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Should You Try Clairol Professional FLARE Permanent Cream Color?

Does Clairol Pro's newest hair-color innovation live up to its claims? TotalBeauty.com reviewers DIY-dye and tell us their results

by Katie McCarthy | COMMENT

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Some women find DIY too intimidating to try, but coloring your hair at home with the right product can help you achieve professional results at home while giving yourself to an instant makeover. Nevertheless, you might wonder: Will a drastic color change be too hard to pull off? Will you get the shade you see on the box? Will it damage and dry out your hair? Will it cover dark roots or grays?

Clairol Professional FLARE Permanent Cream Color, available in 26 shades, is designed to ease the fears of DIY dyers. Sold for $5.99 exclusively at Sally Beauty stores nationwide, Clairol Professional promises to deliver vibrant, even color, cover 100 percent of gray strands and condition hair in just 30 to 45 minutes.

So how does it stack up? We asked top TotalBeauty.com product reviewers to check it out and give their honest feedback. Here's what they say.

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