Garnier Olia Review

I'm a bit torn about this product, but will most likely continue using it because of the amazing colour. I use the shade Intense Red, which I have got so many complements on and truly love.

Unfortunately I think that is where the positives end. The application is awful, it's oil based, and feels like it. My hair felt so heavy and greasy I just wanted to shampoo it again and again, but didn't want to wash the colour out. I think that it is a it less drying and damaging and is nice to not have the ammonia smell but I don't think it's worth that. The formula is also quite difficult to spread thought the hair, I've coloured my own hair so many times and this was the first time i'd had a patchy result, so I was extra careful the second time. It just feels like it clumps in the hair a little bit.

The other big downside is how fast it fades, especially as the colour I use is meant to be intense, it doesn't look quite so good after a couple of weeks.

I would love suggestions for other products in similar shades so that I don't have to buy this again!

I am a sucker to a good colour hair dye and so far I have found this one is a pretty deal. My natural hair colour is browny blonde but I have been dying my hair red for the past 4 years I admit it is hard to find a good red hair dye that lasts, is bright to my liking (as I am fussy) and doesn't make my hair look/feel like straw, this hair is amazing, it is not my fave but it is definitely up there in the top 5.

The consistency is runny which can be a positive thing when it comes to hair dye and the amount you actually get. I usually takes 2 boxes to completely do my hair which is good because some brands it takes 3.

The smell is amazing, it doesn't smell like there are to many harmful chemicals in it and it leaves your smelling lovely, the condition that comes with the dye I wouldn't recommend as it doesn't fee/smell as good as some of the others and doesn't leave your feeling as soft as some do but all in all I love this product.

The packaging for the product is modern and has a good description of the contents of each box and a good colour indicator on the back of the box as well. <3

I had seen this on special at the supermarket for $11.25, with the red colour i'd been wanting for my newly cut hair. Excitedly I pulled this out as soon as I got home. The instructions and box are stock standard for hair dye. Putting the no1and2 into the applicator bottle was quick and easy, it mixed well with in a few hard shakes. I liked the different black gloves. Beginning to apply the product I noticed zero drips as the constancy was thick enough to not spill but thin enough to to evenly put through my hair with minimum smell. I disliked the bottle as once i had hair dye on my gloves I couldn't grip the bottle properly due to the shape. It was easy to wash out, and i loved the thick conditioner, it made my hair silky. Once my hair dried naturally i was dissapointed as it was very patchy (I've been dying my hair for 15 years and never had this issue before). Also my hair needed a seperate hair treatment as it dried my hair out. so over all a 3/5

I was once obsessed with red colour hair and have tried almost all the red tones with blue undertones from numerous brands. I quickly found out that all of them drops into 3 categories. 1. Damages and dries out the hair but the colour lasts long. 2. Doesn't damage the hair or dries it out but the colour doesn't last long. 3. Double whammy. Damages and dries out and doesn't last long either.

Since this range isn't harsh on the hair, I decided to use the red colour from this range. Guess which category this falls into? Yep..the second. I tried 3 times and that was within 6 months. Had to dye every 5-6th week. Colour lasted vibrant through the 1st two weeks and ended up being dull by 3-4th week.

I like to dye my hair in between salon visits just to lengthen my colour in my hair . I try to keep my hair looking youthful and natural as much as I can .

Packaging comes in this box that bright and eye catching. Everything you need is inside like gloves hair dye etc. I find the consistency is creamy. Does have a chemical scent to it. After waiting for colour to work. I normally wash my hair after the wait chair

I think overall this does work on my hair. Price wise it’s fair. I can definitely see myself purchasing more in the near future. It’s an ok product.

Overall I've found this product pretty good, considering I generally go to the hairdressers to have my red done as I've always been worried about colour on my carpet!

The box that you're supposed to put the bottle in while mixing is poo, just throw it away, it should work (as other brands I've used in the past did) but it just doesn't. The packaging is great, looks super funky and the even the directions look fun. A nice change from some of the other brands I've used in the past.

