Color Sync from MATRIX, a well-known American manufacturer of professional hair care products, is a dye that does not include ammonia. The color palette is quite extensive - each client will find the perfect shade for herself, will be satisfied after the hair dyeing procedure. Reviews of hair dye MATRIX Color Sync are different. As a rule, negative opinions are associated with a violation of the rules for the use of dye. As a result, the color is not saturated enough or is quickly washed off. Most reviews have a positive connotation. The article contains reviews of girls about different shades of the dye palette.
Dye Features
The absence of ammonia minimizes the possible harm to the structure of the hair during the staining procedure. The updated creamy dye formula contains 2 times more caring components than the previous one. The conditioning effect after staining persists up to 20 times using shampoo.
Many clients of hairdressers working on MATRIX products prefer the Color Sink dye: hair after coloring is surprisingly soft, flowing. The dye can be used both for coloring the entire mass of hair in a dark color, and for tinting bleached strands. With this dye, you can perform today ombre, shatush, balayazh, pixel staining, etc.
Staining effects
The hair cuticle is sealed, since the dye contains special conditioning additives. As a result, despite the absence of ammonia in the composition, the color lasts quite a long time - up to one month. Even regular use of aggressive shampoo does not make it more dull.
Incredible specular gloss, uniform shade, dense and elastic strands, lasting color - this is the result that regular use of Color Sink dye gives. The dye can also be used not only directly for dyeing, but also to give hair shine. For example, for lamination in a salon or at home, you can use MATRIX Color Sync Watercolors "Watercolor shades." Customer feedback on this procedure is positive.
How to use dye at home?
Often, girls are afraid to purchase dyes for professional use and dye their own hair. In fact, there is nothing complicated about this. It is enough to strictly observe the conditions of the instructions from the manufacturer - and the result will exceed all expectations!
What to buy? A tube of dye (pre-take care of choosing a shade, the palette can be viewed directly in the store) and an activator for it.
The manufacturer recommends mixing the dye with the activator in a ratio of 1 to 1, that is, one part of the cream paint and one part of the activator. For example, if a hairdresser uses half a tube of paint (45 ml), then the same amount of activator should be taken. In a plastic bowl, mix the components with a brush until a uniform consistency, then apply to hair or individual strands.
How to apply the composition? The final result will largely depend on the accuracy and speed of application. If the roots have grown significantly, then, dividing the hair, apply the coloring composition directly to the roots, after 10-15 minutes it is necessary to apply the rest along the entire length. If the hair is dyed for the first time, then there is no need for preliminary staining of the roots. The composition should be applied immediately from the roots to the ends of the strands.
Reviews about pastel shades
Pastel colors in the palette are represented by the following markings:
Their peculiarity is that they entangle every hair with an almost imperceptible veil, giving a light shade to the most clarified hair. Pastel shades are the key to creating a noble blonde. As a rule, it is used for tinting previously clarified or tinted hair. It can be used for ombre, provided that the tips have been pre-clarified to 9-10 levels of tone depth.
Two shades are most popular: pastel ashy (SPA) and pastel nacreous (MATRIX Color Sync SPV). Reviews of the girls about the first shade report that when tinted, their hair becomes a cold, but pleasant shade. For many blondes, it is important that after tinting there is no hint of yellowness. The shade of SPA just allows this to be achieved. Reviews of MATRIX Color Sync SPV are also positive: the color sometimes turns out to be somewhat golden, but at the same time very noble, with a pearly sheen. The hair condition is excellent, even if earlier, before tinting, they were lightened at several levels of tones.
Reviews on the use of watercolor shades
Watercolor shades are used to improve the condition of hair, for lamination at home, and also to adjust the shade of bleached hair, for example, to get rid of yellowness or red pigment. The list of watercolor shades in the palette:
- leafy green;
- quartz pink;
- silver gray
- smoky purple;
- berry pearl.
In the palette, these shades go in a separate row called MATRIX Color Sync Watercolors. Reviews report that silver gray is in greatest demand. It helps give your hair a perfect cool shade. The pearl berry gives a light pink tint to the hair, which is now at the height of fashion.
Warm, natural shades
This row in the palette is represented by natural shades. They will give an image of solidity. These are calm, deep classic tones:
- 3N - dark brown;
- 5N - light brown;
- 6N - dark blond:
- 8N - light blond;
- 5WN - light brown (warm natural);
- 6WN is a warm, dark blond.
