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Excellence Excellence Crème 5.6 Natural Rich Auburn Red Permanent Hair Dye

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3.9 out of 5 stars. 1093 reviews
Natural Rich Auburn 56
Color
  • 3 Natural Darkest Brown
  • 10 Natural Baby Blonde
  • 1 Natural Darkest Black
  • 4.02 Tempting Brunette Brown
  • 4 Natural Dark Brown Permanent Hair Dye
  • 5.15 Natural Iced Brown
  • 5.3 Natural Golden Brown
  • 5.5 Natural Mahogany Brown
  • 5 Natural Brown
  • 6.3 Natural Light Golden Brown
  • 6 Natural Light Brown
  • 7.31 Natural Dark Caramel Blonde
  • 7.3 Natural Dark Golden Blonde
  • 7 Natural Dark Blonde
  • 8.12 Natural Frosted Beige Blonde
  • 8.1 Natural Ash Blonde
  • 8 Natural Blonde
  • 9.1 Natural Light Ash Blonde
  • 9.3 Natural Light Gold Blonde
  • 9 Natural Light Blonde
  • 3 Natural Darkest Brownexcellence creme 3 natural darkest brown permanent hair dye
  • 10 Natural Baby Blondeexcellence creme 10 natural baby blonde permanent hair dye
  • 1 Natural Darkest Blackexcellence creme 1 natural darkest black permanent hair dye
  • 4.02 Tempting Brunette Brownexcellence creme 4-02 tempting brunette brown permanent hair dye
  • 4 Natural Dark Brown Permanent Hair Dyeexcellence creme 4 natural dark brown permanent hair dye
  • 5.15 Natural Iced Brownexcellence creme 5-15 natural iced brown permanent hair dye
  • 5.3 Natural Golden Brownexcellence creme 5-3 natural golden brown permanent hair dye
  • 5.5 Natural Mahogany Brownexcellence creme 5-5 natural mahogany brown permanent hair dye
  • 5.6 Natural Rich Auburn Redexcellence creme 5-6 natural rich auburn red permanent hair dye
  • 5 Natural Brownexcellence creme 5 natural brown permanent hair dye
  • 6.3 Natural Light Golden Brownexcellence creme 6-3 natural light golden brown permanent hair dye
  • 6 Natural Light Brownexcellence creme 6 natural light brown permanent hair dye
  • 7.31 Natural Dark Caramel Blondeexcellence creme 7-31 natural dark caramel blonde permanent hair dye
  • 7.3 Natural Dark Golden Blondeexcellence creme 7-3 natural dark golden blonde permanent hair dye
  • 7 Natural Dark Blondeexcellence creme 7 natural dark blonde permanent hair dye
  • 8.12 Natural Frosted Beige Blondeexcellence creme 8-12 natural frosted beige blonde permanent hair dye
  • 8.1 Natural Ash Blondeexcellence creme 8-1 natural ash blonde permanent hair dye
  • 8 Natural Blondeexcellence creme 8 natural blonde permanent hair dye
  • 9.1 Natural Light Ash Blondeexcellence creme 9-1 natural light ash blonde permanent hair dye
  • 9.3 Natural Light Gold Blondeexcellence creme 9-3 natural light gold blonde permanent hair dye
  • 9 Natural Light Blondeexcellence creme 9 natural light blonde permanent hair dye
  • 4 5 Optimized 450
  • 2 5 Optimized 450
  • 3 5 Optimized 450
  • 6 5 Optimized 450
  • 5 5 Optimized 450
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Product details
Triple Care Colour Ritual Hair Dye by Excellence. Cares for your colour. Cares for your scalp. Cares for your hair.

Excellence Triple Care Colour Ritual Permanent Hair Dye

Browsing for a permanent hair dye that colours and nourishes your hair? Discover a complete colouring experience with Excellence Triple Care Colour Ritual permanent hair dye. Enriched with hyaluronic acid to nourish your hair and get shiny hair.

A Complete 3-Step Permanent Hair Colour System

1. Caring Colouring Cream
Enriched with Pro-Keratin, the colouring cream helps protect and strengthen the hair fibre during the colouring process. This permanent hair dye provides vibrant, with long-lasting coverage, leaving hair looking healthy and radiant.

2. Caring Gentle Scalp Post-Colour Shampoo
Specially formulated to be used after applying your permanent hair colour, this gentle shampoo delicately cleanses the scalp and hair. It rinses away excess residue, smooths the hair fibre, improve the radiance, and enhances the natural-looking.

