Bye Brassy Hair

I definitely put the shampoo back in the bottle  

MATRIX TOTAL RESULTS SO SILVER SHAMPOO

Whether you’ve done an all over bleach, just a few highlights, or you're a natural blonde, purple shampoo will change your life. It helps cancel out the awful brass and straw yellow tones, that slowly creep in and ruin your aesthetic. (PS if you live somewhere with hard water, check here, the effects of brassiness are amplified.)

8/10 recommend, this shampoo is good but I’m still curious to try other options, you can get it for $13 at Ulta

WHY I LOVE IT

• Immediate results
• I use it almost every time I wash my hair and it doesn’t dry it out like some purple shampoos do

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

• It’s concentrated and if you leave it on your hair too long you’ll have a purple tint (don't panic, it goes away)
• Sometimes I mix it with my shampoo, but usually I wash my hair with regular shampoo first and then with the purple shampoo. They recommend leaving it in for 3-5 minutes for maximum results, this is an accurate recommendation and I usually leave it while shaving my legs and washing my body.

CONS

• It has sulfate in it :/
• I think the purple could be even more concentrated, and the shampoo itself isn’t very thick

I know this isn't the ~perfect comparison but the lighting was very similar. The picture on the right is after washing with my purple shampoo. My hair already has a silver tone, which is why it looks so white in the after picture. Purple shampoo makes a big difference but it's not going to magically transform your hair color, it just restores it to the original tone/color. 

BUDGET ALTERNATIVE: My first venture into purple shampoo was with drugstore favorite John FrIeda Color Renew Tone-Correcting Shampoo ($6.99), this product also works well and is a great option if you’re curious about purple shampoo and/or on a budget. BUT, the purple isn’t as concentrated as Matrix and you can’t use it every time you wash because it will dry out your hair.

This is my friend Lexi before and after using John FrIeda Color Renew. It looks like she got new highlights!

BEFORE 

AFTER (Follow sexy Lexi on Instagram @lexiturley)

What purple shampoo do you recommend?