oVertone® Color Depositing Treatment Hair Mask, Desert Rose, 8 oz

I bought the coloring conditioner in the shade Vibrant Pink. I had bleached my hair between the levels 8-10. My virgin hair was originally a level 1 (dark brown, almost black). So while the color obviously didn't show on my virgin roots, it deposited color very well on my bleached hair. My hair length reaches the middle of my back. I had to use an entire tub. I think for a more even application, I would have needed 1 tub plus at least 1/4 of a second tub. Be mindful of applying product on the back of your head. I neglected that area so while the color did show up, it was peachier and less pink than the front strands of hair that I could easily see and reach. The gloves provided in the box absolutely suck - they're thin and come apart easily and have holes in the sides which defeat the purpose of protecting your hands and render them useless. Luckily I have a stash of disposable latex gloves. You will absolutely need them to protect your hands from getting stained. Immediately wipe surfaces if product splashes onto it. Small amounts of product lightly stained my white bathtub pink. Not the end of the world but something to be mindful of. Application is fairly easy. The consistency of the conditioner is like a goopy cream. It doesn't drip so it's easy to apply, but because it's thick it's hard to spread. This is why you have to use a lot of product to cover a lot of surface area. Any coloring product will smell unpleasant. This conditioner has a mint fragrance in it that attempts to cover up the unpleasant chemical smell. It makes it more bearable. Some people have stated that the smell is like toothpaste. I think it's like a combination of chemicals and toothpaste. If you have sensitive skin like me, do a patch test on an inconspicuous area like behind your ear. Or apply a thin layer of Vaseline on the skin touching your hairline, including your temples, behind the ears, and your neck. For more protection, apply Saran Wrap on top of the Vaseline. I'm pretty lazy though and applied it directly to my hair and scalp, being mindful of not letting the product touch too much of my skin. My application wasn't perfect so small areas of my skin had product on it. Those areas, plus my scalp, became slightly itchy and red. The itchiness disappeared a few hours after washing my hair out. I applied the product and loosely clipped it up with a large hair claw, then sat in a bath for about 40 minutes while watching videos to pass the time. The instructions say to leave it in for much less time. I don't think 5-15 minutes will make a significant difference and will likely result in wasted product. I highly recommend leaving it on for at least 30 minutes, max 45-60 minutes. Rinsing out the product with water was easy. Took maybe a good minute to get it out. Although your scalp and hair strands will feel slightly heavy and sticky due to the deposited color afterwards, I highly discourage people from washing their hair with shampoo and following up with a separate conditioner. Shampoo and conditioners can make the color bleed out more. Everytime you wash with even just water, color will bleed. After first time application, just rinse with cool water, dry, and style, then use dry shampoo to avoid washing your hair often. This will prolong the life of the color. When the hair is wet, the color looked like a deep pink/light red. When fully dry, the color is a beautiful and soft pink, with a shade somewhere in between cotton candy and pastel pink. It's not actually too vibrant, despite its name. This was exactly the color I was going for though. After reading reviews on the pastel pink conditioner, which were very abysmal, I'm glad I went with vibrant pink instead. With 1-2 washes, the color gradually fades into a beautiful and subtle rose gold. With 3-4 washes, the color is almost gone. With subsequent washes, the color is entirely gone. If you wash hair every two days while relying on dry shampoo in between washes, you can expect the color to last for about a week. If you want to maintain the pink, you'll have to wash hair even less and/or reapply product every few washes. At $32 a tub for about a week's worth of color, it's pricey and not very financially sustainable. Knowing this, I bought the color just to have one week's worth of a final hurrah before I'd permanently dye my hair back to black. I had fun while it lasted and I have no regrets! I have not tried other colors in this product line so I can't speak on their quality. This product did its job and I was happy with the results. I'd recommend this to anyone with hair bleached to levels 8 or above looking for a week's worth of a whimsical and feminine color.

