20 Best Purple Hair Dye For Dark Hair Without Bleach (2023 Updated)

I was really excited to get purple hair again. Right now it’s a buzzcut and I put this color on top and the results made it look indigo blue. In some lighting it does look purple but this was way darker and way more blue then the photos show.

I bleached it between what looks like the bottom two photos on the image but it looks darker than both of those images and way bluer.

I have been WAITING to review this hair dye brand. I’m sorry for the rant you’re about to witness. SO. I have naturally blonde hair, and it’s reallllllly blonde (like almost white) at the ends due to sun exposure, etc.

I love doing different things to my hair and experimenting with colors I wanted to try pink. I had previously used another brand but was looking for something more natural only temporary and Manic Panic had great reviews.

I got Cotton Candy Pink alllll the extra stuff, and I used heat to get the brightest results (I was looking for a big change obviously). When I rinsed my hair and dried it I was shook to my CORE because my super light blonde hair was only slightly a very pale pink.

I’m pretty sure if I had rinsed any earlier you would have never known I tried to do anything to it. I contacted Manic Panic nobody ever got back to me. I used a different brand and looked amazing with pink hair I plan on using that same brand when I do my next fun color.

Its possible the Cotton Candy Pink is just a dud color, so I cant say anything about the brand as a whole but. DO NOT GET THE PINK you will be wasting your time money.

I had wanted to dye my hair a bright color for years, and never had until now. But I could not be happier with the results! Manic Panic Hot Hot Pink is so vibrant and absolutely gorgeous! Now, I honestly don’t know why it took me so many years to attempt coloring my hair, and I have a feeling that using Manic Panic is going to be a new addiction! I definitely recommend this dye to anyone who wants would love their hair to be a vibrant, bright, and powerful hot pink hue.

I did have best results on the top of my head where I achieved a lighter shade of yellow with bleach before adding the color. The rest of my hair revealed a slightly redder pink tint, where my yellow bleached hair came out slightly darker.

However, it was still a beautiful color all around!.

I’ve used this exact bleach for the better part of this year on natural, just off black, straight hair and it’s always lifted just fine for me. Yes, it is drying as most bleach is, but my regular conditioning routine deals with that without much issue.

It does leave a yellow cast (again, keep in mind my hair is very dark) but my toning products address that just fine to make my hair silver/white blonde. I just make sure to avoid double bleaching my ends, concentrating on regrowth, and I’m more than happy to continue using this as I have been.

I’m only taking off one star because I do wish it lifted a TAD bit more in a shorter time but I’ll take it over frying my hair with something stronger just for convenience. Good packaging, easy to use, but I did get one box without the nozzle cap.

Luckily I had bought two and just saved the cap from one for the other by washing it carefully.

I had high hopes for this dye!!! my hair is dark brown almost black with grays, so I knew that the color wouldn’t be too bright but after looking at the packaging I was hoping it would look as pictured.

so after applying, 45min setting time and rinsing out and applying conditioner per the hair dye instructions, my hair had Violet vibes. my hair was a dark Violet while my gray hair was lavender. I couldn’t really notice it in the nighttime so I waited till the morning to take some pictures and evaluate the results.

the first day was nice and bright. day 2 my hair looked more burgundy than violet and dye kept washing out which is understandable. By day 7 my hair was a lighter shade of dark brown. Now a month later my hair is light brown.

I don’t like the color! Its almost like I bleached my hair and now my hair just feels dry and damaged and there is no trace of violet or purple at all!! so the reason why I gave this 3 stars is because for the first week hair color actually looked pretty decent and you don’t have to bleach your hair before purple coloring, its all in one which makes it simply but a month later my hair is more brown than violet or purple and my hair is damaged.

don’t get me wrong I know that when you dye your hair your hair gets damaged but now it’s damaged and it’s a color I do not like! I would not buy this product again, and I’m not too sure if I would recommend it maybe if you were able to upkeep the maintenance so that the violet color would stay as purple as it should or could but I don’t know!!.

Splat is the hair dye you buy when you’re 16 years old and really hate your parents. When your goal isn’t to make them clutch their pearls at the vibrant and loud colors streaking through your hair, but to force them to take out a second mortgage to renovate whatever room you happened to use for this experiment in rainbow heck.