Mixing is a breeze, it's not hard, pour one into the other and shake.

Application is very easy, the consistency is perfect for easy coverage and the gloves are not too shabby - I was a little surprised at that as I have gorilla hands and they still managed to fit me, although it was touch and go! My eyes did not sting or water once during the application which I was more than pleased about, must be the oils they use.

Rinsing out was easy, although being red it took ages and ages and ages....

After care conditioner, Yip, pretty good. Didn't like the smell too much but you get a very generous amount and it makes your hair feel nice and soft.

3 weeks down the track, well the colour fade has been considerable, just check out my pillowcase and towels lol, but I'll forgive that as red is such a high maintenance colour.

I probably wouldn't get this particular red again as it just wasn't bright enough for me, but when I finally go back to brown I would try this hair dye again as it covered all my greys and was gentle on my hair.

I did think it was a little on the pricey side as far as home hair dye goes and as far as the amount you receive goes. I have rather short hair - think pixie cut length and I wasn't able to use all the product but I think if my hair was below my ears I would have been in trouble.

Really good product. I absolutely love dying my hair red and the result I got was very vibrant! Exactly what I wanted. Although the problem is that it washed out relatively quickly and I was left with a dull red after a couple of weeks. Though the red has stayed through two more dyes so I now have brown hair with red undertones. It was easy to use. Didn't have the horrible ammonia smell of most dyes. Would use it again definitely!

I haven't used a hair dye out of a box in about 2 years and decided to give this a go a couple of weeks ago, I was mainly interested because of the ammonia free aspect and it was only $10 at the local supermarket as a 'new product special'

I chose the violet colour as it was a little bit different but not too outrageous as my hair was just brunette at the time.. I love the design of the packaging and love the design of the applicator bottle! It was super easy to use and I noticed that I used all of the product out of the bottle instead of having some that I couldn't get out at the end which is what usually happens.. The gloves fit really well, they're usually much too big for me, even though I don't have particularly small hands but these were perfect :)

I love that there was no chemical smell, it actually smelt really nice! There was also none of the slight sting that I normally get from hair dyes as I have a sensitive scalp because of this..

After I washed the dye out I didn't notice a huge difference which I thought may be due to my hair still being wet, however even after my hair dried I noticed that even though it was supposed to be a 'vibrant' colour it wasn't super coloured.. This may be due to the fact that I have long, slightly thick hair and I did only use one bottle!

I think I will use this product again when I'm a bit tight for money but I have regrowth that I need to hide, but next time I'll use more than one bottle of it and hopefully that helps out with the colour problem :)

When I first got the box, I was really surprised at how big it was compared to other hair colouring product packaging. The design for the packaging was well thought-out.

I had to re-bleach my roots before using this as my natural hair colour is black. However, since I asked a friend to do it for me she evened up dying my ends as well as my root and my hair became very dry and I was scared to try this product over it. This did a very good job at toning my hair, the colours were very even and it was very easy to apply. I have shoulder length hair and there was still about half the bottle of product left over when I was done. The colour developed fast for me, around 10-15 minutes or so. I really like how the conditioner or "hair treatment" came in a tube so you can actually re-use it, unlike other ones that come in packages. It also helps make your hair soft after the colouring. After blow-drying you can see the vibrancy of the colour, so shiny!

The only thing I didn't like about this was the mixing bottle. It got hard to hold onto it to squeeze the product out because it gets slippery.

Faded very fast after a few days and turns yellowy. However, purple shampoo does a good job at getting rid of the yellow tones.

Overall, I'm very happy with this dye. I would use it again, price is very reasonable since all other box dyes are around the same price.

I cant remember exactly what colour i used but it was a golden brown and it came out a really nice golden colour, a little darker than what i wanted but thats usually the case with most store bought dyes in my experience. Although the colour hasnt lasted and obviosuly fades out i would probably still use it again. I loved the smell of the conditioner that comes with it was sooooooo yummy and a really decent size! Easy to follow instructions pretty straight forward. Not bad overall.