Ion Aqua Semi Permanent Hair Color Aqua

I've been experimenting with bright colors for a while now, doing greens and teals in Special Effects and Splash brands. All of these washed almost completely out in under two weeks, even using recommended care instructions. I decided to try one more time using Ion and I'm blown away! The color is absolutely gorgeous, and while it's only been two weeks, it hasn't faded at all! I will update again later to report how long it lasts. Note that I was doing greens before, and this time I did blue - blues and darker colors in general last longer than greens and lighter colors, so keep that in mind if you're trying other colors. I haven't tried the green in this brand, though. This is the process I followed to do the initial dye job: 1. I bleached my hair nearly white, although there was a section around the middle that didn't bleach as white. 2. I shampooed (but NOT conditioned) my hair before dying. 3. I used a combination of Sky Blue & Sapphire colors and applied it to damp hair. We started with a base of sky blue, then did sapphire on the ends and randomly throughout the rest to give the color more depth. Since my hair wasn't bleached as much in the middle, and my hair bleaches into yellow-tones, that blended with the blue to create a greenish blue to create a beautiful effect (see the picture!) 4. I covered my head with a plastic bag and a shower cap, covered my pillow in an old towel, and left the dye in my hair OVERNIGHT. 5. I washed the dye out in the morning with COLD water. If you're like me and you can't handle cold showers, try rinsing out over the sink instead of in the shower. It's much easier to handle when you don't have freezing water running down your back. The initial rinse is the most important to do in cold water - I go back to hot showers after that. 6. I immediately treated the hair with Ion Color Defense After-Color Sealer , left it in for several minutes, then rinsed again in cold water. This is how I maintain the color: 1. I still shower in hot water every day, however I only shampoo twice a week (I do Wednesdays and Sundays to keep track). I can't stand having oily hair, which is why I still shower every day - the water by itself strips out quite a bit of the oil. 2. I use L'Oreal EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care System Smooth Shampoo , but you can use whatever brand you want as long as it's sulfate-free 3. I use the Ion Color Defense again in place of conditioner, being sure to leave it in for a couple of minutes before rinsing. 4. Afterward, whether or not I shampooed, I use Ion Color Defense Leave-in Protector on towel-dried hair 5. After blow drying, if I didn't shampoo in the shower, I use dry shampoo to help keep the oiliness under control UPDATE: This color never seems to fade! I died it in July, and it stayed just as bright and vibrant until October, at which point I decided to switch to a different color. I only touched up the color once in 4 months! It's amazing that it never faded at all!

This Colir is AWESOME ON LIGHT BLONDE OR GREY HAIR IS EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Usually just use splat or manic panic. Tried an orange from Ion forever ago and that was amazing so figured id give this a chance since the red (luscious raspberries) i used from spalt had decided to fade out to an orangey pink already Pros: deep beaauuutiful red, veeerry pigmented Good smell (some dyes smell all chemically and just nope) No developer needed, can just use it straight from the tube. Decent amount of product per tube, if you have thick hair like me and its longer then your shoulders consider buying two just to be safe and for touch up if you miss a spot after you finish off the first. Leave it on for however long you want without it damaging your hair, left it on my hair for at least an hour. Cons: Its veeeerrry pigmented, only a con if you dont think things through like me..and when you wash it out let the water run over your face. Had pink streaks running down my face. Came off with a bit of light scrubbing with a baby wipe. Very thick, its a bit hard to get it to spread so a tube doesnt go as far as it would if it were more of a creamy consistency. You can just mix it with some developer (2prt dye, 1/2 20vol developer. For if you still want a deep red but want it a little less thick to make it easier to apply. Add more developer of you want a bit of a lighter red.) All in all a good dye, very pigmented, low cost, a little thick, and it arrived when it said it would ^.^ Attached are before and after pics My faded splat red and then after i used a solid amount of this red for an hour

Works super well but dyes everything. I wore gloves but it got on my shoulders and ears. Even when I wiped it off after applying everywhere. It immediately stained. Then in the shower it stained all down my back and my hands hard core. Omg and the bath! Took me an hour to get the blue 98% off the tub. So be careful. It even dyed a bit of my hair as I was rinsing that I didn't want dyed. I had pre lightened hair, it was fairly pale except maybe a few yellow pieces but it had a different blue (aqua light blue from ion brights cremes that needed developer) so I think that helped the color come out so strong cause after I applied everywhere, I only left on 20 min cause I saw it staining my skin. It could have taken better to my roots but it's fine still. I did two shampoos in the shower after rinsing for forever and so there was no towel transfer at least.

Good as a semi permanent

It doesn’t stay for long like for a month or two even after cold showers and colour protect shampoo and conditioner. But i was happy with the colour. Order this colour one or two months before the shipping sure takes alot of time. The seller was good though.

Need to have bleach blonde hair, turned my ash blonde !

Love the color!

Ich bin sehr enttäuscht. Ich hab mich so gefreut das meine Haare knallrot werden und sie sind immernoch so dunkel wie vorher. Einfach enttäuscht 😑😥