L'Oreal Paris Le Color Gloss One Step In-Shower Toning Hair Gloss, Neutralizes Brass, Conditions & Boosts Shine, Smoky Bronde, 4 Ounce

I tried the **L’Oréal Paris Le Color One Step Toning Hair Gloss in Rich Brunette**, and it’s honestly a super easy way to refresh your hair without much effort. You just use it in the shower, leave it on for a few minutes, and rinse it out. No mixing or complicated steps, which makes it really convenient. The result is pretty subtle, but nice. It doesn’t change your hair color dramatically, but it helps it look less dull and adds a bit of shine and smoothness. My hair felt softer afterward too. It doesn’t last very long, but it’s good if you just want your brunette color to look a bit fresher between salon visits.

Updated: 2/09/25 I wanted to transition from dyeing my dark brown, straight thin hair to a natural gray and found this hair gloss, and I am so glad I tried it! I go to a salon for low lights every three weeks which piled up as unsustainably costly! This color gloss was so easy to apply and use while in the shower. It is also less messy to apply, seemingly with less harmful chemical ingredients, and less smell than regular hair dyes. I've used all brands of pricey hair colors resulting in my hair thinning and being chemically fried, and itchy and irritated scalp that I decided to take the big leap and go gray. I started slowly by letting my roots grow out to gray without dyeing it (not pretty) and having regular hair cuts to get rid of my colored brunette hair, and then started using this hair gloss to keep my salt and pepper tone. Yes, it does take a while to grow gray but after nearly 3 years now (made feasible by the COVID lockdown and working remotely) my hair seems healthier, thicker, and my scalp less irritated and itchy. In my opinion, this hair gloss also saves me money than having my lowlights done and sitting for 2 hours every 2-3 weeks in a salon than doing something fun outdoors! What a trade off! Shampoo it in while in the shower, wait 15-20 minutes, rinse, and apply your favorite conditioner. Easy peasy!! I had applied it on dry hair sometimes, comb it through, and then let it sit for 10 minutes while I wash/scrub my body while in the shower. Then after 10 minutes, I lather it in and leave it for 5 more minutes before washing it off and applying my leave in conditioner. It seems this added time on dry hair helps keep the color longer and give my hair a more glossy salt and pepper gray shine. I often get compliments on my hair color because it looks naturally graying, not balange or a low lights salon application.

Super easy gloss to use! Left my hair so soft and shiny! Only took a star off because I did not achieve the purple color they display on the box. Most of it washed off, and it left behind a red brown color. Overall id buy again for the price!

I like the way my silver hair looks after using this gloss. It's not bright purple (just a barely there violet tint to the product) so it doesn't turn my hair purple as do other toning products. Shines and conditions.

Color: I bought the cool brunette. This took the brassy tones out of my hair, and that is what I wanted, so all good on color. Update: I have brown dyed hair, and after continuing to use this, I really like how it tones and improves the color of my hair. Staining: I read other reviewers complaining that this stained their hands. Um, its a hair color, of course it stains. This does seem to have more staining power than other colors Ive used, but it also likely means the color has better hold or penetration, right? It didn't stain my bathtub or sink. I used gloves and made sure to wash it off anywhere that it touched. All good. Procedure: I used this as directed with one alteration.. I conditioned afterward. The conditioner I used was my regular product, which I like a lot and is unscented. I wanted to try to rinse/condition away some of the overwhelming smell, which didn't seem to work. The smell was so strong I ended up washing my hair again the next day. The whole thing was very time consuming and a lot of work. Next time I might try applying it to damp hair before washing, and see how that goes. Update on procedure: I have used this as a prewash treatment on damp hair a few times now, and it works. Gloss: My hair ended up looking somewhat matte the first day that I used it, but it seemed to pick up a touch of sheen and looked a bit healthier after I washed it out. Update: It does add a touch of gloss when I use on damp hair before washing. Smell: the fragrance was so strong that I washed it out the next day. The fragrance was still annoying afterward, but was more tolerable. I wish the smell was less intense. Conclusions: I will continue to use and experiment with this product. I have quite a bit more left in the tube. The jury is still out on this. I like the color and gloss, but the smell is tough to take and the process per instructions was more lengthy than I expected. Irritation Update: On my third use of this, I developed some irritation on my scalp, like pimples on my head. One was near my hairline and lasted over a month, but is finally gone. Yikes. I had used this to my scalp, which was damp at the time. I hesitate to use it again. If or when I do use it again, I will keep it away from my scalp. Not everyone reacts to products in the same way and have a lot of skin sensitivities. Just wanted to share the info in case it helps. I will keep looking for the right product for me.

IM IN LOVE with this product! 1st time I used this and it was very easy to use, smells GREAT and toned my hair just as I wanted! You'll love it too!

I’m a natural medium to dark blonde with a lot of gray. This toner worked great on virgin hair and didn’t turn purple. It toned down all brassiness and brightened my grays. Smells great and made my hair silky smooth!

Update: I ended up mixing it with the L’Oréal Burgundy gloss and I really like the results. Second picture is the mixed colors result. Kept it on for about 10 minutes only this time. It does improve hair quality too the more you use it. This is a good product. I do have to leave it on for close to 15 minutes for it to work. Instructions say 5-10 but I find even with highlighted hair that doesn’t really get the gloss to make a difference in hair color. This was more of a chocolate or dark brown neutral tone than a cool tone. I have purchased bronde before from this brand and that is truly a cool tone gloss and I highly recommend it for toning down brassy highlights. But this dark brown brunette one was good too - just didn’t deliver on the “cool” part it has in its title/description.

Love it. So easy to apply. My greys actually felt softer and the shine is amazing.

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I’m really happy to see my “red” brunette neutralised to a more cool tone. Even when I choose cool colours & blue green shampoo my hair always comes up red after the first wash. It was easy to use & didn’t drip. I have mid length thick hair & I think I’ll get 2-3 uses out of the tube, which is great. I also think it’s helpful to hide my grey roots in between colours.

Me encantó. He de decir que en la primera aplicación no fui fan del resultado, pero lo volví a usar, con un método distinto y me quedó bello, súper suave y brillante. Lo que sí, es que no alcanza para tantas puestas. En esta segunda aplicación casi me termino el producto, pero sin duda lo volvería a adquirir... y de hecho ya lo hice.

Really adds a lot of colour. Great for a refresh of colour in between dye jobs. My hair becomes soft and managable also.