Kao Prettia (Leise) High Bleach Bubble Dye Review

I (finally) redyed my hair today!~ ^^

(My roots are starting to look terrible  >_<)

This time I decided to use Prettia because I'd heard a lot of good things about it from my friends! I chose a medium/light honey brown colour this time~ ^^

The box says 'high bleach' (or 'hi bleach'?), but other than that I don't seem to see a colour name... (Correct me if I'm wrong!) I do remember seeing a lighter shade of Prettia high bleach in the shop though~

Let's get started with this review!~ :D

So here's the packaging and all the stuff that came in the box~

Two bottles of dye mixture, pump lid, sachet of conditioner, rubber gloves, instruction booklet

My original color is quite close to the 2nd 'before' picture and I was aiming for the 1st or 2nd shade from the 2nd row

Taken less than 1 month after dyeing with Palty Creamy Caramel

 Recent photo, almost 4 months after dyeing, it barely faded but roots are becoming obvious~

 My disgusting roots today~ Please excuse the oiliness! I've been told never to dye hair soon after washing and my hair gets oily VERY quickly >_<;

So to mix the dye, you pour the liquid from the little bottle into the larger clear bottle and close the lid, then tip it upside down a few times (do NOT shake it). Then you replace the normal lid with the pink lid with the nozzle. To make the foam/bubbles, you just squeeze the bottle~

I thought it looked really awesome, since the stuff in the bottle was just normal liquid and came out as pretty bubbles~ *easily amused* XD

The first thing I noticed about the dye was how strong the fumes were, although I did expect it since the product is meant to contain bleach. I just spread a bunch of foam over all of my hair and combed through/massaged with my fingers (making sure to wear gloves!), then repeated a few times, since there was a LOT of product! It only took about half the bottle to cover all of my hair, but for it to be covered with a layer of foam like on the diagrams, it did take most of the bottle. My hair is quite thin and layered, but the longest bits are around quite long, about waist length, although the bulk of it is chest length or shorter.

The fumes stung my eyes a bit when I first started applying it, but it was bearable, and stopped stinging after the first few minutes. My scalp stung a little bit too the whole time the dye was on, but again, it didn't bother me too much, and I have a pretty low tolerance for pain. Also, the foam doesn't drip, which is especially awesome for me, since I spill everything everywhere~ XD

I don't trust the colour charts since my colour never comes out nearly as light as the charts predict, so I left the dye in for 40 minutes (not including the ~10 mins used to apply it) instead of the 20-30 minutes I needed to achieve the colour that I wanted. I also turned the heating in my house up because hair dye works better/faster when heated a bit.

Here's the result!~

 

 Before and After:

Under bright lighting, the colour turned out quite similar to the 'after 20 minutes' colour I was aiming for, a honey toned light/medium brown, but under normal lighting it's a bit darker. The change in colour is still very visible though, and I honestly love the result! The colour is very even and covered up my roots perfectly, which is the most important part! ^^

After applying the conditioner that came with the dye and drying my hair, it didn't feel super damaged, although the ends do seem slightly drier than they were before, but that was to be expected~

The Final Verdict: 9/10
I really like this dye! The colour was much more true to the colour chart than the other dyes I have used (L'Oreal, Garnier and Palty), and wasn't very damaging either. The fumes and stinging were slightly annoying but definitely tolerable. The instructions were easy to follow, and the bottle was easy to use. I remember seeing Prettia dyes for quite cheap when I was in Japan (Equivalent to a bit over $10 AUD), and I got mine for $21 at a shop in in city, which was the best price I could find over here, so it's a bit on the expensive side, but definitely worth the price, and I would definitely recommend it to people hoping to dye their hair lighter from a fairly dark colour! ^^

So that's all for now!~ Might upload a some more photos in a week's time after washing a few times~ ^^

~アキ