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  • 5

    Works, but a Pain to Use!

    This stuff works, but you really have to follow every step to the letter. I didn't rinse for long enough, apparently (although I rinsed for the indicated 15 minutes, the instructions noted more rinsing could only help). What happens if you don't fully rinse all the product out is that, while it will look the way you want it to that same day, the next time you shampoo it, the darker color will come back. This happened to me, but only at the ends of my hair (that had been dyed the most over the years) and the discrepancy in color was so great and unattractive that I actually cut those parts of my hair off. You also need to use a color filler if you intend to re-color your hair the same day, so this isn't always an emergency fixed. To top it all off, this stuff smells very strongly of sulfur and I was gagging while using. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I recommend bleaching (try the bleach in the approx. $6 Splat color kit) and starting over. Five stars because it does actually work - it's just suuuuuuch a pain. — 3 months, 2 weeks ago
    SallyS85 | 38 reviews

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  • 8

    Follow the instructions & See the results

    My original intentions were to lighten up my color from a very dark brown to something that I could dye over to make it just a bit lighter. After reading a painstaking amount of reviews (and some horror stories) on this stuff, I finally decided to take the plunge and buy it. And I have to say, I'm happy I did. I will admit that the process is NOT fun. When you put this on your hair, be warned, it is extremely watery. Wear old clothes, wrap a towel around you, just do something because it's going to drip. Along with that, you kind of have to work fast. I have longer hair, but it's pretty thin so I only used one bottle. I saw a lot of people that complained about the smell. I won't lie. It isn't pleasant. It starts off as this really strong chemical smell, and then the sulfur kicks in while its sitting in your hair. Its definitely not unbearable, though. I let it sit in my hair for the recommended 20 minutes and then I went to rinse. This is, by far, the worst part. I shampooed, then rinsed. Shampooed, then rinsed. Repeated that for a total of 40 minutes in the shower. But hey, it does say that the longer you rinse the better the results. After I got out, my hair felt like I'd been sitting in a chlorinated pool for 5 hours. It was pretty dry. But I put in some conditioner and it was pretty much back to normal. I'd say that there wasn't much more damage than if I just died my hair. This is the best part though. After my hair dried, I was just in complete disbelief. It was light brown. The results were so flawless that I don't even want to dye over it. In conclusion, this stuff is relatively cheap and so so so worth it as long as you follow the directions. — 9 months ago
    connnie | 1 reviews

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  • 10

    loved it saved my hair

    I colored my hair red i wanted to it change because i was sick of the color. I dyed my hair a light blonde thinking it would be enough to get rid og the red. When i washed the color out i was in disbelief. My hair was still red. I was looking in online and found a review of color opps, so i bought it. I just did my hair and was in shock how it took my red out so easy i finally see the results from the light blonde i tried to dye it. I used my blowdryer because i know heating your hair gives faster results maybe that was a trick . I have long hair so when i was reading the instructions i was scared i would need another box but i didnt need it. 1 box was enough I loved this product and would recommend this to anybody. — 1 year, 1 month ago
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    Horrible. I used this on dark brown hair and my roots came out bright orange and everything else stayed drk brown. I scrubbed and scrubbed. The worst product ever. — 1 year, 2 months ago
    nicole_squibb | 1 reviews

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  • 10

    color opps

    So my hair was extra light bleach blonde when my hubby decided I sd try Choc brown. I had it about a month and a half when I tryed to lighten it with a light brown that did nothing except turn my dark blonde roots red. Yesterday I used two boxes of color oops because my hair is long. I am happy with the end result. The disgusting brown has lightened to a color very close to my natural color. While I will have to bleach it again to achieve my goal of a light blonde color I don't think I could have done it with out this product. — 1 year, 4 months ago
    lindsey_large | 1 reviews

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  • 1

    Waste Of Time & Money. Wish I never used it. :(

    Another long but needed story... I Just used Color Oops tonight for the first time, and I am sooooo mad and angry. I did about 2 1/2 hour or more of research before I bought it, and *most* of them seemed very positive, so I was willing to take the risk. I have bright/medium pink (magenta hair). Underneath was what blonde before it went pink, green months and month before that for almost a year and black before that. I followed all the directions and my hair is the UGLIEST shade of medium/dark blue. If I could have know it was going to do this, I certainly wouldn't have bought it and just would have used a wee bit of bleach to get a lighter pink/blonde....Cause thats what I wanted and thats what I thought this product would do, since the color before it went magenta, was super light blonde...almost white. The magenta I used was Punky Color, and after having it pink for 4 months with no re-dying and tons of washing with head and shoulders (which is supposed to fade color) It was only maybe a half shade lighter than when I originally dyed it. So so mad. Hope this prevents someone else with similar hair color from making the same mistake I did. I was trying to be kinder to my hair by not bleaching it, but I really wish I could turn back time now and never NEVER have used this product. FML. Luckily, I wear wigs daily (cause Im trying to leave my hair alone and let it grow and get healthy) Guess I'll just continue to do that....And be lucky I dont have a boyfriend in this country who would have to see this disgusting color on my head everyday and every night. — 1 year, 4 months ago
    misskiwimeow | 1 reviews

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  • 4

    Didn't work for me.....

    My Story: I've been going to salons for 6 yrs and with my $ situation,could no longer do so. The last salon I went to my colorist said others had destroyed my hair with permanent colors/bleach- so she put in this past summer reconstuctors/demis for over 2 months and advised me to buy Loreal's Healthy Look to keep my then caramel (light brown hair) using a # 8. *Note: if you have brown hair naturally, the eight will not make hair blond-just lighter brown w/ highlights* Anyhow, I've never had a prob since summer with that color---that is, until I picked up a box that some idiot switched with a# 3!! I was in such a hurry and used to it looking dark that I didn't notice for 10 mins....by then it was too late.:( Midnight black hair!). So after totally freaking out same day I got my bf to get me two boxes of Color Oops (BTW:Developlus really need to include a neutral filler pack for that much $ so you won't have to go searching everywhere for it!). SO! Followed instructions to a "T" and nothing changed but it got a bit lighter @ the crown and still dark on bottom. (My hair that was dark didn't turn orange @ all- could've worked with that!) So used another box.....SAME RESULT...this time it was still dark! I was furious because this is a lot of work $ down the drain. I would not recommend this for dark hair color problems; the only reason I gave it 4 stars is cuz it may work with lighter colored hair mistakes and I really think people are overall happy with their results. Not me...I'm embarrassed to go outside and it's ruined my Christmas. Good Luck and I guess I'll be sporting dark, funky hair for awhile:( Happy Holidays???;/ — 1 year, 5 months ago
    Luna123 | 4 reviews

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