The Best DIY Semi-Permanent Hair Color Tutorials

If you love all things beauty like we do, you may have a dozen hair inspiration screenshots saved to your phone that you came across while scrolling through social media. And with all the gorgeous hair color trends on your feed, you might currently be tempted to try something new. Luckily, it can be easy to do with using semi-permanent dyes from the L’Oréal Paris Colorista line. Launched in 2017, this collection has easily become one of our favorite hair color options to experiment with sans the long-term commitment, and influencers have agreed. Today, we’re still playing with all the fun colors, and using our favorite (some throwbacks) tutorials as our guide. Interested in a pretty purple? Maybe you want to see what it’s like to be a redhead? Well, if you’re looking to try out a new color at-home, check out these real user accounts and tutorials to help you achieve your stunning (temporary) new hair color.

A Purple and Indigo Hair Dye Tutorial

Soheila Hakimi offers a detailed step-by-step tutorial that even the most novice at-home hair dye customer can follow. And after watching her video you’ll definitely get some serious hair color inspiration. She uses the L’Oréal Paris Colorista Semi-Permanent Hair Color in Purple and L’Oréal Paris Colorista Semi-Permanent Hair Color in Indigo to create a gorgeous color contrast throughout her hair. Pay close attention to the neat rubber band trick she employs to help apply the color on certain areas of her hair. 

A Teal Ombré Hair Dye Tutorial 

YouTuber G’adore and she does an amazing job creating an ombré look on her hair using the L’Oréal Paris Colorista Semi-Permanent Hair Color in Teal. We love that she loves how Colorista is a super affordable option for those looking to get vivid color without going to the salon.

A Burgundy Hair Dye Tutorial

Hayley Sirmons breaks down how she achieved this gorgeous color by using the L’Oréal Paris Colorista Semi-Permanent Hair Color in Burgundy. She applies the color on target areas through her hair and towards the ends, which help boost her natural hair color. She shows that this is also an excellent option for those who want to add color without using bleach and how semi-permanent hair dye is a great way to test drive a color before deciding to commit to it.

A Pink Hair Dye Tutorial

Pink hair may not be a color that everyone would go for, but Nicole Gibbs has definitely convinced us it’s a color worth trying. This is a great video to follow if you’ve never tried using a semi-permanent hair color at home before. She uses the L’Oréal Paris Colorista Semi-Permanent Hair Color in Pink and shows you her entire process from start to finish on how she achieved her stunning color results. 

A Blue Hair Dye Color Tutorial 

If you’ve ever dreamed of achieving mermaid-like hair, now is your chance! Megan Strickland is truly serving shades of blue with these two hair colors. To get this look, she used the L’Oréal Paris Colorista Semi-Permanent Hair Color in Midnight Blue and the L’Oréal Paris Colorista Semi-Permanent Hair Color in Turquoise for a customized and jaw-dropping hairdo.