- Hi everyone, Hannah here.
I am the content manager at Adore Beauty.
And today, I'm going to be box dying my hair.
I have been box dying my hair now for quite a while.
So, I initially went blonde probably about a year ago,
and what I found was because of my skin tone,
because I've got quite dark eyebrows,
blonde just did not suit me.
So I ended up going back to the hairdresser
and the hairdresser dyed it back brown.
It was probably like a month later,
the roots started growing out, and then this was all orange.
So instead of going back to the hairdresser
and paying the big bucks to get it dyed again,
I decided I was gonna go rogue,
and I got a box dye from the supermarket.
So I thought this was like the best time
to show you guys how I do it.
The team at L'Oreal Paris have sent me two different dyes.
The first one is the L'Oreal Paris Excellence Creme.
I'm pretty sure this is like one of the number one
at home dyes in Australia.
So this one's a permanent hair dye
and it covers 100% of grays.
So if you're looking for something that's permanent,
that will cover if you've got like quite a lot of grays
and you need quite a lot of coverage,
this is the one that you want to go for.
The other one that they sent me was the Casting Creme gloss.
So this one is a semi-permanent
and this will last up to 28 washes.
It won't cover 100% of grays.
My problem is the orange tones.
So you can see how discolored it is.
What will happen in a couple, probably in another month
this will go completely orange.
I did just box dye it like maybe,
just before my sister's wedding...
(snapping)
January.
So we're now three months later.
So I'd probably wait another three months,
but I'm gonna do it now,
so that you guys can know how to do this at home.
Let's get started.
Also, I did a consult with one of the educators
from L'Oreal Paris.
- Both ultra glossy, both ultra nourishing.
Your hair actually after these colors
will feel better than before you started.
- I can't remember every single thing that she said.
Just so that you know that I did
get my information from a professional.
So I'm not doing this one so let's get rid of it.
So the number here, the first number is the base color.
A one will be black, and a 10 will be blonde.
So I've chosen a six, which is light brown.
If you're gonna choose between two colors,
go for the lighter color.
Because you can always go darker later on,
whereas you can't, kind of,
pare back the really dark color.
So I usually go for a light brown,
even though as you can see my hair's pretty dark.
So the second number is the tone.
So 0.1 is ash, 0.4 is copper, 0.6 is red,
and then 0.8 is mocha.
What's mocha?
Mocha's like a coffee color.
- [Maddy] Maybe it's like a red-brown.
- So as those tones go up, you go warmer and warmer.
The other thing that you can do once you've done this
is definitely your home care,
which we'll talk about after this.
Also, by the way, if you want to go blonde,
I can offer you no advice,
because I have no idea how you go blonde at home.
If you wanna see that kind of video we can try to do it.
Comment below if you want to see it.
The number one thing that the trainer from L'Oreal told me
is you have to read the instructions.
Read them twice.
Each color has a different instruction,
particularly with how long you leave it on.
Always wear clothes that you don't give a (bleep) about.
So I am wearing these really--
(object falls)
I have these, can you see the paint?
So these are my old workout pants.
And then this one, this is like my old,
like, hiking thermal shirt.
This is a trick that the trainer from L'Oreal taught me,
because I had no idea you should do this.
I used to just like
whack it all on and just hope for the best.
You want to do your hair in four sections.
So down the back,
and then down here.
It's gonna look really funny.
I don't know if I need the towel.
I mean I don't really care about this top.
Just in case we get some spillage,
because we're in the studio and not in a bathroom.
Before you start, cover your shoulders with a towel
and put your gloves on.
Well I'm not doing that, but I'm gonna put the gloves on.
Open your coloring creme, which is 1A.
Remove the gray ring.
So that's the gray ring there.
Rescrew the cap on to pierce the tube.
Your coloring creme 1A will already be pierced
following the skin allergy test.
Yes, don't forget a skin allergy test.
I've already done this,
but it is essential that you always perform an allergy test
48 hours before each use of this product.
So the allergy test instructions will be on here,
so please follow the instructions
when doing your allergy test.
Now that we've talked about the serious stuff,
let's get on to the fun stuff.
So we've pierced the, this is 1A.
And then basically your 1A will be ready
to go into the developer, which is 1B.
