dpHUE - Gloss+ - Light Brown

Let me start with some background about my hair to put my experience with the dpHUE hair color in perspective. I have naturally medium brown hair. To say that my hair is thin and fine is an understatement. It is spiderweb fine! I went blonde about a decade ago, which substantially damaged my hair. I have been dying it medium brown for the past couple of years. I have lots of grays. I had experienced significant stress and hormones related hair loss in the past several years. I am pretty paranoid about trying new hair colors as I'm always afraid of the damage and the potential trigger for another hair shed. I had this dpHUE hair color/gloss in my Amazon cart for a couple of months. I just could not get myself to try it as I have not colored my hair at home for over 20 years. But the salon trips are expensive, more frequent because of all my grays and cause me anxiety every single time. So I talked my coworker into trying this product as she is very adventurous with her hair and will try pretty much anything. She reported back that the product left her hair feeling silky and shiny but didn't do much for her color as her hair is naturally dark brown/almost black. I was encouraged about the fact that the product was not damaging and decided to try it. I was between the cool medium brown and light brown. I decided to go a little lighter at first and went with the light brown. First of all, this product is very easy to apply and rinse off. It leaves a little bit of tint on your hands, which is gone after a couple of washes. Next time, I'll just wear gloves. I was extremely nervous the first time so I left it on for only 10 minutes. I applied it on damp hair as instructed. I combed it with a fine tooth comb to make sure it was evenly spread. I noticed maybe a tiny change in color but honestly not much. It left my hair shiny and silky smooth though. And most of all, no itching, shedding or damage. I went to the reviews to learn that some have used it on dry hair and left it on longer for deeper color and gray coverage. I wasn't sure how soon I can reapply but decided to just do it the very next day. I applied it to dry hair. I do have to say that it was harder to smooth it over my hair and it was a bit messier. I left it on for 15 minutes. Again, no damage and silky smooth hair. I saw a noticeable change in color and at least 80% of my grays got covered. I am going to switch to the cool medium brown. Even though I am very happy with how this product treated my hair, the color just does not look great on me. I prefer cooler tones and the light brown definitely pulls more bronze/red. It is a very pretty color, just not for me. Some of the reviews said the product is too expensive. For me, if I use it for at least 15 minutes to get the desired results, it is definitely worth the price with the estimated 8 to 12 applications. I highly recommend the dpHUE hair color/gloss. It is really a great product so don't wait months like me and just do it.

I am 49 and been grey since my mid 30s. I’m probably about 10%? I died it darker for years, then moved to the old highlights trick. But I just got sick of how highlights over time killed my hair texture and it’s so expensive not to mention 3+ hours on the salon. Plus I never even really loved it after the first go. So last year I decided to quit coloring. The grow out reached a point that it was bothering me. I called myself a calico cat. So I tried HUE to just blend things out a little. It did that very nicely - I was so happy! I used cool medium brown and it toned down the growing out highlights and gently covered much of the grey. I got hooked! The photo here is of the light brown. It’s warmer which I don’t love, but the medium cool makes me pretty dark for a few days. Both are better than my grey temples! Hoping for a cool light brown someday. Anyhow no before pic to share but alllll those warmy looking face framing strands are grey. You can see where some greys resist but a few strands don’t bother me. I’m hooked. It’s forgiving and I like that if I decide to quit dying again it will all just wash out. Big fan. Leave it on for at least 30 mins if you have greys to cover!!!!

Covers gray roots for about a month, sometimes longer. Easy to use and great pice

The product doesn't make any claims to work on greys, but I know it works for some people. It did not work for my greys. I tried wet application, dry application, and it died only a single one strand of my many grey hairs. It did make my hair smooth and shiny, so I'll use it as a gloss, but it's a little expensive for just that. Does die your hands temporarily, so use gloves if that bothers you.

Overall, this is a good product and I think my criticism may be slightly operator error in shade choice. My hair sits between needing Light Brown and Medium Brown. I am starting to grey, but I don't want to get professional color, and I no longer do DIY balayage to make those greys less obvious. This is a lower-effort, lower-risk option for me. I'm pleasantly surprised by how conditioning this is - usually products like this have conditioner as an afterthought to color depositing, but my hair feels pretty good after using. It doesn't do much to the rest of my hair, but I have to leave it on for 20+ minutes to put even the slightest dent into my (few, for now) greys. I hoped for a little more punch. I'm going to try the Medium Brown and see how it goes - maybe the answer is somewhere in the middle, mixing the two.