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I would love to see this pic (Reply to this comment)
by aleve
Your pic is no longer available. My normal experience unfortunately so far doesn't yield me with quite the right results. I have a lot of red in my hair also that seems to really come out but I recall my my always using this product when I was younger with good results and she has quite a bit of red in her hair too.
Thanks for the review also to ericsf.
Take care,
Alicia
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Mar 30 '09
12:56 pm PDT
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I would love to see this pic (Reply to this comment)
by aleve
Your pic is no longer available. My normal experience unfortunately so far doesn't yield me with quite the right results. I have a lot of red in my hair also that seems to really come out but I recall my my always using this product when I was younger with good results and she has quite a bit of red in her hair too.
Thanks for the review also to ericsf.
Take care,
Alysa
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Mar 30 '09
12:56 pm PDT
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L'Oreal Blondissimes - Not as "High Lift" as it claims (Reply to this comment)
by ericsf
I was surprised at the lack of reviews for this product that I could find, so thought I'd write a detailed description of my experience. I successfully lightened my hair from brown to blond with this product, but it was a lot of work. I definitely think the most important factor to consider when buying this product is what color is your hair Really and do you have any artificial dye/color in your hair presently? (I'm amazed by the number of people who think the instructions don't apply to them and then complain when they don't get the result exactly like the box shows.) Honestly, this product will not give the results shown on the box if your hair is brown, black or red. Even light brown is a stretch for this high-lift dye I think. My hair is normally a medium brown with a strong red base. I'd been using a demi-permanent light blond color to tone my 25% gray hair and the hydrogen peroxide in it lightened my natural color to a light coppery brown. I decided to go ash blond as much as possible, but I was reluctant to bleach my hair. (It is short and fine and I was afraid it and my scalp couldn't take the damage.) I purchased the Blondissemes LB01 Extra Light Ash Blond hoping the "cooler" ash feature would minimize the red/copper base and I wouldn't have to retone it later. It is listed as high lightening up to 3 levels. The box says it works on light brown hair and that red hair will result in blond with gold tones, but don't believe it. If you have dark to medium blond with little or no red base, this will probably work best. My hair was in good condition, so I applied the color to the darkest area; the ends, first and then put a processing cap over my head to intensify the heat processing. After 20 minutes I took off the cap, massaged the dye gently through my roots and replaced the plastic cap. The color was a reddish copper by then, so I then applied heat from a blow dryer a few times to accelerate even more and checked it again after 15 minutes...now light copper/orange, so I massaged through again, reapplied the cap and applied heat again for 10 minutes to equal the 45 minute processing time listed in the instructions. I didn't want to over process, so I removed the cap and now my hair looked kind of a pale orange/yellow. I hoped it was only the fact that it was still wet and had product in it, so I rinsed and dried it and sure enough, I had orange hair with blond highlights. Not a terrible Bozo the Clown neon orange thank goodness, but more of a strawberry yellow blond. It wasn't awful, but sure wasn't the color on the box and it sure wasn't ash blond and it didn't look "natural" per se. I have a reddish tone to my skin, so red hair looks awful on me and this wasn't going to do. I contemplated bleaching, but my hair did feel a little dry after the process, so I decided to buy another box of the same Blondissemes since it had lifted about 2-3 levels I hoped it would lift 2-3 levels again to a light ash blond.. (b.t.w what's up with that name? hard to spell and remember...and I speak French!) I waited 24 hours and made sure not to wash my hair again to keep the protective oils on my scalp. (Sidebar: The first run through didn't seem to affect my scalp or skin at all and my hair did feel pretty good after a deep conditioning unlike bleach which always burned me in past attempts) So, round two. I mixed and applied about 1/2 of the bottle to the "orangest" lengths of my hair first using a toning/color brush and put the plastic cap back on my head. I waited 25 minutes while applying heat from a hair dryer then checked it; looked pale orange almost a caramel, so I massaged it through the entire hair and reapplied plastic cap and blow dryer heat for another 25 minutes and by then it still looked like a medium caramel color with blond roots. To make a long story shorter, I ended up keeping the solution on my hair under a processing cap for a total of 90 minutes (double the recommended time) and applied heat about every 10 minutes for a total of 2 hours and 15 minutes over the two applications. By this time my hair looked like a pale caramel on the ends with pale blond roots and by now my ears and scalp were really starting to feel burnt. (I actually had some white hydrogen peroxide "dots/burns" on my ears, so thought it best to rinse it off ASAP and deep condition the heck out of it for 20 minutes..) Once out of the shower my hair looked a yellow/gold blond with a hint of pale bronze/caramel at the ends. After it dried, the ends lightened up a little and I now have