L'Oreal • Casting Creme Gloss • Hair Color
(135 reviews)
| Average Rating. | 3.5 |
| Would buy this product again. | 65% |
| Package Quality | 4.0 |
| Price | 2.9 |
| Ingredients | |
LillyWish on 10/11/2011 5:11:00 PM more reviews by LillyWish
Age: 19-24 Skin: Oily, Fair Hair: Blond, Relaxed, Medium Eyes: Green
Sooo.... I had some trouble with my hair and bought this in shade 6, just a natural dark blonde.
Super easy to apply, color is really chic and the final outcome is good!
However, my eyes hurt.... Like it is really strong or something and then I read about some girl getting allergic reaction and I got a bit scared.
Everything is fine now but Im not gonna buy this again.
DO THE ALLERGIC TEST FIRST!
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Jennabella on 10/5/2011 9:38:00 AM more reviews by Jennabella
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Blue
Its the best dye i have used!
I got dark chocolate and it does adzacly what it says on the box.
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Kitooo on 10/5/2011 8:08:00 AM more reviews by Kitooo
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
Ohh I hated this!! It smells horrible and really irritated my scalp (yes I did an allergy test). But the results... First of all it left my hair in a really dry and frizzy condition, like something from a bad permenant dye, where was the gloss? My hair looked way healthy before. But the colour! I used the shade iced blonde(910) on my already pre-bleached hair and wanted to use this to tone some of my brassy orange tones a bit. It sent my hair ACID YELLOW. Like canary yellow with a strong hint of green. I felt and looked horrid. I know that colour faults are usually a problem with the user choice and the adding a darker dye does seem to be more successful... but it really upset my hair as well which was not that damaged to begin with.
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plsthink2ice on 9/23/2011 4:55:00 PM more reviews by plsthink2ice
Age: 36-43 Skin: Sensitive, Tan Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
ok, my original hair color is dark brown , i started using praline but i didnt like the results very much , it was a nice change and did give me a lot of shine however the shimmer didnt accentuate my complexion colour nicely , it made me look quite pale , i am NC30 with yellow undertones.. so i switched to chocklate 535 and this one is perfect on me , it has somewhat copper shimmer which has always worked and matched my skin .. but it is not golden so be careful it is somewhat reddish copper .. however it is beautiful on me .. now why i gave it 4 not 5 is because the information advertised is not very accurate , this is a PERMENANAT COLOR i.e. it does lighten my hair , so when the roots come out it is darker and i do retouch only .. in the start i thought the colour did wash out completely after 3 months (28 washes) so i used to dye the whole length of my hair every time .. this damaged my hair completely coz i did that like 3 times i.e. dying the whole length of hair .. so doing that like 3 or 4 times caused my hair to fry !!! .. then i discovered that i should only retouch the roots , i changed my routine some two years ago but i i had to cut my long beautiful hair when it was completly dry and porous from too much dying.. now it is meduim length and in perfect condition but again when retouching hair you have to ONLY COLOUR THE ROOTS! cause this is a permenanat color .. if you want to add the same tonality / reflection then you can leave it on the whole length for 5-10 minutes only and have that done every 4 months or so ..
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hybrid756 on 9/14/2011 5:38:00 PM more reviews by hybrid756
Age: 30-35 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Kinky, Fine Eyes: Blue
Edit 29/10/11: removed 1 lippy, from 4 to 3, as this "semi permanent" colour washed right out after one wash. Bear in mind my hair is heavily bleach damaged so finds it hard to hold colour, but for covering up and blending in a bad colour job this simply doesn't cut it. I used nice 'n' easy after this to cover the crappy bits of my hair and it still looks perfect after a month. If you're using this on natural or only slightly damaged hair I'd consider giving this the benefit of the doubt. I used this in the old (liquid) formulation for years on my natural dark brown hair without complaint.
*** ORIGINAL REVIEW ***
I used this product in the shade Chocolate (535). This is meant to be a warm medium brown.
My hair is severely bleached, which I followed up with repair and moisture treatments, a neutral blonde filler, a further light brown colour as a base for red, then semi permanent red (directions) which had all but washed out when I applied this. The shade I chose is about one shade lighter than my natural hair, with about an inch of roots growing through. As my hair is quite porous I chose a slightly lighter shade, as if I dye it using my natural shade, it goes black.
