Fudge Paintbox

This product was my first experience with alternative hair color. Since I was still very inexperienced on the subject I left the type of product in my hairdressers hands. 

As with the majority of these hair colors the Paintbox range is a conditioning, cruelty free product.

The range contains approximately 9 semi permanent colors. As they are continuously changing  colors, they never seem to have all the shades listed on their website. (They have approximately 14 colors listed.)

The hair color comes in a fun little tube. I find this form of packaging the most practical by far when it comes to hair color products. You can easily squeeze the last bit out of the container without much of a hassle. 

The down side of the tube? Its only 75ml. Thus it took about 6 tubes to cover all my hair. For short hair this is very affordable. For long, thick hair, not so much. 

As with all these colors the best is to strip your hair of color. I prefer using bleach since my hair is tough as nails and very stubborn. If you apply the darker shades over dark hair you will end up with  hair with a slight ever so unconventional shine. The best for this option would be the reds, blues and purples. Don't expect to put something like Pink Moon or Blue Hawaii over your dark locks. It will not take. No, you won't miraculously end up with pastel or light, bright hair. Even when using the light colors on light hair you have to be very meticulous as they take far longer to set. 

I used Electric Blue and Blue Velvet. My hair dresser left it in my hair for approximately 2 hours. The result was vibrant blue hair. With my after care I would re-color and leave it in for 3 hours minimum. 

As vibrant as this brand is, and as much as I loved it, the Paintbox colors have one thing against them. They really are semi-permanent. After my first dreaded wash my bleached roots already showed. By my second wash my hair started to fade drastically. By my third wash I had to re-color my hair. It didn't fade to the underlying tones, it just washed out to reveal the bleached white hair underneath. 

Thus, if you want a fun splash of color over the holiday, with the added bonus that it will wash out fast, Paintbox is your best bet. Unless you have the budget to re-color your hair every 3 weeks, I would not recommend this product for use over long periods of time. 

At R105.00 a tube from selected stockists, Paintbox is definitely one of the more affordable options. However, it is incredibly difficult to find a supplier. Mix in the limited amount of colors, this is definitely not my preferred product. 

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