Clairol Professional Beautiful Collection Advanced Gray Solutions | Semi-Permanent Hair Color with Gray Coverage for All Hair Textures | Packaging May Vary

I absolutely love this semi‑permanent hair color! The shade turned out vibrant and true to the picture, giving my hair a beautiful, glossy finish. It was super easy to apply, and the color blended nicely without any harsh lines. My hair feels soft and healthy — no dryness or damage as I’ve had with some other dyes. I’m so impressed with how long the color lasts and how it fades evenly over time. It’s perfect for anyone looking to refresh their look without a long‑term commitment. Highly recommend — I’ll definitely be buying again!

I am super happy with this semi-permanent hair color. My goal is to grow out my gray underneath the semi permanent color so that I can one day wash out the color completely and see what’s going on there and then either have fun with semi permanent color or if I’m lazy or too old to care just let it go. I’m sorry about not posting a picture, but I’d rather not have my images on Amazon. Out of laziness I have been coloring my hair dark golden blonde with permanent color just so that the gray regrowth is less noticeable and I don’t have to color it the second it comes in. It’s been okay but I have felt a little washed out and I don’t like that red thing that happens at the roots when you lift to a couple shades lighter than your natural color. I think I’ve found the answer with using a combination of Rich Walnut and Golden Chestnut of this hair color. I start by using Rich Walnut on about the first inch of hair growth from my scalp. I do all of my roots this way and then using a gloved hand I put some Rich Walnut hair color and work it into the full length of just the darkest part of my hair in the back, underneath the hair that shows from the top. I am very careful to not put the Rich walnut on the top hairs – I want to keep them lighter. Then I work the Golden Chestnut into the rest of my hair, sometimes mixing a little Rich Walnut into it before applying it. I just make sure I have my whole hair saturated with the Golden Chestnut before starting the clock. It comes out beautifully! The roots are darker but it looks rich and natural – it’s kind of like adding low lights I guess. This method avoids that weird red roots issue but still gives you the lightness on top, like you’ve had highlights done. The transition from the dark to light color is very natural too, not abrupt. These particular colors are warm colors so if your skin can’t take a warm color this probably won’t work well, but for me it’s perfect. I really couldn’t be happier. I haven’t gone through a whole color cycle yet time wise. I bathe more often but I wash my hair 2x per week. I wash my hair now in the sink in cold water (no way I’m taking a cold shower haha) with sulfate free shampoo and the color is holding well, fading as expected but at a nice slow pace. This is the first semi permanent hair color that has stayed in my hair for more than a couple of washes. I am very, very happy.

I was recommended to use a product like this to cover my greys. I have naturally dark brown hair, and I haven't colored in long enough-- and my hair is short enough-- that I had virgin hair. My hair definitely has less than 10% grey, but man are those greys shiny! They do stand out wherever they appear. I had thought about color depositing shampoo but figured I would try this first as a longer-term solution. I don't have anything against permanent color but am admittedly lazy about it. (I have two boxes of permanent color sitting in my bathroom that have been there for months.) I found this product really easy to use, and it is great that there is no mixing. It does smell a bit like typical hair dye but not really badly. I used less than half a bottle for my chin-length hair, so because there is no developer, I kept the bottle to use again in the future, making the cost for a bottle a good deal for me. My greys have been stubborn to take dye before, but I figured I would try the recommended 25 minutes to see what happened. The color took to the greys near the front of my head pretty solidly, but the ones in the back looked spotty. Honestly, that may have been application error, as I was very careful when working around my face but less so in the back. Therefore I suspect that if I did this again but was more careful in application, 25 minutes would probably be sufficient. However, for my hair color, making the greys sort of a golden blonde (which is what was recommended to me based on my natural hair color) didn't really have the intended effect. My greys are simply too sparse for it to come across like highlights, and the color is still so fair compared to my natural hair color that they stand out and don't look a heck of a lot different than they did when they were just grey unless you are looking carefully. I probably would have done better with a darker, warmer color, but honestly, I think I'm just going to use John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Color Glaze first to see how that goes. If that doesn't work for me, I'm going to try this semi-permanent color in a darker shade.

In my opinion, this is the perfect maintenance solution. But, I highly suggest, if possible, to visit a Sally's beauty supply to see hair swatch in person because in my opinion, the color chart both on Sally's website and Amazon not as accurate. Easy application. No mixing, straight out of the bottle. Buy gloves as this is color only not full coloring kit. If you have permanent salon color and need maintenance in between visits this is good solution. If you are like me that got tired of the highlights for gray blending, the damaged hair, the yellow/orangey/brassy color as color fades then this is a great healthier alternative. My experience with B13W Medium Warm Brown. My hair was a faded shade of brown with some brassiness from previous salon color, my roots were a mix of natural dark brown with gray. Wish I would have taken a before picture, but I was eager to color since I waited until December 24th to color. My salon treated hair got darker with the warm brown tone. My darker roots actually picked up color nicely and my grays were lighter but altogether was great blend. Final color in my opinion had a hint of red undertone, but I like it and it was probably because of what was already in my hair. As of today, January 9th, I have washed my hair at least 5 times and color still looking decent. Starting to see some gray growth and fading around edges of face but that's to be expected from washing face and scrubbing makeup off. For me this is best and healthiest solution as it saves me money and hours in salon. My goal is to grow out my natural hair and since this washes out in time, I think it will help in between hair cuts until I decide what to do with grays. Just a side note, because my grays can be stubborn, I did not follow suggested time on bottle instructions and I actually left on for a little over an hour. I will include a photo of hair as of January 9th, please note, I just slathered it on and didn't take time to do sections. Next time I won't rush. Remember to shampoo and wash hair first then apply to towel dried hair and after time is up, rinse hair. I bought a packet of Ion after color sealer at Sally Beauty Supply to apply after rinsing instead of regular conditioner.

Toasted hazelnut left me with a strawberry brassy blondish color on my silver, post-chemo grow in hair. Followed all directions, but left on 5 minutes longer than it said. No conditioner to get between it and the color, hair was completely damp as recommended. Not terrible since it's only 3/4 of an inch long but not ideal. Another brand of just more temporary wash in/wash out color in brown also just gave me blonde but it was a nice wheat blonde - back to that I guess.

Covers my grays & the color last a good while. I have a pixie cut so this is great for touch up after a trim

I absolutely love the Clairol Professional Beautiful Collection Advanced Gray Solutions. It gives great gray coverage while still feeling gentle and non-damaging since it’s semi-permanent and has no harsh chemicals. The color comes out rich, even, and naturallooking, and it works beautifully on all hair textures. It also leaves my hair feeling soft and shiny, not dry or brittle like permanent dyes. For the price, this is such a great option if you want to refresh your color or cover grays without committing to permanent dye. Easy to use, affordable, and results look professional. Definitely a must-have

Probably it is my fault for not knowing what color my hair is, but I found it darker than expected. I bought a lighter shade the second time, but was still too dark for me, now I am going to try the lightest one. Finger crossed! Pro: it covers gray hair. Cons: It leaves the hair a little dry, but not as much as if there was bleach, and the smell is not the best.