Beauty Reporter.

Beauty Reporter

The Scoop

Color Correction

Color Correction

WHAT IT IS: LiOreal Tone Refiner Balancing Toning Gloss. WHAT IT DOES: Brightens dull highlights and colorI for blondes, tones down brassinessI for brunettes, and provides extreme shineI for bothoall in five minutes, according to the company. WHATiS IN IT: A mild dye, a developer with a low concentration of hydrogen peroxide, and a candellia waxnbased conditioner. HOW IT WORKS: The ?dye and hydrogen peroxide deposit semipermanent color on the hair, but itis very sheer, almost translucent, so it will not dramatically change hair color aside from tweaking it slightly,I ?says Julia Youssef, executive director of the technical center and product evaluation

at LiOreal. WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS: This contains ethanolamine instead of ?the ammonia found in many hair-color products, and with the low hydrogen-peroxide concentration, there is no stripping of color and less damage ?to the hair,I says cosmetics chemist Mort Westman. The dye will add enough color to cover brassy tones, but it wonit add shineohowever, ?the conditioner temporarily will.I WHAT WE SAY: After the allotted ?five minutes, our unfortunate brassy tones really had faded noticeably. ?Our hair did feel dry for a few days, but then returned to its normal texture. COST: $8.99. oMARGARET LEE

MARGARET LEE