The warmth of the shade is that a golden pigment is added to the dye. Reviews of the paint MATRIX Color Sync warm shades are positive. The color is natural, noble. Girls of the autumn color type are ideally suited to the face with shades of 5WN and 6WN, as they emphasize brown eyes and a warm skin color. The condition of the hair after using the dye is also excellent.
Reviews on the use of ash shades
Ash shades in the palette of any dye occupy a special place. Achieving perfect ashy hair color is quite difficult. For this, it is necessary to completely neutralize the yellow and red pigment from the hair cuticle.
In the palette, this series of shades is represented by the following:
- 1A - classic black ash;
- 4A - cold brunette;
- 6A - ash blond;
- 8A - light blond ashen;
- 10A - the lightest ash blonde.
Reviews about ashy shades are different. For example, reviews of MATRIX Color Sync 4A report that it turns out a really beautiful and cold brown without a hint of yellowness. Hair after dyeing shine, look as well-groomed as possible. But the reviews about MATRIX Color Sync 6A are not very positive: the color is obtained in the usual light brown, even with a little gold. If a girl wants to get a true ashy shade, then an ashen watercolor should be added to the main dye, while the amount of activator is calculated in the same proportion - 1: 1.
Copper and red in MATRIX Color Sync
Reviews of girls about copper and red shades in the palette are positive. Red or red hair color is always a certain eccentricity, brightness. This shade always attracts the appreciative looks of men and the envious glances of women, so it is especially important that the hair looks perfect. According to reviews, MATRIX Color Sync makes the appearance of hair simply luxurious, so the provocative red shades look great.
In the palette, red and red shades are represented by the following markings:
- 6BC - dark blond copper;
- 8BC - light blond brown-copper;
- 6BR - brown-red brown;
- 6BR - dark blond brown-red;
- 9GV - blonde blond golden;
- 6G - dark blond golden;
- 6CG - dark blond copper-gold;
- 8GC - light blond copper-gold.
Reviews of dyes from this section of the palette are positive. The colors are saturated, the hair shines and looks excellent. In some reviews, the girls note that the copper shade is washed off after 4-6 washing. Therefore, to maintain a bright color, the manufacturer recommends using a shampoo and mask for colored hair.
Pearlescent and beige shades in the palette
Pearl and beige shades are in special demand among consumers. They differ from others in that they do not have a pronounced tone, but they have the “pearl” pigment, which gives the final color a soft, calm and delicate shine. The following shades are presented in the palette:
- 8P - pearl blond;
- 10P - the lightest pearl blond;
- 8V - blond mother of pearl;
- 10V - the lightest mother-of-pearl blond;
- SPV - pastel pearl.
Reviews of MATRIX Color Sync 10P report that this shade is one of the most suitable for the purpose of tinting previously bleached hair. Blonde is not quite cold, there are light golden notes. However, this is not a minus at all: the color is pearl, as if highlighted from the inside.
Reviews on MATRIX Color Sync 10V are also positive. What is the difference between a pearl blond and a pearl blond? At first glance, these shades are almost the same. However, an experienced colorist immediately sees the difference, which consists in the fact that the pearl shade looks more muffled (it is almost a transparent shade). Therefore, masters prefer to use pearlescent tones for laminating and sealing previously damaged sections of the hair cuticle.
How to choose the perfect shade for yourself?
Beginners in color, as a rule, are lost in front of a variety of palettes. How to choose a suitable shade? So:
- First of all, determine the level of depth of tone, given that 1 is the darkest of the existing ones (blue-black), and 10 are translucent blondes intended for toning already lightened hair.
- After the color depth is selected, determine the hue. What will it be: copper, red, ash, brown. Based on skin tone and eye color, you can choose the perfect hair color for yourself.
- Do not forget to buy an activator for the paint, the percentage of which directly affects the result of staining and the depth of the shade.
Aftercare for colored hair
Matrix was founded in the USA back in 1980. A lot has happened to him over the years, but so far this product is considered one of the best and most in demand.
Matrix offers high-quality professional care for dyed hair, the use of which will allow any girl to make a dream out of her hair. This includes a series of Bond Ultim8 products. It is designed for girls who prefer regular blond hair. In the line there are products for the special Bonding procedure, which is used to completely restore bleached, damaged and dry hair.
In addition, there is a line of professional hair care products Biolage RAW, which is designed to care for dull, brittle and colored strands. The range is represented not only by shampoo, balm and mask, but also by indelible care products.
And finally, the Oil Wonders line. It is designed to care for brittle and dyed hair. The composition of products from this line includes specially synthesized oils that not only do not wash pigment after staining, but, on the contrary, retain their shine and bright shade for a long time.