I’m no stranger to this brand, which came out in ’91, and had used it occasionally in high school myself. I thought that would prepare me for this, but its been a long time and I obviously forgot why I always steered clear back then.

The pros for Splat Melt are numerous. It comes in a kit with everything you’d need to dye your hair at home. Bleach kit, gloves, both color dyes and easy to understand instructions. It’s an affordable dye kit that won’t break your wallet and doesn’t make you buy everything piecemeal.

It can be done in one day if you’re really in a hurry for results. It is formulated with both Baobab Seed Oil, that moisturizes and provides for a nice glossy shine, and Quinoa Extract, which is packed with vitamins and minerals to help prevent breakage.

It is vegan and free from soy, parabens and sulfates. The color itself is highly pigmented, vibrant and very beautiful when it works. You’ll absolutely standout with this product running through your hair.

Now the cons. oh the cons. I’m just going to get ahead of the curve here and say yes, I slathered myself in Vaseline from shoulders to the tips of my ears, I washed with cold water, and vinegar and used a color protecting conditioner annnd absolutely made sure I dried my hair completely.

Saying all that, IT RUNS SO BAD. I’m on day 4 and I cannot stop the color from bleeding on everything, my neck, my hands, the hair I didn’t dye, all my clothing, my husband made the mistake of rubbing his face on my head and now has a purple beard.

I’m one more shower away from being banned from the bathroom. I’m going to have to wash outside with the hose and the dog, of course then he’ll probably end up purple as well. My hair is constantly greasy feeling and fried at the same time and my scalp is irritated.

All in all I don’t recommend this product, unless of course you’re that 16 year old looking for revenge on your divorced parents. Spend the extra cash, get Manic Panic or Pulp Riot or even Shrine drop it.

Are you like me and looking for a fun change in hair style/look for the summer months?!! If that’s you than look no further because Splat Melts has you covered or in this case ‘colored’ This combination has summer vibes all over it! As with any hair coloring always do a skin irritation test 48 hours before using the product and while using protect tops of ears and hair line with Vaseline to help prevent staining and use caution with clothing you are wearing because of staining.

Best to wear something old when using hair dyes. The color lasts 30 washes and possibly longer depending on your hair type. The kit includes a semi permanent medium brown shade, semi permanent bold shade and a lightening bleach for stay put pigment power and intensity.

With ingredients such as Baobab seed oil and quinoa extracts that help nourish your hair and gives it a strong healthy appearance. It’s also cruelty, gluten, ammonia and parabens free and made here in the USA.

Overall I’m very pleased with the results and have had lots of compliments and conversations about this product. So with that being said it’s definitely a wonderful product that is ‘fun-tastic’ for summer or any time you want a change!.

I have been bleaching and dying my hair fantasy colors for close to 20 years now. I’ve even used splat before, both the standalone lightening kits and the various color dyes. I have dark brown hair that is very long, halfway down my back, but it’s very thin.

This kit is not sufficient for a whole head of long hair, and I imagine people with thick hair would have an even harder time getting enough coverage. The 30 minutes recommended for the bleaching was also not enough to lighten my hair as far as it would need to go.

I had to rebleach my hair with another kit to get it where I was happy with it. Then it was time to dye it. I don’t like the little bottles the dye comes in. It’s hard to get the dye out, and since the only lid is the one you’re supposed to snip open, you can’t save the dye if you don’t use it all at once.

However, that wasn’t a huge issue because the little bottles of color were nowhere near enough to cover my head. Then, the milk chocolate barely did anything. I would have had better luck just not dying that section if I wanted a dark color.

I had to supplement the pink dye with another pink dye to cover my hair. The pink at least showed up brightly in my hair. All in all, I would recommend just getting bleach and dyes separately if you want to do a melt look.

The convenience of having it all in one box wasn’t enough to offset the issues I had with it.

Absolutely brilliant hair dye, my hair was a mahogany colour, I honestly didn’t think the colours would work with out bleach but it’s amazing!! I have loads left and my son used it as well will definitely be sticking to this now.

This is a great product. I got a silver weave in my hair because I was tired of coloring my roots every 4 weeks. I decided to embrace my natural sparkle. My stylist did not tell me she was using a temporary silver color so my first washing, I was blonde.

I used this product it helped, but I was still blonde. I went and got a toning done by the same stylist, now I use this combo when I shampoo, and the silver seems to be staying. The shampoo lathers nicely and the comfy leaves my fine, curly, tangly hair soft and manageable.