Pour it entirely into developer B.
So this is A into B.
I hate wasting product you know.
It's like toothpaste.
It's like, 10 cents.
Like get rid of it.
Like you know the very last part of toothpaste?
It's like, it's done Hannah, it's like this much left.
Close the applicator tip,
and shake it to obtain a completely even mixture.
Twist off the applicator tip immediately
to avoid bursting and damage from the product overflow--
Oo, that's why.
You can choose to use the comb applicator.
Aah, oh that's cool.
Basically, option one is if you have colored your hair
in the last four to six weeks,
or you're covering your roots, or you're covering grays.
You would basically apply this all into the roots,
massage it, leave it for 20 minutes,
and then you would then get the comb
and you would comb it through and leave it in the ends
for the last 10 minutes.
So I'm not like that.
I'm wanting to sort of radically change
all of my hair color.
So if you haven't colored your hair
in the last three months,
if you want to change your hair color altogether,
or you're coloring your hair for the first time,
this is what you would do.
So this is what I'm gonna do now.
And that's basically, you would start at the roots
and then bring it down to the ends,
and leave it on for 30 minutes.
So, the tip that the educator from L'Oreal Paris,
so what she gave me the tip, the way to section your hair
so that you get really even coverage,
is you do four sections.
So you do one, two, three, four.
And start with each section and move through.
So, I'm going to do that now.
I've never used one of these applicators, so,
let's see how I go.
Yeah, I don't think that's for me.
'Cause my hair's a bit too coarse I think for that.
I'm really used to using this one,
because that's how I usually do it.
So, so...
I hope I'm doing this right.
I don't think there's a right or wrong.
I think the main thing is that you wanna get all your roots.
And then you want to start moving down.
Oopsie.
I also have really thick hair,
so I might have to use two bottles.
The other thing is, you can use Vaseline
around your hairline if you don't wanna
get hair dye on your skin.
I don't really give a (beep), I'm not seeing anyone, so.
The main thing is to get it really even.
It's really nerve-wracking doing this on camera.
Like I feel like I'm not doing it right.
We're all learning together.
But I'm actually pretty good at it.
Oof.
How thick is my hair?
Isn't it like mental, it's like never ending.
- [Maddy] You have like.
- If I had any longer hair I'd go two boxes for sure.
I think one--oh my god.
I feel like people are gonna like give me shit
for not doing this properly.
- [Maddy] I would do it--
- Yeah, this is how you would do it too?
- [Maddy] Yeah.
- Like you just like, section it off
- [Maddy] Yeah.
I don't actually--
- Is that quite--it's pretty hard to do it on yourself.
It takes a bit of skill, doesn't it.
So I've get a bit of,
you can use like Vaseline around here,
but I didn't have any.
So I just did a little bit of micellar water
just to get that bit of hair dye off.
Oh, how did it get there?
As my mum says, I am not fit to marry a prince.
- So comfy
- That's why you said I wasn't gonna get married.
- Worst eater, bad table manners.
- She's like you're so messy, everything you do is messy.
The main thing that you've gotta do
is make sure that you get every little part.
So you don't just slap it on and like, thingy it through.
You've really got to get it into every single hair strand.
I'm sure there's like a more graceful way to do it
than I just did it, but,
it's gonna get the job done.
So I feel like if you have straight hair,
'cause my hair's curly and coarse and thick,
I just don't think I could even get this through my hair.
Just as long as you're, I think,
putting your fingers through like that.
All right, oh, what's the time?
We've got 30 minutes.
Why can't it smell really good?
We're gonna wait about 30 minutes for the color to develop.
And then I'm going to go have a shower, at work.
I brought my towel and my thongs with me.
What you do is you go to the bathroom,
you add a small amount of water, massage,
and then rinse your hair until the water goes clean.
At that point, you can then take off these sexy gloves,
and that's when you'll go in with this shampoo.
So you will go in with a small amount, lather it up,
and wash your hair with that shampoo.
Then, after that,
you've got the Excellence Creme Lightweight Nourishing Mask,
so you will leave this on for three minutes.
You don't need to use the whole thing.
You can do this one once a week, for as long as it lasts,
to keep your hair nice and shiny.
