Brilliant Brunette Luminous Glaze, Colour Enhancing Glaze, Designed to Fill Damaged Areas for Smooth, Glossy Brown Color, Brilliant Brunette Base, 6.5 Fl.Oz

Ok I was torn whether to review this or not because I don't want others buying it all out - but worse would be if it was discontinued. I'm early 40s with a few gray hairs throughout my virgin (never colored before) hair and a whole chunk of them clustered around my front hairline. I do not want to stay dying my hair - I'm actually very open to going silver. However, I need it to be more than 2 inches of my long hair. Enter this Brilliant Brunette glaze, which is amazing. It's not a full dye - it doesn't go into the hair cuticle, but rather coats on top. That means results are short-lived so you have to reapply. My grays are now more caramel color, not a full match and not a gold highlight, but they blur into my darker hair much better than the stark white-silver. I do it as a treatment at my sink once a week where I use gloves and a mirror and to get every millimeter of hair (more on top but take it to the end) tinted for about 25 min. I just apply then claw clip - and rinse out in the shower. Then 1-2x a week I've applied blindly in my shower - which is messy and terrifying as twice I've tinted my face temporarily... Oops. But the coverage is phenomenal - I feel vibrant again, and my hair is so shiny and looks healthier than ever (even healthier looking than my years of curly girl method skipping sulfates and all sorts of chemicals). The product does have a scent. It's not my favorite but it's not horrible - but definitely an artificial, chemical scent. I blow dry my hair after a wash, and am washing every other day, but no other heat (curling iron/flat iron). I do have wavy hair and this softens the waves a lot - and my hair just feels so soft and smooth. If you can't tell my now, I'm obsessed. My husband would confirm by my stockpile of 3 more boxes tucked away. Oh and because I asked this, I'll volunteer: I use this with John Frieda's Blue Crush shampoo and conditioner, although I also just purchased the Brilliantly Brunette shampoo and conditioner too so we'll see how enters the mix soon! I wash and conditioner first, then do my glaze step. Lastly, be careful where this liquid touches - it will color anything it touches and FAST. Have a damp rag in the shower or by your sink to catch splatters, and protect your hands while using. I use my hands to apply - for the weekly treatment I wear nitrile gloves. For the in-shower I apply it super fast and my hands still look instantly dyed but I immediately use an exfoliating scrub that's in my shower which gets it off. It does rinse out of my hair beautifully and easily, with no transfer to the white tshirt I use to wrap/dry my hair (turban style). Also no transfer on my towel or pillow. I am already a bit nervous for how this will do in a pool or hot tub, but it's the dead of winter in New England so I have months before I worry about it much. If you do go in those environments please add to YOUR review so we keep knowledge sharing :) Again, I'm obsessed. This works well and is budget-friendly for me. It's also temporary results so I can discontinue use and return to my natural within days. I wish I had taken good before photos but I absolutely did not... and now I don't want to stop use long enough to capture a "before." But hopefully my during and after pictures are helpful (are they?)! -- ETA: ok guys, I really wanted to offer a "before" picture. So, this is my hair 6 days since my last Glaze use- just washing with my Blue Crush shampoo and conditioner. Hope this helps those on the fence, because I think I look wayyy better when I use the brunette Glaze!

It had a light, pleasant smell and makes hair look almost like glitter! Gray/blond strands sparkle in the sunlight. You can tell a big difference inside but when you step outside - hair is absolutely glowing!

This is such a fun and unique product! The glaze works really well and gives a beautiful, noticeable shine. I love the glossy finish and the way it enhances the look without being too much. A great novelty treatment (and much cheaper than at the beauty salon) to definitely try!

