As I AmCurl Color - Cool Blue - 6 oz - Color & Curling Gel - Temporary - Medium Hold - with Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Ceramides, & Betaine - Vegan & Cruelty Free

EDIT: Added a couple more tips I've found helpful in the application process.Also, I've since tried purple and it was a massive fail. Did not show up in my hair at all sadly.This curl color gel satisfies my itch for bright hair without the upkeep or damage of bleaching my dark coily/curly hair. It's fairly easy to apply, dries in a reasonable amount of time, and looks gorgeous in and out of sunlight. It's been a great way to make summer haircare more fun. I actually look forward to wash days because I know I'll be playing with color 😁 So far I've used this color gel for a braid out+bun, medium "mini" twists, and a twistout. I plan to try a wash and go as well. I'm hoping to use this for Ren Faire and Black Fae Day since wigs aren't my thing.So far I've tried blue, gold, silver and mint. Blue is far and away my favorite color of the collection and has the best color payoff of all the ones I've tried. Gold was a bit of a fail--it washed my features out and looked more like mud in my hair. Mint was a bit disappointing too--since green cancels red, it looked dim and faded in my reddish brown hair.Some colors transfer more than others. I've found blue to have the least amount of transfer; mint and silver transferred the most to me.One con: I use a lot of product and my hair isn't super long or exceptionally thick. I use at least half a jar of blue every time I style. If you have waist length+ hair, very thick hair or are on a tight budget, focus on applying this at the ends of your hair to stretch it.There's definitely a learning curve with this product, so here are my tips for best application and color payoff (for reference, I have average density, fine/medium strands and low to medium porosity BSL+ hair. My natural color is dark reddish brown.):1. USE GLOVES. Seriously. Especially if you tend to touch your face. The color washes easily with soap and water, but it's still best to use protection when applying it. Yes, it's a hassle when you want to mix colors, but you will be glad you did. Cover your nearby surfaces too, and wear an old t-shirt or something you don't mind getting stained. I'd also recommend a towel or cloth around your neck/shoulders. I also use gloves anytime I touch my hair for the first day or so, since I'm heavy handed and more transfer happens for me on days 1-2.2. Protect your hairline, ears and neck with a thin layer of vaseline/petroleum jelly. This will make it easier to clean up any bits of gel that migrate.3. Apply to barely damp or dry hair. You will need more product vs applying to wet hair, but it will dry faster and have a better color payoff.4. For my fellow type 4 peeps--apply to stretched hair! It will make application easier and faster since this product is more of a pudding consistency.5. Top the gel with a mousse. Mousse will reduce transfer by "sealing" the color in and speeding up the drying time. Any mousse you have at home will work. If you've never tried that sort of product, The Doux Mousse Def and Camille Rose Naturals Spiked Honey Mousse are good ones to try.This was a game changing step for me! Nothing will ever 100% reduce temp color transfer, but this will get you pretty dang close! Even the heavy transfer colors stay in place better with this approach.6. Dry and set with heat! You *can* air dry, but that will take a long time, especially if your porosity is on the lower end. I used my soft bonnet dryer (RIP that now-blue plastic lining) and my ionic hard bonnet standing dryer. I had best results with my ionic bonnet dryer. An hour under there (a few hours before bed) was plenty after styling on damp hair.7. Mix and match! I never use just one color; I combine them to create more dimension and show off my hair's texture. Blue is nice on its own, blue and silver make a beautiful ice blue that I like to ombré. I've also mixed blue + mint, blue + mint + silver, blue + gold, and silver + gold.8. Enjoy and prepare for compliments 😁

I wasn’t sure what to expect since I have tried a similar product a year ago and it left my hair sticky and gross.This was not like that at all. First of all it smells so good!! Also it seems a bit messy glad I have gloves.I put it on my hair when it was a bit damp to dry. I only did the ends of my hair kinda like a ombre effect. Once it dried I was able to touch my hair with out it being sticky, it drys really well!My hair is dyed dark black so the blue is a bit darker which I like, it’s not too bright. It really looks like I went to the salon and had it professionally dyed.Love the results it adds something nice to my boring black hair. My hair is wavy to curly so it looks great with dark blue ends.Now for the downside. If you touch it or add any product to your hair you will get a bluish tent to your palms but it does wash off. But it also starts to strip the color off.It was hard for me to not touch my hair since it’s wavy. I like to wet it or add product to it to make it wavier again but I really couldn’t since this isn’t waterproof.After a while it start to faded and disappear so I didn’t even wash my hair yet and the color is already gone. So if you have straighter hair and you don’t mess with it or touch it it may last longer.Next time I’ll try not to mess with it a see how long it last and I’ll try to add pics of the results.Good news is that if doesn’t transfer to pillows or other bedding once it’s dry.

TLDR: very happy with product. Minimal transfer once dried. Brilliant blue on black 4C natural hair. I applied it on wet hair during my twist out.I was very happy with this product! I have always wanted blue color in my hair and was too chicken to use any kind of semi permanent or permanent dye. Someone suggested this product. I applied the color to my 💧wet💧hair as I did my twist out. I was lazy and only partially dried it under a dryer hood. Then I slept in a binder and let the rest dry overnight. There was minimal transfer on the inside of my bonnet. I am new to the process and I had blue dye all over my forehead but a wipe with a wet cloth removed it immediately…even the dried portions.Pros: 👍🏾👎🏾-color: this is the exact blue I wanted. I have black 4C natural hair. I only wanted parts of my hair dyed. The color showed up very well! (See pic) I applied the color on 💧WET💧 hair. I don’t know how well it works when applied to dry hair because I’ve never done this.-transfer: Once it dried, I really didn’t notice any transfer. But it is a dye. If you are Willynilly and don’t use gloves , don’t lay down towels for accidental drips, or don’t pay attention to what you touch it will look like a Smurf massacre. The first time I used this product I did none of those things. Good news is that this color washes out easily. The second time I acted like I had some sense and prepared my work area and wore gloves. It was perfect and the mess was minimal.-wash out: Washed out easily with normal shampoo.-duration: lasted until I shampooed it out (about a week/week and a half. May have lasted longer if I had t washed it out. The blue was still noticeable a week later.-cost: reasonable-smell: I have allergies and am extremely sensitive to strong perfumes. There is a barely noticeable smell. I nearly had to stick my nose in the jar to smell it.- that jar is gonna last me forever. It didn’t take and excessive amount, but the strands did need to be saturated to get the more noticeable blue color. I don’t know how long the jar would last if I colored all my hair. I only wanted blue pops of color.-dryness: I don’t remember this drying my hair. Or flaking.Cons:👎🏾This is a color wax. There is the POTENTIAL for a glorious mess. If you don’t use common sense and use gloves, put down towels or something to catch accidental splats, or watch where you touch you will get color all over. You can’t fault dye for being a dye.