Schwarzkopf Live Colour XXL

I've had my hair every colour of the rainbow over the years, including schwarzkopf colours.

With schwarzkopf I've used the purple, black and blonde colours.

The black colour - Lasts forever, almost. It's shiny and reflective of light. However, colour your hair too much and it damages.

The purple - Is beautiful at first, but it fades very quickly! It's a hair colour you'd have to use often.

The blonde - Does a good job of getting rid of unwanted colour (dark, brown, and red hair) but it does a lot of damage! Also, if you don't leave the bleach in long enough it can turn the hair orange/yellow. Be careful, careful, CAREFUL with bleach!

After many years of colouring my hair at home I'd suggest going to the salon. They know what they're doing and it minimises the risk of damage (or a disaster).

I would like to know why the purple live xxl washes out when its labelled permanent? also the new one is labelled waterproof but its not. This dye is the only colour I like but when I use it the dye just washes out. I can't even take my children swimming. I would not advise anyone to use this dye!

I dyed dark spice xxl over ginger hair, I thought it would work well since it should have picked up the red/ginger that was already in my hair. Instead it went a dark brown colour and barely even looks red in the light. I've only just dyed it so hopefully it will fade but I am not impressed with the dye at all. It's nothing like the colour on the box.

Not a good dye, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. Doesn't work.

I tried the 'Dark Spice' shade of the XXL live range, from the Hot Reds collection. I chose this because I really liked the rich red shade on the box and was yet to find anything similar from any other brand. The dye was also on special offer at just £3 so thought I would give it a try.

Went on ok, although I did have a slight panic when after about 5 mins of having the dye in my hair it started to turn a very, very bright orange colour - think Ronald McDonald!!! It soon changed though and went dark instead.

It took me ages to rinse the dye out, which I havent found with other colourants. The conditioner wasnt great either, and didnt really do much for my hair.

After drying/styling, I have to say that the result is nothing like I expected. I left on for the 30 mins recommended in the leaflet and it has gone a very dark, purple colour. No hint of red at all! Obviously we all know that the results of hair dye will differ from person to person but the result is not even remotely like what is shown on the box!

My hair is now quite dry and flyaway, and I have noticed that the ends are breaking off really easily - which I havent experienced with other hair dyes.

Despite the cheap price tag I wont be using this again, will instead be going back to my trusty John Freida Mousse!!

ALthough the colour came out beautifully, I had a major issue with this product. After using it, I found that the colour would constantly run from my hair - even six weeks after usage.

I went to my stylist to get the colour removed and after telling her which product I had used, she told me that she wouldn't be able to remove the colour from my hair as I used straightening irons and curling irons and the silicone in the dye would have melted into my hair.

I would have loved to have been told that Live Color XXL contained the highest amount of silicone because it has ruined my hair.

ADVICE NEEDED !!! i use the platinum blond LIVE at the minite but am wanting to go red so therefore going to use the same brand but different colour. Any thoughts on what colour my hair might turn out ??? xx