To start I have auburn red hair. It's a bit dark, but not super dark (about mid range in the example photos.) So, I didnt expect my hair to be magically super green, but I expected a tint of it. I have used the Loriel green and it did at least look brown green in the light. - so I expected Overtone to be a bit better than the other dye (as that one wasn't even for dark hair). Maybe I didn't get the right green for darker hair? But the example images made me think otherwise. And it's the only green option I saw. I hate to leave a bad review, but it was a bit expensive (for me) and for it not to work left me sad. (Especially when a cheaper product worked better.) The good: it smells minty and does leave your hair feeling soft. I did really like the feel and scent. If I want my hair to be a bit more on the brunette side rather than the red side of auburn, I guess I can use it for that purpose. The bad: it did nothing but make my hair slightly darker. There wasn't even a hint of green in the light. I did try it twice. The second time I put a heavier layer in and left it on a bit longer than the directions and still nothing. It could be user error, but as the directions seem pretty simple I doubt that. So, maybe try another color if you have mid dark hair. I would, but I don't want to spent 22 or 32 more dollars on something that didn't work the first time. (And besides I really really wanted green.) Over all, disappointed with the lack of color. But I did like the smell and feel.

I’ve used a different color-depositing mask before, but this one really impressed me. It gave my hair a rich, beautiful tone and left it soft and shiny. Just a small note for anyone using it for the first time — when applying, the mask may look a bit greenish in color (even though it’s not green in the jar!). It can also leave a slight tint on the scalp, so I recommend gently washing your scalp with shampoo after rinsing it out. Don’t worry, the hair itself doesn’t turn green at all. Overall, it toned my hair evenly and looks great. Definitely worth it for the price!

I have dark brown hair, and I use this to tint my gray hairs. I am not a fan of the way it smells, but I love the way my hair feels after a treatment. This product does not fully dye to the shade of the product, but I knew that going into it and accomplished a shading to my grays similar to highlights, which is what I was going for. The downside: you have to let it sit waaaaaay longer than the instructions say in order to get darker color deposit. I let it sit for 2 hours or longer and result is still only a light shading to my grays. I continue to use it because it works for what I use it for, but it is very expensive for the amount you get and you have to let it sit for far longer than the directions say in order to get clearer results.

I’ve been using overtone for several years, and as someone who has done everything imaginable to my hair at home, it’s a great product for experimenting with color with no damage or commitment. Over the years I’ve probably used just about every shade they have, my hair is naturally dark blonde but pulls a little red, but I always have somewhere between a full head of platinum, to 80% very light all over highlights/ends. I wanted purple so I got the pastel lavender and it pulled straight up blue, the first day it was almost a gray/blue with green undertones, but after the first wash it began the fade into teal, and it gets greener as its fading. Would definitely do the silver next time for a more purple result! I’m not mad at it because it’s temporary anyway, but fading green out is annoying. My blonde beforehand was definitely on the cooler side so I highly doubt it was just my base affecting the result.

I am surprised by the low quality. I’ve only ever heard good things about overtone, everyone I’ve spoken to have raved about the high quality of this product. I wasn’t expecting anything too crazy, I just wanted to tint my dark brown hair to shine green in the light, so I purchased the “emerald envy.” It shipped on time, with undamaged packaging. However, the color simply didn’t take. The directions say to apply the product to dry hair for 10-15 minutes. For the first application, I let the product sit in my hair for 40 minutes. I rinsed it with warm water and no shampoo until the water ran clear. There was zero tint, so I thought: perhaps my hair is too dark? I bleached highlights into my hair and tried again. This time, I applied it even thicker and let it sit for a full hour before rinsing it out. The result is lackluster. My hair is beautifully soft and conditioned, but the color just won’t take. Unfortunately, this is just way too much money to spend on a product that simply doesn’t work. I really cannot recommend it.

This will wash out within 3 washes, but is great if you want to play with color and like to change color frequently. It's also really hydrating and conditioning. The rose gold is more pink than rose gold, but fades into a really gorgeous color.

i’ve been using the black overtone for years and it’s always been absolutely amazing. the coverage, color, longevity, and hydration were phenomenal. BUT. this last tub i bought? everything was still amazing except for the most important part - THE COLOR. i ordered BLACK, used it the same way i’ve always used it, yet it turned my hair BLUE!! i’ve heard of blacks with blue undertones, but this isn’t even an undertone! it’s just blue!! in my pictures you can see the comparison between what the black USED to look like, and what the “black” looks like now. it seriously just looks like i dyed my hair blue, not black. i don’t know if overtone changed their formula or something, but it’s absolutely turned me off from ordering from them again. i’m incredibly frustrated and disappointed. if you order the black color, definitely do a strip test first before fully applying it.

Did not damage my hair, Its nice. I have thick curly hair and the bottle only lasted 2 uses and was not enough to apply. I had pink highlights that wore off and I thought this would restore my pink highlights but it didn’t. It just added a tiny bit of color that wasn’t really that noticeable. I wouldn’t buy this again but I think it’s a good product overall. Just not what’s promised.