... This is why i was so pleased when Schwarzkopf launched their XXL range of colours into supermarkets and other highstreet retailers!
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From personal experience Schwarzkopf have 12+ colours in their XXL range which gives a good amount of choice for all hair colours. The ... Read review
Live color XXL brings you ultimate colour power. It's patented formula with concentrated ... more
colour pigments and special Red Energizer gives your hair with upto 30% more colour. The result is Color XXL Xtra intensity. Xtra Shine. Longer-lasting
Postage & Packaging:£1.95 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Live color XXL brings you ultimate colour power. It's patented formula with concentrated ... more
colour pigments and special Red Energizer gives your hair with upto 30% more colour. The result is Color XXL Xtra intensity. Xtra Shine. Longer-lasting
Postage & Packaging:£1.95 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Live color XXL brings you ultimate colour power. It's patented formula with concentrated ... more
colour pigments and special Red Energizer gives your hair with upto 30% more colour. The result is Color XXL Xtra intensity. Xtra Shine. Longer-lasting
Postage & Packaging:£1.95 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Live color XXL brings you ultimate colour power. It's patented formula with concentrated ... more
colour pigments and special Red Energizer gives your hair with upto 30% more colour. The result is Color XXL Xtra intensity. Xtra Shine. Longer-lasting
Postage & Packaging:£1.95 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Live color XXL brings you ultimate colour power. It's patented formula with concentrated ... more
colour pigments and special Red Energizer gives your hair with upto 30% more colour. The result is Color XXL Xtra intensity. Xtra Shine. Longer-lasting
Postage & Packaging:£1.95 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
...i was so pleased when Schwarzkopf launched their XXL range of colours into supermarkets and other highstreet retailers!
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From personal experience Schwarzkopf have 12+ colours in their XXL range which gives a good amount of choice for all hair colours. The colours i have personally tried are ABSOLUT PLATINUM 00A, MYSTIC VIOLET V87, RED PASSION R43 and DEEP BLACK 99. All of them produced vibrant sumptuous results ... ...this review i will talk in detail about my experience with the colour i have used most recently - Red Passion.
PACKAGING:
Live Color XXL comes presented in an average shaped box, nothing different from the norm there. The front of the box displays both a man and woman which is unusual but great in breaking down the barriers that only women are allowed to dye their hair. On the sides there is the typical safety information to ... more
I've been colouring my hair since my early teenage years - well, technically my mum has as, luckily enough for me, she was a hairdresser (now retired and living the high life!). I've been pretty much every shade out there and tried lots of different hair colour products, however i've always tended to lean towards the more alternative/unnatural shades such as deep purples, reds, pinks and blues.
After moving a fair distance away from my parents (boo!) i'd started colouring on my own using brands bought from Camden Market such as Stargazer, for so called bright and dazzling effects. These products however were slightly disappointing as they left my hair feeling brittle and didn't produce great results unless the hair had been bleached first. At the time there wasn't really anything representing bold and dramatic unnatural hair colours in the average highstreet retailer. This is why i was so pleased when Schwarzkopf launched their XXL range of colours into supermarkets and other highstreet retailers!
ON TO THE PRODUCT: From personal experience Schwarzkopf have 12+ colours in their XXL range which gives a good amount of choice for all hair colours. The colours i have personally tried are ABSOLUT PLATINUM 00A, MYSTIC VIOLET V87, RED PASSION R43 and DEEP BLACK 99. All of them produced vibrant sumptuous results which i was very pleased with. For the sake of this review i will talk in detail about my experience with the colour i have used most recently - Red Passion.
PACKAGING: Live Color XXL comes presented in an average shaped box, nothing different from the norm there. The front of the box displays both a man and woman which is unusual but great in breaking down the barriers that only women are allowed to dye their hair. On the sides there is the typical safety information to do with hydrogen peroxide, ammonia and skin reactions. (NOTE: Due to the ammonia in this hair colourant i would highly recommend NOT using this whilst pregnant) Also present is a handy predictions colour chart of what colour your hair may turn after using the product. These aren't usually too accurate on any hair colourant product, but its nice to have nonetheless. These is also a list of what the pack contains, and the information that this is a permanent hair colour and will take time to grow out rather than wash out.