Prior to using this product, my semi permanent red had washed out leaving only a horrible washed out pink patch at the roots, which I wanted to cover. Also, from having the warm tones stripped from my hair, my previous brown permanent dye was starting to look on the greenish, greyish, muddy washed out side. Not good. I chose the warm brown for this reason.
The colour came out absolutely beautiful, exactly the same shade as my roots, a medium warm brown. My hair is now evenly coloured although it doesn't look blocky. All great so far.
There are no indications on the box about using this on previously coloured hair. My hair was pretty crispy afterwards, but I'd expect this with any colour. My roots were perfectly soft and shiny, so take this comment with a pinch of salt. I've been using Casting for 15 years in its various forms, and it always made my natural hair feel lovely.
The packaging is an absolute load of ****!! This is the only colour I've used which doesn't have a flat-bottomed bottle. There's a fiddly hole you can cut out of the box to sit the bottle in, but when you pick it up again with gloved hands covered in dye, the box comes with the bottle. I ended up throwing it in the sink to keep it at peace. Be prepared for a bit of cleaning!
Overall, apart from the stupid bottle, I'd use this again. I want to grow my hair for a while so I can start getting highlights again, and wouldn't hesitate to use this again to cover over previously dyed hair, because of the beautiful colour result, despite other temporary drawbacks.
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*TOP REVIEWER* Roxyroxx on 9/12/2011 6:46:00 AM more reviews by Roxyroxx
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Warm Hair: Brunette, Curly, Fine Eyes: Hazel
In its natural state, my hair is curly (2C) with a halo of frizz, mid to dark brown with pure white hairs beginning to show at the crown, coarse textured, dry as the nun's proverbial, and quite thin. My wet ponytail resembles a hillbilly rat's tail, but when it's dry it can pouff to gargantuan proportions.
Permanents have taken a spectacular toll on my already damaged barnet. To remedy this, I recently I invested in the L'Oreal Professionel Cellular Repair shampoo and conditioner and it has been getting softer and shinier with every wash. Hurrah! I decided it was time to go down the semi-permanent route to minimise damage. My goal is to soften my hair with product so I can wean myself off the irons.
I went to the supermarket and the ONLY semi on the shelves was L'Oreal Casting Gloss. I wanted a cool-toned mid-brown and chose 'Brownie' This was my first error. I should have gone lighter because this stuff runs a lot darker than the box shade.
It was a pleasure to mix and apply, because the packaging and accessories have been well thought out to prevent mess. You make a hole using perforations along the side of the box and stick the colour bottle in it, which keeps it steady while you tip the developer into the colour bottle. The gloves were internal examination style latex. This is appreciated. I have attempted to use what seem to be plastic mittens that come with other brands.
The mixture was easy to spread through my hair and rinsed out cleanly. The Casting conditioner was a heavy, rich texture with an overwhelming fruity scent. The slip was brilliant and I was looking forward to swingy, shiny hair once dry.
Dry was the operative word after this. An hour later, my hair appeared to be exploding from my scalp with the texture of a rough-housed Barbie's. A charred dandelion puff has more definition. I couldn't get a brush through it at first and when I did, it rained broken hairs. What was left on the carpet would have made a serviceable blackbird's nest.
As for colour, 'Black Cherry' would be a better description of the initial result than 'Brownie'. This is to be expected with porous hair, but three washes later the only fading has been on the damned white hairs I was trying to cover in the first place. They are white again! It has pulled a strong red undertone which isn't especially flattering to my skintone (deathly pale, freckles).
In summary, I hated this and it made my hair look like shit. Proceed with caution.
Edit: Two weeks later and my hair is distinctly orange in sunlight. It looks... trashy. Sigh!
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alexa94 on 9/4/2011 1:04:00 PM more reviews by alexa94
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
I used to be Garnier Nutrisse hairdye girl but I switched to L'Oreal when I saw that Cheryl Cole (for those in the UK) was now advertising :-P could not resist one bit! I use 323 Dark Chocolate on my own hair and on my extensions. I only wash my hair extensions around twice a month and I've not dyed them for about a year and the colour is still as strong. However, on my own hair the colour fades pretty quickly (due to my very long and frequent showers no doubt) which means I have to re-dye after a couple of months for my own hair to match my extensions. Bit of a faff, but it's so easy to do and I don't see or feel any signs of damage. I would definitely recommend, my hair is super soft and shiny after using it (sounds like an advert lol) and continues to stay that way for a good few weeks. X
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missmelodya on 8/24/2011 12:18:00 PM more reviews by missmelodya
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Hazel
purchased this in 613 (iced mocha)
this was meant to have more ashen tones but it's come out very golden, totally not what i was going for. like others have said, this ran dark on my hair despite following all directions carefully. a dark brown with very bright golden tones. i am NOT happy about this.
