MANIC PANICVampire Red Amplified Semi-Permanent Hair Dye - Deep Blood Red Shade Can Give Burgundy Tones to Unbleached Hair - Works on Dark & Light Shades - Vegan, PPD & Ammonia Free (4oz)

I used this product on my daughter's medium brown, unbleached/undyed hair. Most hair color charts place her natural hair color as a level 5. She really wanted her hair to be the same magenta/fuschia color as the character she wanted to be for Halloween (Mal from Disney's Descendants 2, hair is more pink in this movie, where it was purple in the first).I did quite a bit of research first, and chose this based on reviews and photos from other customers. The Manic Panic website also recommended the Hot Hot Pink (and a few others) for unbleached hair as opposed to other colors, so I would stay with their recommendations. I was worried that the color wouldn't show up at all in her hair, and she hates the spray on hair color (which may wash out, but is full of aerosolized chemicals, and I don't like my kids inhaling that stuff). This item had no chemical smell at all.My daughter's hair is typically more towards the oily side (as much as it can be for an 8 year old, for an adult, it would be considered neither oily nor dry). However, she spent a considerable amount of time in the pool this summer, which did dry out the length of her hair somewhat. This may have allowed the dye to penetrate better, despite this being months ago. The dye did seem to adhere just as well to the roots.I rinsed her hair with diluted apple cider vinegar first, while it was still dry, and rinsed well. Then I blow-dried it completely. After thoroughly coating her hair with it, I blow-dried her hair again for about five minutes, put it in a plastic cap, and left it on for a little over 2 hours. I put a towel over the cap as well to keep in heat, and blow-dried it again for another five minutes before rinsing. I had no issues with rinsing it in the shower... it did not turn her back pink while rinsing. I used vaseline around her hairline and had no problems with staining. Since then, there has been the usual issues of staining of pillow cases (and also her forehead, which has acquired a pink tint in the past few days because she has bangs. Nothing worse than expected. The color is still the same a week later (which surprises me, I now wonder if she'll have pinkish hair at Christmas, because I expected at least a little fading within days).When her hair was first rinsed, I worried at first that the color didn't take. But when I started drying it, I was astonished. Because her hair was darker, the hot hot pink color showed up almost the exact same fuschia color as the character's. My daughter was thrilled, and while the process probably took about 3 hours plus, I didn't have to spray her hair full of noxious smelling spray, which I'd have had to wash out on Halloween night when we were both exhausted, and she is just beside herself. Her school has no dress code issues with hair colors, so I don't have to worry about that being an issue. It's incredible that this showed up with her hair being darker. I would buy this product again.

It really does glow under blacklight. Hair should definitely be pre lightened though.

I have white hair so I just put this color on and I love it!!! I get many compliments on my hair!!!

So I ordered both Manic Panic Pillarbox Red and the Amplified version of Vampire red and did test strands of both. For the test strands the Pillarbox red I kept on my dark brown hair (no pre-lightening EVER, but my hair already was a dull rusty colour from a faded red) overnight and it washed out clear... actually no colour came out at all and you could see a minimal difference but a difference none the less. THEN I tried the Ampified Vampire red and only kept it on for 40 min (and applied some heat) and it washed out a weird pink colour. My hair was noticably different and I was very happy with the turn out! In fear of it being too bright though I mixed half of each 4oz container and used EVERY BIT of it (I have long hair that goes to just below my bra clasp). After drying it my hair was a bright Fuchsia red colour! Very noticable that the dye was made of a pink base! Either way, after washing my hair *once* I got it down to a nice deep red that got everyone talking!CONS: 1) DO NOT GET IT ON YOUR SCALP IT (the amplified version) WILL STAIN. I got a little on my scalp and it was BRIGHT RED. You can easily scrub it off with normal shampoo but that also dulls the color. 2) Also, the *Amplified* dye stains everything it comes in contact with whereas the normal version is easily washed off. 3) When you wash your hair ALOT of dye comes out and also stains alot even if it sits on your counter for 2 seconds. 4) I've washed my hair 4 times and the color has changed greatly which kind of sucks but you can still tell it's red! 5) The back of your neck is going to be a pinky-red and so are your hands after you take a shower.Otherwise it made my hair feel great and shiny! No damage at all! I'd reccomend it but only if you know what you're doing or are willing to risk it a little!

An extremely intense pink color that goes on smoothly and easily. I have medium dark hair so I bleached before applying. (I used Manic Panic's Amplified Bleach. If you are doing a lot of hair, or your hair is long, I would get 2 bleach kits if you are using this particular brand.) Manic Panic is easy to apply - just apply the color where you want it, leave it (I left it for about an hour), rinse out. And rinse out. And rinse out. lol Expect to turn your towel pink - for the next couple of washes. The less you wash your hair, the longer it stays. After a few washes, this color will turn a nice shade of pastel pink. (Still pretty.) If you want seriously bright pink hair, just recolor it when it begins to fade. It's MUCH easier to color the second time, since you most likely will only have to apply the color - not bleach. Right after coloring, be careful - ANYTIME your hair gets wet, the color WILL run. (It will also get under your nails when you scratch your head.) These minor annoyances don't bother me enough to stop using Manic Panic...but I would want to know this stuff before I used it.Bottom Line: Manic Panic is the BEST product out there for coloring your hair funky shades. It lasts much longer than any other brand I've tried, it's easy application makes re-touches "cake", and the colors are bold and brilliant. I wouldn't hesitate to use this brand, or color, again. You definitely make a statement! (If you want a pastel shade to begin with, buy their Pastel-izer. It will turn any bold shade of Manic Panic into a subdued pastel.) ManicPanic.com is full of awesome information and great tips. There's even a spot where they show what the hair color looks like on real people.Best part? The don't test any of their products on animals. YAY!