Schwarzkopf Color Ultime 4.2 Mahogany Red Hair Dye, Permanent Intense Red with Diamond Brilliance, Fade-Resistant, Covers Grays, All Hair Textures

This is a very dark color. I was looking for a dark color. I dyed my hair yesterday. I made the mistake of picking the wrong color. This is the black cherry. I have to say I’m not mad about it! I’ve already received a lot of compliments on it. I color my hair all the time myself with pinks, reds, purples and even oranges. This is the first time I have ever gone this dark. I was a natural blonde but as I get older that started to become mousey and of coarse I have grays. (I’m 61) Those colors washed me out now. I made the mistake with the last color to dye with an ask brown color and then the dark color and it didn’t stay because my hair had already been saturated leaving no space for the new color to absorb into the strands. That washed out very quickly. I’m really hoping this lasts for me. I haven’t washed it again yet. If it doesn’t last, it will probably be because of my already dyed hair and then I will bleach it and try again. I won’t blame the dye. So far I am happy with the brand which I have used in the past but I’m not someone who is loyal to just a brand. I try all of them. My hair feels very soft! It smells great! My husband even told me I smelled good. I think he thought I had perfume on. LOL! I say buy it. Try it. Make sure you’ve left enough time from the last dye job to let the color to saturate your hair. I am not a stylist. I do not have a license. I’m just someone getting older who wants to have fun with her hair while she has it and feel younger and pretty. Changing up my hair makes me feel good. Plus it’s fun! It’s just hair. It can be changed. It can also be lost in life. Enjoy it while you have it! Just give it a little love with some TLC hair conditioners here and there. The after conditioner provided with this brand is wonderful! I wish they sold it separately! My pics are in bright light and regular light. Very dark in lower light. Bright in bright light.

This is my go-to red hair color. Doesn't make my hair turn plum color, it's a natural looking red on brown hair and color doesn't fade quickly like cheap brands.

I’ve tried more red hair dyes than I care to admit — and this one truly stands out. The color is rich, bold, and gets compliments daily. Even after multiple washes it doesn’t fade like most reds I’ve used before. The application was straightforward, the shade matched my skin tone and hair base beautifully, and the result looked professionally done. My hair still feels healthy (not crispy or overly processed) and the pigment remains strong. I also appreciate that the formul seemed to have good staying-power and didn’t wash out or turn brassy quickly. Highly recommend this for anyone who wants a red tone that lasts.

I absolutely adore this color on me and I guess others do as well - I get lots of positive comments. I’ve worn it directly on my medium dark brown greying hair and it looks good, but I prefer to lighten my hair to get even more pizzazz from the delicious dark burgandy color. I don’t use product(s) in my hair and therefore don’t need to shampoo daily; that said the color holds up extremely well & last 3-4months except for outgrown roots. Even then it’s not too bad given how dark my natural color is.

So....I thought that this would work, as it's darker than the brown that my hair was previously colored. I have strong gray regrowth as well, and it was a few inches long, as I was waiting between colorings to let my hair detox a bit. My hair is in great condition, thick, about shoulder length. There was enough in the bottle that I had about a quarter left over. I'd recommend two bottles for longer hair. My hair brushes the tops of my shoulders and doesn't go past. My hair was brown, and I had two bleached 'chunks' in the front, one on the top layers of my hair, one as peekaboo under the top layer. They were pretty wide. I was going for a two-tone, but one that I could wear to the office. This color is a pretty brown, smoky purple on the bleached areas. Otherwise, there's only a faint sheen/no deposit at all on my brown hair. As far as gray coverage? I did the full thirty minutes and started on my roots, so that color was on my roots for a bit longer than the length. And I can't say that it covered my grays well enough that I'd use this color again. I might, just to see if it does better next time or has better coverage on the older gray strands as it layers, but I'm not sure. My 'grays' are light silver and this couldn't entirely cover them. There's obvious less deposit on the silver strands verses the browns. The good news is that because I have more gray than brown coming in, the coverage looks pretty uniform. It's just not what I wanted. On my roots, it's a nice, smoky brown, with some lighter streaks where the gray is. On my bleached areas, it's the box color and looks really pretty. Over the existing brown dye, there's pretty much nothing that's changed. So, if you've colored your hair darker, do a prebleach. You don't need to do a harsh one or to do it for long. Just lift your hair to a lighter brown/darker copper, and this should work fine on it. Don't forget to wait a couple of days between bleaching and dying and to moisturize the crap out of your hair. I recommend Perfect Hair Day for colored hair. It's extremely nourishing and worth the price to have silky soft hair after bleaching.

I absolutely love this line. The best boxed hair color around. Beautiful reds. Highly recommend this product

This covers grey longer than other brands I've tried. It also leaves my hair soft and shiny. I get many compliments on the color. It's a cool red which goes with most eye colors and skin tones. Copper reds don't and they make me look angry. I recommend this brand.

Love this brand. Long lasting coverage. Fades to a pretty red.

Satisfait

I love this brand and especially this color, black cherry, it's extremely hard to find in stores so I'm happy to have found it on Amazon, so I stocked up a bit. This hair color is easy to apply and no real overwhelming smell, it does a decent Job covering my grey areas but could by better. Great product

Dying my hair with this was so messy but the result is worth it! I have really long hair so i bought two bottles but I only needed 1 1/2. The color is really cool, looks black in a darker environment and then when theres light its a lovely purple red shade (black cherry). Compared to another red ive had before, this one comes out very little in the shower. Also i was surprised at how it didnt damage my hair, usually after dye it will be so fragile and dry, its not the case so far! They should include gloves in the packaging

The color was more black then the cherry.

Just tried this brand for the first time using the Vintage Red. The product smelled good, wasn't messy to use and didn't stain anything, and the colour turned out beautiful (like a deep, bright auburn red). I can't say yet how long the colour will last, but so far I'm impressed with the product. If the colour lasts as long as other brands I've used (which for me with red is usually only about 2-3 weeks), I'll definitely switch to this product.