3. Caring Lightweight Mask
Infused with conditioning ingredients, the lightweight mask deeply nourishes and softens the hair without weighing it down. Hair feels smooth, manageable, and revitalised, helping to maintain the beauty and shine of your permanent hair dye result.

With Excellence Triple Care Colour Ritual permanent hair dye, you can enjoy beautifully cared-for colour, a comfortable scalp, and silky, healthy-looking hair. You can add to your routine Elvive Colour Protect, to keep the results.
Usage
BEFORE YOU START

REMEMBER TO CONDUCT YOUR ALLERGY ALERT TEST 48 HOURS BEFORE. COVER YOUR SHOULDERS WITH A TOWEL AND PUT ON THE GLOVES PROVIDED. 

1.PREPARATION 

OPEN YOUR COLOURING CREAM BY UNSCREWING THE CAP AND REMOVING THE GREY RING. RESCREW THE CAP TO PIERCE THE TUBE. YOUR COLOURING CREAM (1a) WILL ALREADY BE PIERCED FOLLOWING THE SKIN ALLERGY TEST. POUR IT ENTIRELY INTO THE DEVELOPER (1b). CLOSE THE APPLICATOR TIP AND SHAKE IT TO ACHIEVE A COMPLETELY EVEN MIXTURE. TWIST OFF THE APPLICATOR TIP IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID THE BOTTLE BURSTING. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO USE THE COMB APPLICATOR – IDEAL FOR MID-LENGTH OR STRAIGHT HAIR. 

2.COLOUR 

OPTION 1 – IF YOU REGULARLY COLOUR YOUR HAIR (EVERY 4-6 WEEKS) AND WANT TO COVER YOUR GREYS OR WANT TO STAY CLOSE TO YOUR CURRENT COLOUR.

1.APPLY. START APPLYING THE MIX AT THE ROOTS OF DRY, UNWASHED HAIR. USE THE BOTTLE TIP TO SEPARATE THE HAIR SECTION BY SECTION.
2.MASSAGE. ONCE THE ROOTS ARE SATURATED, MASSAGE AND LEAVE TO DEVELOP FOR 20 MINUTES
3.APPLY. NEXT, APPLY THE REMAINING PRODUCT THROUGHOUT THE LENGTHS AND ENDS. LEAVE TO DEVELOP FOR 10 MINUTES. 

OPTION 2 – IF YOU’RE COLOURING YOUR HAIR FOR THE FIRST TIME, OR YOUR HAIR HAS NOT BEEN COLOURED IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, OR YOU ARE RADICALLY CHANGING THE COLOUR OF YOUR HAIR.

1.APPLY. START APPLYING THE COLOUR MIXTURE AT THE ROOTS OF DRY, UNWASHED HAIR. USE THE BOTTLE TIP TO SEPARATE THE HAIR SECTION BY SECTION.
2.SPREAD. SPREAD AND APPLY THE REMAINING PRODUCT ALL OVER THE HAIR AND LEAVE TO DEVELOP FOR 30 MINUTES.

3. RINSE AND DELICATELY CLEANSE

1.RINSE. KEEPING THE GLOVES ON, ADD A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER TO YOUR HAIR AND MASSAGE. THEN RINSE THE COLOUR OUT UNTIL THE WATER RUNS CLEAR.
2.SHAMPOO. REMOVE THE GLOVES, BREAK OFF THE BOTTLE CAP OF THE POST-COLOUR PURPLE SHAMPOO (2) AND APPLY TO YOUR HAIR. MASSAGE UNTIL THE FOAM IS RICH AND DENSE AND THEN RINSE.

4. APPLY NOURISHING MASK

1.APPLY. APPLY A HAZELNUT AMOUNT OF THE NOURISHING MASK (3) TO YOUR HAIR, LEAVE ON FOR 3 MINUTES AND THEN RINSE. KEEP YOUR LIGHTWEIGHT NOURISHING MASK (3) TO USE ONCE A WEEK UNTIL YOUR NEXT COLOUR FOR SOFT, SHINY, LIVELY LOOKING HAIR.

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Ingredients

1263149 F – COLOURING CREAM: AQUA / WATER • CETEARYL ALCOHOL • AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE • CETEARETH-25 • COCAMIDE MEA • STEARIC ACID • PALMITIC ACID • PROPYLENE GLYCOL • m-AMINOPHENOL • p-AMINOPHENOL • ASCORBIC ACID • SODIUM SULFITE • SODIUM HYDROXIDE • SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE • HYDROXYBENZOMORPHOLINE • SODIUM METABISULFITE • 6-HYDROXYINDOLE • POLYQUATERNIUM-6 • 2-METHYL-5-HYDROXYETHYLAMINOPHENOL • ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE • p-PHENYLENEDIAMINE • MYRISTIC ACID • CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE • TETRASODIUM EDTA • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE. (F.I.L. Z70031094/3).

1210216 – DEVELOPER: AQUA / WATER • HYDROGEN PEROXIDE • CETEARYL ALCOHOL • SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE • SODIUM BENZOATE • ETIDRONIC ACID • CITRIC ACID • TETRASODIUM EDTA. (F.I.L. B222323/2).

1247249 A – GENTLE PH SHAMPOO: AQUA / WATER • SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE • GLYCOL DISTEARATE • SODIUM CHLORIDE • COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE • DIMETHICONE • GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE • COCAMIDE MEA • COCO-BETAINE • SODIUM BENZOATE • SODIUM HYDROXIDE • SODIUM HYALURONATE • STEARETH-6 • PHENOXYETHANOL • ACETIC ACID • PEG-100 STEARATE • TRIDECETH-10 • TRIDECETH-3 • SALICYLIC ACID • FUMARIC ACID • LINALOOL • BENZYL ALCOHOL • AMODIMETHICONE • ISOEUGENOL • CARBOMER • CITRIC ACID • HEXYLENE GLYCOL • HEXYL CINNAMAL • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE. (F.I.L. Z70029922/1).

1247250 – NOURISHING MASK: AQUA / WATER • CETEARYL ALCOHOL • DIMETHICONE • GLYCERIN • BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE • LACTIC ACID • SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE • SODIUM HYALURONATE • SODIUM HYDROXIDE • PHENOXYETHANOL • LINALOOL • BENZYL ALCOHOL • AMODIMETHICONE • ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL • ISOEUGENOL • CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE • HEXYL CINNAMAL • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE. (F.I.L. Z70036686/1).

*Disclaimer: Please see back of pack for the latest ingredients list



*Please be aware that ingredient lists for products in our brand are updated regularly. Please refer to the ingredient list on the product package for the most up-to-date list of ingredients to ensure it is suitable for your personal use.

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Safety Information

HAIR COLOURANTS CAN CAUSE SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS

Read and follow instructions.

This product is not intended for use on persons under the age of 16.TEMPORARY “BLACK HENNA” TATTOOS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF ALLERGY.

Do not colour your hair if:
• you have a rash on your face or sensitive, irritated and damaged scalp
• you have ever experienced any reaction after colouring your hair
• you have experienced a reaction to a temporary “black henna” tattoo in the past

IGNORING AN ALLERGY CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING.
You must conduct an ALLERGY ALERT TEST 48 hours before each time you colour even if you have already used colouring products before. So remember to buy the product 48 hours in advance. (Read and follow the instruction leaflet). In case of any reaction or when in doubt consult a doctor before using any hair colour product. “Developer” contains hydrogen peroxide. “Hair colourant”contains: phenylenediamines, phenylenediamines (toluenediamines), resorcinol, ammonia
• Wear the gloves supplied in the box.
• Avoid contact with eyes. Do not use to dye eyelashes or eyebrows.
• Rinse the eyes immediately and thoroughly if the product comes into contact with them.
• Rinse hair well after application.

Wait at least 2 weeks after using a relaxer, a perm or a straightening process on the hair. Do not use if your hair has been coloured with henna or with a progressive hair colourant. Keep out of reach of children.

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION LEAFLET
Please refer to the ingredients on the bottom of the pack.

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    5 out of 5 stars.

    Loved the shampoo addition

    30 days ago
    Loved this product covered grey hair and the shine was great. Well done L’Oréal for including a shampoo in my opinion this has been missing from hair colours since I began colouring my hair (many years ago)

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    1 out of 5 stars.

    Awful

    a month ago
    I've been using this colour 0.1 for years really great colour. The new formula is awful my hair is orange!!! the smell was stronger and my head was burning which i haven't had since back in the day when I used to bleach my hair, many many years ago. I'm very disappointed

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    1 out of 5 stars.

    Doesnt cover grey hair

    a month ago
    Doesn cover you grey hair. I kept for 45 min, nothing . Also, after good wash, you hair will still smell of amonia. They says there is No amonia in it…, of course it is. You can smell. Not happy at all. Lot of Lies.

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    2 out of 5 stars.

    New formula, shade is NOT the same!!

    a month ago
    Box has changed, and it states new formula, same shade. No it isn't. I've used L'Oreal excellence 7.3 for years, and always been very happy. Why mess with something that had many loyal customers? I've given two stars because if you are using for the first time, you might find this okay. But I am used to a certain result, and this doesn't give it. As a protest I will try a different manufacturers product. Very unhappy customer.

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on Excellence Creme 3 Natural Darkest Brown Permanent Hair Dye

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    5 out of 5 stars.

    Ever lasting results

    2 months ago
    Using this product in my opinion gives better and lasting result by keeping the hair smooth,shyne and very close to its natural texture.

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

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    Good

    2 months ago
    Have been using this colour for a long time they have changed the colurant in the bottle as it is really thick and not enough of it but the colour is lovely only lasts about 4/5weeks starts turning a ginger colour always get comments on the colour

    Yes, I recommend this product.

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    Amazing

    3 months ago
    Tried first time and absolutely happy! 🥰Just be careful if you have brown roots very outgrow they can turn yellow. So try to top up roots once a month and should be no problem. Refresh my blond colour very nice .

    Yes, I recommend this product.

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    5 out of 5 stars.

    Great product, used this for years & it never disa

    4 months ago
    Great product, used this for years & it never disappoints me 👍

    Yes, I recommend this product.

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    5 out of 5 stars.
    12 years ago
    I was really pleased with the results. The colour came out a lovely soft golden blonde. It was easy to apply & gave good coverage. Best I have ever used. My hair was very light blonde but roots were darker & it covered perfectly. Gives a more natural finish than some hair colourants.
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    2 out of 5 stars.
    12 years ago
    I think L'oreal is the best for home hair colour. Leaves the hair in great condition and is gentle on the scalp. However, if like me you are a typical British mousey blonde/light brown with a reddish base colour, colouring at home is a nightmare because even though your hair is fairish, it just won't go blonde, just goes brassy! You can get a blonde colour you're satisfied with eventually but it will take you a lot of experimentation and money, not to mention poor hair condition after all the dye. This was a second attempt at home in 3 months (have short hair and colour was mostly cut out) and done as a strand test which just turned orange, so forget messing about, it's off to the hairdressers for me, even though I only want to go a shade lighter. All those people who went dark or blue/green/grey with L'oreal ash shades must have had pre-coloured/bleached hair as it certainly wasn't the case for me on natural fairish hair. Great colour in general L'oreal, but when is someone going to cater for British mousey blondes who want to go a shade or two lighter without the brass? You'd be on to a winner if you catered for us!
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    4 out of 5 stars.

    Good colour but becomes brassy after a while

    6 months ago
    Great colour but becomes a bit brassy after a few weeks, and lightens. Very easy to apply.

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    3 out of 5 stars.

    Lot darker

    6 months ago
    My hair Came out a lot darker than the box indicated.

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    1 out of 5 stars.

    Bad bad bad for blondes

    7 months ago
    Absolutely awful!!! Do not use this product !! No no no !!! Do not do it ! It ruined my beautiful platinum white hair and now it is a weird purple blue green shade !!! The neutralizer that is in the product is too strong for already platinum blonde hair ... This may work of you are going from a dark shade hair to lighter but not for blondes already ...I dunno just don't use it if your blonde !!! Never ever had a bad experience before but this is a first . Should be removed from the shelves.

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    3 out of 5 stars.

    colour fading

    7 months ago
    really nice red/auburn colour at the start – however by about a month, the colour has faded to brown. only visibly auburn depending on sunlight

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    3 out of 5 stars.

    Ash Blonde Hair Dye

    7 months ago
    As with all dyes they fade in the sun, the colour is a nice Ash Blonde

    Originally posted on boots.com

    5 out of 5 stars.

    Amazing

    7 months ago
    I recently bought the platinum blonde L’Oréal 7 shades lighter and it dyed my hair ginger on top and yellow so I googled how to fix it and this colour ash natural blonde kept coming up and it’s amazing it’s got rid of all the ginger and looks perfect now it is a darker blonde than packaging but lovely.

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    5 out of 5 stars.

    Amazing colour

    8 months ago
    It's the first hair colour that actually covers my grey hair. I will now always buy this brand. 😀
    ProsHigh quality, Durable

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on Excellence Creme 5-3 Natural Golden Brown Permanent Hair Dye

    Helpful?
    Value for money
    Value for money, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    Texture
    Texture, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 4.0 out of 5
    4.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 4.0 out of 5
    4.0
    4 out of 5 stars.

    Great hair colour

    8 months ago
    Great colour and easy to apply, just wish it would last longer. Quite good value too, especially when on offer.

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    3 out of 5 stars.

    Too dark

    8 months ago
    Brought yesterday unfortunately Came out way too dark a strong dark brown close to black tone. Have tried to wash multiple times to remove some of the color but little effect so far. Generally smells OK not too strong, hair was smooth after use of the mask and I love the green undertone as it covers the red orange tones in my hair however comes out way too dark. I think maybe go for a level 6 or 7 if wanting the color on the box. My hair was a brassy medium brown with highlights prior to use. Needed two boxes for my waist length hair.

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    5 out of 5 stars.

    Great hair product

    8 months ago
    Been using this product for years with great success, whatever the shade

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    1 out of 5 stars.

    Grey to grey

    8 months ago
    Not covered grey at all just turned greyish to light grey after 30 min. as instructed. These happened to me third times enough...
    ConsLow quality, Not durable
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    Originally posted on Excellence Creme 1 Natural Darkest Black Permanent Hair Dye

    Helpful?
    Value for money
    Value for money, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Texture
    Texture, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 2.0 out of 5
    2.0
    1 out of 5 stars.

    Formula change worsens previously excellent produc

    10 months ago
    I have been using loreal exceĺlence for several years, its been wonderful all that time, however the formula has changed, its very thick, dries on the hair very quickly, is not as nice a shade as it was and the colour fades very quickly. Please go back to the previous formula!

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    5 out of 5 stars.

    Great product

    10 months ago
    Amazing colour and shine easy to apply .Dye gives you a deep colour with shine

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    5 out of 5 stars.

    Color that stopped being delivered

    10 months ago
    I am very sad this shade is not available in my country (Slovakia) anymore. Why?

    Originally posted on natural-dark-golden-blonde-7-3

    Helpful?
    Value for money
    Value for money, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    Texture
    Texture, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    1 out of 5 stars.

    Terrible don’t buy

    11 months ago
    I have been using L’Oréal for year cover up grey , I always buy the dark browns but the last two have made my hair horrible brown with a green tinge , it’s horrible you can see the product is greenish after a few minutes

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on tempting-brunette-4-02

    Helpful?
    Value for money
    Value for money, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Texture
    Texture, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    1 out of 5 stars.

    Very dissatisfied

    11 months ago
    I used 9.1 Natural light ash blonde for the first time. I have naturally dark blonde hair and thought this colour would be ok. After applying the colour my hair went very dark so I only left it on for 30 minutes. I’m not happy with the results. It is dark with a tinge of green.
    ProsDurable
    ConsLow quality

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    • Dark not light

    Originally posted on natural-light-ash-blonde-9.1

    Helpful?
    Value for money
    Value for money, 3.0 out of 5
    3.0
    Texture
    Texture, 2.0 out of 5
    2.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 3.0 out of 5
    3.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 3.0 out of 5
    3.0
    1 out of 5 stars.

    New formula is awful!

    a year ago
    Dear producer I want to point out that the new formula is terrible. The color changes every week and 3 weeks after coloring my hair looks like I haven't colored it in months. I liked the 5.15 but after 2 weeks it turns warm with orange and red bits in my hair. Please reconsider and return the old formula. I don't understand why there was a need to change a hair dye that was great and worked great. I am currently looking for another hair dye because I am completely dissatisfied with the new formula

    No, I do not recommend this product.

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    Originally posted on natural-iced-brown-5-15

    Helpful?
    Value for money
    Value for money, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Texture
    Texture, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    5 out of 5 stars.

    L’Oréal excellence

    a year ago
    Leaves hair in really good condition. This colour is Ideal for light colour based hair.

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    2 out of 5 stars.

