Manic Panic Amplified™ Semi-Permanent Hair Dye 118ml (Cotton Candy™ Pink)

This stuff works like a dream. Doesn't start to fade for several weeks and works really nice on darker hair too.

I'm always chopping and changing my hair colour, and this was the first time I used manic panic and I chose the AMPLIFIED AFTER MIDNIGHT BLUE DYE. The advice is always to pre lighten the hair, with bleach if needed. I decided against this has I had already pre lightened my hair (but not bleach) when I dyed it pink 4 month's ago. And couldn't be bothered to wait for the pink to totally fade and start right from the beginning. Blah, blah. Being an insomniac (and impatient) was an advantage for when trawling through the Internet and YouTube looking for advice on dying straight over the pink. The majority outcome was not to as it would be a yucky colour . But I found 1 video that did take that risk and it turned out beautifully. So I decided to take the plunge. I put on cheap plastic gloves (my advice is to use washing up gloves (I wish I had. And make sure that they are ones you won't want to use again lol)), which did tear hence my lovely blue hands. And smothered protelium jelly around my hairline and top of my ears. This is a messy process and preparation is everything. I emptied the contents into a bowel and added a squirt of WHITE coloured hair contiditioner just to lighten it a tad. And applied it starting at my roots. Once fully covered I got clingfilm piled my hair on top of my head and wrapped it in the clingfilm and left it for 3 hours (manic panic advice is 30 mins, but I've found for myself, the longer the better). As you can see (my pic's aren't the best as I'm not the most photogenic), the only way I can describe the outcome is WOW!!! WOW!!! It looks so much better in 'real life'. The blue obviously has attached itself to the pink and the rest of my virgin hair a blackish colour, which thankfully covered my natural sparkly bits. When I wash it next, I will use cool, even cold water, if I'm feeling brave and colour saving shampoo/conditioner. And in between washes dry shampoo (which is my new best friend and should be yours too), as every wash reduces the colour and vibrancy. So I wash my hair once or twice a week. I've had so many compliments the most I've had with any colour. I gave 3* stars for long lasting as I've only been blue a week, so time will tell. I would recommend this colour and brand, and I can't wait for when I try another colour in a few months x

Beautiful colour, lasts well if looked after

The dye is a lovely semi-permanent (more like a strain really) but it absolutely STINKS like sawdust, it’s so weird! Doesn’t fade after the first wash either. Wouldn’t re-purchase.

I've been dying my hair for over six years now and I can't believe it's taken me so long to try Manic Panic out. The price put me off when I was younger, being a student I didn't really have the funds to buy these little tubs lacking harsh chemicals. It took me until quite recently to work out a lot of my headaches occurred on the days following dying my hair. This was definitely a whim but possibly the best one I've had in a long while. It's unscented, the perfect texture and an absolutely gorgeous colour when first applied. I'll admit, the colour (cotton candy) fades pretty quickly, I can manage three washes before my hair turns in to dusty peach with blonde streaks. The tubs only have enough to give two good applications (on medium length, prelightened hair) but the product is so good I think it's pretty worth it. If you have sensitive skin or just want to give your hair an ethical dose of colour, this is a really lovely product.

Very beautiful vibrant colour, stains everything it comes in contact with so use carefully, wear gloves and an old tshirt! Now have a highlighter pink fingerprint on my bathroom door frame 🤦🏼‍♀️ I managed to clean it enough that it’s subtle but it won’t go away. But it looks so good in my hair that I’ll be using it in the future and covering my bathroom in plastic covers and wearing a hazmat suit when I apply it 😂

Shame but this one has no colour pigment. I've used manic panic previously and it's been great but this one was a waste of money.

Class.