Review: L'oreal Paris VS John Frieda

I am a natural blonde with dark eyebrows. I've been dyeing my hair brown and red off and on for the last few years. In the beginning of the summer my hair was a medium reddish brown (from dying dark brown over red). My roots were coming in, which look grey against the brown, and I decided for the summer I would go back to blonde. My best friend and I started the process using L'oreal Paris' Colorist Secrets Haircolor Remover, which said my target color was orange. After washing the product out, my hair was just a lighter brown with orange patches. I then tried dyeing my hair blonde using John Frieda Precision Foam Colour - Medium Golden Blonde 8G, which did nothing to my hair.

The next morning I bought L’oreal Paris Super Blonde crème lightening kit #200 bleach blonde for medium brown to darkest brown hair. It is a bleach, it does not really have a strong odor, but if you’re like me and love the foam application of hair dye, this is a pain in the butt. The instructions say to not leave in for more than an hour. An hour after I'd finished applying it to my hair I washed out the product as instructed and my hair came out orange. I’ve read that if bleach is not left in long enough it has this effect. My irritation was that this product was specifically for dark hair, and after an hour of it processing it made my hair orange still.

I had bought two boxes of this because my hair is really thick. I used only one box and planned to try again a week later, but decided against it.

I decided that I like myself better as a brunette, so Friday I dyed my hair using John Frieda Precision Foam Colour - Deep Brown Black 3N. I am much happier with the color, which looks more natural. My family and coworkers all like it better as well. 

Honestly I was afraid it was going to be too dark for my skin tone, but I think it came out great. I am in love with this line; it's very easy to apply with minimal cleanup. The smell of it is amazing; the dye itself even smells good and the conditioner is to "dye" for, haha. My hair usually doesn't hold color well, but I have no problems with John Frieda. No wash out (I have yet to try the reds though). Smiles all around. I definitely recommend this product above any other haircolor brands that I have used.