    Not a good as it was

    a year ago
    I’ve used colour 7.3 for a couple of years and always been pleased with it. I’m not impressed with the new formula though or colour . My colour does not last as long it’s brassy almost ginger and the dye is hard to get out of the bottle . It tends to shoot out in blobs. I’m looking to change to a different brand

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on Excellence Creme 7 Natural Dark Blonde Permanent Hair Dye

    Helpful?
    Value for money
    Value for money, 2.0 out of 5
    2.0
    Texture
    Texture, 2.0 out of 5
    2.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 3.0 out of 5
    3.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 3.0 out of 5
    3.0
    3 out of 5 stars.

    Not as vibrant nor last as i hoped for.

    a year ago
    I purchased 2 boxes of natural darkest black, to ensure all of my shoulder length was covered... the product is quoted as 'provides a rich and long lasting hair colour performance'... sadly not the case for me. I dyed my hair 2 weeks ago and already the colour has lost vibrancy, my greys have started to show through (yes i know new growth happens) but the greys that were there are showing through which is noticeable against the dark colour.

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    1 out of 5 stars.

    Dreadful - bring back the old formulation!

    a year ago
    I've used Excellence Creme shade 3 for many years. The latest apparently reformulated version is dreadful. It's really difficult to apply, both to get out of the bottle and to work through the hair as it's way too thick in terms of consistency. Coverage appears patchy and inconsistent for the first time ever. I'm reluctant to switch brands but shall be doing so unless the previous formulation is brought back. And nothing on the pack to indicate the formulation is any different.
    ConsLow quality, Not durable

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on Excellence Creme 3 Natural Darkest Brown Permanent Hair Dye

    Helpful?
    Value for money
    Value for money, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Texture
    Texture, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    5 out of 5 stars.

    Nut amount...

    a year ago
    I accidentally used a brazil nut sized amount instead of a hazelnut sized amount, but it still turned out okay! Good result!

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on natural-brown-5-0

    Helpful?
    Value for money
    Value for money, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    Texture
    Texture, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 5.0 out of 5
    5.0
    5 out of 5 stars.

    Fabulous colour, fabulous feel!

    a year ago
    Love this product, doesn’t dry your hair out when using and the colour is fantastic, not too bright even though it looks so on the packaging.

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    1 out of 5 stars.

    Why change something that worked???

    a year ago
    I have been using this product for over 10 years but the last 5 times I have used it, the colour has not lasted very well and grey hair still shows. Also mixture is now too thick to get out of the nozzle which blocks continuously. Very disappointed that this product has changed for the worse and will now have to find the same colour from a different brand.

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    5 out of 5 stars.

    Permanent Colour

    a year ago
    I have used L'Oreal Excellence for many years it's lind to my hair and leaves it feeling healthy. The dye covers all grey hair

    Yes, I recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    5 out of 5 stars.

    Colour with highlights

    a year ago
    Lovely hair colour blends in highlights leaves hair thick and easy to manage

    Originally posted on boots.com

    1 out of 5 stars.

    Bring the old formula back please!

    a year ago
    Used to be a loyal customer of this product but the new formula has really changed for the worse. Doesn’t cover grey hair as well, leaves a green tint and fades. Please bring the old one back!
    ConsLow quality

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on natural-brown-5-0

    Helpful?
    Value for money
    Value for money, 3.0 out of 5
    3.0
    Texture
    Texture, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 2.0 out of 5
    2.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    1 out of 5 stars.

    Not great since new formula change

    a year ago
    This product has changed formula for the worse. Change in consistency, leaves a green tint, fades and doesn’t cover grey hair well as previously did. Had been a loyal customer of this product for years before this. As previous reviews have said..Please bring the old formula back!

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on boots.com

    1 out of 5 stars.

    no grey coverage anymore

    a year ago
    This was my go-to dependable box dye that would cover my greys. It doesn't work anymore! I've tried a couple of times thinking that I possibly got a rare dud. Alas, no. It's just not as effective anymore. Bring back the ammonia, I say!

    Originally posted on boots.com

    4 out of 5 stars.

    Out of date

    a year ago
    I have recently bought this colour and today just coloured my hair and it left me with very bad texture and smell.I believe the colour is out of date as the consistency looked really off, very thick with a lot of lumps and unable to pass through the small hole of the applicator. I tried to wash my hair 3 times after but the smell is still there, very strong and unpleasant. I am not happy about this product at all.
    ConsLow quality

    No, I do not recommend this product.

    Originally posted on natural-light-blonde-9

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    Value for money, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
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    Texture, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Fragrance
    Fragrance, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
    Moisturising benefits
    Moisturising benefits, 1.0 out of 5
    1.0
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