a metallic yellowish/gold blond color which looks a little darker and more intense than the picture on the box. (more like an actual piece of gold rather than the frosty blond that I wanted.) Also, under some light, there is still a pale bronze/copper hue to the tone. Overall I will still need to go to the beauty supply store and purchase a blue-violet base toner tomorrow to help reduce the orange/yellow tone and make it more ash pale blond, but I think after that it will actually look pretty cool. (Don't get me wrong, it does look kinda cool right now, but a little too intense for my skin tone and a tad unnatural.) In the long run, I won't purchase this product again because it really doesn't lift and tone light brown//auburn hair as much as it claims to or is shown on the box in the recommended time. Considering the 2+ hours I spent to apply it twice, the light damage/drying it did to my ears, scalp and hair and the fact that I have to still buy a toner to neutralize the copper/yellow brassy undertone to make it look more "natural"; I should have just purchased a 30 volume bleach and a toner to begin with. I think the bleach would have lightened to a pale yellow easier and faster with one application as I hoped this would have. I hope this "overly detailed" review helps anyone who may be contemplating a high lift blond as opposed to a bleach and toner option for any shade of brown hair. Good luck! ;8^)
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Oct 22 '08
11:44 pm PDT
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Great (Reply to this comment)
by susiewho
review funny title
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Sep 09 '07
9:03 am PDT
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Coming in REALLY late... (Reply to this comment)
by ketzel
...to this party, but that is a great review! I've been pondering the whole hair-colour thing for a couple of weeks now, and you've just given me a boost in the right direction.
Thanks!
Karen
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Dec 22 '04
6:42 am PST
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Never judge a book by its cover! (Reply to this comment)
by elsa70
By looking at the picture in your profile, I really thought you were a natural blonde!
My base is a dark ash blonde and I have been using a L'Oreal product (Féria) for golden highlights. I guess I'll give Les Blondissimes a try next time (with the highlight brush that comes with Féria).
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Jan 11 '02
12:55 am PST
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Great review! (Reply to this comment)
by jewelsweb
I've also been considering dying my hair blonde recently, but I really really don't want to undergo bleaching. Did I understand correctly that you didn't bleach and just used the coloring?
Best wishes to you and your family!
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Dec 12 '01
1:32 am PST
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:) (Reply to this comment)
by elzora,  in Wellness & Beauty
Thanks Kathy! I am 45 and just starting to get some gray at the temples, BUT I am so intimidated by coloring my hair - your review took some of the mystery out of it. Maybe I'll give it a try some time!
Good review.
Sue
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Aug 27 '01
10:54 am PDT
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So glad I read this review. :) (Reply to this comment)
by Lucky47
My daughter is brunette and wanted to lighten her hair. Now I know which product to use. :) Thanks so much. Love your review
Carol ~
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Jul 30 '01
4:49 am PDT
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You sure do a great job..... (Reply to this comment)
by Lark729_89
both in the review dept. and the hair. Thanks for all of the helpful information. Oh.. and glad to see your daughter back writing =)
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Jul 25 '01
7:20 am PDT
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Agree/Disagree (Reply to this comment)
by bperreault
I use Preference and love the product. It is easy to use and the color is true to the photo.
However, I do not like the conditioner. It makes my hair feel like slime. Too much glycerine, I think. I usually skip the conditioner and use mine, Humextress(Sp?).
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Jul 23 '01
7:12 am PDT
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interesting (Reply to this comment)
by jankp
I don't need to color my dark brown hair yet and I would look awful as a blonde, but I could enjoy being auburn. But classic winters can't become autumns, can they? Hmm.
Jan
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Jul 22 '01
6:17 pm PDT
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Well I'm glad (Reply to this comment)
by PHOTOGIRL814
I could help you out. I wish there was a hair care line here on epinions, I may have saved some money instead of trying every product on the market for curly hair.
I too think the conditioner that came with the coloring is the best I have ever used, I couldn't believe how my hair felt.
Great review, natural "blondie" :)
Kathi
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Jul 21 '01
4:56 pm PDT
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Glad to see this! (Reply to this comment)
by lorace
In my two-week review on Comments on Epinions, I went to some length describing my despair in not being able to find a place to rate L'Oreal Hair Coloring!
But now it is found. And now I know the secret of your looks! :0} Loved your descriptions.
Lorace
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Jul 21 '01
11:54 am PDT
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