WellaKoleston Perfect MePlus Pure Naturals Permanent Hair Colour Cream, No. 4/0 Medium Brown, 0.66 kg

Patch test was fine, strand test left hair in good condition and finally took the plunge a couple of weeks later, after struggling to find a good hairdresser that had legit’ reviews. Was apprehensive because another reviewer said it didn’t cover her greys but, it covered my white and silver hairs completely. I used Koleston perfect natural 4/07 to achieve a very dark (chocolate) brown, after reading a review saying a shade lighter might be wiser. Used 6% developer (decanted from a 1 litre bottle from another famous retailer with 3rd party sellers) and measured the quantity using a digital Salter scale (60g) to match the 60ml tube (a 1:1 mixing ratio). We mixed with a large application brush and mixed again after we thought we’d mixed it enough (recommended by a Wella specialist hairdresser). It got darker with more mixing. Applied to roots first then, mid lengths and ends (ends can be “most porous” according to pro’ hairdressers but, I don’t have thick hair so after applying to roots with a brush, just used gloves (no brush) to work the product in to the remaining hair divided in to four separate sections. Development time: 35 mins (recommends up to 40). Kept checking to see how dark it was going (didn’t leave it on long enough during the strand test and it left my white hairs blonde). The last 10/15 mins of development time saw the mixture go from mid-brown with an orange tint to dark chocolate brown. I rinsed with luke warm water, then washed twice with Kerastase bodifying shampoo and conditioned with Kerastase Resistance conditioner - left on for 15 minutes (my hair needs richer conditioner, even though it’s fine). I rinsed my hair with cool water to seal the cuticles and get more shine. I honestly love the new colour. My natural hair is very dark brown but, looks almost black except in sunlight where the brown is very obvious. This is a dark, chocolate brown. It does stain like mad around the temples and forehead so we’ll be more careful during the root touch up but, it’s hard to avoid because professionals recommended getting the product on the scalp between sections. It cleaned off okay, except on my forehead but, that wore off after a couple of days. We tried a few hairdressers and found two who used Koleston perfect and the quotes plus, blow dry were in excess of £100 for each salon plus, inconvenient parking locations, time and energy getting there plus rude staff or staff who didn’t listen to what I wanted and insisted on something else because of their own preferences. In the end, I saved a lot of time and money going for it at home. Probs spent £30 in total on products plus, an hour researching how to mix, apply, etc then going for it. My after care involved gently towel drying hair; applying One United Leave-In spray (sparingly, after rubbing between hands to warm it up); it was then gently dried with a hair dryer (hot but, at a distance); and we then used Olaplex No. 6 and Pureology Colour Fanatic combined to blow dry. Nearly used some shine spray but, honestly it didn’t need it - it looked so nice and natural. My hair is soft, smoother, very “natural” looking and in good condition. Glad I took the risk.

Wella Koleston für den Heimgebrauch habe ich von meinem Friseur empfohlen bekommen. Ich mische es mit einer anderen Farbe an und komme gut damit zurecht. Damit überbrücke ich ein übers andere Mal die doch teurere - allerdings bequemere - Variante beim Friseur. Man kann die Farbe gut auftragen und sie hält gut.

Belle coloration, de très beaux marrons

Il prodotto lo conosco da anni, quindi sono andato sul sicuro. L'unica cosa di cui mi posso lamentare sono le condizioni della scatola originale Koleston, schiacciata e strappata.

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