Garnier Olia Review

I used to dye my hair alot and was always using different brands and products. When Garnier Olia came out and after seeing it on the ads o tv i decided id try it. It was amazing!! Gave me the bright colour i wanted which was red and my hair was brown at the time and it did an amazing job. You couldnt tell i was brown before hand and the red was so bright. After dying my hair it didnt make my hair feel all stringy like the other products did and also made my hair smell really nice instead of having the chemical smell from ages. I would definatly use this product again!!

I have had dark brown hair for as long as I can remember and decided it was time for a change. Unfortunately as a poor uni student a trip to the salon wasn't in my budget. I decided to use this dye as it was cheap and I loved the idea of no ammonia. I did have to strip my hair first, but the results were amazing after. The red was the same colour as the box, and it is a long lasting dye. My roots became visible after a few weeks but the rest of my hair stayed bright without fading for a long time.

I needed a change and this was on sale at my local Warehouse so thought i'd give a try. Brought 3 boxes as I have dark brown hair and its thick. The colour was amazing after I had done it and was great smelling. Not overpowering like other hair dyes. I have had this colour in for about 6 weeks now and it has washed out alot. It's a different colour now, lighter but still looks cool.

Needed to tidy up my hair so used this brand. The colour came out beautifully and the smell of the conditioner was so nice. My hair looks so good when its straightened, expecially in the sun. Im on my 4th week with having this product in and its still a good bold colour.

I tend to chop and change my hair colour brands, depending what’s on special offer at the time. I always get a similar shade of red though, which is a colour that is notorious for washing out quickly. I find this one lasts well but I only wash my hair twice a week which definitely helps.

I like that this does not contain ammonia so it doesn’t smell too bad or sting my scalp. It doesn’t drip whilst it’s on either so it’s not too messy. Although it is really over-packaged, with an extra plastic bottle to mix it up in, it does mean I can get two uses from this as I have short hair. It covers greys and turns them into sparkly bright red highlights! I also like that it comes with a big tube of conditioner which again, lasts ages when you have short hair. I will definitely use this again as it works out really economical since I can get two uses out of it.

I used to use this dye all the time it smells decent,easy to apply and makes your hair nice and shiny,the bright colours wash out pretty fast wouldn’t be so bad if you could get away with only washing your hair a couple times a week,decent price and a good variety of colours

I've just done my second box of this colour and I'm really impressed.

I've picked it up on special both times for about $12 so excellent value in my opinion, it has everything you need included but my fave is the conditioner which easily gives you a couple washes worth, and the colour only takes 30min to develop. My hair is medium to long in length and quite thick and I'm able to spread one box to cover it all.

After using my hair has been left super silky & shiny and I've always gotten compliments on it. The only downside for me personally was the brighter colours do fade after a few weeks, but the more natural colours last well, dark brown is my favourite.

I always dye my hair at home and have used this brand for about 5 years and my hair always looks lush and refreshed. Also its so affordable!

When I opened the box the first thought I had was this was the best packaging I've ever seen in a box of hair dye. Developer and color crème in tubes, a separate bottle for mixing, a more full sized conditioner tube rather than those silly little sachets, as well as gloves and instructions. You could color me impressed.

In terms of the hair color itself, it's an oil based color and looked quite shiny when applying, it also smelt slightly better than the ammonia colors, but the color once applied was average in it's vibrancy. It did last the 4 weeks and the colored matched the box well on the plus side.

I'd consider it again - especially as I got it on a good special, but I haven't found my holy grail hair color yet.

Usually after I colour my hair (which is pretty frequently) my hair feels pretty fried no matter how much I condition it. After using Olia, my hair actually feels in BETTER condition after I coloured it, than it did before. I purchased it in Brown 5.0 to cover a dark purple I had in my hair before. it did a really good job of taking my hair to a glossy brown shade, and covering the purple which other dyes haven't.

As for application, it can be a leeettle bit tricky to apply seeing as it is oil based. This means it isn't as easy to "spread" throughout the hair and you really have to make sure you cover all the strands. Because of this, the application took me about 25-30 minutes. I've heard how a lot of people hate the bottle shape, but I really don't mind. The smell is SO much better than any of the other dye's I've used. The fact that is has no ammonia is really great, because for someone who colours their hair as much as I do, it's nice to try and minimize the chemicals. I'm happy with the colour, incredibly happy with the condition of my hair, and indifferent about the application. Because of the good colour quality, and the amazing condition of my hair, I would definitely buy this hair colour before any other box dye.