Splat | Midnight Complete Kit | Hair Dye | Semi-Permanent | Long Lasting | Vegan and Cruelty-Free (Midnight Tanzanite)

My hair is naturally pretty dark and I've never found another product that would actually show up on it without bleaching. This has worked every time. I've also tried the Midnight Tanzanite, it showed up, but less, and was closer to a blue than a purple. I tried the red, too, once, but it faded to a shade that wasn't good on my skin so I'm sticking with the Midnight Amethyst. I do it about every 6-8 weeks and I honestly think just putting layer over layer has given it more depth and dimension than I had the first few times. I've used this shade of Splat for a few years now & I get more compliments than I ever got from anything a stylist did so I'm sticking with it. The thing is, you have to do it correctly or you'll end up with all the complaints you see in these reviews. If you have patience, you end up with good colour that will last many washes and won't leave stains everywhere. It's still a depositing colour (not one that actually enters the cuticle of the hair) so no, you don't want to get caught in a rainstorm but it doesn't need to stain your pillowcase either. Def use a junky towel to dry it the first few times but I rarely get anything stained anymore. Here are my recs: 1: Leave it in longer than it says, esp for very dark hair. Based on the instructions, I should leave it up to 45min; I regularly leave it in another 10-15 min. This gives you a little extra "buffer" for when you go to rinse it out so you don't lose as much in the first wash. It's best if someone else applies it, either way stop about 1/4" away from the scalp. It will expand & seep to the roots anyway and it leaves less left on the scalp, which you'll see is better. 2: Cover it with a plastic cap/bag while it processes. The warmth opens the cuticle & lets a tiny bit in which helps it last. Also then it doesn't drip on your face while you're waiting. Get gloves that are close at the wrist, like at the doctor's office. They give you a pair with the kit but they stick out all stiff & make it harder to keep things clean. 3: Plan to spend a LOT of time in the shower to rinse it out and expect it to look like a crime scene in the process. I put my showerhead on the highest pressure with the water as cool as I can stand and put my head back & just rinse & rinse & rinse. I wear gloves in the shower so I can use my fingers to work the product off my scalp, which is where a lot of it will end up. Rinse the shower every few minutes, too, it'll help keep it clean..er. lol 4: Use a low or neutral pH shampoo, and (gloves still on) lather it up, mostly into your scalp - NOT your actual hair (overall general good rule anyway). The hair is where you want the colour to stay & enough shampoo will trickle there to clean it. Most of the "weeks later I'm still getting stains" is from what's left on the scalp, I promise you. I didn't used to wash it as thoroughly or rinse as long and it makes a difference. 5: High pressure, cool water, rinse rinse rinse rinse rinse. If you've been thorough, your water will *almost* be clear now. If not, and if there's still a lot of colour, do another light shampoo and rinse more. The conditioner they give you in the kit is fine. My hair is shorter so it lasts me a few washes but def use *some* sort of light conditioner. 6: BE SURE TO END WITH COOL/COLD WATER - EVERY TIME YOU WASH IT. I despise a cold shower but to keep my hair nice I gut up & use cool. That will help more than you can imagine. Here are 2 shots of my hair with this product, one in full sun and the other inside (IDK what the white outline is about, it's from my stylist). The price here is about what I used to pay at the bullseye store but nobody seems to carry it anymore IRL so here we are. Price is very fair for how much I like it (and considering the hundreds I'd have to pay a good stylist). I love my Splat and will always recommend it to folx who will take the time to do it right.

The Splat Whipped Cherry Semi-Permanent Hair Dye Kit exceeded my expectations! The color is incredibly bold and vibrant, giving my hair a rich cherry-red tone that really stands out. The formula goes on smoothly and evenly, making it easy to apply without patchiness. I also appreciated that it didn’t have an overwhelming chemical smell and left my hair feeling soft, not dry or damaged. The color lasted surprisingly well for a semi-permanent dye and faded evenly over time. If you’re looking for a fun, eye-catching red with serious payoff, this kit is absolutely worth it!

