Garnier Olia Review

This is my first time colouring my hair at home as I usually get it done at a salon. The colour that I chose was Iced Chocolate which is a lovely light brown colour and I have found the overall experience pleasant.

My first impressions were positive. The packaging looked very high quality like a premium product should. It looked like it should be priced at about $25.00 not $16.99. Inside the box was a range of bottles and potions. As I have never dyed my hair at home before I got an experienced friend to do it for me. As she mixed the product I looked over the instructions provided which gave various methods depending on whether you had dyed your hair or not and I found them to be very easy to follow and really user friendly. Another positive was the smell of the product which was very pleasant kind of like a nice shampoo. After I let the dye work it's magic I jumped in the shower and washed it all out using the reasonably sized conditioner that was provided in the pack. The dye washed away easily and did not leave any stains on the shower floor. After showering and blow drying my hair I took a close up look and was stoked to find there were no dye stains around my face. My hair previously had red tones through it and all those red tones were replaced with a lighter brown but overall it didn't dye my hair a lighter brown like the packaging, it was more of a deep brown kind of like cocoa mixed with butter (you know, that really dark creamy brown). While this was not the colour that I was expecting based on the image of the woman on the packaging, I am still satisfied with the end result. Because my natural hair colour is a dark brown, almost black hair colour I will try an even lighter colour in the future. I am thankful to have tried Garnier Olia hair colour because I can now save a whole lot of money by dyeing my hair myself.

I frequently home dye my hair, and decided to try a different product this time round. I loved the packaging - very slick - and the actual application bottle was a great shape to work with. The time to develop was standard and the smell was inoffensive. Also liked that Garnier included a larger tube of conditioner in the packet, so you can use it for future washes. However, I wasn't impressed with how it turned out. Colour pay off was relatively good, but it left my hair much drier than it was previously and I didn't feel like my hair had much richness/shine to it after the fact. I have had better coloration, glossiness and moisturisation from semi-permanent dyes and will return to using those.

We were heading away for the weekend and I wanted a colour to spruce up my dull hair. Popped into the supermarket and grabbed a light brown for $10.99

The instructions were easy to follow and gloves really generously sized. Love that there is no ammonia, no nasty smells that make my eyes water!

My husband put my colour through and found the colour spread easily through my hair.

After washing out and drying off my hair, I was really impressed with the colour, it was very similar to my natural colour but bright and shiny. A week later it is still lovely.

I enjoy using the conditioner, it has a beautiful smell really helps keep my hair soft and prevents it from drying out.

Overall I was really impressed and would use this colour again

I purchased this from the supermarket in a hurry as needed to pep up my hair for going out.

The bottle is a bit unusual and at times slipped out of my hands as it is quite wide to hold.

I really like that this product doesn't have the nasty chemical smell that other hair dyes come with. It mixed up easily and the directions were straight forward. This was easy to apply apart from the odd shaped bottle.

The results were gorgeous initially but after a few washes the colour faded alot and became very dull.

I found this product super easy to use by myself. Usually I have to get help but they bottle made it easy. The coverage was great. I have dense hair and there was more then enough. Had some left over which never happens. Smelled great too! I found that the colour lasted for about 4-5 weeks before fading out (for me thats average). Really good price for a good product that I would use again before other products.

I really liked this product, mainly because it is ammonia free. I like to keep an eye on what I put on my skin and hair and I have found it difficult to find a permanent, ammonia free hair dye. The smell isn't too bad either, which is another problem I have had with other hair dyes. I did find that the colour continued to rinse off in the show long after I had initially died it which was disappointing. However, I would use it again purely because of the gentle formula.

An amazing formula, absolutely no drips whatsoever... not one! It feels and smells great. The bottle is designed really well so that you can open it up and scrape every last drop, which I like because I've got long hair.

But I was disappointed with the colour (Frosted Chestnut). I just felt that it wasn't very strong and didn't develop enough. The 'if your hair is this colour, it will look like this' blurb on the box was misleading, as my hair doesn't look anything like the box says, despite my original hair colour being one of the 'before' colours on the box.

That said, the whole experience is worth it if only for the way my hair feels and smells! I think this is from the conditioner - you get 54ml! Amazing!

I would buy this brand again, but I would get a different colour. Amazing value for a $10 special at New World!

i love this hairdye,only get it when i see it on sale though :) , i found that it goes along way too,i like the packaging also. i love the fact that theres no ammonia and doesnt smell strong, actually i thought it smelt rather lovely.it covers my hair nicely and evenly without leaving my hair damaged and dry. only downfall for me is that it washes out quickly,wether thats just me i dont know. but even still, i will still purchase this product.

This product worked well in my thin, shoulder length hair. The colour came out great (Black) and lasted longer than other black dyes I have tried. The best thing about this product is the fact that it has natural oils added to it and no ammonia. This made it smell nice and didnt leave me with a headache. The bottle was a little weird but the gloves were brilliant!

I was really happy with the result when I used this product to fix some dodgy highlights I had. My hair is thin, dark brown, reasonably straight, with a tendency to drier ends and oily roots. I liked the gentle smell, and it gave me pretty, natural brown highlights, rather than the brassy blonde I walked out of the salon with!