Manic Panic Amplified Review

So I have had red hair for about 2 years now and have had my whole head red since July and let me tell you, up keeping it in the saloon is NOT cheap. I have touched up in a saloon once for $160 and cried over all the food I didn't get to eat that week. I usually dye my hair with Schwarzkopf Live or Brite Organix hair dye but my friend recommended me to try manic panic, and so I did. I purchased it in wild fire and the amplified one, because why not. Oh, I bought it from price attack for $26 but you can get it for waaaay cheaper online.

So a little bit about the dye:

- It is vegan and does not test on animals.

- Glows under black light (not that I'd ever test it haha).

- Does not have the chemical-ish smell.

- Stains some materials PERMANENTLY (Like my poor white hairpin R.I.P).

- To be used for 30 minutes.

So my hair is originally bleached, and like most bright hair dyes, this one doesn't show on black hair. Before dyeing it my hair was of an orange tone.

According to the instructions, you are supposed to apply on freshly washed dried hair but it was 12 am and I just ceebs to hop in the shower.

I used the whole bottle and cling wrapped my head. It says to leave on for 30 minutes but since I want a very bright colour I decided to sleep with my hair dye (so had it on for a total of 9 hours). I also used a hair dryer to heat up my cling wrapped head so that I could increase the intensity of the colour. 

Make sure you clear away an area because I got dye over some of my things and well, the dye didn't come off everything.

I showered with icy cold water and did not shampoo my hair. Once I hair dried my hair it was SO unbelievably soft and the colour was AMAZING. It was super bright red! I think I found my new favourite brand.

This is a before and after of my hair. Excuse the bad lighting of the first one, it was midnight. As you can see it became a lovely colour and I'm super duper satisfied with it.

OH something that's important to note: When I washed my hair afterwards the hair dye STAINED my hands like crazy. It doesn't matter since I'm only going to uni today but if you're going anywhere you might want to wash your hair with some gloves.

♥ Jess