L'Oreal Paris Casting Creme Gloss Review

I've used my fair share of at-home hair colouring products in my time, and I have to say that this is one of the best! The bottle applicator is really easy to use, resulting in minimal mess. My favourite thing about the formula is that it smells really good, which is not usually the case with hair colour. 20 minutes is really all that is needed for the colour to develop once applied, and that's that! Easy peasy!

The conditioner is absolutely amazing, and the combination of the colouring formula and the conditioner left my hair soft and glossy. The end result was a cool dark brown, which I would definitely use again.

I really love Casting Creme Gloss. I don't know of any other brand that still has a Semi-Permanent so thanks for that L'oreal!

Mixing and application is really simple and the fact that its ammonia free means you don't have that nasty strong smell. I have fairly long but fine hair and one pack is enough for me to get full coverage. I do have some greys and it covers them up nicely. My hair is always lovely and shiny after using this. I have used various colors in this range, mostly dark browns, reds and purples. For this review i used the Plum shade which i loved. I find that the reds and purples fade out quite quickly for me, i would say you get a couple of weeks before it is noticeable (no doubt dependent on how often you wash you hair) but for that reason this is a great choice for if you want to try out a new colour but not commit to the permanent version.

Smell was pretty strong - could smell it as soon as I opened the courier package. It wasn't the usual chemical smell though, pretty fruity.

As I have thick hair in knew this wouldn't cover it all so used it to cover up blonde ends of hair that have grown out over last few months.

It went on same as most other hair dyes I've used - trickiest part was not getting it on my clothes. Gloves did the job & solutions mixed nicely.

Coverage was good - certainly covered up any blonde bits & my hair was left silky smooth after using the conditioner.

After one wash the colour still seems strong & my hair still has the shiny sheen on the ends.

The only negative would be the strong perfumed smell of the product - it was nice it wasn't the usual chemical smell but not sure it needed to be so strong.

The easiest home hair dye product I've used. Pleasant smell not overpowering like some other home dye products I've used. Really good coverage too especially stray grey hairs. I highly recommend the L'Oreal casting Creme gloss to everyone and look forward to trying some of the other colours in this range. The instructions are really good and easy to follow as well.

I like this product.The smell was nice, it was really easy to use and the color payoff was great. My hair is soft and shiny which I like too. The gloves were to small for my hands though, and it does fade quite quickly. Overall a very good product and what I would use again before something else.

The casting Creme Gloss has great packaging by giving you a great indication of what colour you are getting. The instructions were easy to follow and the application of product was good as it did not drip everywhere. I left the product on for correct time and rinsed out and it was nice not to have ammonia fumes! After drying my hair the colour was rich and my hair was so soft! I have now washed my hair about 3 times and the colour still looks fab. The product has not dried out my hair like some others I have tried and my hair still feels silky soft.

I found this product quite amazing. I was concerned to begin with as there was not a chemical smell that I am used to and associate with hair colours. I put the product in and waited. When it came time to washing it out, I was not sure it had even taken (should remember that you can never tell until it is washed). The washing was easy. I didn't have a ton of colour coming out as I have in the past, so washing time seemed to be halved. Shower clean up was a breeze as the product had not gone crazy all over the place. I dried my hair, and what a nice surprise. The colour had taken so well. I didn't have any pieces that were missed, or hair dye over my ears or scalp, which meant I could rock my hair any way I wanted. I am loving having this colour in my hair. The awesome thing is that the sun really sets it off and now that we are in summer, there is a ton of sun to help my hair shine.

When the chance came up to review the L'Oréal casting creme gloss hair dye, I was super excited to give it a go. Being a busy mum, I never really put myself first or give myself some pampering, so it had been a couple of years since I last dyed my hair. I was well overdue for a change!

The hardest part about reviewing this product was choosing what colour to go with, there is a huge range to choose from! Should I go lighter? Or darker?.... In the end I chose to go darker and went with Iced Chocolate (sounds yummy doesn't it?)

Applying the L'Oréal casting creme gloss hair dye was fairly straight forward, just following the instructions and go. Once applied to the hair, wait for the dye to take and then wash out. Easy peasy!

I loved the results!!!!

Lovely rich dark brown with a reddy tinge, looked amazing. I was impressed!!

I've had my hair coloured for 3 weeks now and as I was my hair everyday the colour has faded. This particular dye only being semi permanent lasts for 28 washes. But I have loved the change and the colour and it's a great way of doing something different and then if you don't like it, it's going to come out within a month anyway!

But for me, I'm going to be looking for a permanent colour. I hope they make it!!!!