78%
would repurchase
3.9/5
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ingredients

Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycol Distearate, Fragrance/Parfum, Disodium Phosphate, Glycol Stearate, Ricinoleamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate, Cocamide Mea, Linoleamidopropyl PG Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Glycerin, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Propylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Citric Acid, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylizothiazolinone, EXT. Violet 2, Cl 60730, Violet 2, Cl 60725.

Reviews

Reviews


5.0
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10 years ago

I have been using purple/toning shampoos for probably 5 or so years. I have tried a few different within that time and to admit, I don't think Shimmer Lights is my favourite. For starters, the...

About reviewer (47 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen



3.0
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10 years ago

Ahh, Shimmer Lights.....this stuff has been around for-ever..the little old lady's old secret to keeping their hair the blue shade....lol..;) Yes, it is true this can be used for white or gray...

About reviewer (686 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesGray


4.0
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10 years ago

I really have no fight with this product. I'd been using the John Freida tone correcting shampoo until it became increasingly harder to find, except for the "cleansing treatment" that's apparently...

About reviewer (184 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Other, Not Sure

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesGreen


3.0
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10 years ago

There are super controversial reviews about this product. ive used it recently on my light blonde hair. (for comparison to your own: my hair is a pale blonde with few yellow tones) what this...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBrown


4.0
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10 years ago

Shimmer lights is a great go-to product for when your hair grows brassy after a coloring. It definitely removes a good amount of the yellow tones after my hair is dyed and again weeks after when it...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBlue


1.0
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10 years ago

I used this shampoo 4 days ago and my scalp feels like it's on fire! My hair is extremely dry and frizzy and the scent is so horrible I have had a terrible headache and been sick to my stomach...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


3.0
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10 years ago

I have mixed feelings about this stuff. It certainly tones and does what it says it will do, but this mixture is *VERY* drying. I use the conditioner too, but it doesn't condition very well. I have...

About reviewer (104 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


2.0
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10 years ago

I've been using Aveda's color depositing conditioners for a long time now. I wanted to make change because this was cheaper and everyone seemed to like it. I don't understand why people like this....

About reviewer (28 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


3.0
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10 years ago

Cons: - if you're trying to get your hair from a level 9 or 10 to a 12 or higher, a toner like wella t-18 would be more effective, shimmer lights doesn't seem to provide dramatic long term...

About reviewer (17 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

I just bought this product the other day from Sally's Beauty Supply and used it for the first time today. I am actually very happy with the results! I left it in for about 5 minutes (while I was...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBlue


5.0
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10 years ago

I have dark hair with gold highlights and ombre ends. With my naturally dark hair and my ethnic make up (Scottish and Korean - Starburst lied, we're real) my hair goes brassy quickly. I also do the...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


5.0
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10 years ago

This worked miracles on my bleached hair!! I've used it twice and it turned my very orange toned hair to a beautiful silver colour!! It does dry hair out though, but I deep condition my hair all...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Dry, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBrown


1.0
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10 years ago

DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!!!! 2 things I did not like about this shampoo...first the smell. Yuck! Smells like old lady, flowery perfume. Second was it wasn't a dark enough purple to do anything to my...

About reviewer (33 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinVery Oily, Fair

HairBlack

EyesGreen


5.0
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10 years ago

THIS SAVED ME FROM ORANGE HAIR I NEVER write reviews but I had to for this product! I am a natural blonde but decided two weeks ago to dye my hair a dark golden blonde- it went worng. VERY...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBlue


5.0
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10 years ago

I recently went from my natural mousy/ashy brown hair color to a dark, graduated blonde with heavy highlights on top and at the edges. I was thrilled with my new color, and immediately began to...

About reviewer (98 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Straight, Medium

EyesOther


3.0
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10 years ago

This review is a little difficult for me for 2 reasons: 1) I REALLY wanted it to work 2) If I had a different type of hair this MIGHT have worked. Onto the review: I recently bleached...

About reviewer (22 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Olive, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


1.0
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10 years ago

Let me start by saying if you're super blonde this is probably for you! I have brunette reddish hair with a warm golden ombre at the ends. I used this and stripped the warmth from my hair. It now...

About reviewer (15 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Olive

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

Let me start off by saying that I've been researching ways to get rid of the brassy orange / yellow / red tones in my hair for months. I also read all of the reviews on this site before purchasing...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


3.0
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10 years ago

Yikes! i went and bought a huge litre bottle of this at Sally when they had a BOGOF. I'd run out of my usual Joico Colour Endure Violet and wanted to see if this was just as good (reviews are...

About reviewer (800 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue


3.0
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10 years ago

This shampoo does tone hair and help with brassiness, but two cons: The chemical smell is so horrifically strong, it gives me a headache. It's not the smell I mind so much. It's how over powering...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesHazel