eSalon.com
eSalon is a customized hair dye company. You answer a series of Q's online about your hair (things like your natural hair color, hair type, length, what color you want it to be) and they come up with a hair dye package for you.
I got an email from eSalon.com for a free trial of their hair dye. So I went online, answered the Q's, and I picked out 'mahogany red'. (Got here in 3 days)
The package comes with:
* The hair dye
* Leave-in conditioner
* Stain gaurd
* Stain remover
* Little pads for the stain remover & stain gaurd
* A bowl (for the hair dye)
* A brush for dye application
* 4 clips (for sectioning hair)
* 'Bib'
* Timer (battery included)
and of course the instructions
Pros
1) Decent hair dye
2) Came out the exact color I wanted
3) Lots of useful tools (that I can use in the future, multiple times over, no matter what hair dye I use)
4) Only took 3 days to get here
5) I REALLY like that it's customized for me. Every bottle and the instructions had my name printed on them.
2) Came out the exact color I wanted
3) Lots of useful tools (that I can use in the future, multiple times over, no matter what hair dye I use)
4) Only took 3 days to get here
5) I REALLY like that it's customized for me. Every bottle and the instructions had my name printed on them.
Cons
I know this is not going to be a favorite section because it does seem SO cool. But there are a few bad things you might want to consider if you're planning on buying this product.
1) (ignore if you have thin hair) The brush that comes with it is a very little brush that I can't use with my hair. It's not like the ones they have in salons.
2) The instructions weren't very good. It would have made a HUGE difference if they were written a bit better.
3) Even though I told them I have extreamly dry hair, I don't think they took that into account. Drugstore hair dyes (even the $5 ones) didn't damage my hair this much. (but it was just a little bit more damage!! Don't think it's gonna be horrible for your hair, cause that's just how my hair is. On an average girls hair, you probably won't notice it.)
4) It was a little bit harder to rinse out than drugstore hair dyes. (very little difference, though)
5) When you're ordering it, you can only choose up to 2 shades lighter than your natural hair color, so it's not as big of a variety as buying dye from drugstores. BUT, they do that so it won't do as much damage to your hair.
Now you might not care about some of these, but it's just some things to take into account.
You have to pay shipping (obviously) so it's about 6 dollars more than going to a drugstore and buying dye. BUT you also get the extra tools that you can't even buy in drugstores (I don't think), so that might be a desicion maker if you really want those things.
1) (ignore if you have thin hair) The brush that comes with it is a very little brush that I can't use with my hair. It's not like the ones they have in salons.
2) The instructions weren't very good. It would have made a HUGE difference if they were written a bit better.
3) Even though I told them I have extreamly dry hair, I don't think they took that into account. Drugstore hair dyes (even the $5 ones) didn't damage my hair this much. (but it was just a little bit more damage!! Don't think it's gonna be horrible for your hair, cause that's just how my hair is. On an average girls hair, you probably won't notice it.)
4) It was a little bit harder to rinse out than drugstore hair dyes. (very little difference, though)
5) When you're ordering it, you can only choose up to 2 shades lighter than your natural hair color, so it's not as big of a variety as buying dye from drugstores. BUT, they do that so it won't do as much damage to your hair.
Now you might not care about some of these, but it's just some things to take into account.
You have to pay shipping (obviously) so it's about 6 dollars more than going to a drugstore and buying dye. BUT you also get the extra tools that you can't even buy in drugstores (I don't think), so that might be a desicion maker if you really want those things.
CONCLUSION
I would probably buy this product again in the future, but not every time. I like the company, but it's a lot more to deal with than drugstore hair dyes. BUT, I think it might work a lot better on your hair if it's not too dry or thick. (remember, my hair is REALLY dry and REALLY thick.)
All in all, I say they're definitely worth trying out. If you don't like it (I doubt you'll hate it), well . . . don't buy it again? lol Hope this all helped you. :)
All in all, I say they're definitely worth trying out. If you don't like it (I doubt you'll hate it), well . . . don't buy it again? lol Hope this all helped you. :)
Mama's 2 cents
My mom dyed my hair so this is what she has to say about it:
The equipment sent to use with this dye was not the best!! Even though it had two different ways to apply, the bowl & brush were pretty useless. Well the brush anyway ~~ it is way too small for application, especially if the hair is very thick like Sarah's. So we used the bottles instead. Yes, two different bottles, two different mixtures, two different applications, two different timers!! Too many steps in my opinion. It also had two seperate pairs of gloves which I thought was very useful until I tried to put them on!! But quickly found taking them off to be an even bigger feat!! They definitely need to send at least medium size with the kits ~~ not many women have extra small hands.
The equipment sent to use with this dye was not the best!! Even though it had two different ways to apply, the bowl & brush were pretty useless. Well the brush anyway ~~ it is way too small for application, especially if the hair is very thick like Sarah's. So we used the bottles instead. Yes, two different bottles, two different mixtures, two different applications, two different timers!! Too many steps in my opinion. It also had two seperate pairs of gloves which I thought was very useful until I tried to put them on!! But quickly found taking them off to be an even bigger feat!! They definitely need to send at least medium size with the kits ~~ not many women have extra small hands.
