Does the 74 deep copper shimmer bleach your hair or is it just color?
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The answer is a little complicated, but to summarize, yes to both. L'Oreal Feria 74 Deep Copper Shimmer is just the colour, shimmer component, and conditioner to colour and soften your hair. It does not include professional bleach in the kit, but it does contain ammonium and certain alcohols so your hair should lighten a bit while it develops. If you think that your hair is too dark to get the desired shade from it, you may want to check Amazon or a local beauty supply store for professional bleaching options before applying this colour. There is a panel on the side of the L'Oreal Feria packages that shows the expected shade based off of your starting hair colour, which I have borrowed from Google and can be viewed here: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QvFS8eurL.jpg. Happy colouring!
1405060
I have never tried to bleach the hair, but I have bleached hair this color and it normally turns out great. It curls really well for me especially since it comes precurled already.
2202216
With my 95% white hair, I have found that this shampoo makes my silver strands shine more but otherwise does not change the color of my hair. I hope this helps.
1456919
This shampoo does not change hair color, it just prevents silver from turning yellow and makes hair look healthy. I really like it.
651866
I have a lot of blond and highlights & lowlights, and it works fine on my hair....hardly any fading at all. Not sure about bleach, might want to ask your hairdresser first.
1308431
Mine has a slight shimmer to it. It's more pearlescent and only noticeable when held just right in the light. Looks great with my color scheme.
1848878
It'll be purple, but not vivid. Even a lightener would help, if you don't want to go for bleaching. Highlights work, too.
893838
No, it doesn't. I wasn't impressed with it. I heard that one of Brer Rabbit's molasses does. I am using the Wholesome Organic Molasses and even though it doesn't contain copper, it helps with my grey hair.
622603
No! The shampoo is purple but it brings out the sparkle in gray/silver hair without changing the color. I've only recently allowed my natural color to grow in after years of being a "blonde". Using the shampoo I'd used for years made my hair dull and rather frizzy, a problem I'd never encountered as I have straight, silky hair. Pantene Silver made a huge difference and even without conditioner the texture is soft and manageable. I highly recommend this product. Similar products are considerably more expensive but why pay for a salon "name" when this works as well?
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I have super short hair (think pixie cut). I'd have dark reddish hair and ended up using this to bleach so I could put purple and bright red streaks in my hair. I ended up using this last time the 30 vol instead of the 40 and it came out great. I used about half the package...to be on the safe side, I'd advise that you get two because sometimes if you don't put enough of it in on the strands, it can come out blotchy (unless your planning on redying the bleached hair to a different color). My motto is that its better to have too much than not enough just in case. Hope that helps.
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Because there is no peroxide you can use this as often as needed to keep your bleached hair toned. Although the color is semi-temporary (4-6 shampoos) I find after several uses it does seems to dye bleached hair somewhat and I can skip using it until I touch up my roots again. So sad Clairol discontinued this as it was the best. The closest thing I have found is Ion Color Brilliance Temporary Color Masque (available at Sallys and elsewhere). The color is not as strong but it is incredibly conditioning and shine-producing. The Neutral Blonde shade is actually golden but the the Beige Blonde shade is a neutral beige. There is also a violet-type for those who want ash without brass. Because there is no peroxide you can use this as often as needed to keep your bleached hair toned. Although the color is semi-temporary (4-6 shampoos) I find after several uses it does seems to dye bleached hair somewhat and I can skip using it until I touch up my roots again. So sad Clairol discontinued this as it was the best. The closest thing I have found is Ion Color Brilliance Temporary Color Masque (available at Sallys and elsewhere). The color is not as strong but it is incredibly conditioning and shine-producing. The Neutral Blonde shade is actually golden but the the Beige Blonde... » Read More Because there is no peroxide you can use this as often as needed to keep your bleached hair toned. Although the color is semi-temporary (4-6 shampoos) I find after several uses it does seems to dye bleached hair somewhat and I can skip using it until I touch up my roots again. So sad Clairol discontinued this as it was the best. The closest thing I have found is Ion Color Brilliance Temporary Color Masque (available at Sallys and elsewhere). The color is not as strong but it is incredibly conditioning and shine-producing. The Neutral Blonde shade is actually golden but the the Beige Blonde shade is a neutral beige. There is also a violet-type for those who want ash without brass. « Show Less
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I think so. I have olive skin and dark hair and I love it. It just looks like shimmer, not white or caked up. It's beautiful.
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t18 will give you more of a white blond color and looks a little more natural and t14 gives more of a silver platinum color or at least that was my experience with them. but with ether you want to bleach to as light a pale blond as you can go.
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it wont lighten a lot, i was lucky enough to find dreamblond ultra lightening system, which was taken off store shelves, so i had to hunt it down online, an it will take you to like a very pale baby blond, an has an awsome conditioner with it, all the other dream blonds are no more then tonors, if you want a pale blond without much damage that is what works for me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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It just helps maintain the color you still have. Very natural and doesn't cover the gray. I've used it for years and have never died my hair.
1851582
I used T18 on my hair after bleaching, but it is blonde all over. If you can isolate the highlights somehow, that would be best, because the blonde toner could alter the color of the darker hair.
1960479
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be electric blue if you don't lighten your hair (I used manic panic 40 volume hair bleach, didn't burn my scalp or make my hair look like someone teased my hair and used crappy, old hairspray) and yes it is! But i'd lighten first, otherwise it's going to come out darker brown.