CONTENTS: 1 tube of Live Color creme 1 bottle of developer 1 tube of Live Color conditioner 1 pair of gloves 1 instruction leaflet
THE COLOURING: After spilling the contents out over my towelled bedroom floor in front of the mirror, i sat down to have a quick readthrough of the instruction leaflet, which the folded up plastic gloves are gently stuck to. The product is to be applied to dry unwashed hair which is much more convenient for me than having to wash or dampen the hair first. There are two different sets of instructions, one for a first time application and one for root regrowth. As it was my first time using this particular colour, i chose the first option.
Preparing the colour is explained step by step and very easy. Simply take the top off of the Color Creme tube, reverse the lid and pierce through the foil protection to open the tube up. Remove the cap of the developer lotion and squeeze the color creme into it. Replace the applicator nozzle securely and shake the bottle until the products appear fully mixed. This took a matter of 2 minutes. Once that was done i was ready to colour! As i've mentioned before, i had towelled the area i was coloring in to avoid any nastly spillages/stains and had also changed into old clothes i didn't mind getting stained. I also had a comb and a few plastic hairgrips handy to help me seperate my hair into sections and hold the hair i wasn't coloring out of the way. A handy hint is to put vaseline around your hairline, ears and neck as this cuts down possibility of the colour staining your skin.
The gloves aren't as good quality as some of the other hair colours i have used but they fitted ok and didn't leak during application. I generally section my hair and work from underneath to the top, coating the lengths first, roots second - as i've found strong hair colours tend to activate faster on the roots. The mixture went on evenly and with ease. It was slightly drippier than some others i've used before so i was pleased i'd used the towels and old clothes! Smell wasn't too pungent, quite fruity for a permanent hair colour although i did have the odd cough where i breathed in too close to the area i was working on.
The instructions advise leaving the colour on for approximately 30 minutes. I must admit i tend to leave mine on a little longer and did with this particular one too. After application (which took about 15 minutes) and leaving to develop i'd say i had the creme on for about 40 minutes. The pack also advises using two packs if your hair is very thick or long. My hair rests on my bra strap and not too thick so i found one pack to be satisfactory for good coverage. Any longer than that though and i would reccommend investing in a second pack.
When rinsing my hair off, the colour started coming out immediately. My 6 year old said it looked like someone was bleeding into the bath as there was so much red dye! After a 5 minute rinse with warm water and an imulsifying blob of shampoo mixed into the equation, the blood (i mean dye!) started to ease off and eventually the water ran clear. The conditioner was easy to open and apply. It smelled similar to the hair colour without the nasty side effects of ammonia and peroxide and really moisturised my hair. After rinsing the conditioner off, my hair felt wonderfully soft and hydrated and smelled gorgeous. Another handy hint is to have an old towel ready to wrap and dry your hair with as even though the water runs clear, the colour still leaks after washing and you will get red stains on white/light coloured towels. The colour had hardly stained my skin though, probably due to the vaseline, and whatever had seeped through was quite easy to get off with soap and water.
RESULTS: I towel dried my hair until it was barely damp, then blow dried and styled. My hair was so smooth and felt in great condition. My split ends had seemingly been eliminated and i felt very pleased with the quality of this product. The colour change was quite intense! My natural hair colour is chestnut brown and the colour achieved with XXL was very similar to that on the front of the pack. The only slight difference was mine was possibly a shade darker than that shown, however i was not disappointed with this result. Colour distribution was completely even and the shine on my hair was superb.
I would definitely recommend this particular product, and all of the Live XXL colours for people who want to be a bit bolder and stand out from the crowd. This range of colours does just that, and also leaves you with deeply conditioned lovely smelling hair. It lasted a fair while, and i didn't need to do a regrowth application until a good 5/6 weeks after the first.
The average price i've found is £4.69 in Superdrug and Sainsbury however they are often on special offer in both of these stores as 2 for £7, both of which are great value for money.
Advantages: Wicked colour, easy application, reasonable price Disadvantages: Runnier liquid = messier than usual, comes off on towels
I’m getting more confident with colouring my own hair and my previous colour was growing out so I thought a new shade was in order. Schwarzkopf’s Live Color XXL range looked quite appealing, with the Cyber Purple in particular catching my eye. It’s not as crazy as it sounds but it looked pretty on the box so I thought I’d give it a try. I normally trust L’Oreal for my hair colours but this one looked easy enough.
My hair’s natural colour is a very ... ...dye on top with a bit of root growth, in case yours is similar as it helps to have an idea of what the result might be. The Cyber Purple I chose was only recommended for ‘dark blonde’ ‘light brown’ and ‘medium brown’ hair but I wanted to try it anyway because in my mind the worst result I could have had was probably that it just wouldn’t have shown up much.
