L’Oréal Paris Le Color One Step Toning Hair Gloss, Black Noir, 4 Ounce

I am on my third (edit: now it's my seventh) tube of platinum pearl and I can't express how much I love this stuff. When I bleach my roots I end up with level 9 yellow hair, which I then use Shades EQ to turn into more of an icy/gray blonde. But once that toner starts fading, the yellow creeps back in and that's when I start using this product.I leave it on for at least an hour under a shower cap, which does leave just a hint of lavender in my hair but I like that and intentionally leave it on for way longer than directed because I want that hint of color. It does darken up my blonde due to leaving it on for so long but that's the look I'm going for. The smell is pleasant and my hair is SOOOO soft after I rinse, despite all the abuse I put it through with bleaching and toners.Also, I scoured the reviews before purchasing and noticed a lot of the people who included pictures and complained about the product "doing nothing" used the wrong color. They either started off with hair that was too dark for the product to have an effect, or used the incorrect color to neutralize.So for the first issue of using this product on dark hair - this is a color-depositing product, it does not lift at all so if your hair starts off DARKER than the color that is coming out of the tube, your results will be almost imperceptible, or you will get no results at all. If you use blush BLONDE on brown hair, guess what - it's not going to do anything, because it is impossible to see a lighter color on dark hair. The color may be there, but you won't see it. Look at the color of the model's hair on the box - if your hair is significantly darker than that, chances are you will not see significant results.I will say, some of the before/afters in the product photos are misleading in my opinion, which I'm not a fan of because it gives people unrealistic expectations. Like the plum color most certainly will not turn truly black hair a bright purple like the photos claim, especially if it's virgin hair unless maaaaybe you're in very bright direct sunlight, but that's another discussion.If you are attempting to neutralize undertones, you have to choose the correct color based on what tone you are attempting to neutralize. Look at a color wheel. Purple neutralizes yellow, blue neutralizes orange. If you have orange brassy roots and use purple, it won't work. If you have yellow brass and use blue, same deal. And you cannot fix a bad bleach job with a product like this - if you do not lift your hair enough and end up with really orange roots or streaks, you need to bleach again, a color-depositing conditioner is not going to fix a bad bleach job. Your hair must be light enough for the conditioner to be able to neutralize. I do wish the products were labeled with what color the product actually is because that might help but do some research and choose the color that is appropriate for your hair, or do another round of bleach if your hair can tolerate it. But this product is not going to magically fix hair that was not lifted properly.This product also must be applied COMPLETELY evenly, otherwise you will get streaks. It takes me a good 20 minutes to work this through my semi-thick boob-length hair because if you don't fully saturate every strand, guess what - those strands will not be affected and you will end up with streaky hair. I haphazardly slapped this in my hair the first time I used it and I did end up with streaks. I've since learned my lesson and I section my hair into 6 parts and apply to each section until it is fully saturated from root to tip. And if certain parts of your hair are more damaged (aka pourous) the color will stick to those parts more as well. I start with the hair growing from the nape of my neck since it's less damaged, then move up my scalp and do the hair growing from the crown of my head last, which gets more abuse from the flat iron and therefore is more porous. Ends tend to be more damaged/porous compared to roots, so if that is a concern for you, apply to hair closer to the scalp first and slowly work your way down.

Finally something that works! I use a medium natural blonde hair color that was fine for years. But as I've gotten older, my hair has been going brassy about 10 days after coloring. I have used blue and purple shampoos, masks, you name it. I have used anti-brass toner. Nothing has worked, and in fact some of them darkened my hair. I started doing a deep dive research and found this product. I studied the reviews like I was going to take a test. I wound up getting the silver gloss, rather than cool blonde or platinum given how stubborn my hair has been. I left it on for 8 minutes, and it makes a difference. My hair is conditioned and soft and the color holds the gentle natural blonde color--no more brass.

Only used once so far. Not bad. The instructions say to leave in for 5-10 minutes if your hair is bleached/highlighted, but I think I’ll try the full 15 next time. Did leave my hair nice and soft, but I only see a slight color difference. I also forgot to take an after photo before I added finishing oil on my hair. I love the smell, but if you are sensitive to smells you might want to use a different product. It smells quite floral.

My hair is salt and pepper, I was tired of getting highlights and the expense involved. I've tried the purple shampoos which help to some extent as far as getting the brassiness out of my gray. Rather than go to the expense of the hairdresser I thought I would give L'Oreal Paris Le Color Gloss One Step In-Shower Toning Hair Gloss a shot. I washed with a regular shampoo, towel dried and applied the "Silver" toning gloss, left it in for 12 minutes and rinsed out. My hair is thin, so I never blow dry anymore. I truly felt this added some texture to my hair and well as bringing out the gray shine and eliminating the brassiness.I wish I did pics of before and after, for comparison, as I felt my hair just did not have the shine it used to, this definitely has helped. I will keep up with it, hopefully will continue to get the same results.

I was hoping that the platinum would cool down my highlights, but it did nothing. I washed my hair and applied the gloss to my clean, damp hair for 10 minutes; I rinsed it and styled it as usual. Couldn’t see any difference on the color of the highlights.My natural hair is very dark and I have bleached/colored highlights which are too warm.My hair does feel good to the touch, but I can achieve that with my regular #3 Olaplex mask once a week.If anyone has any advice to help me make my highlights cooler until my next appointment in 2 months I’d appreciate it.

I will always have this in my bathroom! Its a game changer for blondes! I am a natural level 8 and lighten to level 10, this gets me through all stages of blonde! It makes the level 10 the most perfect ash blonde and i feel like even my natural level 8 absorbs some of the tint because it helps blend the colors so perfectly! Its also something you can build on so if i want it more i can just use two or three times in a row or i can skip for 2 weeks and let it be subtle! Beautiful either way! No damage at all, very luxurious deep conditioned feeling after using!