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Special Effects vs Splat

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When comparing Special Effects vs Splat, the Slant community recommends Special Effects for most people. In the question“What are the best semi-permanent hair dyes for unnatural colors?” Special Effects is ranked 9th while Splat is ranked 18th. The most important reason people chose Special Effects is:

Special Effects comes in [28](http://www.specialeffectsusa.com/hair_dye.html) fun shades.

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What are the best semi-permanent hair dyes for unnatural colors?

Pros

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Variety of colors

Special Effects comes in 28 fun shades.

Pro
Super pigmented and long lasting

The only pink dye I have found that stays in my hair more than 2 or 3 washes. If you want long lasting and bright this is one of the best dyes.

Pro
UV reactive colors

Some dyes react under blacklight (Atomic Pink , Nuclear Red ,Cherry Bomb, Hi-Octane Orange, Joyride, Cupcake Pink , Bright as F#@$ Yellow, Napalm Orange).

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Very vibrant color

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Extremely affordable and accessible with many shades

Pro
Red hue is extremely resilient

It will be in your hair until you dye over it or cut it out.

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Cons

Con
Never fade

I had their atomic pink on the ends of my hair and it tinted any color I put over it pink for six months after I dyed it and that was AFTER diluting it with conditioner.

Con
Thick formula

The formula is so thick it’s difficult to apply. Also very difficult to get out of the bottle.

Con
Fades quickly

Many of the colors start to fade noticeably after a week or so.

Con
Stains everything, color washes out for weeks afterwards

Unless you use proper conditioner sealers.

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Colors runs when it gets wet

If you have this in your hair when it rains it will run unbelively. Any sort of wetness makes it run even heavy sweat.

Con
Dye itself does almost nothing to re-hydrate your hair

When using splat, make sure to follow up with a protein hair mask or using a sulphate-free shampoo.

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Bleach packet is extremely damaging

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Fades very quickly

After 3-4 washes the color will leave a little tinge of the old color along with the faded color

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Both bleach and dye are extremely damaging and drying to the hair

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Lightening kit that comes with it is not of good quality

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Cheap

You get what you pay for. It’s low quality hair dye that damages your hair and the color doesn’t last. This is what people who don’t know any better use or people who are too stupid to look online for quality dyes.