I envy my sister Chantal's ability to do her own hair, from at-home coloring to perfectly layered cuts to chic going-out looks. Yup, she does it all! So when she tested out Sublime Mousse from L'Oreal, I was really curious to hear how things went. Keep reading to find out. —BB
by Chantal
While L'Oreal Paris Healthy Look Sublime Mousse Haircolor has been on the shelves for a while now, I found myself hesitating to try it because I was never really all that impressed with their selection of colors. I always felt it was a little limited and after many, many hair color faux pas I really wasn't in the mood to end up with orange, or silver, or purple hair (yes, purple, and no I wasn't trying for purple).
But alas, it was on sale and I had a coupon, and was feeling a little more daring then usual so I picked up a package of Sublime Mousse by Healthy Look in a pretty light blonde shade, although not the same level of coloring I would normally choose (because it doesn't exist).
On the whole I didn't hate the experience or the color my hair ended up. It turned out a very natural shade that blended well with my other blonde and I've had nicely blended roots since coloring. I might be willing to try the dye again just based on the nice, natural looking blonde it left me with.
I'm hesitating, however, because of the actual process of coloring. I've been dyeing my hair for at least ten years, so I'm very familiar with the process and it's a simple procedure for me. This mousse made things way more difficult then coloring should be, and in fact I felt as if though it made it a more dangerous experience. While a common practice, it's still dangerous to use these chemicals around your sensitive eyes and precautions should be taken.
The mousse was a pain in the butt. First of all, it really is more like a weak foam (think foam hand soap), where it sort of deflates and disappears in a couple of minutes. I found this to be annoying for multiple reasons; for one, it makes it harder to determine where you have already applied color, and second, it felt like it was going to run onto my face, which freaked me out.
The other major problem I had with this product was the foam dispenser. Sure, it's clever that it mixes the chemicals together and produces a foam (although I still don't really enjoy the foam) but at the same time it's seriously not easy to try to pump a foam dispenser when you're hands are in foam covered gloves. You have no choice but to massage in this foam (it actually states that you should so that it doesn't drip) so then you go back for more foam, try to press down the foam dispenser top and its all slippery and gross and really difficult to use. I managed to shoot the dispenser across my bathroom twice when trying to dispense with one hand and catch said foam with the other. Sorry, but I'm not really in the market for a hair dye projectile. The second time it almost took out my Chihuahua, I don't think chemical burns would be a "Healthy Look" for him.
So, I'm left a little torn here. I liked the color well enough, but was it worth the hassle of trying to use the foam dispenser? I'm not sure. Beautifying yourself should be a pleasant experience, not frustrating or dangerous; so I probably won't be using this hair color again… unless maybe it's on sale.
Shop it online:
L'Oreal Paris Healthy Look Sublime Mousse Haircolor
On the whole I didn't hate the experience or the color my hair ended up. It turned out a very natural shade that blended well with my other blonde and I've had nicely blended roots since coloring. I might be willing to try the dye again just based on the nice, natural looking blonde it left me with.
I'm hesitating, however, because of the actual process of coloring. I've been dyeing my hair for at least ten years, so I'm very familiar with the process and it's a simple procedure for me. This mousse made things way more difficult then coloring should be, and in fact I felt as if though it made it a more dangerous experience. While a common practice, it's still dangerous to use these chemicals around your sensitive eyes and precautions should be taken.
The mousse was a pain in the butt. First of all, it really is more like a weak foam (think foam hand soap), where it sort of deflates and disappears in a couple of minutes. I found this to be annoying for multiple reasons; for one, it makes it harder to determine where you have already applied color, and second, it felt like it was going to run onto my face, which freaked me out.
The other major problem I had with this product was the foam dispenser. Sure, it's clever that it mixes the chemicals together and produces a foam (although I still don't really enjoy the foam) but at the same time it's seriously not easy to try to pump a foam dispenser when you're hands are in foam covered gloves. You have no choice but to massage in this foam (it actually states that you should so that it doesn't drip) so then you go back for more foam, try to press down the foam dispenser top and its all slippery and gross and really difficult to use. I managed to shoot the dispenser across my bathroom twice when trying to dispense with one hand and catch said foam with the other. Sorry, but I'm not really in the market for a hair dye projectile. The second time it almost took out my Chihuahua, I don't think chemical burns would be a "Healthy Look" for him.
So, I'm left a little torn here. I liked the color well enough, but was it worth the hassle of trying to use the foam dispenser? I'm not sure. Beautifying yourself should be a pleasant experience, not frustrating or dangerous; so I probably won't be using this hair color again… unless maybe it's on sale.
Shop it online:
L'Oreal Paris Healthy Look Sublime Mousse Haircolor