Clairol ProfessionalBeautiful Collection Advanced Gray Solutions | Semi-Permanent Hair Color with Gray Coverage for All Hair Textures | Packaging May Vary

I am reviewing Professional Clairol Advanced Gray Hair Solutions, after I first tried the moisturizing version with zero results (it is really designed for non-gray). I am 35-40% silver with fine virgin hair. As a former Cosmetologist, I have become highly sensitive to chemicals from years of exposure working in them. I typically cannot color my hair at all without some sort of negative reaction. I was a long time fan of Clairol's gentle Loving Care line before it was ultimately discontinued. I had been able to use it successfully for years without issue. If you want the short version, I am thrilled to report this product appears to be a fairly close comparable spinoff of Loving Care. Free of ammonia, peroxide, and other harsh chemicals and tints gray successfully. Just stop reading right here and get it!👍I first tried the Toasted Hazelnut, the lightest color in this line. The goal being three-dimensional high and lowlights (I used a highlighting cap to achieve this). My existing natural dark, leaving some of my natural silver, and applying the toasted hazelnut color to coat the silver areas of choice. I washed my hair with a clarifying shampoo, so the color would have the best possible chance to coat the hair shaft. I allowed the color to stay on a full 45 minutes, per other reviews. Also, remember my hair was completely resistant to the other color. I wanted it to work! Since this product uses O2 technology, allow air to reach your hair, rather than using the typical plastic cap. The Advanced Gray Solutions version is much thicker. The color is more condensed and resulted in a successful tinting of color on my grays. Expect tint. I also think this formula smells much more pleasant than the mousturizing version. Toasted Hazelnut for me is a pale caramel (see first photo). I will continue to play with other colors in this line. Darker colors may coat and hold somewhat better. (UPDATE!!) Since my original review, I started mixing Espresso Bean and Burgundy Brown. It is bomb! I absolutely love it (see second photo)! It's rich and natural and covers quite well. This has become my favorite combination, by far 😍Overall, I am so happy to say the advanced gray version does a great job. I have zero issues using the product. I do not experience the usual dizziness, headache, irritated scalp, or throat that I normally experience with color. Hooray!! An option for very sensitive people. The scent is pleasant in my opinion (for color) and quite tolerable to my very sensitive nose and breathing. It rinses off of skin quite easily. Easy to apply using a standard plastic bowl, applicator brush, and latex gloves. No staining, or mess (just use an old towel). Product rinses from my hair quite easily (use cool water to retain color longer) with no offensive fragrance. My husband loves the light scent it initially leaves behind. I found that quite unusual and pleasant. I do wish the results lasted longer. I always notice a loss of color from one shampoo. I typically shampoo once/twice a week. It lasts through 4-5 shampoos total for me, still leaving a very light tint by that time. Therefore, I reapply every couple, to 3 weeks. This has truly been a game changer for me. An excellent hair color product for sensitive people in my honest and professional opinion 😊 Yes!!Thanks so very much, Clairol. Please don't stop making this one!!

This BC Clairol color works great for me. I have shoulder length brown gray hair. I bought 6n and only left it on the roots for 5minutes and then combed it thru a little toward the ends. Total time on my hair was only 15 minutes. I did not use the whole bottle. I like to have different colors in my hair to look more natural. Anyway, it covered my grays completely and left my hair very shiny. I used this before and it lasts about 3 or 4 weeks with a color protect shampoo.Good product and no strong chemicals.

Easy to application, no messy and it is not strong smelling.Do not cover the gray hair completely.

These are fantastic for grey coverage. I take some, mix it with a little conditioner. Put it on my hair mostly on my root line where the grey grows out. I leave it on for about 5 to 10 minutes then rinse it out. It stays on my roots for several washing. Definitely extends time between coloring.

This product works really well at covering grays. *If used correctly*I have thick hair and stubborn graysI use this as a root touch upSecond Try (same bottle)Applied to clean DRY hairI left the product on for a little over 60 min.I washed it out with cold water until the water ran clear and didn’t use any shampooo/conditioner as directed.First TryI left it on for the minimum time required and I rinsed it out with very warm water and washed with conditioner after.It didn’t cover my greys at all it just added some light colorleaving in longer made it look a bit darker which is fine because I have natural 4N hair and I used 6N

I got allergic to my usual haircolor and decided to give it a try. Lovely gray coverage with the hint of red I was looking for. It washes away in 10 or 12 shampoos. I left it for 30 minutes and used a hydrating mask after

I'm new to hair dye. Never done it but I have seen my mom use box dyes before. I thought this would work the same (hide grays) but it didn't. Originally, I bought 3w since I thought it'd match my dark brown hair better and I found a video on YouTube from Clairol where this color and 3w was applied to a natural hair model. I should have expanded the video to full screen because my gray hairs were colored similar to the model's - meaning they were still noticeable/obvious, just not as obvious as full gray.I only have them at my temples and sparsely sprinkled throughout the rest of my mane, but I was hoping the dye would color them so dark you can't see any light hairs. Instead, they're still light and, despite the deceptively dark product, my hair isn't anywhere near the shade of the dye. Feel a little bamboozled, but I guess I shouldn't have expected so much from a semi-permanent.Only good thing I can say is that it does last a long time. It's still in my hair months later. Haven't used it since then so I can see my gray (well, actually silver) hairs at the roots and the dyed hairs beneath them. Don't think I will use it again. Made my hair feel a bit drier too depsite deep conditionining it afterwards. I applied this to my whole head which turned my dark brown hair almost black and killed my natural highlights. Can't wait for this stuff to finally go away.It's a shame you can't make your whole head go gray/silver - naturally and realistically. My silver hairs are very pretty and metallic but I'll probably have to wait until my 60s or 70s before all my hair turns silver.