I think that there's a real misconception
that people that dye their hair at home,
and I have the frizziest hair you could possibly imagine,
cut it in if you want.
Cut it in and show the people what it's like.
So there's probably this misconception
that at-home dyes will like ruin your hair,
that it'll make it more straw-like,
or frizzy, and my experience has not been like that.
I find that the hair dyes have actually
made my hair feel soft.
Particularly if you're wanting that really like,
creamy, glossy look, you would want to go for
the Casting Creme Gloss, which is the semi-permanent.
Today I haven't used that one, I've used this Excellence one
'cause it's excellent.
I've had quite a few girls message me being like,
"I've always wanted to do this but I've been too scared,
like I really want to see someone actually do it."
And what I want to say is I'm not a hairdresser,
so I may not have done this perfectly.
Hairdressers may be watching this and being like,
"what the eff's she doing, that is not how you do it."
I'm just a normal average girl dying my hair at home.
And I just want to make sure that you guys know at home
that it is possible to do it.
And you may not do it perfectly the first time,
but hopefully when you see the results of this,
you'll realize it's totally fine and possible
to do this at home.
You might save yourself some cash.
But if you're blonde, I don't know,
I don't know what you're gonna do if you're blonde.
I don't know, comment if you want to see us
do a blonde video.
Isn't that so, that was what my hair looked like--
- [Maddy] Wow. - Before I box dyed it.
I did it before my sister's wedding.
I didn't care less, I couldn't care,
I'm a beauty risk taker.
This is beauty risk takers.
Oh my God, do you know what we can do by the way?
Let's call Alex.
Hello!
- [Alex] Hello!
- We're saying hi to Alex.
This is my fellow beauty risk taker.
I heard you wanted to dye your hair orange.
- [Alex] I am going to.
- When are you gonna do it?
- [Alex] I'm waiting for the delivery to come.
- Woohoo!
Do you know, I was actually thinking
another video we could do
was I perm my hair straight
and you perm your hair curly at home.
- [Alex] Please! - Let's do that next
So she's going way more risky than me, but--
- [Alex] Yeah. - We're excited.
- [Alex] I regret telling you this.
- (laughs) Why?
- [Alex] If I just, like, stuffed it up at home, it's fine.
Now everyone will know. - Everyone's gonna see it.
Everyone's gonna see it.
Thanks for dialing in.
- [Alex] Bye! - Bye!
So, I'm off to shower at work.
I've got my shower shoes and my towel.
So I'm gonna go shower and I'll be back.
- [Maddy] We're not gonna film this?
(laughter)
- [Hannah] No. Oh yeah sure, for my other channel.
Oh my God.
How do I look?
Pretty?
It feels really healthy.
(hairdryer blowing)
Do you like it?
I'm just first putting a bit of the Color Wow Dream Coat,
'cause I'm gonna do a sleek, straight look.
(calm music)
So now I'm done.
I used the Excellence Creme that came with the hair dye,
and then I used some of the--pfft.
(laughter)
So I used some of the Color Wow Dream Coat on damp hair.
Then I blow dried off with the Parlux,
and then I've gone over with the ghd Gold.
And I haven't used anything else.
And as you can see, it's really soft.
I mean my hair is naturally really frizzy and damaged,
so I think it's looking pretty good.
My only, only thing is that I have such thick hair
that I think it may have been actually been good
to use a second box.
And actually the trainer said to me
that if you have really thick or long hair,
you should use two boxes.
As you can see, like I probably haven't got
enough coverage here, but I think it's actually
looking pretty good.
And then I think the only other thing that I did
was I didn't bring it quite far enough down in the ends.
But otherwise I think it looks pretty,
does it look really even on the camera?
- [Maddy] It does.
- So if you were worried that dying your hair at home
was too much of a risk, I hope that you can see from this
that it's actually pretty easy.
Leave it on for 30 minutes, wash it out, voila.
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Ding ding, ding ding, ding ding.
(claps)
I'm actually really happy with it.
I think it looks really nice.
I look like a new woman.
I'm ready for my FaceTime date, my iso FaceTime date.
(tongue click) See you there.
Comment below if you wanna go on a FaceTime date with me.
I'm available, and I've got fresh hair (laughs)
Okay.
(calm happy music)