vibrant color but very messy [SEP] i am posting a pic of my hair pre bleach post bleach and post pink dye i probably did not need to bleach it but the last time i tried to dye my hair with pinks two different brands it just did not take very wellthis took very well the kit includes all you need i used different gloves just because i prefer others the directions are simple and complete i would say that if you have hair longer than chin maybe shoulder length you will need at least two boxes i have a pixie cut and used about half of both the bleach and dye i always follow the direction when bleaching and did follow their directions i never follow directions when using these direct dye bright colors instead of the minutes i left mine in for hours i got a very vibrant pink a little more fuchsia than the pictures on the box my one complaint is that this definitely left me with more dye rubbing off than some other brands have when i used other brands i might wake up the next morning to a streak light on my pillow and that was with lot of hair using this on short hair my pillow looked like a pink paintball fight happened this and all dyes like it will dye anything and everything they touch so i highly recommend two things protect everything your skin around your face and neck with vaseline if possible do not rinse your hair in a shower bathtub if you have access to a stainless steel sink or some kind of utility laundry room sink where stains will not matter that is so much easier to clean