If you have been a regular reader of my blog (thank you!), you probably know that I dye my own hair. If you missed my post on my FAVORITE hair color and shade, check it out here. I have tested and reviewed a few other at-home hair color kits in the past, find more on those here. After I saw the commercial for the NEW Vidal Sassoon Pro Series London Luxe Collection, I knew I had to find the Deep Velvet Violet (3VR) shade ! I love my burgundy red shades but this particular shade had more of a purple tint which I was pretty excited about. Read on to get full details with before and after photos!
In the Vidal Sassoon box, you will find the VSPrecisionMix Permanent Color Creme, VS PrecisionMix Developer Creme, VS HydraBlock Color Preserving Conditioner and instructions/gloves.
As with any at-home color, you mix the hair color with the developer. The first thing I noticed was that after mixing, the solution was quite thick. This made it difficult to squeeze out of the bottle and on to my hair. I also feel like I did not have as much color to put on as with most color kits. It was impossible to get the last bits out of the bottle. Needless to say, I wish the hair color solution was thinner in consistency!
THE GOOD:
I really fell in love with the color result of Vidal Sassoon 3VR Deep Velvet Violet! You can see that it covered my grays and blends my natural-color roots with my previous box color. My hair had a nice shine and vibrant color. I do think the color result matches the photo on the box, but certainly not the color they show on the commercial! I’m sure I would have to bleach my hair and then color to get the bright violet shown on TV. I should know better :).
THE BAD:
Since I have thick and stubborn hair (and plenty of grays) I always leave the hair color on for the maximum time, sometimes longer. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS FOR OTHERS. I know my hair. From many years of home hair color I know what it takes for my very best color result. That being said, I made a mistake leaving this particular hair color on for longer than the suggested 30 minutes. I definitely felt scalp irritation after washing out the color and the worst part…I feel like it damaged my hair from roots to ends. I wasn’t sure at the time, but after using several different shampoos and conditioners over the course of about 2 weeks, I can confirm that it was the hair color. At times my hair feels like straw, especially after shampoo, I can’t run my fingers through it. After blow-drying, there is a definite change in the way my ends look. There is a “fried” quality to my hair, if that makes sense? I fully realize this is my own fault for leaving the color on too long. However, I have never had these results with any other at-home hair color I have used over the past several years. For that reason, I personally would not buy Vidal Sasson hair color again.
Overall, Vidal Sassoon Pro Series London Luxe Collection in Deep Velvet Violet delivered a very nice color result but (due to my error) left my hair damaged. I ALWAYS recommend that you follow the directions in the kit and never stray from that to avoid what happened to me. As for claims on how long the hair color lasts, the box boasts “up to 8 weeks of vibrant color”. With any hair color, that will depend on how you take care of your hair: what shampoo and conditioner you use, how often you shampoo, etc. Some of my favorite products for color-treated hair (reviews): Aveeno, L’Oreal, Marc Anthony.
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More hair color before and afters: L’Oreal Feria Chocolate Cherry, Revlon Buttercream, Nice N Easy Dark Warm Brown, John Frieda Foam Colour, Redken Hair Color, Hair Cuttery.
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Have you tried Vidal Sassoon yet? Have you had a similar experience with hair color before?
The color is beautiful. I dye my hair myself all the time and I have for years. I was tired of paying someone $200 to dye my hair only to have it wash out after a few washes, so doing it myself is way cheaper and I’m happier.
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I was just looking at this exact color! Using box colors always make me nervous because I have long hair :\
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im gonna stay away from this, my hair is damaged enough haha
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Boo to the damage! But it is a lovely color on you 🙂
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The color looks amazing on you. Bummer though that it left your hair damaged. 🙁
The color looks pretty and looks looks great on you, but too bad that it burnt your scalp and damaged your hairl.
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Do you think you will try it again? Or did this experience scar you for life with this product?!
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I would not buy this brand but it certainly won’t deter me from dying my own hair!
The color does look nice. It’s unfortunate it damaged your hair. Are you going to visit a professional to work on correcting it?
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I may have to at this point. At the least I will probably cut some off the ends. That makes me said because I have been growing it out for a while.
That happened to me before too. I tried everything and even chopped 5-6 inches off of my hair hoping that would help. What’s been helping a lot is OGX/Organix Sea Mineral Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner. I went in to Target intending to get the Coconut Milk but this was next to it. SO glad I picked it up! I haven’t done a post about it yet, but I def plan to.
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Thanks so much for the recommendation, I will try it!
I’d probably steer clear of this, because I also have to leave color in longer for my thick hair. I want to try henna!
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I agree, steer clear if you are in the same boat! I haven’t thought of trying henna, I’ll look into it.
I want to try Lush’s henna stuff!
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Ok now you both have me curious, I’m looking that up!
Your colour came out gorgeous. Too bad about the damage. I used to leave my colour on longer then the instructions said to, when I was colouring my own hair and never had any trouble. Maybe the developer is a higher volume than in other box dyes?
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I did compare the ingredients with my favorite L’oreal Feria hair color and they are very different. I learned my lesson and will stick to Feria for a long time for sure.