Dye reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 142 Reddit reviews across 28 subreddits and 73 posts to rank the best Dye brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/HairDye, r/grooming, r/dyeing, r/Carhartt, r/lacrosse. Top-rated brands include Arctic Fox (4.1/5), Manic Panic (3.9/5), Opawz (3.9/5).
Stats
Reviews142
Subreddits28
Posts73
Brands65
Products63
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#1
Arctic Fox
4.1
(12)
"Arctic fox electric paradise"
"Is a good beautiful burgundy like the one in your inspo pic."
"It's non-damaging and pretty vibrant!"
"Their formula is conditioning and not harsh for my hair."
"Probably arctic fox overall, they have a few purples and their colors mix really well."
"Arctic fox is good and shows what it will look like on dark hair."
"This is very similar to Arctic Fox periwinkle."
"They’re all the more durable and predictable colorants."
"Pulp riot, arctic fox and manic panic have always been good to me hair wise and lasting power."
"I use Arctic Fox and retouch after about 14."
#2
Manic Panic
3.9
(9)
"ManicPanic and Overtone - both have vivids and more natural colors."
"Manic panic has strong color on dark hair, I used purple haze and its awesome."
"Best I know are Manic Panic they stay long, also using bright instead of pastel makes it last longer."
"Personally, I like Overtone and ManicPanic."
"They’re all the more durable and predictable colorants."
"Pulp riot, arctic fox and manic panic have always been good to me hair wise and lasting power."
"I've used Manic Panic in the past for purple, but haven't dyed my hair for years now."
"If you're looking at semi-permanent brands like Manic Panic, Arctic Fox."
"I don’t recommend you to use manic panic…. When I used to dye my hair a lot, my friends always warned me against it."
#3
Opawz
3.9
(8)
"We used Opawz semi permanent last year and it barely faded at all."
"Opaws semi perm dye is great, but forewarning, i used it on my dogs tail and hes still blue months later."
"I’m gonna ride the train here and say Opawz Semi-Permanent."
"Opawz makes a paint pen that lasts about a week to two weeks."
"Opawz semi-permanent is pretty permanent."
"Opawz is a little more runny but both work beautifully."
"I mean you can use opawz n once the halloween season is over."
"Haven’t used it but I hear that opaws semi permanent looks great."
#4
Wella
4.3
(7)
"Wella Koleston Perfect in 4/68 (Dark Plum Cherry) $10-$15 for a 60ml tube. You need 2."
"I really love Wella’s demi glaze line."
"I've been using wella for years, they have multiple levels so you can start light."
"I buy 10 vol developer from Sally’s as well as whatever hair color from Wella’s color charm line!"
"Consider wella color touch in the shade 66/45 (it's rather red, not purple-y) with their 1.9% developer."
"My hairdresser told me that Wella hair dye from Sally Beauty is actually a pretty good product."
"What I used was 'wella color fresh mask' and it did really well for my hair color."
#5
RIT
3.6
(8)
"Super easy."
"You can try Rit. Coffee also does a decent job on both cotton and polyester."
"Dyemore royal purple will work super easy."
"Rit dye."
"RIT Dye more and Lax dip with Colour bomb both do a solid job."
"Rit is fine, but prepping with scorching hot water and keeping it hot is more important."
"RIT is just more convenient."
"My only experience with black RIT dye is a pair of blue jeans I dyed a few years ago."
#6
Rit
3.9
(7)
"You'll want to use a Synthetic dye (such as Rit Dyemore synthetic) as a regular dye will not work in a BAB."
"For the bears I’ve dyed I’ve used Rit DyeMore for synthetics. It’s turned out well with BaB fur."
"RIT dye, powder or liquid. Clean and dry parts."
"As for the dye I’d go with Rit."
"Rit dye. Rit dye remover."
"Pretty sure a lot of people use Rit dye."
"I used rit dye for my red jacket but that’s gonna be tough to keep the cuffs black."
#7
Overtone
4.3
(6)
"Both have colors that may work on brunette."
"I'd recommend Overtone. They're a temp color that uses a conditioner as a base."
"Maybe look at Overtone— they have a purple for brown hair."
"I would def recommend them!"
"Overtone has a line for dark hair, but it won’t be bright blue without bleaching it."