it was easy enough to apply and did not drip anywhere nor did it stain the skin or anywhere in the bathroom, which i guess is a plus. the hair color itself smelled better than the conditioner that came with it (that conditioner smells like a bad perm, EW!)
hair is straw-like now as where before it was very soft and manageable.
will not repurchase as the color "results" are not worth the waste of money or time.
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julia89 on 8/24/2011 10:34:00 AM more reviews by julia89
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
This review is for the shade choclate brownie.
I got this on a two for £10 offer in boots a few months ago, I had only just dyed my hair auburn (Schwarzkopf salon style in frozen chestnut) and I loved the colour but three boxes later and there was still a couple of stubborn patches that would not take the dye at all. I wasn't specifically looking for this but it caught my eye and seeing that it looked EXACTLY like the schwarzkopf colour and that it was on offer I thought I would try and cover the patches with this instead.
seeing as the patches were scattered around my head I went ahead with the usual full head application and left it on for the recommened amount of time (I can't remember what that was 20 or 30 minutes I think.) The conditioner was the same size and packaging of the garnier nutrisse conditioners and smelt lovely.
This dye left my hair so soft and so shiny but far too dark, before I used it my hair was auburn, more red than brown. But this made it go dark brown/black with a reddish tint in the light. Nothing like the colour on the box. Needless to say I was fairly upset by this. The only good thing is that my hair was back to auburn in no time as it washed out after about 4 washes even with colour protect shampoo and conditioner, overall a very poor quality product.
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Dozhug on 8/23/2011 2:17:00 AM more reviews by Dozhug
Age: 19-24 Skin: Normal, Medium Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Green
I have been using this for about two years after finally realising that using permanant hair colours was destroying my hair (I was a little slow on the uptake). Casting creme gloss has no ammonia which sold it for me.
I've tried just about every shade of brown in the range from light brown to dark chocolate (currently settled on medium brown) and have been pretty impressed with most shades.
Application is fairly easy, mix it up, apply and let develop for 20 minutes, unless you have bad regrowth. The only annoying thing is the bottle. It doesn't have a flat bottom so you have to make a hole in the box and sit in in that. Its too fussy.
My hair usually feels fairly soft after I dye it, as soft as you can expect considering what you've just put it through. The colour always turns out just a little darker than expected but usually fades to the proper shade after the first wash. With the right colour preserving shampoo I can go a month before I need to do a touch up so i'm happy with that.
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claudia1408 on 8/18/2011 2:51:00 AM more reviews by claudia1408
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Oily, Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Hazel
I got this in CHOCOLATE BROWNIE because i had previously dyed my hair red and it didn't suit me so i decided to go back to my natural colour. This was perfect! The shade was very close to my own and it covered all the red so i wasn't left with any red tones! Also it smells great and it made my hair really smooth and shiny. I have yet to see how long it lasts but so far it gets the thumbs up for me!
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undyingfashionvictim on 8/14/2011 2:40:00 PM more reviews by undyingfashionvictim
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral Hair: Red, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Green
Hello! I just picked up the colour - 412 ICED COCOA. I had previously scoured the internet for reviews on this colour but only came up with 'iced chocolate' and the likes. Useless! So here I am, writing the first (maybe) review about this colour, how brave I was.
First of all, the colour IS GORGEOUS. I have naturally red hair, and very pale skin with freckles. Despite my mom almost crying that I was going to dye my hair (you have no idea how many 'booooo's I got from friends and family!) I decided I wanted to go a VERY dark brown. Imagine a little square of dark chocolate, then go a little darker. Yes, so almost black but not. Queue ICED COCOA. I left it in for 15 minutes and have a beautiful, cool toned (thank god, I didn't want any of my red/gold tones coming through!) and indeed 'Iced' dark dark dark brown hair colour. I assume if I left it on for 20 minutes it very well could have gone black. Which I don't mind and may do next time. It was very easy to apply, the colour is great for me (pink cheeks with yellow undertones on skin, this will rock your world)
I have yet to comment on lasting power, but let me tell you...the conditioner is just delish! Smells great and softens hair very well.
