I tested box dye bleach kits and the results had me shook

Hi Beautiful! Today testing the most popular box dye bleach kits, so you don't have to. Together we will find out if they are actually that bad or maybe there's one or two that I actually approve of!

Video Editing By: Kris Edrosa

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[khalilahd.]

I love this man. You just saved us all from having to do the trial and error of finding the right product. Truly a man of the people 😂🙏🏽

[carr]

The colorista has both English and French because the brand is French (L'Oréal Paris).

New/nouveau
Bleach/decolorant
All over/complet

It's not a typo. It's French. LoL

[calebdaughtry]

The conditioner that came with my moms box dye growing up was always so much better than our regular cheap conditioner, so I remember I used to steal the conditioner from her box dye lol

[TarotMom]

honestly, i appreciate this because I paid almost 300 bucks for some lady to do the WORST job on my hair ever. she had thick, goopy bleach, and applied in on the top of my head first. covered it all (most of it ending up on the floor) and let it sit for almost an hr. rinsed it, and a HUGE chunk of hair was missed so she rebleached my whole head and left me for another 45 mins! As a "courtesy" she put Olaplex in my hair...

I waited a few days to wash my hair because it was also colored (highlighter pink...my choice. was for charity). got out of the shower and my hair was a noodle-y mess. i tried to brush it and hair was breaking like crazy. i just bundled it in a towel and let it dry. when i took the towel off my hair was so frizzy it was out to my shoulders. I don't think I ever cried over my hair before that day. It took me 2 years to repair the damage, and even to this day, despite me having grown out all of the damage, it still doesn't feel the same. This lady claimed to be a stylist for almost 30 years and a salon owner for almost 20. You would think she would know what she was doing. She even damaged my shirt...covered in bleach stains. Literally, the worst salon experience I have ever had.

So, I am honestly to the point that I would rather spend 30-40 bucks to ruin my hair all on my own. at least my broken/damaged hair tears won't include me crying over the money I saved up to have it done.

[LHH]

I've always assumed they put conditioner in the box because it's likely a higher quality conditioner than the average person just has in their house, which will make the end result look and feel better. I've always noticed that the conditioner that comes in box dye makes my hair feel much softer than the conditioners I normally use, which are basically just drugstore conditioners.

[jeilyortega]

my mom, is a garnier stan ever since she became blond she always uses that one for retouching. she is the only woman i know that her blond hair doesnt look drying or damaged

[shelbiesimpson]

I haven’t been to a professional since 2013. I’ve always bleached/colored my hair myself. But your videos encouraged me to FINALLY go to a professional to go from black to blonde. I told myself “listen to Brad! You will fry your hair again if you try to do this at home! Or end up with cheetah spots!” So thank you! I love you so much ❤️

[mariagiani]

I hope this eventually gets the attention of Brad because I selfishly want to know the answer for myself, but in the long run it will really help us curly and coily girls in the long run. Okay so I just have a suggestion for a future video with this exact concept BUT it's for "box dye lighteners" that are favorites of the black community, or people with textured hair in general. The top brands I've seen and used myself are: Clairol Texture and Tones, Dark N' Lovely, and the favorite, Creme of Nature. If you could get a manequin with curly AND coily hair (so like type 3 and 4) and try the lightest blond shades from each of the brands on a SUPER dark base I'd just about pass out from happiness. I think it's so important for us to see videos like that, because when you look at reviews online for these brands they're inconsistent or they're all fails because most of us don't know what we're doing 😂, and it's hard enough taking the plunge to do a DIY hair transformation. I know all hair types can be damaged but curly and coily hair especially so, as you're well aware. Anyway, I hope this idea gets picked up one day. In the meantime, I'm going super light ginger blond this weekend so we'll see how that goes lol.

[leahrice]

I have so many memories of stealing my mom's conditioner from her box dye because it seemed way more luxurious than our $2 conditioner

[staciemoisa]

I'm already a blonde who uses Nutrisse to cover my greys, as I am now 59 years old. I've even had my hairdresser ask who colors my hair. lol When I say that I did it, she was impressed with the color. I simply can't afford to pay around $150 to color my hair. I do leave the cutting to the experts, though.

[redmoonbow]

YES THANK GOODNESS YOU POSTED I was so bored 😂💃🏾🙌🏾🌈💕🤣

[Oonagh]

I was reading an article about box dye vs salon dye. They had a pro from L’Oreal talking about how awful box dye was. I was like, “Hey. My guy. The people you work for make like 15 different box dyes, over multiple brands. You might want to hair this convo out.”
They own Garnier, and Dark n Lovely.

[chelseyjean]

my mom was a pro hairstylist back in the day and she only uses Garnier hair dye now. it's really nice and leaves the hair in good shape. so glad you finally actually gave box dye an honest try lol

[nikkibartlett]

Because of this video, I had the gumption to try to bleach my dark hair with the Garnier, and I was amazed!!! It was $10(not $4) but it was for sure less expensive than going to the salon for $200+
As always, thanks Brad!!

[anansispider]

My go-to's for bleaching my hair at home are Arctic Fox or Strawberry Leopard. The only reason I even tried the Strawberry Leopard was because the store was out of my Arctic Fox that day. I manage to get the job done with just one box, but I have a pixie cut, and the right side of my head is shaved kinda. Anyway, glad to see Arctic Fox come out on top!

[Syster_bama]

Brad, I am a hijabi and I love watching you and have learned so much from your videos! I am currently rocking some blue and turquoise strands and while not many will see my hair, I feel so confident just knowing I did it and so although you may not realize, you really do inspire a very diverse group out here and give us the confidence to express ourselves through creativity :) In my religion we follow a compliment with mashalah so I end by saying-Thank you and you are Amazing mashalah:)

[littlepeach]

Miss Manne-Quin: “oh hell no brad not this again!”
Brad: “you should stop talking and I’ll start applying!”
Brad: chokes on the bleach fumes.
All the other Miss Manne-Quin’s: “Karma bitch!”

Brad you are an icon we love you! ❤️❤️ xx

[goose]

Brad darling you mixed up the ratings for Bleach London and Colorista at the end! You gave Colorista a 6/10 and Bleach London a 7/10 but you swapped the ratings during the line up.

[tiamelancholyjeoncockity]

Garnier is DEF NOT $5 💀 at least not anymore, it costs like over $11 in stores and around $8 online uhhhh

[maisiecaudwell]

Bleach London now have a “plex” bleach, that has a bond builder included too! I prefer it so much to the original and makes my hair feel so much better.