Splat Midnight Onyx Semi Permanent Hair Dye Kit, 1 Application, Includes Deep Reconstructor Conditioner, Lasts 30 Washes, No Bleach Required, Vegan & Cruelty Free Hair Color

I love this dye. I've never found another dye that actually colors my fairly dark hair. No, it's not super vibrant - if you have dark hair and want vibrant color, you'll have to bleach. But I just want my natural hair to have a deep purple hue, and this dye does that perfectly. It also lasts FOREVER. I wash my hair 1-2 times a week and this dye lasts three or four months. It probably lasts longer, but I always re-dye it by then because my hair has grown out quite a bit. Also, I've seen reviews say that this dye stains everything. I've not found that to be the case. Arctic Fox, Punky Color, and Manic Panic all leave purple stains all over my shower for weeks or months. This one doesn't. It also doesn't run when I sweat, even newly dyed. I saturate my hair with dye, then put a shower cap over it and heat with a blow dryer for 10-15 minutes. Then I let it sit for about an hour. I rinse with water as cold as I can stand (so usually about room temp) and condition. I don't shampoo for several days. I've used this dye 4 times in 4 different shades (Amethyst, Plum, Tanzanite, and Magenta) and they've all turned out fantastic. Photos are of my natural hair color, and the Plum, Tanzanite, and Magenta dyes. I don't have a photo of the Amethyst, but it looked similar to the Tanzanite, but slightly less blue. My favorite so far has been the Plum.

My hair is naturally pretty dark and I've never found another product that would actually show up on it without bleaching. This has worked every time. I've also tried the Midnight Tanzanite, it showed up, but less, and was closer to a blue than a purple. I tried the red, too, once, but it faded to a shade that wasn't good on my skin so I'm sticking with the Midnight Amethyst. I do it about every 6-8 weeks and I honestly think just putting layer over layer has given it more depth and dimension than I had the first few times. I've used this shade of Splat for a few years now & I get more compliments than I ever got from anything a stylist did so I'm sticking with it. The thing is, you have to do it correctly or you'll end up with all the complaints you see in these reviews. If you have patience, you end up with good colour that will last many washes and won't leave stains everywhere. It's still a depositing colour (not one that actually enters the cuticle of the hair) so no, you don't want to get caught in a rainstorm but it doesn't need to stain your pillowcase either. Def use a junky towel to dry it the first few times but I rarely get anything stained anymore. Here are my recs: 1: Leave it in longer than it says, esp for very dark hair. Based on the instructions, I should leave it up to 45min; I regularly leave it in another 10-15 min. This gives you a little extra "buffer" for when you go to rinse it out so you don't lose as much in the first wash. It's best if someone else applies it, either way stop about 1/4" away from the scalp. It will expand & seep to the roots anyway and it leaves less left on the scalp, which you'll see is better. 2: Cover it with a plastic cap/bag while it processes. The warmth opens the cuticle & lets a tiny bit in which helps it last. Also then it doesn't drip on your face while you're waiting. Get gloves that are close at the wrist, like at the doctor's office. They give you a pair with the kit but they stick out all stiff & make it harder to keep things clean. 3: Plan to spend a LOT of time in the shower to rinse it out and expect it to look like a crime scene in the process. I put my showerhead on the highest pressure with the water as cool as I can stand and put my head back & just rinse & rinse & rinse. I wear gloves in the shower so I can use my fingers to work the product off my scalp, which is where a lot of it will end up. Rinse the shower every few minutes, too, it'll help keep it clean..er. lol 4: Use a low or neutral pH shampoo, and (gloves still on) lather it up, mostly into your scalp - NOT your actual hair (overall general good rule anyway). The hair is where you want the colour to stay & enough shampoo will trickle there to clean it. Most of the "weeks later I'm still getting stains" is from what's left on the scalp, I promise you. I didn't used to wash it as thoroughly or rinse as long and it makes a difference. 5: High pressure, cool water, rinse rinse rinse rinse rinse. If you've been thorough, your water will *almost* be clear now. If not, and if there's still a lot of colour, do another light shampoo and rinse more. The conditioner they give you in the kit is fine. My hair is shorter so it lasts me a few washes but def use *some* sort of light conditioner. 6: BE SURE TO END WITH COOL/COLD WATER - EVERY TIME YOU WASH IT. I despise a cold shower but to keep my hair nice I gut up & use cool. That will help more than you can imagine. Here are 2 shots of my hair with this product, one in full sun and the other inside (IDK what the white outline is about, it's from my stylist). The price here is about what I used to pay at the bullseye store but nobody seems to carry it anymore IRL so here we are. Price is very fair for how much I like it (and considering the hundreds I'd have to pay a good stylist). I love my Splat and will always recommend it to folx who will take the time to do it right.