Side Note: I have used 'Amber' previously on my natural red hair and it went a dark auburn, not cute on me. Juss sayin', beware.
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sikandria on 7/25/2011 7:18:00 PM more reviews by sikandria
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Olive, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Fine Eyes: Brown
This is a review for Castings creme gloss in chesnut honey-on my medium brown (COLOURED) hair this will show up as a medium reddish brown lil darker than the picture on the box.
Its easy to apply and takes 20 mins of development time which cos im so impatient is tolerable for me -just!
I have to say tho it does fade within about 12 days,i find myself reapplying every 2 weeks or so,yea i know terrible for the hair,my hair is quite resiliant so im ok with that ,creme gloss leaves my hair in a good condition but only if i dont use the conditioner that comes with it straight away,i use my own any one wil do.
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Miffny on 7/12/2011 10:47:00 AM more reviews by Miffny
Age: 44-55 Skin: Sensitive, Medium, Cool Hair: Blond, Wavy Eyes: Brown
I have heavily foil bleached hair with tinted level 10 roots .I'm naturally dark blonde & I throw a lot of orange/gold and purchased Glossy Blondes in Light Pearl Blonde 1021 to get rid of the orange tones in my hair it was on sale in Kmart for $10.00 so I had nothing much to lose except the yellow gold tinge. This was my first time using L'Oreal Glossy Blondes Casting Creme Gloss as I thought it's a semi can't hurt my fine already tortured hair....well first off it is NOT a semi it has 25volume peroxide so be careful with it, it lightened my re-growth by a good full 2 shades & even though my hair was terribly dry it was the most beautiful pearl blonde very cool totally banished any brassiness.
Next time I am going to use it on damp hair as I didn't the first time as I somehow missed that info in the instructions .
All in all the colour is beautiful I will be purchasing again as I called the L'Oreal advisory as 1 box is too much for roots & was advised I can use 1/2 the tube to a little over 1/2 the peroxide mix for touch ups.
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ArretezCharlotte on 5/30/2011 1:25:00 PM more reviews by ArretezCharlotte
Age: 19-24 Skin: Dry, Fair, Neutral Hair: Black, Curly, Fine Eyes: Blue
Somewhere around the January 2010 mark (I was about 18 and a half, anyway) I bought this stuff in a brown-black colour with a view to - you guessed it - dying my hair. By some miracle, I decided to break from tradition and actually perform the allergy test, which youthful recklessness and assumptions of immortality had always prevented me from carrying out hitherto. I put the stuff on my inner arm and for a short while, didn't give it a second thought.
I never actually got to apply the dye, because within hours, I was not only covered in dermatitis from head to toe, but all my lymph node zones (inner breasts, groin, back of neck on both sides, etc.) had broken out in repulsive, cavernous sores. I honestly looked like I had the plague. The really strange part was that even when left completely alone, some of these sores actually scarred (and normally I heal at a positively creepy rate, I actually got a 2nd-3rd borderline degree burn from boiling water that healed WITH NO SCAR in a fortnight).
My skin has honestly never been the same since. I wouldn't say it was exactly 'tough' before - I am, after all, still a spring chicken really - but it was never what I would describe as especially sensitive, other than to the sun. Now, almost anything breaks me out in eczema - a condition that I stopped suffering from at 2 years old.
Before you use this, or any other commercial dark or dark red dye, please do some reading up on the chemical PPD, which as far as I'm concerned is so evil that it's probably the 8th horcrux of Lord Voldemort. What so surprised me is that the concentration of the chemical in this product is so high, when it's a semi-permanent colourant! Normally, PPD levels in semi-permanent dyes are negligable in comparison and in some more natural brands (even natural brands are generally forced to use tiny amounts of PPD in the black dyes for them to work), there is no PPD at all in the semi-permanent dyes. There is absolutely no need to have this sheer concentration of toxic crap in a semi-permanent hair colourant.
Even if it produced a positively godly result on the hair, it wouldn't be worth it. I've been left with a lifelong sensitivity purely by TESTING a product on my wrist that contains a chemical to which I wasn't even allergic previously! I really would like to feel I've at least made an attempt to put people off taking this kind of gamble. It's easy to assume that because you're one of the lucky majority who can use it with no instantly visible ill effects, that no harm's been done and the project is 'gentle'. Not so - in researching the dangers of PPD, the medical profession has actually found a topic (for once!) that they all unanimously agree on - this stuff is poison, end of. I know that there are carcinogens and allergens and all sorts of other rubbish in 75% of the products out there, but the problems that PPD causes are not only very serious, but frequently immediate (see: all the cases of people's heads swelling up like the elephant man suddenly when they've used the same product umpteen times before), and solidly documented by medical research. It's not worth it, guys.
