Schwarzkopf Color Ultîme 1.4 Sapphire Black Hair Dye

Overview

A permanent at-home hair color kit from Schwarzkopf in the deep Sapphire Black shade, built around a Diamond Brilliance Serum meant to add shine while covering gray, with a full kit of cream, developer, conditioner and gloves included.

This is a full permanent dye kit, not a gloss or toner, so it is meant to change hair color for good rather than wash out over a few shampoos. The listing calls out a UV filter in the formula, which is a small but real point of difference from a basic box dye. Sapphire Black leaves almost no room for a softer brown look, so it suits someone who wants a true, deep black.

• Diamond Brilliance Serum for added shine
• Rated fade resistant up to 10 weeks
• UV filter included in the formula
• Full kit: color cream, developer, conditioner, gloves

Who it's for

Suits people with noticeable gray who want it fully covered in a deep black rather than a lightened or blended look, and who are comfortable doing a permanent color at home. Less suited to anyone who wants to test a shade before committing, since permanent dye does not wash out.

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Performance notes

The kit works like a standard two-part permanent dye: color cream mixed with the developer bottle processes the hair and deposits pigment, while the included Diamond Brilliance Serum and conditioner are meant to add shine and softness afterward rather than affect how deeply the color takes. Schwarzkopf rates the color as fade resistant for up to 10 weeks, and notes the formula includes a UV filter aimed at slowing color loss from sun exposure.

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