I got this from the Review Club, and I was really excited. Having tried it out, I wasn't necessarily disappointed, but I don't think I will be using it again any time soon. The colour is pretty much what the box says, but the application was a little messy, as the dye was runny. I did love that it was ammonia free though, and the smell certainly reflected that. the gloves were also huge and got dye stuck in blobs, which lead to uneven spreading of the product.
On the bright side, the conditioner was amazing, and left my hair feeling great. The colour wasn't a drastic change for me, so in the end, it was a bit of a frustrating process, but I don't have anything major to complain about. A solid 3...

I was chosen as one of the ChickAdvisors to try and rate Garnier's new HerbaShine, an ammonia free demi-permanent hair dye. I was extremely excited, as my hair was dyed a few months back and my dark, nearly black coloured roots were sharply contrasting the light brown that I had dyed it, looking awful. I chose a dark brown (colour #400) in the hopes of giving my hair a nice, even rich brown tone.

First off, I could not for the LIFE of me get the cap off of the activating cream!! I asked everyone around me to help and must have spent a good fifteen minutes figuring out different ways to get the cap to twist off, but it didn't even budge. I gave up and had to improvise with another bottle I had lying around... it made dying my hair very difficult and drippy. The process of dying my hair was thus made more aggravating than normal, and the formula was also more runny than I'm used to. On the plus side, I did appreciate the fact that it was ammonia-free, making me feel a bit better about colouring my hair. And it smelled very nice. However, the final result was still disappointing. My black roots are still black, not dark brown, and my light brown hair is still light brown. If I hadn't told my friends I dyed my hair, nobody would have noticed.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend this product. The fact that I couldn't get the cap off of the activating cream made the entire process more difficult than normal, and the results were not up to par to my expectations. The only thing I appreciated was the conditioner - by far the most amazing I've used! Super thick, nice smelling, and my hair does feel smoother. I just wish the colour changed was more obvious.