"Personally, I like Overtone and ManicPanic."
#8
Lunar Tides
4.6
(5)
"My sister had luck with the lunar tides dark green, forgot the color name."
"My instinct tells me you would totally rock this intense red pink."
"Huge fan of Lunar Tides! Lasts the longest imho."
"Lunar Tides' Magic Salem starts off black but fades purple."
"They’re all the more durable and predictable colorants."
#9
L'Oreal
4.6
(5)
"I've been happy EVERY TIME I've used them."
"L’Oréal High Lights is the only dye, with 20 Developer. Have never had any issues."
"L'Oreal hicolor black onyx is my favorite black dye. So dark and pigmented and takes a long time to wash out."
"The Hicolor is also permanent and applies well but the final look is quite far from the shade they shown on the web."
"It’s a high lift permanent color, meaning you’ll need to buy 30 volume developer to go with it."
#10
Henna
5.0
(3)
"I dye my hair to cover gray hairs with henna. It's plant based and no smelly chemicals are involved."
"I would strongly consider henna in your situation."
"Might be exactly what you're looking for."
#11
Adore
4.3
(3)
"1/4 of my formula is Joico Intensity Magenta and 3/4 of my formula is Adore's Burgundy Envy mixed."
"Adore is super affordable and HIGHLY pigmented, I looove it!"
"Adore doesn’t have that many blonde type shades."
#12
Iroiro
4.0
(3)
"The brand that worked best for me was iroiro"
"Iroiro neon pink is vegan and a beautiful color."
"Iroiro's purple is more cool toned and lasts a long time."
#13
Dharma Trading
5.0
(2)
"Dharma Trading has lots of color options and they have good instructions."
"Dharma Trading which is the most recommended vendor on this sub"
#14
Dharma
4.5
(2)
"Dharma is always better."
"Dharma has a chart of colors that tells you about how much dye you need."
#15
Pravana
4.5
(2)
"Is what I use."
"They’re all the more durable and predictable colorants."
#16
Garnier
4.5
(2)
"My hair likes it way better than any others I’ve tried!"
"Kept her hair pretty healthy too, keep in mind red takes forever to get out of ur hair!"
#17
Guy Tang
4.5
(2)
"If you can find Guy Tang products he has a midnight line."
"Guy Tang has his own hair color product line, and they include a lot of high specialty rainbow colors."
#18
Punky Color
4.5
(2)
"Punky Color is a very good brand that I loved using before I was allowed to bleach my hair!"
"My favorites for greens are Punky Color and Lunar Tides."
#19
Strawberry Leopard
4.5
(2)
"I love it. I was using Arctic Fox- Purple AF."
"Lots of fun colors, smells like candy, and rinses clear."
#20
Ion
4.5
(2)
"Have you tried the ion permanent black? my friend dyed it a year ago and it has not come out at all."
#21
Goldwell
4.5
(2)
"I’ve had fantastic luck with elumen by goldwell colour."
"I used their red on chocolate brown hair last month and it was very vibrant."
#22
Pulp Riot
4.0
(2)
"They’re all the more durable and predictable colorants."
"Pulp riot, arctic fox and manic panic have always been good to me hair wise and lasting power."
#23
Alchemist
4.0
(2)
"Alchemist is a nice color."
"I have gotten a bunch of different greens from them and have not been disappointed."
#24
iDye Poly
4.0
(2)
"IDye poly did the trick."
"IDye poly did the trick."
#25
L'Oréal
4.0
(2)
"I typically choose violet, burgundy, or pinkish-red shades."
"L'Oréal HiColor has a Deep Violet shade, it's not bleach but it *does* lighten your hair and deposit color (in one process) if you're looking for something more vibrant/long-lasting."
#26
Iro Iro
5.0
(1)
"Iro iro 70 pink and 105 plum mixture should get you a pretty close match to the pink."
#27
Moroccanoil
5.0
(1)
"I find it fantastic! Lasts for 5-6 washes, rich in color and is very nourishing."
#28
Revlon
5.0
(1)
"I’m loyal to revlon LOL."
#29
Indigo
5.0
(1)
"They’re much gentler on your hair and skin."
#30
Ryo
5.0
(1)
"Ryo has never caused any issues in the last 2ish years."
#31
Kenra
5.0
(1)
"I would use Kenra Permanent 6RV with 10 or 20 volume developer."
#32
Sally
5.0
(1)
"First, when you're dyeing your hair, you're going to want to use this kit from Sally. It will help!"
#33
Joico
5.0
(1)
"1/4 of my formula is Joico Intensity Magenta and 3/4 of my formula is Adore's Burgundy Envy mixed."
#34
Good Dye Young
5.0
(1)
"I personally love the brand Good Dye Young. They make a shade called Make It Happen and PPL Eater that would likely get you the results you want if you mixed the two together."
#35
Black Girl Bleach
5.0
(1)
"Use the black girl bleach! It seriously kept all my curls intact!"
#36
Octopus
5.0
(1)
"They have a very good colour range and are highly pigmented."
#37
Procion MX
5.0
(1)
"You will have much better results with a dye called procion mx."
#38
Anthocyanin
5.0
(1)
"If you ever can order online from Coupang, Anthocyanin is the best!"
#39
Bigen
5.0
(1)
"Bigen dye comes in a little bown bottle and is very cheap."
#40
Lime Crime
5.0
(1)
"Check out Lime Crime colors!"
#41
Ancient Sunrise
5.0
(1)
"I use ancient sunrise “twilight”"
#42
L’Oréal
4.0
(1)
"Majirel high lift by L’Oréal is good, I’ve used it before and it worked really well on my dark hair."
#43
Oway
4.0
(1)
"Trying looking at the brand oway or original and mineral!"
#44
Schwarzkopf
4.0
(1)
"Have both been very effective for my natural black-brown hair."
#45
Herbatint
4.0
(1)
"I personally like Herbatint since it’s not as harsh as other at home hair dyes."
#46
Phyto
4.0
(1)
"Phyto and L’Oréal. Kristin Ess has a gloss that’s pretty good."
#47
Madison Reed
4.0
(1)
"I like Madison reed and you can get it delivered at home when you need it."
#48
Clairol
4.0
(1)
"Clairol is ammonia free and does the job for me."
#49
Jacquard
4.0
(1)
"I’ve also had great luck with Jaquard acid dye."
#50
Cleverman
4.0
(1)
"It looks super natural, doesn’t go on too dark, and lasts me around 3-4 weeks."
#51
Dr. Ph Martin's
4.0
(1)
"Dr. Ph Martin’s radiant watercolors are dye based to its counter part hydus’s which are pigment based."
#52
PulpRiot
4.0
(1)
"PulpRiot pastels except for lilac that stuff fades light green and is nearly impossible to remove safely."
#53
One'n Only
4.0
(1)
"I use one’n only argan oil permanent color cream. it’s cheap, gets the job done."
#54
Dharma Trading Co.
4.0
(1)
"Nylon, on the other hand, takes dye very well."
#55
Critter Colour
4.0
(1)
"My favourite chalk dye is Critter Colour."
#56
Bleach London
4.0
(1)
"The bleach london dye in I Saw Red lasted forever on my hair and faded to a pink-red rather than an orange red!"
#57
RIT DyeMore
4.0
(1)
"Your most accessible option will likely be RIT DyeMore in Graphite."
#58
Crazy Liberty
4.0
(1)
"I've used both crazy liberty and opawz with great results."
#59
Directions, Crazy Color, Bleach London
4.0
(1)
"Directions’ Fluorescent Orange, Crazy Color’s Orange or Bleach London’s Curious Orange."
#60
Neutrogena
4.0
(1)
"I get the neutrogena dye for that color since mine is naturally dark black, it’s $6-8 a box and after doing it a few times I noticed my hair naturally grows out with a deep red hue"
#61
Live Colour
4.0
(1)
"I use these, their very vivid, but the lighter/pastel ones only stick to bleached hair."
#62
Matrix
4.0
(1)
"Go with the Matrix brand. You can get it at Sally’s and it has the bright hues like GDY."
#63
Unicorn Hair
4.0
(1)
"I like to use unicorn hair's genie and it does a pretty good job and lasts a little over a month."
#64
iDye
3.0
(1)
"You can try iDye poly or the black prosperse dye from Pro Chemical and Dye."
#65
Chalk
2.0
(1)
"If you’re okay with it just lasting one, MAYBE two washes, you can look into chalk instead of real liquid dye."
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