My Madison Reed Review

I spend a lot of money on my hair. I justify the expense (and it is expensive) by reminding myself that I have to be in front of people for work. Having my cut and color just right -- and, believe my, I'm not super-picky -- helps my confidence when I'm at work. If you talked to people who know me, they would not (I think) see me as someone who lacks confidence, but sometimes I don't feel like being "on stage"; on those days, knowing my hair looks good is just the bump I need to get me up there.

Because I'm making a conscious effort to cut back on spending where I can, I decided to order that new(ish) Madison Reed hair color instead of going to my salon. The website suggested using a primer first, so I ordered that too. This morning I used both: the primer to provide a "clean canvas" on which to paint my gorgeous new hair. The tube with the primer warned that after use hair may appear slightly reddish or gold; it did. I wasn't worried because I had been warned. After I washed that out and dried my hair completely, I applied my Capri Blond hair color, leaving it on for a total of forty-five minutes to address my "stubborn gray roots." With great excitement, I rinsed and shampooed my hair. I thought the color looked a bit pink, but I was willing to let my hair dry before I made a final judgment. It didn't dry pink, exactly, but the color is weird and flat -- and my gray is still there. I was disappointed. I'll send an email to the company tomorrow asking for a refund. I guess that, for now at least, I'll go back to paying a salon to color my hair. I don't want to blast this company, but I will tell you it didn't work out well for me. You might have better results -- or avoid it altogether. Honestly, the Loreal I used to use many years ago -- which you can still buy on sale for less than ten dollars -- is almost as good as the salon, and much better than what I used today -- which was nearly three times the cost.