It is a very pretty color, however it doesn't work at all if ... [SEP] It is a very pretty color, however it doesn't work at all if you don't lighten your hair first. I have light brown roots and I didn't want to have to lighten them and read that you didn't have to, but that was not the case for me. This color doesn't last as long as the locked in line, but I mixed it with the locked in purple last time I used it and its been working out great.