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Review | Kevin Murphy Colour Bug

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Dipped dyed hair has been a craze for quite sometime though the practicality of permanently colouring your hair to a pink or purple colour is debatable. For those of you who want to play around with colour in your hair but don’t want the hassel of maintenance (ie: constant fading of the colour) or debating its suitability for work or school then Kevin Murphy’s colour bug is probably for you.

The colour bug is a highly pigmented powder which in fact resembles eyeshadow. The idea is that you can put it on for a day or night then wash it out with water and shampoo just like you would eye makeup.

I was surprised at its ability to show up in dark and light hair. My personal preference would be to use pink on lighter shades of hair – blondes and the purple on darker hair.

Tips on how to use this product:

As it comes off as a powder, it requires something to grip onto in order to stay in place. There are a couple of options of what ‘base’ you can use and this all depends on what colour intensity you are after.

It is important with whatever you use that your hair isn’t completely dry during application as the powder will just fall off your hair. Also it’d be wise to cover your shoulders with a towel just so the pigment doesn’t get onto your clothes.

  • If you are after a pastel colour – spraying your hair with medium hold hairspray
  • If you are after something brighter – you can opt for a non aerosol hairspray (this type of hairspray dampens the hair a bit more than the aerosol ones)
  • If you are after something super bright – use a paste with a strong hold such as Kevin Murphy’s Night Rider or Sebastian Matte Putty
I would personally avoid using strong hold hairspray as it gives the hair a very plastic rigid finish.
You can give it the ombre look by rubbing clean hair onto the bits with colour that way it further disseminates the pigments to give it a more gradual look.
What did I use?
I used Wella Dry Ocean Spritz Beach Texture, this is a non aerosol hairspray which gives the hair a bit more texture/beach look. It was definitely a good base for the pigment, the colour lasted the entire day.
My thoughts:
I had the colour bug gifted to me by the hair salon I go to. I have kept the colour bug in my cupboard for 2 months now. I haven’t really had an opportunity to use it and I was afraid of the pinky tones bleeding into my blonde highlights. This is always a scary thought and my hairdresser did warn me to avoid putting it into the lighter bits of my hair. However I did put it in the blonde bits and there was no bleeding. Perhaps it’s because I’ve had my hair this blonde for quite sometime now so blonde highlights seem more resilient.
It is fairly easy to use as and the fact that you can wash it off is what I love most about it. The shell is designed to allow the user to easily maneuver the product through the hair. The shell is easy to grip on to so you don’t drop it on the ground (would be disastrous).
In a nutshell this is a great product to just keep on the shelf for a night out or just for a change of hairstyle for the day. It’s hassel free, not damaging to the hair and inexpensive to buy.


What are your thoughts on dip dyed hair? 
Michelle