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Lelloism on 5/15/2011 2:52:00 PM more reviews by Lelloism
Age: 19-24 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
Being a natural blonde, I use the Glossy Blondes line of casting creme gloss, shade number 1010, the anti-brasiness one. I have been on and off on dying my hair myself, constantly going back to Toni&Guy because I was not satisfied with the yellow-ish outcome EACH brand has given me so far. Until I found this.
I do use another haircolour a few days before using this. It doesn't matter which one, as long as it's light blond and cheap (mostly I buy the cheapest one I can find, 1.80euros.), after all, it's the first treatment and a good one will go over it to fix the colour.
This one is easy to apply and smells rather good! It indeed gives a nice light blonde shade without the brasiness. Usually when I dye my hair I need to use a silver-shampoo right after dying it, but that is rendered unnecessary with this one. Also the hydrating cream that comes along smells awesome and really detangles my hair perfectly, making it smooth and shiny, I wish they would produce conditioners with that scent :)
The anti-yellow effect isn't permanent though. After a few weeks it starts to get yellow again but I find that Loreal expert shine blonde shampoo is the perfect sollution without making your hair look purple. And mostly by the time it starts getting yellow again, it needs to be dyed again anyhow.
The packaging is very practical and easy to use, only wish the gloves were of better quality.
I would definitely recommend this to any blonde who wants a few shades lighter and personally would definitely buy it again: easy to use, good coverage, nice smell, reasonably priced (15euros), permanent colouring that doesn't fade when washing, makes the anti-yellow promise come true. Next time I'm planning to try a few shades darker, hopefully I'll be as content with that one as with this.
A 4 for overall rating because it works better when used after a blonde treatment. On its own it works good too, but doesn't get as light as the package promises.
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bracken2004 on 5/9/2011 9:16:00 AM more reviews by bracken2004
Age: 36-43 Skin: Sensitive, Fair Hair: Brunette, Curly, Fine Eyes: Hazel
I bought the shade MediumBrown. The colour came out a bit too dark on my hair, but it's ok, as my natural clour is quite dark brown. I found colour easy to apply, and it wasn't messy or drippy and it didn't stain the bath. It was also easy to rinse out. It does smell quite strong, but not too awful. My hair didn't feel too bad afterwards, a little coarse(my hair is curly) and it looks nice and shiny. The colour looks a little bit lighter on the top of my head(where i have a few greys) but apart from that, the colour is uniform. When I was choosing which colour, I was wondering whether to buy the Light Brown shade, but the colour on the box looked rather unnatractive, and I also looked at the Iced brown/chocolate shade, but I was worried it might be a little too warm and come out red on me. But I may try Light Brown next time and see what happens...
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*TOP REVIEWER* nesslee on 4/15/2011 6:29:00 PM more reviews by nesslee
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette, Straight Eyes: Brown
compared to the previous version (l'oreal casting), the idea of having smth less liquid is good, and the packaging is more practical: i can use half of it and save the other half for later use. BUT its not worth the money because if you are dark haired and want to cover some white hair, its not efficient. it smells extremely chemical even after you rinse it and doesnt add any shine whatsoever. so, ill go back to the previous more liquid version.
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*TOP REVIEWER* BigEars on 4/8/2011 5:46:00 PM more reviews by BigEars
Age: 44-55 Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
I have highlighted hair which gets quite dark at the roots so I need a base colour. I started using Casting Light Iced Blonde when I could not get to a salon and my roots were showing. This colour lightens my own colour by a couple of shades and tones down any brassiness in my highlights. I now find I do not need to visit the salon so often, so I save £££ and the condition is good. I would recommend this for anyone in the same position. Also the conditioner that comes with it is brilliant. if you have long hair like me, you will need two boxes.
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Kimpoes on 4/5/2011 8:54:00 AM more reviews by Kimpoes
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Blue
I used this product in the color chocolat. It turned my hair into a very dark brown with a lot of red tones. After a few washes it lightened to the color on the box and I liked it very much. And it was very gentle on my hair.