MANIC PANIC 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 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.

The color would probably work better over darker hair, my hair was bleached and a light red and it did not come out to a jet black like I expected. I bought this for a temporary cover for my job until I can safely dye or bleach my hair again without causing serious damage. It fades to a dark bluish color (although this could be that i also had some red in my hair that caused it to fade the way it did) But otherwise dying over red hair with this give it a nice shade too! It does stick around for a while after its faded but its been about a month and a half since I've dyed it last and I wash my hair just about every other day and it has completely faded from my hair. YRMV though as I've used manic panic before in other shades and had it last 2-3 months

I used this on the ends of my level 5, brown, and box dyed hair and it still worked! Minimal bleeding in showers after dying! No weird blue undertones!

WOULD NOT RECCOMEND. I normally use Ion or artic fox for hair color, but i wanted to try this one, since artic fox black doesnt have the best reputation. I bought Raven for my girlfriend because she wanted to do a split dye with one side black. The color spread pretty well and covered her hair, but it stained her face, neck, and my bathtub. And then when we dried it, the color was already gone from her roots. Im not sure how the rest of the colors are, but if you want to stain everything BUT your hair with blue and purple, I would pass on this one. It is not worth the price, and cleanup.

Love this product only semi permanent that actually works

I normally LOVE manic panic. But this turns to purple after a single wash, even with ice cold water. (Raven color)