Olia Reviews

I have been home colouring my hair for almost five years now (I think). I am a natural brunette (but I was a natural blonde in my youth) with frizzy curly hair. When Woolworths had an online sale for their Garnier Olia Hair Colour for $3.40 I took the opportunity to try a different brand out. I purchased the colour Dark Blonde (7.0).

The box comes with 60g of developer cream, 60g of the colourant cream, the applicator bottle to pour it into, the 54ml tube of aftercare conditioner and once again, gloves that are too small for my hands. The mixture was an apricot colour, thin but not drippy and the best fragranced I've ever used with no burning of my eyes and nostrils from fumes. There was a bearable burning sensation on my scalp but that's to be expected. The bottle has a very fine nozzle allowing for precise application around the scalp line. There was just enough mixture for my short, above the shoulders hair. When I was getting to the end of the mixture I had to squirt the dregs into my cupped hands and not directly onto my hair as the bottle was "farting" and I had dots of hair colour flying around my bathroom.

Out of the different brands I've used this was the best colour result I've had and the best coverage of greys even though I don't have a lot of them. It was worth every cent of the $3.40 and then some.

I Wish I had bought more boxes.

There's not that strong ammonia smell you sometimes get so it's not stinky and I didn't get headache itchy like with some dyes.

The instructions were easy to follow and the application was quick and easy
It's scented with passionflower,camellia, sunflower, and limnanthes alba. So it's fresh and floral and smells pretty

My hair always feels stronger after using and with the conditioner that comes with it it's like you've done a conditioning treatment.

Colour choices are great

I grabbed the Intense Red (6.60) when it was on sale to give it a whirl. At this point I had been dyeing my hair for decades, so I was super keen on trying something that seemed so utterly different to what was on offer.

The packaging is over-the-top amazing. It feels more luxe than any other at-home hair dye I have ever used. I love the big tear-shaped bottle and even the little nook in the box to hold the bottle was a lovely touch.
( While the packaging is amazing, it also feels super wasteful as well...)

It was great to use a hair dye where you didn't need to open bathroom windows and turn the extractor fan on while tears streamed out of your eyes. The scent was quite pleasant, even though I am not a huge fan of overly perfumed stuff, but they got the scent spot on.

I will admit that I played a bit of mad-scientist while I was mixing all the ingredients up, so it was quite fun assembling everything :)

I was very pleased with the consistency of the dye, it was easy to apply but it wasn't runny at all.

My scalp can be quite fussy with hair dyes (it is why I always stuck with my trusty Schwarzkopf dyes - they never, ever let me down) so I was a but tentative with trying something else, but I threw caution to the wind because the product did not contain ammonia so I didn't think much could go wrong.

My scalp did not complain at all, no itchiness, no tightness, nothing. So I was already impressed. Not to mention no sniffling and seeing the world through an ammonia-fuelled haze was absolutely wonderful!

I ended up with a lovely, shiny, healthy-looking head of red hair. I was very happy with the whole process and the results. So now the Garnier Olia can also be added to my loyalty and love of Schwarzkopf hair dyes :)

This dye is a game changer, my hair felt super silky, smooth and moisturised directly after use.
I found it very easy to remove any dye from my skin when I got to it pretty quickly.
The skin on the back of my neck was slightly stained until I exfoliated.

For a box dye I am impressed, this is the only box dye I will use.

This is the best hair dye I have used and believe me, I have tried plenty. My hair started to go grey when I was in my early twenties and over the years I have tried many different brands, I used to use the old Garnier Nutrisse but found in my fifties that I was becoming increasingly irritated with each use. I did some research and decided to try Olia as it was ammonia free. I have never looked back. I use shade no. 9 and find it to be a very natural looking blonde, I get lots of compliments on the colour. I always follow the instructions on the pack and ensure I use the colour care conditioner afterwards for optimum results. My hair is always left feeling really healthy. I a mm impressed with the colour and how long it lasts. I have very short hair and can easily get 8 weeks out of a colour, although ideally should probably cut and dye at 6 weeks.

This is a hair dye I always pick up whenever I see that it's on sale. It's a very gentle yet effective dye that is easily one of my favourites.

I absolutely love that it's formulated without ammonia, it actually has a really pleasant floral scent.

It doesn't leave hair feeling dry or damaged, just soft and conditioned. It feels as though you've had a professional moisturising treatment done.

It doesn't fade much, and the only reason I need to the my hair again is to touch up the regrowth.

It is the first time I have ever used a local supermarket/drug store hair colour. I have been colouring my hair for a few years, but I have always used the Japanese brands that are designed for black hair (Liese, Palty, and Freshlight). So far I have tried it in Deep Red and Mahogany Brown.

To begin with, to use this dye is simply the same as all other cream dyes, you mix the colour and the developer in the tear drop shaped container that came in the box and shake it as hard as you can for a minute or so to mix, then twist open the top of the container to squeeze out the mixed dye onto your hair. Now, while I see what others mean by awkward shape of the container (I am used to the tube coming with a comb applicator), but it is nothing to fuss about, just squeeze onto my gloved hand and apply, comb through with wide toothed comb after to make sure of even coverage.

The dye itself smells wonderfully flowery, none of the ammonia scent that comes with the dyes I have ever used, which is something I really like about this dye. It also comes with a generous tube of conditioner, which has the exact same scent as the dye itself. After leaving the dye in for a bit longer than strictly necessary because of my black hair (50 mins just to be safe), I rinsed it out... for full 20 mins, and the water still wouldn't run clear, it has never happened to me before (this was the case when I used the Deep red, but I have also read that it is apparently normal but nonetheless worrying to see), and when I gave up and conditioned my hair, washed that out, the water was still running red.

After a while I realised that it only happens when I used warm water (as I wet my hair and wash out shampoo with warm water), and it stains the white towels with the colour. When I finished up the first time, my hair felt really really soft and took next to no time to straighten, like I had a nice hair treatment done rather than having it dyed. The result was evenly coloured smooth and soft hair.

Realising Deep red looks seriously weird on me, I changed over to Mahogany brown, and the same thing happened again, the dye runs whenever I wash my hair and stains my towels. However, the red washes out of my hair, and I am left with nice chestnut colour in florescent light.

So, in all, aside from the forever running dye (which is why I took off one star), I am quite happy with the result of this dye, and I'll probably keep coming back to it, as it is a bit cheaper than my HG (Palty in Raspberry Macaron), and a bit dearer than Liese. I'll see when my hair grows out again...

This is my first time to try hair colour from Garnier Olia.
I have got the Garnier Olia permanent hair colour 3.16 deep violet for my thinning dull hair.
The box cames with everything you need for DIY hair colour at home. It contains a developer cream, a colour cream, a jar applicator, a conditioner and a pair of gloves. The instruction leaflet is very easy to read and understand.
The best thing about this product is No Ammonia and it has 60% oils with natural flower oils which means really easy to work with, no harsh chemicals, smells like flowers and quite pleasant without being overpowering.
I followed the instructions and leave it to develop for 30 minuets. I used the conditioner immediately after rinsing my hair and it gave a lovely shine and made it soft.
It is easy to use with no mess and washed out easily.
Now, I have a beautiful deep violet colour, shinier and softer hair.
It is fantastic!