Pillarbox Red

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This is bright… REALLY bright! This true red hair colour works well on hair that has been pre-lightened to blond.

Price: £4.50

Availability: 10 In Stock

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• More on Directions

  Directions is one of the longest lasting semi-permanent hair dyes around, with a huge range of unnatural colours. Each tub contains 88ml of thick conditioning colour. Check out their brilliant colours such as Flamingo Pink, Neon Blue, Pillarbox Red, Spring Green and Violet!

  Most colours will last between 4 and 10 weeks on bleached hair, depending on your hair's porosity and the shade chosen. Not tested on animals.

• Usage Instructions & Tips +/-

  Directions works best on hair that has been pre-lightened to pale blonde. Some paler shades as well as toners will only work on very light hair. Apply directly to dry or slightly damp, freshly washed (but not conditioned hair) using a tint brush for best results, or use gloved fingers to spread the dye evenly through your hair. Allow to process for at least 15 minutes and do not allow to dry out. Rinse thoroughly. To avoid temporary staining to the skin, apply a layer of Vaseline around your hairline and ears before applying the colour.

• Ingredients & Precautions +/-

  Ingredients

  Aqua, cetearyl alcohol, distearoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium, methsulfate (and) cetearyl alcohol, cetearth-20, butlene glycol, glceryl stearate, citric acid, methylparaben. May contain basic brown 17, basic brown 16, basic red 76, basic yellow 57, acid violet 43, basic green 4, basic red 46, basic orange 2, basic violet 4, basic violet 14, basic blue 7, basic blue 9, basic violet 2, h.c. yellow 4, h.c. yellow 2, h.c. orange 1, h.c. red 1, h.c. red 3, acid red 87, acid green 1.

  Precautions

  Caution: This product contains ingredients which may cause skin irritation on certain individuals and preliminary test is advised before use on a sensitive area. If product comes in contact with eyes rinse immediately with water. This product may not be used for dyeing eyelashes or eyebrows; to do so may cause blindness.

  Do not mix with peroxide.

  If colour comes in contact with textiles or porous surfaces it may cause permanent staining. Always wear latex or vinyl gloves when applying colour to avoid temporary staining of hands and nails. Colour may permanently stain bleached or previously coloured hair.

  Colour may stain sinks, bathtubs and showers but this can be easily removed with normal household bleach.

• Reviews of Pillarbox Red

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    wee_fuzzy_kitty
    I really feel that this dye gives a good bright shiny colour, which lasts quite well and fades to pink rather than orange. Definately 5 out of 5. Report Comment
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    Spandorexxa
    A long laster that for sure. On natural hair i got a good 10 weeks out of Pillarbox and through that time it faded from a rich wine red to hot true lipstick red and out to a dusky pink. a great dye where a little goes a long way! Report Comment
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    Roulla
    A very true red that does fade to a slightly pinkish colour after a few weeks. This does have good lasting power & is really easy to apply. The tub lasts forever as well. Report Comment
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    Koyomi
    Forgot the ever important step of NOT conditioning my hair before I used the dye. It came out a delicious flamingo pink instead. Rocked that for a day or two, then redid it correctly and it came out perfect. Even with the messup, still only used 1/4 of the bottle. XD Report Comment
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    lauralipgloss20
    Just bought Pillarbox Red, using it over a Scwarzkoff Live hair dye, has anyone else done this? Want reeeeaaaaaallly bright red, hope it works!! xx Report Comment
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    lauralipgloss20
    **schwarzkopf I can spell, just my iphone likes to make spellings up x Report Comment
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    andwemoo
    I love the colour !! when i used it, it was a rich and vibrant red. I had nearly white hair before i used it, it faded pretty fast ( but i wash my hair everyday ><) it went through some lushus colour stages befor going a baby pink before i went over it again. Second time i dyed it,it just has lasted twice as long x3, if your going red and dont want to go ginger after then i recomend this dye !! c: Report Comment
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    melonhead
    this dye is great! I prelightened my hair first until it was kinda orangey, and then put this dye over it. it dyed really evenly and came out a brilliant bright red. I've had it in for two weeks now and no sign of fading, though I have been washing it every other day in cold water, which is supposed to help it stay bright. Report Comment
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    amywong10
    I love this dye! I applied it on Saturday (two days ago). I first bleached my hair to a gingery strawberry blonde. I towel-dried it and painted this dye on with a tint brush. I then covered it with a plastic shower cap. I waited half an hour and warmed my hair through the shower cap with a hairdryer (as this helps speed up the dying process) and then waited another forty five minutes. I rinsed it out with a mixture of cold water and lemon juice and let it dry naturally. It is an amazingly vivid offensive red with strong pink hues. It's not really pillarbox red but I still love it! I've only washed it once since the application, but as I put the remainder of the dye in my shampoo it hasn't seemed to fade [:. Will definitely be buying again! Report Comment
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    kindarspirit
    Eeeek, I've been dying my hair since I was 12 - I'm 28 now. Manic Panic has been good to me, except their Atomic Turquoise and Pillar Box Red. Used two jars on fresh thirsty bleached hair... it's orange. There is no sign of red at all - even on my tips which were hot pink... turned them orange. Not sure I'll try this one again! Report Comment
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    LittleDragon42
    This covered up my washed out live color xxl in mystic violet perfectly! It had washed out as a light brown color and amazingly, after I applied the pillarbox red dye by directions, it came out JUST AS BRIGHTLY AS THE PICTURES ON THIS WEBSITE OF PEOPLE WHO HAD BLEACHED THEIR HAIR BEFOREHAND! I am beyond impressed! Five star product! Report Comment
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    Piipari
    Nice red shade! It runs quite fast to a nice red/pink but I love it :) Report Comment

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