CURLSMITH Hair Makeup in Ruby (3 oz)

I needed to make my hair a flamboyant reddish color because I was playing a character in a local community theater production. My Hair Stylist recommended that I try this product since I only needed a temporary red color. My hair is normally a medium brown color (well actually it’s gray but I’ve been dying my hair brown for 20+ years). I followed the directions on the tube I washed my hair and then I worked the product into my hair by squeezing it into my wet hair and raking my finger fingers through my hair. Honestly, it was like rubbing thick butter all over my hair. I kept thinking that it was going to be a disaster and that I probably would just wash it right out. My hands turned bright orange too. While it was still in the early stages of drying, it felt very sticky, but I went ahead and put some Velcro curlers in my hair and let it dry thoroughly. When I removed the curlers about an hour later, I was astonished. The color was fantastic! And my hair was not sticky at all. In fact it had a ton of body. Everyone agreed that it looked really great and actually looked very , very natural. The first photo was taken on the day that I put the color in. I did not wash my hair for several days and the second photo is how good it still looked on day four. I did put a towel over my pillowcase and some did rub off onto the towel night, but honestly not very much. Today I finally and regretfully washed my hair. I thought for sure it would leave a reddish tinge behind , but nope! There is no trace of this product in my hair anymore The third photo shows me back to having plain old boring brown hair again. Honestly, I loved having red hair for several days, and I told my hairstylist that I am ready to commit to permanently dying my hair a nice red color because I enjoyed it so much.

Wow! I didn't have high expectations for this but I was so pleasantly surprised! I'm naturally dark blonde but have lighter blonde balayage (my roots are darker than my ends) and have been debating on trying red. My stylist said it was a big commitment if I didn't end up liking it and would take time to get back to light blonde if I didn't so I tried this to get an idea if I would like copper on my hair. I have straight hair so I can't speak to how it looks on curly hair but it looks great on mine! I feel like I could have used more to get a true copper but I was looking for more strawberry blonde/light copper and was able to get just that without any pink/ actual red red. It is messy, as others have noted. I used gloves and that helped with the mess containment. As for washing it out, I haven't gotten to that yet, but I would NOT sleep with this in my hair. It transfers with any moisture. Don't get trapped in the rain or a very hot day because you'll know real quick! Great for low commitment hair girlies like myself! I did do a test strip before putting it all over and it washed out nicely on the test strip, getting back to light blonde without issues but I have yet to wash it out of my whole head. Update: It washed out perfectly without any residual brassiness!

I've tried a couple of different temporary hair colours, and so far this has been my fave! I have very dark off-black hair, and the ruby shows more like a shimmery rose colour than a red, but it's still super pretty. I layered it with leave in conditioner and curl styling creme, and let it dry for an hour before diffusing. I also wear a bonnet/silk hair wrap before sitting long periods and leaning on something, and while I sleep. pros: really nice pigment, smells great, holds curl shape really well (tbh just a really good hair gel), doesn't transfer much once dry (just a bit of glitter on your shoulders/fingers, I wouldn't wear white though) cons: annoying to apply initially. It's more messy than some other brands, it got all over my arms and shoulders but it wipes off easily with a wet cloth. It's also sticky while damp, which feels weird. I'm giving it 4/5 just because of the messiness and the stickiness before diffusing, but I'll be definitely buying again!

The styling gel part of the product is great. It really does hold without a curl cream. I was amazed at that. The Rose Gold and the Ruby took in my hair (bleached blonde). The Turquoise turned my hair gray and I looked like an old woman with it. It also was more drying than the other 2. I wonder if it has to do with the fact that the others are super thick and creamy and the turquoise was really runny. Whatever it was it was I didn't care for that. This has a lot of glitter flakes in it and they go EVERYWHERE. I had glitter everywhere on clothes for days. Even after it dried I had red transfer onto my sweater. I like the hold aspect. The Rose Gold and Ruby are good for temporary color (like today I put rose gold in again for a change from my normal blonde). The Turquoise though is not doing it for me. I don't apply to dry hair after because it's already drying enough I didn't want to add more to it and dry it out more.

Real review- I don’t write many reviews but I feel like this one deserves it. It Worked great for my Reba costume. Left on for a good 12 hours and washed out great. It didn’t leave any color on my clothes either. A little messy to apply but I expected that. Put on damp hair and I blow dried it as I put it on. Texture was kind of iffy but I didn’t expect it to be soft. I only used maybe half the bottle and I have long hair. Definitely worth the money as I ordered about 4 other types of temporary color and all the others were thick and greasy and was more of a Halloween look.

This arrived opened already. It’s a very pretty color and I’m sure I would like to use it if it wasn’t opened. I also ordered the copper color, which wasn’t opened. I will try that one. No funny odors or anything.

I'm so glad I went with this option to create my Ms. Frizzle look for Halloween. I overdid the gel since I didn't practice before the day, but I got a ton of compliments on it anyway. It holds extremely well and the color really popped on my salt and pepper curls. The effectiveness of the product is exactly as described and the size is a good value for the money. My hair is massively thick and I was able to get most of it out on the first wash. They warn of the washability of clothing, but I had no issues with it coming out of the old shirt I used to protect the costume. I intend to just try it for the fun of it in place of my normal styling soon!

Gave me a pop of color without the dye. Stay tuned for my media release. Yes launching a healing dress collection. You should see the journey . So I notice while I was shopping on Amazon for hair products it was this gorgeous tube. Vegan jumped out at me. Easy to use. Made my hair a little dry but worth it. So I just went in with my Miracle oil. Put gloves on when you apply it. Sleep in a bonnet. Special occasions I recommend only. Very cool color. You will get all type of compliments. Did you color your hair ? No then I tell my hair journey story. The sun lighten it up for me that was a treat so I had vegan highlights I was loving it. I was walking around “My hair is my glory, (pause) threw my head back and said and I am ready for the runway today. Follow the directions and you will be photo shoot ready. Let’s go turn around turn back around and smile.

Gutes Produkt, leicht aufzubringen und hält tatsächlich bis zur nächsten Wäsche ohne Kleidung oder Haut zu „beschmieren“. Das Auftragen ist etwas „schmierig“ 😂 und man sollte definitiv auf seine Kleidung aufpassen 😂 ist eine kleine Sauerei gewesen - aber es hat sich sowas von gelohnt !

جيد

Wasn’t expecting the result, better than advertised

Ho i capelli ricci 3b/3c fini. Ho applicato, dopo essermi lavata capelli, prima la crema weightless air dry sempre curlsmith e, poi, l’hair make up che è anche un gel per lo styling. I capelli erano super definiti e ci ho messo anche di meno ad asciugarli. L’unica pecca è che un po’ di glitter/ shimmer sulle mani te lo lascia se ti tocchi spesso i capelli, ma sul cuscino non ha lasciato tracce! Il giorno dopo ho fatto il refresh aggiungendo un po’ di prodotto ed erano perfetti. Consiglio di non mettere tantissimo colore quando sono bagnati, ma di ritoccarlo ed intensificarlo da asciutti. Nel complesso sono molto soddisfatta e voglio provare tutti gli altri colori! 😍

Très bonne coloration temporaire qui donne un magnifique reflet rouge sur cheveux crépus. Facile à appliquer, ne tâche pas, et la couleur tient bien sans abîmer la fibre capillaire. Idéal pour un effet fun sans risque.