So because I believe that changing your hair color can be DIY-ed, I bought hair color from HBC that can be applied at home. Or in this case, can be applied by anyone you can force at home. Hihi.
The obligatory before pic
Swatch from HBC
Light copper blonde. 9.43. I noticed that the lighter the color you want to achieve, the higher the number gets. I actually was going for blonde. Like really blonde blonde, but was too chicken to go through with the bleaching part. Besides, hair bleach was out of stock when I went to HBC. (Uyy excuses) So I went with the highest number they had in stock.
From my understanding, 12% oxidizing lotion is for the blonde colors. This I think is the strongest oxidizing lotion that is available in HBC. Strongest, meaning the higher the chance for your hair to get the desired color.
I bought this Lolane Hair Color just in case the HBC color won't suit me.
Instructions inside the box which I forgot to take a picture of. It's the same with all hair color dyes really, 1:1 lotion and hair color.
Ta-dah! The after pic. I'm happy with how the color turned out. A little brassy though but very keri-able with the right attitude naman.
Pros: Easy to apply, not so strong smell. The color that you want can be achieved sans the bleaching.
Cons: No brush, bowl and gloves included when you buy HBC Hair color. But the price is a little over 150 pesos. So why complain.
Buy again? Definitely, :)