I love this stuff lol. Been using it for years!! I've kept my hair some variation of bright red for many years now, lol my partner likes it so what can I say? And I always come back to this one, honestly. I'll try some other kind every once in a while, because either I can't find this one, or it's all they had at the store I was at and I just didn't feel like searching for it lol. But I always get this one any time it's an option. It's THE BEST. I don't use the bleach, I'll never again let bleach touch my hair after a series of very unfortunate hair choices when I was a teenager lol, and it still leaves my hair looking BRIGHT red. My natural color is like a medium brown with slight auburn highlights, but my hair hasn't been natural since I was like 12 honestly lol. But it was definitely NOT a light color when I first started dying it this color, and while I'm sure it'd be more vibrant if I were to bleach it, I'm definitely happy with it anyway. At this point I've been doing it so long, I'm just basically doing my roots and then just making the rest POP more, because it DOES fade lol. Though not nearly as quickly as say, pink or blue or something hair, it's more permanent. Because of that though it does stain. BADLY lol. My whole entire scalp will be bright ass red for days afterwards lol. It usually takes a few more washes to get it completely out, but then after that it's perfect lol. But yeah it can look a bit weird for a bit after it's first done. I'm sure there are things you can do to like, protect your scalp and keep it from getting dye on it or ways to get it to come off that I just don't know about but yeah, just something to know. My hair is super straight and down past my shoulders, not like, super long, but still down my back slightly, and one box is enough for me. I'll probably start needing to get a second box if I let it get any longer, but for now it's fine, and I could get away with just doing my roots for a super long time before I'd be able to use most of two boxes of it lol. There's a good amount in the box. It's usually really affordable, too. Definitely never paid over $20, and usually not even close to it lol. I can usually find it at Walmart, or Walgreens. So not having to go anywhere special to get it. Anyway I'll keep using this unless I ever find something better lol

