Classic Raven Semi Permanent Hair Color - Cool-Toned Black Hair Dye for Women & Men That Lasts 4-6 Weeks - Vegan, Ammonia & Cruelty-Free - Create & Mix Custom Shades (4oz)

THE DYE: It only lasts one to two weeks for me before I need a touch up but A) this is semi-permanent dye, and B) my hair in particular does not hold any dye for long (box or salon). Because it is non-damaging, it is easy to use for beginners at home. If you miss a spot, you can easily just redye it with no risk of damaging your hair. I have found that with this brand, the longer you leave it in, the longer it will last. I recommend leaving it in for at least an hour. It does stain, however, so make sure you wear something you aren't as fond of and cover all your counter surfaces. THE COLOR: This color is a gorgeous black. I used to have red hair and I dyed over it with this color, and when it fades, it fades to a beautiful dusty purple. I don't know if it's because of the red I had previously dyed it to or what, but it's nice anyways. PRODUCT LASTING: I'm a guy with medium length hair (still short but I have bangs) and the jar lasts me about 3 full head applications, which is about 3-6 weeks of color. For someone with short hair, this is a great value.

I use manic panic all the time. I have it in several colours my bio hair is silver Gray so I often use it as an accent. I also wear wigs and love to use it on my silver Gray Wigs. The only caveat is be very careful. It stains everything I use plastic gloves and I have hairdressers colour brush and bowl. Have fun with it.

I miss using manic panic dyes, it was easy to apply and got consistent results and the color always looked great for cosplay or a party. I've switched to "more harsh" drugstore brands though because having a little bit of the dye come off on my pillowcase every night & staining my clothes and even the SINK, being told to "shower in cold water" (no way) and fading within a few weeks was not something I wanted to deal with anymore. Pictured is me wearing the black hair dye, with a natural hair picture to contrast. The color was completely back to normal within a few weeks, but I switched to Clairol Natural Instincts the next year to have black hair for longer.

I have gone through a range of manic panic colors: Hot hot pink, forest green, purple haze, virgin white, vampire red, midnight blue, shocking blue, etc. All the colors were great EXCEPT Raven (black). I put it in my hair and sleep with it in and then rinse in the morning. If you do multiple colors, I haven't had issues with bleeding between sections overnight as long as you section/separate well. The problem with RAVEN coloring is the consistency in the color. I have bought 3 different bottles (one from Amazon, two from Sally's Beauty) and have gotten a slightly different tint in the color each time. The first had a slight green tint and the bleached sections of my hair would not turn black (always looked a bit green). Then I got a second bottle that had a slight purple tint -- this one was great and I figured I just got a bad batch with the first one, my hair turned a nice black color. The third bottle (bought from the same Sally's within the same month) and it has a BLUE tint! Seriously... there seems to be an issue with the recipe they use. Other things for NEWBIES using manic panic (I have sections of my natural dark brown hair and bleached sections -- I leave any roots that would show around my face natural so that I don't need to worry about re-bleaching all the time). Manic panic washes out of natural hair pretty quickly (within about 2-4 weeks depending on hair and washing technique), it could leave a very slight tint to your natural color that may never quite go away. On bleached hair in my experience - green and blues stay for a very long time (and some blues I couldn't get out after weeks of trying!). Purple and pink wash out pretty quickly even with bleached hair (2-4 weeks). Manic panic is a STAIN, so it is not permanent. If you have dark brown hair, you are really just tinting it if you don't bleach your hair - so you'll end up with a darker shade of hair (almost black in my case) that shimmers the color of your choice. I've had only blue and pink on hand -- so mix them and you get purple! I've had no trouble with mixing colors of various manic panic dyes to get what I want or to create a gradient in my hair. I have had my hair stain surfaces. I usually wash the fresh dye and 1-2 times after in my aluminum kitchen sink to prevent staining of ceramic surfaces (i.e. my shower) -- if you have a ceramic sink, lay out plastic wrap over the whole sink leaving just the drain uncovered and that has worked well for me (I rent my apt, so obviously I can't risk permanent damage). ALSO, after you brush your hair and you have all this loose hair in your bathroom -- that hair can still stain surfaces! If you have some stray hairs sitting in a puddle by your sink, those wet hairs will leave a mark if they are not cleaned up promptly. Be careful with your loose hairs that they don't sit in a wet shower/sink or puddle on the ground. Sometimes I've been able to remove the marks, sometimes I haven't. Usually only wet hair transfers stains, so if you have a white pillow case and sleep with your hair wet, you will transfer some color to it (or your clothes). Usually in my experience it has washed out unless it was a pretty dark stain. I think only once I have transfer color to my clothing and it was around a turtleneck with freshly dyed hair. If you want the color to last: sulfate-free and dry shampoos are your friends. Also only washing your hair every 3-4 days. This gets kind of gross after a while though, so I have just moved on to dyeing my hair more frequently and using shampoo I like. Also, I will sometimes wash only with conditioner when I want the color to last.

