Signature Hair Gloss - Semi Permanent Hair Dye - Copper Penny: Medium Copper Gold

Fantastic stuff, brings back the vibrancy to my auburn hair now I am getting a little older.

Okay so I used a mix of Overtone’s Ginger and Honey Blonde for ever to get a slightly more vibrant ginger color from my natural ginger, until they discontinued Honey Blonde. Then I went to Keracolor’s Copper and Honey, but the price for the honey recently skyrocketed from like $20 per 33oz bottle to nearly $60! I also had a lot of trouble with both transferring on my pillows or knit hats, even when I wasn’t sweating and my hair wasn’t wet, and the color faded quickly with washes. I was really nervous to try the Kristen Ess Copper Penny, especially because I was only buying the 1 bottle and not mixing anything since I’m sick of doing that. I was nervous it would come out orange like the other two brands when not mixed. But, it’s winter and I’m not going out much so I figured what do I have to lose. When I first saw the color in the bottle I was very nervous- it was a DARK orangey color. It also had an odd lemony chemical smell which I didn’t love. The texture is definitely runny, im used to a thicker conditioner like consistency. The only bottle was plenty for my very thin hair, but if I had any more hair than I do I would need at least another bottle to get full coverage. I did apply it dry even though the directions say to do it wet, so that probably affected how far it went. For my hair applying glosses dry helps them last a lot longer. I left it on for the recommended amount of time, and rinsed with cold water. It took for EVER to rise out fully, which surprised me, but no biggie. I used an old orange pool towel to dry, and some color definitely transferred to that, but once it was dry I was OBSESSED. It’s the perfect shade of ginger for me. I’ve gotten tons of compliments on it from family and friends. I try not to wash my hair too much in general, but I have washed it once pretty thoroughly with hot water since applying. It did transfer to the towel again, but I don’t notice any difference in the color of my hair since then. It also has not transferred to any of my sheets or anything while I’m sleeping- Mega win!! My hair is soft, shiny and feels very healthy. If you’re looking for a solid, decently lasting Cowboy Copper type color, Kristen Ess is where it’s at.

as a natural red head, my color is starting to fade. I used this to just get some color and life back in my hair, and it looked great! didn’t look unnatural, and my hair was so soft and seemed healthy after using. I’d say it lasted a couple weeks for me.

I’m a natural redhead with blonde highlights and wanted to tone everything more copper for the winter. I was nervous the highlights would turn orange. They kind of did, but I was so done with the blonde that I don’t mind. I did Copper Penny and my hair is a natural level 7 neutral strawberry blonde. The third picture I uploaded is in natural light.

Beautiful, subtle color...would have given 5 stars but do not see the increased shine I was looking for. On another high note, grays blend in more easily.