La Riche Hair Cosmetics Directions

Personally the answer is yes. I have found directions to be wonderful. It gives a great vibrant colour, fades out beautifully - quick enough before the colour boredom sets in, but not so soon as to be a waste of money and precious dyeing hours. After a condition I find it stops running in the shower which is nice compared with other brands that run no matter what. Main issue is colour transfer, especially on my pillow. I have stained a fair few pillowcases and always take my own if staying elsewhere now. But otherwise 100% recommend Directions if transfer isn't a worry

Having my hair coloured purple at the salon earlier this year and knowing I would not be able to afford salon upkeep, I was looking for a more affordable option. Thanks to reading other reviews and asking in the forum, this was recommended.

Affordable to purchase at about $14 online, and with a wide range colours I purchased Deep Purple and Ultra Violet. 2 stunning shades. Through a bit of trial and error I have worked out how to get the best results for me. (There is an instruction leaflet attached to the lid. However, it wasn't in English. I had to Google directions and again asked the forum for others experience)

The tub is tiny 88ml. For my long hair and density, 1 tub for full head application worked out best and gave the best results. Vibrant, completely covered hair. Did reduce my washes per week from 2 to 1, to prolong the colour. In saying that, it is washing out nicely. From the purple dye colour, fading to blue and now a hint of green. 3 weeks, 3 washes and I'm still happy with it.

Have had many compliments. I adore the colour. So keen to try other shades in the range. Intend to repurchase.

I use the Violet colour to make my own toner w conditioner and it works a treat! Leave on your dry or damp hair for 10 - 30mins. I also put this Voliolet colour in my favourite shampoo and have a Purple shampoo I can adjust the depth of colour of depending on the level of brassiness in my blonde hair. Cost effective, easy to adjust and the colour payoff is excellent.

Love these colours, so bang to choose from and they do last on my bleached hair. I used it inbetween salon visits and tinted my conditioner as well to keep the colour vibrant and lasting even longer. Love the smell and price point. Pastel colours are not so great, I’d rather choose a strong colour and leave it on for less time or add it to conditioner.

Being a hair dresser and using a lot of different semi permanent hair colours I would probably recommend this product the most. It's great if you want to add streaks to your hair because it doesn't run into the hair like other semi's I have used. I coloured my whole head with this and found it was best put onto dry hair. And when rinsing it out, it actually stays in your hair. Great product and would highly recommend it if you are wanting one all over colour or different colours all through.

I have used the two above colours on bleached hair in the past - Fire was FANTASTIC and so bright that I even had to dye over it with an Olio red to make it semi-appropriate for work! Definitely a go-er if you're wanting a bright, bright red.

Poppy Red didn't work quite as well for me - the colour was exactly what I was after at first, but very quickly faded to hot pink - which I also loved - but not what I was after. Others I know have had different experiences with Poppy Red though, so hard to say.

The thing I love most about Directions is that it does no damage to your hair - its more like painting it than dying it!

It does wash out very quickly though so avoid washing your hair too often, and swimming.....

One pot does my whole head of hair twice, and my hair is down to my nipples - so definitely worth the $25 a pot.

Next try will be the white toner!

I recently purchased a tub of this over trademe. I got it in the colour Mandarin orange. I had prelightened my hair before applying to get the best results as the oackaging states. I applied for 40 minutes instead of the recommended 30 and then rinsed thouroughly and conditioned. As far as colour goes the initial colour was amazing and bright, just what i wanted. In subsequent washes with cold water the colour has gone more patchy but has remained quite bright. For the very impressive inexpensive price you cant go past it. I have tried other temporary colour brands in the past and Directions really stands up on its own. I will be purchasing this in the future in other colours.

I've tried a few shades of Directions and had different results every time. The dye is very easy to use and doesn't damage your hair at all which is great. The colours themselves are lovely: there is a huge range that you can use straight, combine together, or mix with conditioner to get a more pastel effect. However I've had a bit of mixed bag in trying to achieve a vibrant colour.

My hair is very long, reaching my lower back, so the first time I underestimated how much dye I would need; opting for one pot of Pastel Pink and one of Carnation Pink. After bleaching my hair, I applied it in an ombre fashion to make the most of not having enough dye, adding conditioner to the mix to stretch it out a bit. The top went very pink as I'd desired, but the rest barely changed colour at all. The second time I used 3 pots of Pastel Pink over freshly bleached hair, and the initial result was a great uniform pink but washed out incredibly fast, leaving me with a peachy-orange colour.

I switched to their Turquoise shade, which has come up extremely well and is amazingly vibrant- exactly what I'd hoped to achieve and what I wanted from their pink shades. It has stained my sunnies and pillowcase though. I've used Turquoise a few times and I love it, a gorgeous consistent colour that doesn't fade too quickly. I've also been through all the purple shades, and again it's an experiment in finding a colour that you like, as the first attempt is usually a surprise. The colours are always really pretty and I get loads of compliments which makes my day every time. All my purple colours have faded out to a pretty blue/green, some faster than others, which is something else to be aware of.

Using Directions has been so much fun- I like change so I wasn't too upset by not getting the anticipated results. I've continued to use Directions and it's a really good product to play with for unique colours that are easy to work with and have a great consistent finish. Some shades will last longer than others, but if you're wanting to experiment with your colour, this is definitely the product to use.

I've tried a few La Riche colours and all have had really vibrant lasting results. My favourite shade to date is Plum which is a very deep purple that becomes more vibrant with every wash and dyed wonderfully over my bright violet toned red hair! I had thought it might come out more of a reddish tinted purple but it came out almost exactly the same as some blonde extensions I dyed. The only downside is I've found these dyes to stain and transfer onto clothing, pillowcases & skin like crazy! luckily it seems to wash out easily but it is still a bit of a pain