CHI Hair Color Review from a Colorist

Today I enlisted the help of my Salon Stylist & Colorist, Alex Littlefield at Brushy Creek Barber & Style. She gave me a CHI Hair Color Review from a Colorist perspective. Along with How-To’s & Tips when applying.

The CHI hair coloring kit literally has everything you need to complete your color and after-color care.

CHI Hair Care Review from a Colorist
  • CHI Essentials Hair Color Applicator Bottle with Conditioning Cream Developer (bottle #1)
  • CHI Essentials Hair Color Colorant (bottle #2)
  • Gloves & Cap
  • Instruction Sheet
  • CHI Essentials Replenishing Shampoo & Conditioner (one time use)
  • CHI Essentials Repairing Serum (trial size)

Super easy to mix – simply pour entire contents of bottle #2 (the colorant) into bottle #1 (the applicator bottle with conditioning cream). Place the applicator cap on bottle #1, hold the cap cover and shake to mix. The applicator tip makes it super easy to apply the color mixture directly to the root area in sections and fully saturate each strand.

CHI Hair Color Review from a Stylist

The color pay off is remarkable – and it covered every single gray. It really does have 100% gray coverage. Hair is super silky soft after coloring, definitely very conditioning. After coloring, hair’s texture is great – my comb was just gliding through your hair. The amount of color included in the kit was more than enough to do a full color. The ingredients are wonderful – especially the aloe. Any good ingredient that you can put into the process of coloring – not to coat your hair afterward – but to protect it during the process – the better your hair will do. Even the included shampoo & conditioner was the perfect amount to wash out the color after setting. It did great!

As a colorist, I’m very impressed! I love this whole line!

Alex Littlefield, Stylist & Colorist

CHI Hair Color Review from a Colorist: TIPS

Start with Dirty Hair

Yes – be sure you do NOT have freshly washed hair. The color tends to absorb better when the natural oils from you hair are there already. This allows your color to set better and last longer.

Roots Only?

Maybe you just need to touch up those roots and cover gray. Maybe you have highlights or bayolage you want to keep. Apply your color just to the roots – then at 3/4 of the way through your set, use a wide tooth comb to comb the color the rest of the way through your hair. This will help break up & eliminate any demarcation that you made with the color at your roots. Keeps it looking natural and blends any lines.

Resistant Gray?

We set my color for a total of 30 minutes for root touch up – but for color resistant grays, you can set up to 45 minutes. This is super rare for an at home color to be able to set color this long.

Custom Color?

Get creative with your color – you can create a custom color by mixing different shades. Pour desired amount of the each color (bottle #2) into the applicator bottle with conditioning cream (bottle #1). Place a small piece of foil under the colorant cap cover to prevent oxidation and save to use next time you color your hair. So you can still get a completely customized color from home.

Application Tips

Start at the top of your head – where you normally part your hair. Move on to do both sides, taking small sections at a time about 1/8 “. Then work your way to the back. The color has a nice consistency, so the color running will be minimal. wrap a towel around your neck or wear an old shirt if you are worried about drips – and use the included cap.

Set your timer AFTER you are done applying. Depending on how much hair you have – application can take 15-20 minutes.

Not sure of your Color?

After hearing reviews from several customers – the color tends to set darker. So if you are debating between 2 colors – go lighter. You can always go darker but you can’t lift color with the CHI hair color because it is free of harsh chemicals like ammonia. Being torn between natural light brown and natural medium brown and I ended up going with light brown. I was ecstatic with how my color turned out!

CHI Hair Color review from a Colorist
12 Shades to choose from

CHI Essentials Professional Hair Color is ammonia-free, pthalatate free, and paraben free. It has nourishing ingredients like aloe, silk, and olive oil. CHI Essentials Hair Color creates vibrant fade-resistant color and excellent gray coverage. This ammonia-free hair color contains soothing aloe vera, nourishing silk protein and shine-boosting olive oil for soft, silky hair. The liquid-gel formula allows for easy application. Luminous, rich color provides 100% gray coverage and stays true for up to 8 weeks.

We finished my salon visit with a Blow Out

Alex used the CHI Ionic Compact Hair Dryer to complete my blow out. It has a powerful 1875-watt ion generator that emits negative ions to reduce drying time for shiny, smooth, frizz-free hair. The Rapid Clean Technology with Blue LED light creates cleaner air during styling. With adjustable heat & air speed, the air nozzle concentrator & diffuser (included) and the cool shot feature – your style possibilities are maxed! Watch my tutorial below.

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