This isn't the first time that I've purchased this kit. The other kit I bought was at my local drug store. The first time that I used it, it was on my son's hair. The lightening bleach worked well on him. He had "virgin" hair at the time and it turned his hair the lightest I've seen it from black. We did have to bleach it again to get it as light as he wanted it, though. We got red for him. It took really well and looked awesome when we were done. Everyone called him "Rufio" from the the movie "Hook". We had no problems with this kit. On to the Blue Envy and my hair.... My hair is a lot longer than his, so it took more work and more product. I had to get my hubby to help since I wanted to do my under growth (nape of neck). I used all of the bleach for my under growth and part of the frame of my face. Since part of my hair was already bleached a few months back, those areas got super white. I wish I could get it white like that all the time without having to bleach it so many times. The areas that were naturally black (the out growth), only turned a dark brown as if I went to the beach and the ocean and sun bleached it. Oh well, it ended up being kind of ombre'd from black to dark brown to blue. That part was framing my face and you really can't tell. I washed the bleach out and left it like that for a couple of days since I got busy with other things. I finally had time to use the hair color. Again, I needed my hubby's help. First off, getting the powder into the bottle is a chore! Use a paper to make a funnel to make it a lot easier for yourself. Read the directions and let the mixture set for a minute. It seems to expand a bit and the mixture turns more to a cream consistency. COVER EVERYTHING!!! Hands, ears, neck, shoulders, chair, floor....use a long sleeve shirt if you can. Even my hubby needed a long sleeve shirt. Use old towels or dark towels if you're using a dark dye. RUBBING ALCOHOL will help if you still get some dye on you. THIS STUFF STAINS EVERYTHING!!! and I mean EVERYTHING! Even my dog brushed up against a towel and turned blue. We bought good gloves in a large quantity and used those...BUT the edge of my hubby's very shorts nails still caught on the glove a couple of times in the past and tore it. He now uses two pairs while he dyes my hair. Good thing he did. He would have looked like he robbed a bank! Any little drops will stain. Go outside or cover the floor with a dollar store table "cloth". My hubby used a brush (for applying bleach or color) to apply the color and it splattered tiny dots all over himself, the ground and me. It doesn't matter how careful you are, it's going to get some place you didn't want it. Be sure not to step in it and then walk all over the place - in the house! Since the red that my son used didn't seem to get all over the place in the shower, I figured I'd be fine. I hopped into the shower and arched my back so my hair wasn't touching me. NOPE! Didn't work with this dye. Every other dye I've used, didn't stain my skin like this one did. It didn't matter how much I rinsed my hair out, the water was still pretty dark. I'm glad I had gloves on during that part. Normally, after I do my initial rinse I can take my gloves off and be stain free. But this time.... o.O My hands were blue after shampooing. I also had blue on my ears, cheeks, neck, shoulders, back, arms, my feet, even my nail polish on my toes. I rinsed longer than normal and then applied a conditioner. That that soak in a while longer than normal since I bleached it. Then rinsed again. Still, the water ran blue. By now the other dyes would have ran a tinted blue but still clear. I would suggest rinsing and washing in a sink and then putting your hair up to jump into the shower. I used an old, dark colored floor towel to wrap my hair. I toweled dry and then used a blow dryer so that my wet hair didn't stain my bed. It was so late by now, that my hubby went to bed and I had to ask my daughter to help me. I have a spray bottle with rubbing alcohol in it. She spritzed my back, shoulders and neck and then used cotton pads to wipe off all the blue. I lifted my feet to the sink and sprayed my heels and toes. Lastly, I sprayed and washed my hands. Thankfully, rubbing alcohol does the trick!! A spray bottle makes it handy!! I had an event the next day and I wouldn't want to go out of the house looking like Violet from Willy Wonka!!! The event that we attended was outdoors. It was 97 degrees and we were sweating. I had to put my hair up because if there was any moisture in my hair and it laid on my skin, it would stain. My hubby nearly gave me a friction burn trying to get a line of blue dye off of my neck where a couple of strands of hair wouldn't stay up. I wash my hair every other day and I dread it. I also dread having to blow dry my hair when I do wash it, but I know that if I don't, my damp hair will stain me and my bed. I'm wondering if it'll be like this for the life span of this color or if the transfer will stop. While I love the color it left in my hair, it's way too messy for my taste. The price is nice, but I think I'll probably go back to another dye that I know won't stain everything, including my pillow for weeks to come.

Same as in store good product good dye quality, the blue bottle exploded in transit but I dont really blame anyone but myself as its very cold and was still perfectly usable just more messy lol, bleach was slightly frozen but again thats not their fault. Included a pic of my coon stripes jyst for fun :3

Terrible. My hair takes dye well, but this stuff acted like temporary wash out type of stuff. I followed the directions, shook the bottle of color, evenly applied, waited the amount of time according to instructions(which seemed like a super long time BTW), then I rinsed. . . . AND I rinsed & rinsed & rinsed & rinsed & rinsed rinsed & rinsed & rinsed & rinsed & rinsed & rinsed until I was running out of warm water but the water was ALMOST running clear finally, so I did the conditioner. Then I rinsed a whole bunch more because that made the water run dark again. The skin on the back of my neck & between my shoulder blades was stained purple, my finger nails & palms were stained purple, as well as the tub. After my hair dried it felt like 10 layers of day old hair spray in most parts of my hair. I just actually washed my hair for the first time since dying it a few days ago. Never have I had a hair dye that is labeled as SEMI PERMANENT all but wash out between the initial rinse & condition & it's first subsequent washing. My finger nails are still purple, & it was a lovely shade, but it is NOT semi permanent, made my hair feel gross & had staying power on just about everything EXCEPT my hair. I do not think I will give this brand another try anytime soon. It's possible it works well for others, but it was an absolute waste of my money & time. If I could have left a 0 star I absolutely would have.

