Kevin Murphy Color Bug

Kevin Murphy Color Bug Hair Shadow in Pink

I hate negative reviews, I really do. I feel that (much like beauty) beauty products are subjective, and I may love/hate a product that someone else absolutely loathes/adores. But I just couldn't keep my disappointment about this stuff to myself anymore.

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you'll know exactly how excited I was to find out that Kevin Murphy's Color Bug was finally available in Dubai. A product that will show up on dark hair and then just wash right now? Let me tell you, I was suuuuper excited.

Then the disappointments started to roll in. First of all, it was soo tiny. I paid about Dhs85, which is about $23. Not a lot in the grand scheme of things, but when you're a struggling 'artist' it can put a serious dent in your weekend funtime.

Color Bug sized up next to a MAC lipstick.

I was also disappointed by how little product you actually get in the container. For some reason (and this may have just been my naivete) I assumed the entire container was filled with powder. It wasn't. I hit the pan after just one use (bearing in mind that I do have rather thick, dark hair, so I may have used more than someone with finer, lighter hair would)
 

Hitting the pan after the first use.

Another thing I didn't like? That ish got EVERYWHERE. Granted, the instructions do say to be careful and cover surfaces while applying, but I was still washing pink out of everything I touched a few days later. My whole upper body was also covered in pink, so you should be careful if you have longer hair and wear your hair down because it will rub off.

Things I did like about this? I loved the design of the container. It fit perfectly into my hands and was really easy to use. 

The groves are as functional as they are pretty.

I also loved how well it showed up on my dark hair. I had to go over my strands a few times, but I was impressed by how well it showed up on black hair.

I did not like the texture of the powder. It's really chalky (surprise, surprise!) and it made my hair feel really tacky and frizzed it up. I also wasn't super fond of the matte finish, but I don't really know what I was expecting from a powder! 

Here's what Kevin Murphy Color Bug in Pink looked like on my hair (and hair brush)

Such a shame about the texture because I really love this color!

I do realize that some people may love this, I think it really depends on what kind of finish you are expecting. If you are going for grungy, fluffy, cool-girl hair then you may just love this stuff. It was just too much work for me and I really hated how it made my hair feel.

Have any of you tried this? Am I the only one who is passing on hair chalk now?

If you would like to try this out (and hopefully have better results) you can pick up some Color Bug at Salon Ink on Jumeirah Beach Road.

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