Revlon colorsilk black dye help!?

if i leave black hair dye in for less time than i am supposed to...


say 15 minutes instead of 25


will the color be less dark and intense?


because i am going for a ';natural soft black';


and im afraid its going to be too dark for what i wantedRevlon colorsilk black dye help!?
Black is black. If you want something more natural, try the soft black, blue black, or brown- black they make.





I use their dye on my own hair- so I know what they make.





Also, remember that when you dye your hair, the color hasn't set right after you wash the dye out. It take several washings to let the color soften and oxidize before you see the end results. The time for sittin gwith hair dye in is for proper absorbtion, not strength of the color. Let it set for 25 minutes if that is what it says.





But, I would try a softer color and work your way up to black. Black is a color that is a definate life-style choice. It's fairly permanent- afterall, it isn't as easy to cover up as blonde!Revlon colorsilk black dye help!?
if it says 25, leave it in for about 25





it sounds dumb but just put it in and let your hair go, keep it in for exactly that and then rinse it a LOT. it will help reduce the sheen of a vibrant color, but leaving it in less time will only make it not blend well. DO NOT put it up or anything, let it hang loose so the pigments don't thicken and cause a more vibrant look, just let it hang.
Use a dark brown color. It will look like what you are after.
There should be a help phone number on the box.


Call them, they will let you know, what you should do.
it will be more intense if u leave it on there a long time... it doesnt take darker colors that long to set
Black dye actually has blue highlights. I would take it back and go for a dark brown. You never stated your hair color and that is an important issue. Less time does not mean less except when you are going lighter. Don't believe thats the isssue either. Toll free number on the box will take you right to the people that can -without a doubt - answer this question before you make a BIG boo-boo.
next time try dark brown it looks like soft black. The longer you have it on your head the darker and any flaws you have in or on your face will show up.
I used that same exact(soft black) color and brand when I last dyed my hair and it turned out a blue black. It might have just been a defective hair dye or something but i'll never use it again. I left it in for about 20 mintues and my nautral hair color is a medium brown.
it will be.


it's the same dye i used about 2 months ago and it works really well.


i left it on 15 extra minutes though so the shade would be darker.





just don't wash it off too early or it wouldn't work at all.
15 minutes may not give you full coverage. Even w permanent hair color will get some fading- so it should go softer looking in a week or so.
Do not buy Black dye, buy darkest brown color that looks black, it will look more natural. Black dye is for the Goth look, and lacks the soft look and shine. I know if you already have dark hair (dark brown to black) you don't use black dye you hair will look like a wig. If you have darker hair your hair takes longer time for color to set. I have black hair I let my golden blond dye sit usually over an hour to get noticable result. But I always color the ends and work it up to roots as heat causes dye to color hair quicker.
hopefully you researched your color. there are different kind of blacks (blue, violet, warms, cools..) and depending on what your coloring and current hair color is you could end up with a muddy dull black no matter how long you leave it in your hair. Hair color is formulated to oxidize at a certain rate and if you leave it in to little you wont get the full effect of the color. remember once you go black its really really really hard to go back so i would really consider just paying the money and seeing a professional before you permanently mess up your hair and then would have to wait a long time to fix it.
i dye my friends hair with that all the time.


do the time it says on the box, it might end up gray if you don't.


just don't leave it in any longer than it says and youll be fine.
it might not take. do the full time, after a week or so it will loose some of its color, and wont be so harsh.