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John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Luminous Color Glaze Chestnut To Espresso Review
Great name, stinky product
Doing my best to look good, a user of lots of hair care products, a bath and body products lover, expecting good, fair service
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2
2008
As summer fades into winter, the reddish highlights from the summer sun loose their appeal and at my age a few grays are sneaking in around the hairline. So as my late September wedding approached and I sought out all the perfect products to make me feel and look as beautiful as possible, I purchased the John Freida Brilliant Brunette Luminous Color Glaze. What a great name. Geez, what else do they need to say to make a 40-something brunette want to buy their product?
Application of the product is as easy as it comes. Wash and condition hair as usual, then apply product and leave in hair for 2 to 3 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. For me, this is all done in the shower and was simple to add to my normal routine.
Once out of the shower, I comb and dry my hair as usual - and it definitely looks darker. All the gray isn't covered, so it could potentially look natural - but it looks dull and lifeless. And it doesn't stop there. My hair felt very waxy and hung as if there was a heavy coating on it. When I touched my hair during the day, my fingers and hands were slippery and shiny from whatever was coating my hair. Yuck! Not to mention the strong odor. And none of this went away until i shampooed my hair the following day. As a matter of fact, it took two shampoos to get the odor and the waxy build up out of my hair.
So by Day 3 or 4, my hair was back to its natural odor and feel and looking good, still darker. This is a temporary color, so the color fades with each shampoo as well. For me the color effect is gone by Day 6 or 7.
I bought the full bottle, so I've tried using this product several times. Each time switching things up a bit trying to make it work properly for my hair - tried it with conditioner, without conditioner, before shampooing, after shampooing, letting my hair dry naturally, completely drying with hair dryer. The results are always the same.
For me, this product was a total waste of my money and I can not recommend that anyone else use it.
Here's a hint for other brunettes out there tempted to try a product with a luscious name like this one. If you're looking to temporarily deepen the darkness of your tresses, use coffee. The application isn't as easy as the one above, but it scores higher in every other aspect. First of all, if it is leftovers from the morning brew, the cost is zero - so if the hair color doesn't please you, at least your wallet isn't lighter. So here's exactly what I've done in the past. First, take the morning's leftover coffee and pour it over your hair, completely soaking your hair. Then put on a shower cap (the freebie from your last hotel stay) or some sort of equivalent. Then go sit in the sun and let the sun bake the color in. I guess the heat of a hair dryer would have the same result, but I haven't tried that. Then dry and style your hair as usual. This treatment is temporary and the color begins to fade as soon as you begin washing your hair. Don't expect the deep color to last more than a few days. And before the first wash, it does have the fragrance of coffee - but it is not as strong or offensive as the John Freida product.
While the coffee version doesn't have the great name and zero marketing appeal, it works better on my hair. So don't be fooled like I was into trying this, unless someone like me offers you their leftover bottle to try. By the way, I've got plenty left if you want to show me that it works better for your hair type.
Last edited on Jan 02, 2008
John Frieda Brilliant Brunette Luminous Color Glaze... is not recommended by kaycie
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