Developlus Color Oops Hair Color Remover by Developlus, Hair Color Review

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10

Superb!

This product is amazing. Last year I had colored my hair a dark brown and my ends were so porous, they soaked up the color! I ended up with black ends and brown hair. Ugh. I had tried several products and no luck. I have since colored my hair many times, but still have those dark ends... Until yesterday! I found this at Ulta and decided to give it a try. It did exactly what it said it would and mo...read morere!! I followed the instructions exactly and rinsed until my fingers wrinkled. I recolored that evening with Nice N Easy, and it was even, root to tip, and no more black ends! Would definitely recommend.

pixie_dust | 492 reviews

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1

not for me

I had my dark brown hair colored to cover up my grey roots by a "pro". I didn't notice that my hair had orange, brassy streaks until I got home the salon was too far to go back and I really didn't trust them anyway. So I picked this up. It didn't really change anything maybe I was slightly less brassy. I ended up getting some nice n easy the next day and redying it myself.

iggymama | 296 reviews

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9

The LONG but Necessary Story

Okay so I dye my hair often because my natural is an ash brownish blondish thing I usually can't identify is so hard to get back.I have been wanting to go back to natural since I dyed it dark years ago. Every time it fades it fades red. So I always end up dying it because the bottom part looks terrible. I also made a huge mistake and went to a school of beauty and let some young and scared student...read more make a disaster of my hair. The top was light the bottom was at least two shades darker. Even when I go "pro" or at home dye it always seem to get my hair darker than what I want ALWAYS. So I am close to my natural with a little lighter ring around my hair (slightly lighter but about an inch or two from the top) which I have chosen to ignore. The bottom is brassy so I decide to dye it at home and low and behold I look like Daria. Totally dark. So I cry because it has been years since I was even remotely close to my natural. And I just screwed it all up with a "Light Brown" hair dye. So I search the internet for a solution and here it is.. Color OOPS. the Cheesy box almost scared me away I have to admit but after a couple of good reviews I thought okay I'm doing it. Just a insider information know the instructions like the back of your hand. And seriously don't stop rinsing until your shower is cold. The smell is horrible. Like dead fish or something going bad and once you have it on for 20 mn you have to wash with shampoo and rinse for 15-20 mn and again after another shampoo for 5 mn. I finished and when I got out my top 2 inches of my hair was blonde. Like Bleach Blonde. The rest an auburn color. After drying it with my blow dryer and staring at myself wonder what to do. I decided to do it again JUST the lower half. (I showered for over an hour today.)But when I was done the lower half was a little lighter. Keep in mind I dye my hair all the time. With a no brass dye or something. .If fades in a non flattering shade. This stuff actually worked. The top is only blonde to my recollection because of a students mistake that in turn lightened my hair with the OOPS. But it looks like it slowly fades from a strawberry blonde to a slightly darker blonde. It isn't bad. I had to work today and some people actually said they liked it. I told my friends the story and they just laughed because I tried to fix a "oops" with a "oops" But if you have no hair issues like mine I don't see how this stuff couldn't get the job done. I wish it would have been an item I knew about in my experimental hair color high school days. I will probably need to get highlights and lowlights professionally. But I am glad my hair isn't dark anymore. It only takes away darker hair NOT lighter. So if you went light and wanna go back this IS NOT what you want at all. A good idea is to use a deep conditioner right before you leave the shower when you are all done. Your hair will be like straw but it will also be porous so it will soak in the conditioner and won't be that bad. Hope this extremely long review helped someone out there.