I am about 40% grey and my hair grows incredibly fast, so I would have to dye my roots at least every 4-6 weeks. This was taking a toll on my hair and it began to look dull, dry and really kind of scraggly (Grey hair is just so unruly dammit! lol) I did a little research online and several people recommended this product for grey; it was a relatively inexpensive product, so I bought two bottles and figured if I didn't like it, not much risked. The first time I used it, I shampooed, towel dried and applied the JF Glaze (with old hair dye gloves I have - it does stain skin, but not as bad as permanent hair dye) and left it to soak in for twenty minutes. I hadn't meant to leave it on that long, but unexpectedly got side tracked. After 20 minutes, I got in the shower and rinsed out well and conditioned. When I blow dried my hair, I noticed the effects of the product immediately. My hair was a richer brown color, the roots were blended well with the length, and my hair was far softer, silkier and shinier than its been in months - maybe even years! I was amazed!! I have been using this product the same way (20mins after shampoo) once a week to every 10 days, for about 3 months now and my hair has transformed! I get compliments all the time on the color and shine, and I haven't needed to actually permanently dye my hair as often as before. It's so good that I'm actually thinking of not bothering with the permanent anymore to see if I can just get by with this. I rarely rave about hair products because they never meet up to the hype, but I sing praises about JF Glaze to everyone now! There is a strong smell to it, but I find it pleasant, so it doesn't bother me (I actually like it) but I can see how it might be a little too strong for you, if you are sensitive to smells. It definitely stains, so apply with gloves, although I don't seem to have any problems with staining when rinsing it out (either my hands or the shower), just with application. I have medium length hair (A little past my shoulders) and I use about a 1/4 of the bottle for each treatment which means a bottle lasts about a month-month & 1/2. For the price and result, I couldn't be more pleased. Recommend the product HIGHLY if you are brunette and battling grey hair.

It does work to blend the color but you have to leave it for 3 minutes and it does go on the tile and glass doors. It makes the skin on hands brown

Absolutely awful! I have thick, curly and coarse hair that doesn't hold color well. I read reviews and thought I'd try this to give my color and shine a boost until my next appointment. I followed the directions to a T and it dried my hair out even worse and made it more frizzy. Initially it appeared to give me some color but it's not worth the horrible texture. It feels like a brillow pad even after washing and deep conditioning. It also appears to have stripped what little professional color I had left out of my hair. I completely regret buying this and do not recommend for dry, coarse hair.

I have dark brown hair and have started to use a med brown permanent hair color to cover the greys. I was a bit afraid to use a root touch up product as I was afraid it wouldn't match perfectly and I would ultimately end up with different shades of brown where the root grew out. I did, however have this product on hand that I had forgotten about. It did the trick! I used it all over my hair and it covered the grey roots and made all my greys that were covered with permanent hair color a pretty, shimmery auburn/copper. I did it again a couple of weeks later, just on the roots and it covered them! Not sure if I will use it all the time for my roots, it may not be cost efficient, but it worked in a pinch. (I only wash my hair once a week and use this when the roots start to show.). I don't really know how temporary or permanent it actually is overall, but I think this could be a good option if you colored your hair and don't like it and want to grow it all out and use this in the interim. The negative is of course the staining. If you have a stainless steel sink, use that. This product does stain and you have to apply it VERY carefully and immediately wash off wherever it drops in the shower--it is crucial to work fast. Depending on the materials in your shower, some may stain, so work fast. It did seem to permanently leave a bit of a stain on one section of my wall that I missed

I went from dying my hair blonde-ish this summer back to brunette for the fall and winter, and my new darker color lightens drastically over time with each shampoo. In addition to that battle, I have a lot of red undertones in my natural hair color that effect the brunette shade I'm attempting to maintain. I bought pretty much all of the color deepening products by John Frieda and they help somewhat (except the shampoo didn't do much- I'm talking glosses and glazes only)- I rotate each one and use each time after I shampoo and conditioon (which is about twice a week). I think they each work about the same on my hair- I don't really have a preference over any one in particular. Even the one that is supposed to be for "cool" brunettes doesn't eliminate my red undertones, but each of the three honestly help me to hang on a little longer until my next all-over color. They're worth the price because they also seem gentle to my hair and cover my grays that constantly spring up in my hairline surrounding my face. I recommend, but don't expect crazy miracles. It is definitely cheaper and more convenient than going to hair salons, and if you're careful, you won't wreck your shower (at least staining hasn't been a problem for me).

I've used this on/off couple years. Works brilliantly. Fair price cheaper than going hairdresser.

Make sure to use gloves, otherwise you will end up dying your nails and hands as well. Fair product and the most important thing about it is that you should use it weekly.

Do not expect major gloss. Hair feels a little hard after use.

Because of this product , I do not need to get my hair dyed !

Las manos se colorean, pero se quita muy bien con jabón. Deja el pelo fácil de peinar. Ser constantes es la clave para ver los resultados.