with my roots, a brassier brown and the length was a mixture of ashy blonde, purple and blue. This covered it all. The box stated not to use it on blonde hair but I think with the semi permanent colour already on it it worked quite well. The colour doesn’t quite match the box but as I said it’s not recommended on light hair. It covered my miss matched hair really evenly. I bought two boxes but only needed to use one. It was fairly easy to apply especially since it was the very first time I’d dyed it by myself. It does stain so be quick to wipe up any messes.