I love it I have medium brown curly hair and I used the midnight ruby and it turned out exactly how I love not glaringly vibrant but not dark and dull either just a gorgeous vibrant but still deep red color with pink/magenta undertones and no bleach required it truly DOES show up on medium brown hair but be warned it will stain the hell out of everything if you aren’t careful.

Terrible. My hair takes dye well, but this stuff acted like temporary wash out type of stuff. I followed the directions, shook the bottle of color, evenly applied, waited the amount of time according to instructions(which seemed like a super long time BTW), then I rinsed. . . . AND I rinsed & rinsed & rinsed & rinsed & rinsed rinsed & rinsed & rinsed & rinsed & rinsed & rinsed until I was running out of warm water but the water was ALMOST running clear finally, so I did the conditioner. Then I rinsed a whole bunch more because that made the water run dark again. The skin on the back of my neck & between my shoulder blades was stained purple, my finger nails & palms were stained purple, as well as the tub. After my hair dried it felt like 10 layers of day old hair spray in most parts of my hair. I just actually washed my hair for the first time since dying it a few days ago. Never have I had a hair dye that is labeled as SEMI PERMANENT all but wash out between the initial rinse & condition & it's first subsequent washing. My finger nails are still purple, & it was a lovely shade, but it is NOT semi permanent, made my hair feel gross & had staying power on just about everything EXCEPT my hair. I do not think I will give this brand another try anytime soon. It's possible it works well for others, but it was an absolute waste of my money & time. If I could have left a 0 star I absolutely would have.

The midnight line is my current favorite dye for my medium-brown hair. No bleach needed & the color really pops. I wash my hair about 1-2 times per week, and this color lasts for months with that schedule. It still fades over time and becomes something like an ombre tint, but that means I can just let it go without worrying about it looking horrible. The color will stain your bathroom though if you aren't diligent! Eventually it comes out, but you definitely want to be careful if dying at home and during the first few hair washes. Overall, very satisfied with the great colors and lack of bleach.

The dye works well but it leaves some stains

Very quick delivery and such a gorgeous colour I will definitely be buying more thank you 💞

If you put conditioner in color you can lighten shade. Midnight magenta is my favorite 😍 makes neon pink 💗

I have very dark hair, with some white and this is the best semi-permanent I’ve tried. It is not very noticeable in the dark but it sparkles in the light! People say I give an anime vibe. It lasts much longer than 6 weeks, especially if you don’t wash your hair every day.

I have been using this for the past 1.5 years and I use it as a treatment for my hair + hair color! The shine and softness it provides is amazing, it has helped my hair grow faster whilst giving it a wonderful color. I have dark brown hair and I am completely against bleaching! So when I started applying it, it gave me a tint kind of effect which I was happy with. I love it because it stays on my hair for almost 40 days and even when it gently wears off, in the sun it will still have its effect! It covers the white/grey hair but since it’s not permanent it will wear off after some time. This time when I used it the color really stayed because my personal hair color has lightened up due to constant exposure to sea salt and the sun… so my hair is really really purple and I love it! It rarely stains, it only does when the hair is so wet but the beauty of it is that it easily washable not like other dyes where it really remains. I highly recommend this brand especially the one which doesn’t need bleach and doesn’t have bleach! All natural ✨