Firstly, I want to give detailed information for my experience with this product. Well, I know it will definitely color light color hair blue. I’m African American with natural brown/black hair color. Additionally, I have “loc’ed” my natural hair AND added loc extensions. sometimes with Locs it can take awhile for color to process. Additionally, since I have human hair loc extensions sometimes it may contains artificial fibers which can resist color. I wanted to point this out as the the process I endured. I placed the color on with gloves in sections. I followed the directions specifically until it was time to rinse. I opted to use the shower and honestly I’m glad I did. It took FOREVER for the color to rinse out. The color as some advised in other reviews reported it gets EVERYWHERE. I put a protective barrier on my forehead, hairline, ears, shoulders (I had on a tube top dress due to the length of my hair), ears, etc. It’s easy to remove from skin with 70% alcohol. The rinsing took over 45 minutes. This is why I mentioned my hair in the beginning. Can’t say if it was due to the high pigment of the product or locs. Then I shampooed with sulfate free shampoo and the blue came out again even more. I shampooed for 2.5 washes and it kept pulling color out. I did not use an entire bottle. I used approximately half. I have gray pieces I added to my hair and that color took perfectly. I can say for me, I see darker hair after the application. Not blue, but black. I was hoping for a dark blue/black color (black with blue tones in the sunlight) but I did not get that affect. I used ZEP for my shower and raised areas as I was working and isolated myself to the drain area as I was rinsing. I gave it 3 stars as I have never had something this pigmented stain items so badly, but can stain hair the same.

Great color!!! I've had purple hair for 10 years now, and I've been using this particular shade for the majority of that time. Other brands like arctic fox just don't last as long as splat. Let me tell you everything I know from my experience with using this color for years!!!! This shade is definitely a more blue tone when you first use it. I have medium brown hair that I lighten to a level 8 or higher blonde. This color looks almost completely dark blue, similar to the character Coraline, when first applied. It slowly fades to a beautiful, rich, deep purple shade over time. Eventually it will even lighten to a magenta shade, and then to pink. Again, this is all on bleached hair, so I can't speak for the fade on unbleached hair. This color typically lasts without touch ups for 6 months to a year for me, but many variables can impact fade time. I can safely say that with my hair care routine, soft water, and general hair type, I can go at least a year without touching up anything but my roots with this dye. I can NOT say the same for any other brand of hair dye that I've tried!!! I typically leave my hair dye in overnight, my hair is naturally almost 3ft long (it is 35in or 89cm to be exact) and very healthy. I have never experienced any changes in hair shedding, growth, or damage while using this dye. It is not any more unsafe for hair than any other dye on the market that I've used, which is a fair amount of hair dye brands. The people who say its damaging and will ruin your hair are only talking about if you are prone to changing your hair color often, as splat is notoriously difficult to bleach out of your hair. I can attest to this, as when I bleach over an already dyed portion of my hair, the purple will change to a green color and my roots will turn a normal brassy blonde color. I can imagine that would be a very annoying thing to color correct. If you have intentions of keeping your hair mostly blonde or plant to keep your next hair color somewhere similar on the color wheel, the I doubt you will have any issues with this dye. Also, if you read the box and instructions, I'm pretty sure it says that it's only made to be used on unbleached hair if it's a medium brown color or lighter. Darker hair colors will usually have less luck getting this color to stick. Hair care also matters a lot with getting a long lasting color. Hard water, sulfates, and frequent washing can strip dye from your hair very quickly. Low porosity hair might not absorb dye as easily when unbleached. Bleaching not only removes color from your hair, but also opens the cuticle and allows more opportunity for hair dye to deposit into your strand. It is important to remove product buildup before you dye your hair as well, since product buildup can also interfere with how the color takes. Also!!! A tip to get stains off of surfaces!!!! Use undiluted castile soap (I like Dr.Bronners unscented baby soap because it's safe to use around pets) and pour it onto whatever surface got stained. Scrub it in, without using any water yet! Then, once you've scrubbed real good, rinse it off with regular tap water. This should remove the majority of dye stains. It got like 99% of the dye off my cabinets, sink, floor, and bathtub. I also used this same method to help get around 75% of the dye off of my skin, but please be careful if you have dry or sensitive skin because undiluted castile soap can be a bit harsh.