I've been an avid user of MANIC PANIC for years now, and my first impression was their red semi-permanent hair color. It worked perfectly for me, and I know that red clings better to follicles, but it never faded badly and rarely bled on any of my towels. Raven though? This felt like a completely different experience. First off, Raven smells wildly different compared to any other MANIC PANIC dye I've used, and it's not a good smell. It lasted less than two weeks before I needed a touch-up, and it bled on EVERYTHING. My towels, my shower tiles, and my skin if I messed up. Not only that, but for some reason, I was seeing two different colours when washing the dye out of my hair. Once kinda green and another time dark blue/purple? Not to mention that this fades horribly on blonde hair and has now settled into a weird green that almost looks like a product of excessive chlorine. Needless to say, I was not happy with this purchase and won't even be using the rest of the container. If you're considering buying Raven, please look at other brands for black. This isn't it.

It's not worth the trouble. Using this stuff is a total pain when you try to apply and rinse it. I like that it's safe to use, but when you clean your bathroom and shower, you end up breathing in a lot of bleach and that’s toxic in itself. Even if you rinse it out in a metal sink, you still have to shower, and it washes off every time. You end up scrubbing this stain with bleach after every shower. It stains your hands with every shampoo not to mention every towel and robe. Rain and no umbrella? Goodbye shirt. I like the color, but honestly, there's no real difference between this and just getting a box of color from Sally's.

This is a black direct dye which can be mixed with diluter/conditioner to lighten it. I call my mixed color "pastel black" because it's created from black. But yeah, technically gray. This has a blue undertone if you are wondering about that. I used it to tone my "pulling orange" hair. The lighter more platinum spots turned blue from an actual toner and this also added to that blue. Doesn't bother me. If you want this as a direct dye, it's great for that too. It would be perfect for root touch up on someone desiring black at the root. If you're looking to go gray/silver... this is also great. I looked at A LOT of different products for gray and rarely did I come across anything that suggested diluting black direct dye. Which to me is exactly what I wanted. I wanted the control of the color. What is in the bowl after diluting is basically exactly what will be in your hair. Some people experience turning their hair green when going gray/silver. This didn't do that for me at all. Again, it has blue undertones... no green. Only concern would be it adding blue to platinum blonde. Another thing is you can do it lighter and then if it's still not dark enough just do it again a little darker. So, to recap. Works great as a toner. Works great as a black. Works great as a gray/silver. (Also pro DIY tip never waste money on a branded 'diluter' -- it's just like conditioner. So use literally any conditioner as your diluter. I use a brand in a purple bottle that's about $3, save a couple bucks.)

It was pretty for about two washes. Now it's just my natural hair with a slight green/ash tint. My hair is super long so I had to use 2 so I spent $30 and only got two washes out of it. Otherwise it was pretty. Photo is while it was Raven black vs my hair after two washes :( also, it didn't make my natural hair black. It was just a darker brown with green tint. It did dye my ends black, though.

Very pigmented black dye! In my experience it has faded slowly to navy and some purple. Compared to other dyes/colours this one bleeds a lot with each wash so be careful, it will stain everything especially while hair is wet.

I bought it for my parents and they absolutely loved it,it's so smooth and conditions the hair so well and doesn't have any harmful chemicals in it and it is vegan as well which I love.

As you can see, the black dye was perfect for my cosplay of Cruella de Vil. It stained the other part a bit but that's to be expected. Overall, I'm having a ton of fun with it!

I have three colours of hair on my head. my brown regrowth, black dyed ends and some blondish bleached parts. it covered my roots and refreshed the black perfectly however it washed out of the bleached parts after one wash :/... Its okay though cause I dyed it again and it worked fine.

Coloration semi permanente de qualité, n'abime pas les cheveux