I decided to give this hair colour a try after seeing it on sale in the supermarket. I have used temporary pastel hair colours before from other brands. This Colorista line from L'Oreal is more expensive than those, and I wanted to see if it was worth the extra cost.
My hair is naturally light brown/dark blonde, and I lighten it to a very light blonde. Parts of my hair are almost white, and other parts are more golden blonde.
This hair colour is easy to apply. Just like the packet says there is no mixing required. It is for use on naturally light, or lightened hair only, and can be left on for a maximum of 20 minutes. In the packet you get an 80ml bottle, which is quite a lot. It is enough for a whole head of hair, if your hair goes down to your shoulders, or for more than one application if you are only partially colouring your hair. The packet also comes with two pairs of disposable gloves, so it accommodates multiple colour applications. On the outside of the packet the image of the model demonstrates what the colour should look like. In this instance I purchased pastel blue, which is meant to be a sort of denim shade.
I applied the colour to the ends of my hair only, in a sort of ombre style. You can squirt the colour out of the bottle onto your gloved hairs, and then paint it onto your hair. The colour has built in conditioner to moisturise your hair while it colours it. My hair did feel nicely conditioned after washing out the colour. The colour rinsed out easily afterwards too.
So far the colour has lasted well through washing, longer than other temporary colours I have used. It has only faded a little after a couple of washes, and I had enough left in the packet to touch up the colour after a couple of weeks.
The reason I cannot give this hair colour full marks is because of the colour result. As I said I bought pastel blue and I have very lightened hair, so in theory the colour should have looked just like the packet. But both times that I used it, the colour came out as a brighter blue, verging into turquoise. On the parts of my hair where it is a more golden blonde, the colour was nearly green. It looks all right, it just is not quite the colour I thought I was getting.
So in conclusion, this is a good quality temporary hair colour that lasts well and does not damage your hair. However, the colour on the packet may not be true of the end result.
I bought this for a bit of fun. I trialed a similar one from Swharzkopf and was really happy with the result. This was similar in the format and application, so thought it would be much the same. WRONG! My hair is fine and naturally silver or "metallic blonde", with blonde highlights and the Swharzkopf one delivered what it promised. I git pastel blue again as i feel that this colour suits me. Application was easy and straightforward. The colour however came out really bright! My mokopuna loved it, and once i got over the depth of colour, was quite happy initially. After all, it states on the box that it would wash out after about 11 washes. Well, that was a month ago and i am still blue. For some people this may be a bonus, but i was hapoy for the colour to gracefully fade out after a couple of weeks. Again, like the Swharzkopf one did. Unfortunately, i can't find that one anywhere! And i have been searching for a while. If you are happy for a permanent tint to your hair, then this is for you. If not, don't do it.
Tips: I now know of some blondes that have turned green with this...be aware!