modinosaur | 47 reviews

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10

Color Oops

Absolutely Wonderful!!! I am a retired beautician and I had dyed my hair black for quite a while. I decided to go back to being a red head, and had quite a problem with removing the black. After 3 trips to the beauty supply, I finally "settled" with what I had, which was a few streaks of black still in my hair. I actually cut a few strands of black out of my hair because I just couldn't get it out...read more! The other night, I went for a midnight trip to the local Walmart store and was browsing in the color isle. I came across the box of Color Oops, and started reading the label, and decided to give it a try. I am so in love with this product!!! After just 20 minutes, ALL the black is gone!! I can't believe it!! And my hair feels fabulous! I will so be buying this product again, as you never know when you might decide to change your hair color.....Thank you for making this product available!! Polly Mitchell Pineville, MO

polly_mitchell | 1 reviews

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8

It works BUT....Stinky, stinky, stinky

I started off bleaching my hair (and frying it in the process) then dyeing it crimson then dying it black...twice! I wanted to remove the black dye (and if possible the remaining red as well) without doing much more damage to my hair. It should be noted that following the directions provided to a T is what will ensure that the product works, I read them through twice and then proceeded. After appl...read moreying, waiting , and rinsing, for two blocks of 20 minutes each, the black dye was out and underneath was a reddish blonde color. The only con was that the stuff smells like rotten eggs. And it spreads. Within the 20 minutes my suite mates were ready to execute the plans for my murder. The smell doesn't last past a day, though and you can always put a little perfume on to distract your nose (which fragrance notes work well with eau d'egg rot? There's gotta be something!)

devika121 | 9 reviews

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10

This is an amazing product.

I have been coloring my naturally medium hair a blonde for years and lately curious about going back darker. Well needless to say wrong idea. Last weekend I bought a color and it looked great while it was processing...but when I rinsed it was Barney purple all over my head. As I had a meeting the next day I just went darker with it to cover until I could fix it. Well I lived with it this week a...read more very dark brown level 3. I got Oops yesterday Two boxes as I have very long and thick hair and to my joy it lifted all the color back out. I had my doubts because it was two colors over one another but it did a great job. The smell is a little funky kind of reminded my or a perm or as me daughter said pine but once I rinsed and conditioned it is not that bad I would rather have the smell any day over the bad color. One thing I would suggest is getting a really good treatment following it as with any chemical process it does leave your hair dry.

dreamer05001 | 1 reviews

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8

The product I used was the extra strength

I had dyed my hair using loreal highlights from sallys in red hot. My hair grabbed a lot of purple and instead of a gorgeous red I got a mahogany color. After two motnhs of constantly reading reviews and tips I used this product and I am impressed! I followed the directions to a T! I have hair that reaches the middle of my back and one box was enough. Afterwards I washed my hair for 25-30 minutes ...read morewith head and shoulders and I didnt really see any "color" come out until I noticed the water was coming out murky, almost mud like. After constantly washing I deep conditioned my hair (because you WILL need it) for the same amount of time 25 min. I air dried afterward and applied Moroccan oil for extra conditioning. My hair feels the same, no noticeable damage or change of texture but I did notice that a lot of the purple undertones were gone! I now have a weird dark auburn but I did not get my natural color back. I gave it 8/10 because although it sort of worked for me, it is a pain in the butt! About the smell, it does have a funky smell that goes away by the end of the day. I plan to redo this process a few days from now (I used it yesterday) in hopes that more "color" will wash out.

happily_blue | 19 reviews

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10

Best product to fix any hair mess ups

I have been dying my hair platinum blonde for almost a year. I had black streaks added to the blonde and when it was rinsed out my hair turned grey(I naturally have dark blonde/light brown hair). I was so upset and embarrassed I was wearing a hat all of the time. After reading a ton of reviews and talking to a bunch of people about how well this would work or if it would work at all! I sectioned ...read moreout the black pieces and after 20 minutes my hair was back to blonde and I couldn't have been happier. I had no idea it was going to work so well and would recommend this to anyone out there who has had a coloring mistake happen. I bought a box of the Color Oops at Walgreens for $14.99 and it was worth every penny. Way cheaper then going to a salon and having it fixed and took way less time. This kit is wonderful because it literally comes with everything you need including gloves and a clear cap for your hair. I've had friends with the same color hair as mine and instead of using Color Oops they just added more bleach and gave themselves a chemical haircut. I like to keep my hair as healthy as possible even though it has been lightened.

melody_merciless | 48 reviews

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1

Color Oops

I used color Oops 10-16-13 it didn't do what it was suppose to do. hair turned different color.

mary_benningfield | 1 reviews

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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...read more 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.

SallyS85 | 38 reviews

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