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!

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.

I have thick dark brown hair. It's almost black at the roots, which mean my whites come in like silver glitter. I've been using this product mostly to keep the brassiness out of my highlights (soft caramel brown - lowlights really) and to help blend those whites in a little better so I can go longer between coloring/touch ups. It works SO much better than I expected. Not only are the highlighted strands staying just right, it seems to leave just a touch of gold on my whites and helps with the blending. Not much color change mind you, but the whites don't "pop" so much where my hair parts and the darker roots coming in are less noticeable now. I know some people have complained about the glaze consistency and the skin staining, but I don't seem to have a problem with the process at all. I just use it in the shower - shampoo, condition, rinse, squeeze excess water out, put a dollop of glaze on my palm and then rub into the crown of my head first (mostly around where I part my hair) and then kind of massage it into the rest of my hair. My hair is about shoulder length. While waiting I use a little exfoliating scrub soap on my hands and hairline, finish body washing, shaving and whatnot, then rinse. After 3 min or so of being in my hair, it pretty much rinses clean. I've tried this in a white bathtub too and very little color rinses out. My hair IS very porous. I have all over color done at least once every 6-8 weeks and lowlights every other coloring. I think this $9 bottle will let me stretch that timeline closer to 8-9 weeks. Win! I use the glaze about 3 times a week and I think I stretch the bottle out to last me a month at a time. That being said, the area where I use the glaze the most is shinier and has less volume so I find myself having to use styling product to get a bit more lift if I'm not going for the super shiny, straight, flat look.

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

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 cannot adequately explain how happy I am with this product. It is AMAZING!!! With enough grey hair mixed into my brown over the passing years, I was starting to look worn down. Close friends asked repeatedly if I planned to color my hair and encouraged me jump on the hair color train. Well... I went on the hunt for a home products because I know I wouldn’t commit to regular salon color appointments. All I can say is I wish this came up in my search sooner! My grey hairs are now a nice warm caramel color and indistinguishable from my warm brunette natural hair. I showed close family who colors their hair regularly at a salon and she said she couldn’t even tell I had grey anymore! She said they look like lovely highlights. She was blown away. I don’t have a single grey hair remaining. And my hair looks multi dimensional like it did before. No flat box dye look. A few tips... -This will stain hands and any surface you leave it on. It is surprising at first but is easy to fix. Just scrub your hands with a body puff and body wash and it’ll get rid of the staining. I also found using a little baby oil on my hands in the shower before using the glaze helps to minimize staining. -I didn’t follow directions the first few times because I wanted fast results. And it worked out wonderfully. I applied it to my hair dry and hopped in the shower. Let it sit on there for maybe 10 minutes and then rinsed. Next few times I did it every shower after a shampoo (no conditioner). Within just a few uses my grey was totally gone. -It can stain your scalp a little. A little brushing or fingernail scratching of the scalp offers a nice exfoliation and gets rid of most of the stain. It’s really minimal and honestly was welcomed because of just made my hair look more full at the hairline. A couple of shampoos later and scalp staining was gone. I had fast results and it really has sticking power. It takes literally 2-3 minutes in the shower 1-2 times a week and I maintain the color. The cost, quick application, convenience of home use, and results cannot be beat. My hair looks like it’s totally natural color before using it... just without the grey. In other words, it looks like I paid $150-$300 for a professional color service. If you’re even considering this, buy it. It’s temporary but holds the tiny really well and is easy and fast to use. I already have a family member excited to use it after she saw my fast results.

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 bought the clear option because reviews claimed the brunette option left fine hair on face or fingers slightly brown-colored. This Glaze smells amazing. I have a LOT of hair and thought it would use a whole bottle in one use, but I was wrong, thankfully. The first time I used the 3-minute option in the shower, then washed & conditioned. Then blow-dried it without additional products in my hair so I could decide if it made any difference. I could tell immediately that it did. My hair had far less tangles when brushing through it, using a regular blow dryer. Today, a week later, I chose to use the 20 minute method. I actually left it on closer to 30 minutes while making breakfast. Rinsed out, shampooed, and conditioned, as usual, then used my brush blow-dryer and some product to protect my hair from the heat. My hair is so soft, so silky, so smooth & shiny, and hardly had any tangles. And my brush dryer had very little hair in it to clean out when I finished. That's highly unusual for me. I didn't have a more recent photo from just before using the John Frieda Clear Glaze, but I'm adding one to show how damaged-looking my hair was before using this product. It was so bad, I almost cut it all off. This Glaze will be a staple, must-have hair product for me from now on!

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.