These products are amazing. My hair stylist added some rich purple. This is helping to keep it vibrant. It is also adding flavor to my natural highlights which has added a lovely extra touch.

I bought this a few months ago after using the pastels and wanting a little more color saturation- the vivid purple did not disappoint! My hair was back to its former glory after only one wash! And the color holds for weeks.

I get so many compliments on my hair. Will be buying again.

I’ve dyed my hair at least a dozen times, but it’s been a while. I used Féria’s Coral Pink in March without issue, so I thought blue hair sounded fun and picked up Féria’s M10 Cosmic Azure.

I’m not going to knock off any stars for the dye being more dark blueberry on my hair, rather than the more purple blue on the box, because I had previous dye on my hair. But I will dock it all the points for the terrible formula.

It came with a scent ampoule, but that didn’t help. The dye made my eyes water profusely and my husband even commented on it. The dye dripped everywhere in my shower. I was able to clean the tile with bleach and CLR Mold and Mildew, but some of the grout is still blue.

While it was incredibly drippy, it didn’t penetrate hair well at all. I used almost the entire bottle of dye, rubbing it into my hair for 10-15 minutes, then waited another 10-15 while I cleaned blue hair dye out of the shower, and I still have areas where my hair is still brown/coral pink.

I would repeatedly work the dye into my hair and could see it wasn’t penetrating like you’d expect the dye formula to do. I do NOT recommend this dye and am now thinking about a nice, boring dark brown next, maybe not from Féria’s line.

I decided to post for #selfcaresunday early since we have soccer ⚽️ 🥅 for the husband early tomorrow! I didn’t really want to rush around. So today I did some serious self-care including doing a MAJOR change to my hair! I used the Orchid Glow Féria hair dye today and I’m OBSESSED! My hair is normally dark brown but since it is a new season I felt some change was necessary!! Fun fact when I was a teenager I use to use Féria all the time to color my hair chocolate cherry 🍒 This honestly reminds me so much of those days! I’m loving how it came out.

I also love how soft and nourished my hair is after using it!! Definitely LOVING it! ❤️😘🥰 Thank you L’Oréal and Influenster #feriahaircolor #feriaownthenight #complimentary #momsofinstagram #contentcreator #influencer #discoverunder5k #discoverunder10k #newhaircolor #newhairvibes #newhair #lorealparis #selfcare.

I love the consistency of this hair dye, it’s not too liquid and not too solid. It smells neutral and is easy to mix and apply. After using it my hair looked very shiny so it’s definitely moisturizing for the hair.

However the colour is not the same as it looks on the package and the swatch. I added a bit of black to mine to make it darker but that didn’t do much. When I washed it after it had been sitting on my hair for the recommended time it looked like a dark burgundy red, it faded a lot with each wash, after a while it turned bright purple.

I actually quite like the colour even though it was not what I was intentionally going for. I do want to warn you: it stains very bad! It looked like a murder scene in my shower, my body turned literally purple.

It did go a away after using regular shower gel but just keep in mind that it can get pretty messy!.

OK so I ordered this product again because although its not a dramatic change it does look nice as a subtle toner. Doesn’t last long and gotta plaster at least half the bottle onto damp shampood hair and leave it in for hours but I’m happy with the result.

Worth it if u just want to take out brassiness without harsh chemicals and obviously it’s great cz it’s vegan. And super fast and free delivery too!.

This is my favourite crazy colour dye. Crazy colour is my favourite semi permanent out of all that I had tried. Its very good value for money and I find that the dye lasts quite a while in your hair.

It will fade pretty soon but it’s not so dramatic that you constantly need to touch up your hair. I’m a lazy dyer so this is the product for me. My hair always feels soft after using this, especially when it previously has been bleached.

I usually have long thick hair and use 2 to 4 bottles depending on length but that is still very affordable in comparison to many others because it comes to only about £20. My hair is currently down to I’d say the middle of my chest and I use 1 and a half bottles.

The only problem is the green can stain your hair and if you don’t know how to fix it (using the right toners for the colour issue) you can destroy your hair trying to get it out. This stained my hair and I tried a million awful ways to get it out of my hair and destroyed it in the process.

I’d have appreciated a warning with this type of colour, as I’d dyed my hair most colours under the sun, even a different type of green, without this happening.