Schwarzkopf LIVE Urban Metallics Vibrant, Long Lasting, Permanent Silver Hair Dye, Infused with Coconut Oil for Shiny Hair - Metallic Silver U71

Bought this hair dye on line as they don't seem to have it in any supermarket any more. Just the colour I wanted. I shall by it again.

So I know there are loads of bad reviews on here and other places about this particular colour and how it doesn't take very well and it fades extremely fast. BUT I will tell you NOT to put it on anything other then bleached hair. On the box it says to put on dark blonde, light brown or dark brown hair but if you do it won’t go the colour you expect it to. I have shoulder length hair, the top part is my natural dirty blonde and the rest of my hair is bleached. It came out amazing on my bleached hair. A really nice purple colour. But on my natural hair it wasn’t AS nice and it looks like it’s old faded dye as you can see from the picture. I am going to get my hair bleached from root to tip in a few weeks and then I will apply this dye again so it comes out even. Also if you have longer then shoulder length hair you will need 2 boxes… I barely had enough for Mine and it came out slightly patchy as I couldn’t fully saturate my hair. I always use live hair dye as I find my hair loves it and it feels a lot healthier after using a live dye compared to any other ones I’ve tried. Used to do my hair a raspberry red and wanted a change. I love this purple colour a lot so it’ll be worth getting the right base colour to put this over so it comes out nice. I recommend this colour but only if you have bleached hair. Or even a very bright blonde colour. Anything darker then that, this dye will not go on as expected

Love this colour, but it doesn't last too long, so have to top it up with the punk purple to maintain it before doing it again as roots show through too much. As the colour seems to run after washing hair, recommend using a dark towel. Lost count of the number of times i've dyed hotel towels! Also been hard to get hold of for the last couple of months.

Actually got my hair back to silver from a brassy blonde. I did leave the dye on for a bit too long which made my hair look charcoal black but after a week of washing the silver came out. Really happy with the final look.

I bought the Schwarzkopf LIVE Urban Metallics Permanent Purple Hair Dye for a friend, and the colour looked fantastic initially. It was vibrant, rich, and gave a lovely metallic shine after application. Unfortunately, the colour faded more quickly than expected, even with colour-care products. While the end result was impressive at first, the longevity was a little disappointing. Overall, it's a good hair dye with a beautiful shade and easy application, but it lost its vibrancy sooner than hoped

I used the Amethyst Chrome on my hair which is a medium brown with highlights. Some of the brown is dyed over the highlights and I had this done 2 weeks ago by a hair dresser using salon dyes. I wanted to use Amethyst Chrome for purple highlights and I was very surprised with the results. Exactly what I wanted! I have had this done previously, but done by a senior stylist at a credible salon who used a different purple dye and it was horrible, so decided to try this kit and do it at home. Firstly, my husband applied the dye onto parts of my hair which we selected together and wrapped those sections in strips of kitchen foil. Secondly, we did not apply the dye onto the roots/scalp, only close to them as I was worried it would stain my skin purple. I did stain my hand purple by accident, but found the dye came off my skin after having a shower. Lastly, I left the dye in the foil for 60 minutes, not 30 minutes which the box states. Once the 60 minutes was up, I rinsed my hair in warm water in the shower until the water colour from my hair ran clear. Then I washed my hair in sulfate free shampoo, it’s important to do this as sulfate shampoos are known to strip colour (head and shoulders are the worst!). For me I use living proof curl shampoo. The conditioner included is excellent. Every week I soak my hair in Jamaican Mango & Lime Original Black Castor oil and leave in over night before washing. I found the conditioner that came with the dye kit gave me similar results, yet I had only left it in my hair for 30 minutes. If you use the Castor oil method, be warned the oil soaks into pillow cases so I use a case I’m not bothered about and it washes okay. The end result, vibrant colour that did not bleed into the highlights that I have in my hair. I will for sure be using this again. I think it’s important to add, there is no such thing as permanent purple dye (as hair dresser informed me). It will just stay in longer than semi permanent. It will eventually wash out without a trace, but to keep it in as long as possible, always use sulfate free shampoo and don’t wash you hair in hot water, try to keep it cool. Please note, phone struggled to capture the colour accurately, but it is much nicer in real life. Hope this review helps.

TD:LR - Dye didn't come out the right colour (black with an overtone of electric blue colour, not dark green of any shade), and took a second dye attempt to get the dye to take on all my hair with not enough to fully cover hair which usually only takes one box. Hair was really shiny though... This box was actually the second box of this colour I've bought, the other bought from Superdrug. Why I was buying a second box was when I used the first the result was patchy and not very good. I wasn't sure whether this was me not applying it evenly (although I've been using home dyes for over a decade and haven't had this problem before) as, unusually for home dyes, there was barely enough to cover my hair. So I decided to get a second box to try and correct the patchy effects of it, this time using Amazon as I couldn't find the same colour in store. Unlike the first time I mixed the dye in dye bowls rather than in the provided applicator bottle so I could brush it on in the hopes of getting it more evenly spread. Like the previous time it spread on quite thicky and wasn't enough to cover all my hair, but since it was a second attempt I just made sure the patchy areas were fully covered and then worked what was left over the rest of my hair so as to try and make sure it was an even job this time. On the plus note, when it was done and my hair had dried, this time it was at least an even job. However, the end colour wasn't what was on the box. The box shows a dark green, nearly black shade that edges toward having a blueish-turquoise tone. The colour I got was black - which was okay, not quite the same but close enough to be natural variation - but the 'overtone' colour was a bright electric blue colour with not the slightest hint of green. I mean, its a pretty effect, I quite like it, but it is very much not the colour on the box. Also of note is that's the effect I got with box one on the areas the dye took to, although there was the occasional hint of green on the areas it only partially took to, I think because my hair is naturally a dark golden brown and since the blue stuck more than the black it created an almost greenish effect, all of which was gone on the second dye attempt. It does, as the box suggest, create a really good shine on the hair which also comes out feeling really soft - I can't comment on any hair relaxions, which I think some people complained about, as my hair is very straight, although the little floater hairs are noticeably less visible so maybe there is some. But either way, I won't be buying this dye again. I haven't tried other colours by this brand yet, and I noticed this one seems to be disappearing so maybe this one is the only one with a problem, but if I want blue/black I just get that colour and hope it works better than this.

Good coverage and nice colour in the sun light

Mes racines sont devenue blonde alors que je suis brune a la base. En vérifiant la boîte (apres la pose) j'ai reçus 2 boîte périmée. Moi qui voulais refaire mes racine bin c'est rater j'ai juste jetter de l'argent par la fenêtre

Une très belle couleur sur mes cheveux blanc. Facile à appliquer chez soi. Il faut voir combien de temps ça tient

Absolut perfekt. Die Farbe ist super - das einzige was heute nicht mehr sein muss (auch wenn da eine Menge Chemie drin ist) das Zeug stinkt schlimmer als jede Blondierung die ich jemals kennen gelernt habe :D

Ottima tinta, ma la colorazione è rimasta color castano chiaro

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