LIVE COLOR XXL
As I understand it, this XXL is an extension of the Live Color range that’s ...
carly_pussycat 08.08.2007
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Advantages: Great smell, long lasting colour, great price Disadvantages: The amount of conditioner supplied
...two weeks!). I would recommend Schwarzkopf Live Color to my friends who were looking for a great, long lasting dye at an affordable price.
Just some advice to people who want to use the Cosmic Blue. I think that if you want to get this shade so it isn't too intense and doesn't fade too badly, you should dye your hair a darker colour before so you already have the base colour there. Perhaps a dark brown or a black shade? However if you want a strong ... ...three weeks since I've had my hair coloured and everything is still in tact! I do have colour coming out but that is because my hairdresser coloured the top half of my hair with one whole box of Cosmic Blue and the bottom half with half a box of Deep Black. The smell of the conditioner has only just gone and my hair still feels great. Definitely using this brand again! ...
Prettyscene09 31.08.2009 (19.09.2009)
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Advantages: Blends well, cheap, easy to wash off skin Disadvantages: Can be itchy, quite watery
I've been dying my hair since I was 11 and my favourite brand of black hair dye was Superdrugs own, unfortunately they decided to change their dye recently and it now doesn't last as long :( So I remembered that when I used to dye my hair red, Live was really good! So off I went into Superdrug when my roots became too bad to ignore, and instead of the Superdrug dye, I picked up a box of Live XXL instead! It was on offer for £3.69 rather than the ... ...it was in was very eyecatching so it was definately easy to find, as usual it had the hot guy and girl on the front with their super colourful hair (even the black looked super shocking) luckily I knew before I put it on that there was no chance my hair would look that vibrant, if I thought it would do, I would have been disappointed. What the product promises - Thanks to the effective LIVE COLOR XXL Sealing-Technology, colour is sealed in for extra ...
BeautifulDisgrace 11.04.2008
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Advantages: Price, Ending colour, Long lasting, Disadvantages: Gloves aren't very good quality, a bit drippy
I bought Schwarzkopf Live Colour XXL in 'Red Passion' (043 I think) for £3.49 on deal at Wilkinsons about two weeks ago, as I had been hoping to dye my hair red for quite a while and had never gotten round to doing it. So I bought the dye, and a few days later I sat down on my chair and had my mum put it through my hair - I didn't want to miss any bits! BEFORE: My hair colour beforehand was a mousey dark blonde/light brown that was quite dull. I ... ...against it but I managed to persuade her! It was in fairly good condition (not dry or anything even though I regularly straighten). I didn't do a skin test with this product. DURING: So, I put lots of newspaper down in my kitchen and got the product out of the box. It comes in nice, bright coloured packaging which looks really exciting for a hair dye! Inside you get the colourant in a tube, the (I cant remember what it's called hahaha white stuff ...
PipsCreations 11.04.2009
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Advantages: vibrant lasting colour Disadvantages: skin staining around the hairline
Schwarzkopf Live Colour XXL
This range of permanant hair colour is by far my personal favourite. I've been colouring my hair for some time now and tend to go from blond to brown to red and back to brown again, so I've tried most brands of hair dye and this is the only one that delivers a wow factor! Their range doesn't contain as many shades as the other leading brands but this doesn't have to be viewed as a disadvantage because often lots of different ... ...go for. The box has a bright blue background with models on the front advertising that particular shade. The box contains lots of product information and the latest feature with the range is that the colour has new anti-fade technology that they are calling 'waterproofed'. This range is aimed at the younger market and costs around £4-£5. The kit inside the box comprises of a bottle of developer lotion, a tube of colourant, a tube of conditioner and ...
charlotte_thomas 17.05.2008
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Advantages: Beauiful Colour and shine Disadvantages: I can't think of one!
I had a box of SchwarzkopfLiveColorXXL in Ice Blonde lying around my bedroom for god knows how long. I'd bought it and gone against the idea of dying my hair because the leaflet told me not to use it on highlighted hair. I have blonde highlights in my hair and gradually I've become blonder and blonder as I got them highlighted..
Well, I decided that I should just go ahead and do it. And I have not regretted it at all. It's so easy to use (a tiny bit messy maybe) and the colour is beautiful. I don't advise you to use it if you have dark brown hair, because it'll more than likely turn it ginger. But on light brown and dark blonde it'll make it a beautiful shade of blonde/white.
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