The box comes with most of the essentials needed for a DIY hair colour job: the different solutions, pump, protective hair oil, cape to protect my clothes from the hair dye, and after-care treatment.
To achieve the lighter, brighter hair colour of the Blackpink girls, I used the Primer before applying the hair dye. The instructions were easy to follow – pour in the Bleach Solution and Secret Magic Oil into the Oxidation Solution and gently shake until uniformly mixed. The great thing is that it did not have a strong ammonia scent, unlike other hair dyes I’ve tried before. In fact, the scent was surprisingly pleasant.
Following the instructions, I applied the primer from the crown to the hair ends, in sections, then left it for 30 minutes. By the end of that half hour, I could see that my hair was noticeably lightened. But as the Primer only contains very low levels of hydrogen peroxide, my hair was only marginally lighter – for instance, dark brown hair will become brown hair. It will not transform you into a platinum blonde.
The Primer is ideal if you want to experiment with lightening your hair but don’t want to go all the way with salon-grade bleaching. And because the Primer is mild, my hair wasn’t as dry as it was when I did a salon bleaching two years ago.
While I could have moved on to the hair dye after I washed the Primer out of my hair, I opted to add the colour the next day instead.
I decided to channel Blackpink’s leader, Jisoo, with the rose-gold hair. The instructions were similar to that of the Primer, but this time, it was combining the Hair Colorant and Ampoule into the bottle with the Oxidisation Solution. Give the bottle 20 gentle swirls in a clockwise motion to ensure that the solutions are well-mixed.
Then, I applied the colour in the same manner as the Primer and waited 30 minutes for the dye to develop. If you want more subtle colour, you can leave the dye on for 20 minutes before rinsing it out.
