Watercolors by Tressa 3-in-1 Color Depositing Shampoo, Semi Permanent Hair Color, Hair Dye Shampoo for Curly, Dry, and Normal Hair, 8 fl oz - FLUID FIRE

This product is fabulous. It deposits a tremendous amount of color, cleanses effectively (yet gently), lathers very well, and has an inoffensive smell (actually, it smells quite nice). I have super dark, natural brown hair (level 2.5 or so) that is dyed (professionally) to a level 7 or so copper orange-red (I have porcelain skin naturally, so red actually looks better on me than the color I was born with). Like other reviewers have stated, if used alone, this product will leave a pinkish-magenta cast to the hair. This is not surprising, however, because upon examination of the product's ingredients, "Basic Blue 99" is one of the coloring ingredients used. Hardly a color that I would consider to be used in a product that claims to be "warm" red. Anyway...My review, however, is not about using this product alone. I used Tressa Watercolors Shampoo - Fluid Fire 8.5 oz in combination with Tressa Watercolors Shampoo Liquid Copper 8.5oz. and Aveda Madder Root Conditioner 8.45oz. (Also, I should mention to not buy the Aveda conditioner from Amazon unless the price is $18 or lower because you can get it for a much better price at other sites and locations.) I used a ratio of about 4:1 Liquid Copper and Fluid Fire, repeated with Liquid Copper only, and conditioned with Aveda's Madder Root Conditioner. I would not recommend using Fluid Fire on its own to maintain any Copper/Orange/Warm red hair or auburn. I use Fluid Fire to deepen the red tones of Liquid Copper, but that is it. For this purpose, it works wonderfully. I do notice that if I increase the amount of Fluid Fire compared to the amount of Liquid Copper that my ends (the most porous part) tend to have a slight pinkish-magenta cast, so using less of it is prudent to keeping my hair natural looking. I was unable to find any reviews that used this combination of products, so I hope this helps someone.Finally, I should mention, although, Tressa Watercolors claim to be conditioning, I found them to be quite drying and had to use a conditioner after cleansing. In addition, I have very oily hair and did not find the shampoo to worsen this condition for me at all.

I chose the shade named Sand. This was perfect for my hair color. Love the results.

Ideally, I'd give the shampoo 5 stars and the bottle 1 star. I've been using this shampoo for years, and it does a good job at slowing the fade in my colored hair between touch ups. For that reason I'll keep using it regardless, but the bottle...where do I start?? The cap has been over engineered with a levered top that you can not remove from the bottle. Most of the time, somewhere in the second half of the bottle, the outlet clogs and you can not get the shampoo out no matter how hard you squeeze. I have to use something to stick in the hole, dig around, and remove the plug that has formed. This happens whether you leave the cap open or closed. I've gone thru many bottles by now, and I know to not really squeeze hard any more, as it becomes evident quickly I will not be getting any shampoo out without some work. Even then, that one initial unproductive squeeze seems to push shampoo into the junction between the cap and the bottle, which in turn causes a VERY slow leak from the bottom of the cap, which then occurs almost every time I use the bottle, even if the outlet is open and I barely have to squeeze it at all. I wash the bottle off each time so no red drips all over my shower shelf, but once a clog happens, I'll come in the next morning and there will be a trail and pool of red shampoo down and around the bottle. It's annoying, but would be a serious problem in a white or rental shower because it WILL stain and there is no getting it fully out of the tile.I don't know if the cap was engineered to prevent leakages because it's red, or just over-engineered for who knows why, but either way, it's ultimately a fail.

Love love love this shampoo. Will stain hands, tub, shower curtain, so do mist Lysol or cleanser containing a bleaching agent after use to prevent awful orange stains in your shower and shower curtain liner!! As for the product, have been using it 2 or 3 times a month the last two years and I adore it. So lucky artec stopped making their color depositing shampoo and I was forced into trying something new by this product is amazing and well worth ever penny and then some. One bottle will last you 3-6 months depending on hair length/ frequency. I don't find it necessary too often because the color deposited really does hold up through multiple washes, dries and styling sessions in my experiences.I shampoo normally with hot water to remove any buildup then smooth in a generous squeeze of this(don't overdo it or you will risk orange hair haha) from just before my roots to he ends. Work into a gentle lather throughout your head but don't scrub too much into your scalp bc it will stain and look pretty goofy. (To note: I have dirty blonde hair with golden blonde highlights throughout and prefer the natural look the warm spice color leaves me with.) Let the sudsy lather sit 5 minutes then I smooth a good conditioner directly onto my sudsy hair for a few more minutes. Rinse with the coolest water you can tolerate. I think the conditioner really seals the color in because after this one shower my hair is noticeably brighter healthier and just glowing with a beautiful auburn tint and my hair looks way better than any expensive trip to the salon. Can't top the compliments I receive on my hair. This is my secret weapon and I highly recommend this warm spice shade if you want just a touch of red without the commitment of "real dye" or even just to slowly build towards committing to strawberry blonde, light auburn or anything bordering the reds.Also a little trick I've learned if your cuticles and the skin under your nails is stained at all from any dyes, scrubbing a little baking soda with a nailbrush/toothbrush helps a lot a lot without drying it out the way nail polish remover or bleach will!!