Garnier Nutrisse Nourishing Hair Color Creme, 51 Medium Ash Brown (Cool Tea) (Packaging May Vary)

My hair is over 95% hard to color gray. The recommended 25-30 minutes has never been enough; I need 45 minutes, even when having it colored by a hairdresser. This is the second Garnier hair color product I’ve tried since starting to do it on my own to save money and hopefully get my hair in better condition, about 5 months ago. Both products gave me a rich looking color and did a good job on the grays and my hair feels a lot better than when I had it done by my hairdresser. The first one I tried was Garnier Olia Oil—my hair was pretty dried out and more oil sounded good. It did a good job with the color, but the bulb-shaped applicator was too large for my hand making application both awkward and messy. It also required a great deal more product on the hardest to color areas around the temples. My hair was definitely getting healthier using this versus having it done at a salon. This Nutrisse version uses a regular bottle-shape for an applicator and comes with the developer already in the bottle. Squeeze out the color crème from a tube and fruit oil from a small plastic pack. The bottle opening is not as large as the one on the Olia, so you have to be more precise when adding in the other ingredients, but this bottle is great deal more narrow and easy to grip for both shaking and application. It truly is a non-drip formula and I didn’t have to put nearly as much product on the temple area to get the color to stick. My hair feels better each time I color; approximately every 3-1/2 weeks if I don’t want to look like a skunk. Okay there is one area that I’d like to see an improvement on and it’s the size of the gloves. My hands are on the short side of medium and the glove’s fingers are almost ½” too short for me. This makes it uncomfortable when first starting out. Not sure if the gloves stretch out or you just forget about it and don’t notice it any longer when concentrating on the applying the color. Of the two Garnier products I have to say I like this one better. And the savings for doing it myself when factoring in the tip is roughly $750.

I started using this because I went to target. I had a interview out of no where... So I was tired. I was trying on clothes... I didn't want to buy and I looked in the mirror and all 3 mirrors showed uneven colors in the back of my hair. My hair was red. If any of you have red hair you know its a game of reds. I gasped... What the heck. It was so nasty. I have been walking around like this? I was actually embarrassed by the red hair. I am 43 and I have been wanting to go back to my beautiful brown hair. Hair color that I was born with... Red is fun, but for me it is not me no more. I want to look professional you know what I mean. I was starring at the mad hatter in the mirror. I went to the aisle at Target and grabbed this. What it did was start to even out all my circus colors. I started buying from Amazon by bulk. I continued with this color to even everything out in a beautiful brownish colors. The red was still fighting through. This color actually helped me look appropriate for serious work. I am going into the darker browns little by little to get even tones. I am so grateful for this color ( I used 60 Light natural Brown Acorn) I did my roots for half the time and then applied to the rest for the total of 35 min. I continued to use this until everything looked more even. I went lighter first. You know what is said, you can always go lighter but never when you go to dark first. Little by little. This covered my white hairs as well... I have blood issues which helped speed up my journey into white hair. While this sucks always remember white is hard to keep color on. If you ever do a 3 dimensional dye you will always get your whites to light. If you have issues with white hair always go for just a flat dye. Just a nice color with no highlights or special effects. Then you will get one even color. If you like you can even add highlights to lighten up around your face. Be careful with highlights they end up acting like weeds on your hair. To hard to control and to expensive. Light thick around the face is subtle but yet adds a twinkle to the eye. Bye guys...

I always buy the Darkest Brown color to match my natural color. After dying, my hair color is a bit darker than the picture on the box but definitely not so dark that it looks black. The shine and color really last for me. I color my hair about every three months with one root touchup in between. I have the "grays" starting to come in scattered on the top of my head and the temples. This product does a great job of covering them up! TIP: Color your grays first then go to the remainder of your hair. Stubborn grays can take longer to color! I do find that my grays are pretty stubborn and come back in about 1.5 months. I use Clariol's Nice and Easy Color Root Touchup in Dark Brown to fix the roots and gray hairs at my temple. The smell of the dye is not noticeable and the conditioner is fabulous! I really can not say enough good things about the conditioner!! I have tried all the drug store brands and Nutrisse gives me the best color (true match), long lasting color and shine and is quick and easy. Flawless every time!

I've been using Garnier Nutrisse Ultra Coverage Hair Color, Deep Dark Brown (Sweet Pecan) for several years as a match to my natural neutral/cool tone dark brown so that I can cover my roots without drastically changing the color of my hair vs. my natural color. It does a good job of coloring my gray hair as long as the directions are followed. I think one time I followed the regular directions vs. the gray coverage directions and the color did seem to fade a bit off my grays before I was do for my next root touch up so that is on me. I always make sure now to follow the longer application time for gray coverage now. It comes with a small bottle of deep conditioner and a little vial of hair oil that you actually mix into the hair dye itself which both leave my hair extra shiny after coloring. I have very sensitive skin and have had a bad reaction to a dye at a salon before but I don't have any negative reaction to this product and will continue to buy for that reason! I get compliments on my color.

I have used H3 for a year now and was happy with it. I have fine, straight, dark brown hair. I decided to use this lighter color as it was summer and I thought perhaps a more golden tone would suit my tan. This product works very easily and comes with everything you need for one of the better prices I have found. You simply pour the cream into the included tray, then put the powder in. You mix it with the handle of the brush to get a smooth cream. You then use the brush end to apply it as you desire. I style my hair as normal to try to get a natural look and apply it with a softer hand at the top near my scalp and then a heavier hand at the bottom of my hair. You then wait he designate time and rinse, shampoo, and use the included conditioner on your hair. You're done! My hair lightens easy. VERY easy. I can't count the number of times I've gone into a salon, explained that my hair always takes less than the standard time, had them set the timer and come back and exclaim as they rinsed my hair or removed the cap/foils and wads of white hair came off my head without any pulling )-: Which is why I started doing it myself at home. I always use a shorter time than what is in the directions. This box says 15 to something minutes, so I did 10. The results were still lighter than I expected -- pale blonde with some of the earlier applied spots white. BUT the hair didn't burn off! I am a swim instructor so spend more time in the pool chlorine than is normal. I like this product, I like how it applies. The specific color is a little lighter than I prefer, but I have gotten compliments on how the two tone effect is flattering. For people who want dependable results at a very affordable price, I would suggest this product without reservation!

This was surprising great. I love that the instructions were clear. It was my first time using this brand for a permanent dye but I must say the color came out good. My hair was ginger blonde before using the dye and I wasn’t sure how good it would take being as though my hair was previously bleached. But after leaving the dye in for a good 20-25 mins the taking the steps to rinse and wash my hair came out great. Not dry or brittle but silky soft. And this color is closer to my natural hair color definitely will be buying again.

Great gray hair coverage and lasting color. Easy to apply.

I'm giving this a 3 star because it is not as described. I got my hair dye and when I looked at the box in person I thought it didn't look red. The front of the box says BR1 deepest intense burgandy, which is what I wanted. But the top of the box says BR1 acai berry, which fits better because the images actually appear to be purple. I haven't even put it in my hair yet, just wanted to raise awareness.