{"product_id":"maria-nila-colour-refresh-bright-red","title":"Maria Nila Colour Refresh Bright Red | Vivid Red Masque for Dark Hair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA conditioning masque carrying semi-permanent red pigment that rebuilds vivid red between salon appointments — the shade built to fight the fastest-fading colour in the spectrum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Moda Team Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed is the hardest colour to keep, and anyone who wears it already knows. Red pigment molecules are comparatively large, they sit closer to the surface of the fibre, and they wash out faster than any other tone — which is why a salon red looks extraordinary for two weeks and tired by week four. Bright Red exists to close that gap. Maria Nila describes it as freshening the hair and bringing out red tones, and in practice it is a top-up you do in the shower rather than a colour you commit to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this the truest red in the range is what is absent from it. The dye package is Basic Red 51, Basic Red 76 and Basic Yellow 57 — two reds and a yellow, with no blue at all. Every other red-adjacent shade in this line carries Basic Blue 99 to deepen or mute it; Autumn Red has both blue and brown, which is what makes it autumnal. Strip the blue out and nothing is holding the red back, which is exactly why this shade reads bright and why Maria Nila warns that on lighter hair it may be too intense or stain unless diluted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dyes are cationic and bind hardest to porous, processed hair, so a previously reddened head takes this readily. Maria Nila specifies levels 2 to 7 and rates it at four to ten washes, though red is realistically at the lower end of that range. Applied every second or third wash it holds a salon red at full saturation almost indefinitely, which is a meaningfully different proposition from re-colouring every four weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Active Ingredient(s)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBasic Red 51 and Basic Red 76:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two cationic red dyes rather than one. Layering two reds of different intensities produces a saturated result with more depth than a single pigment can give, and helps the colour stay red as it fades rather than dropping to pink.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBasic Yellow 57:\u003c\/strong\u003e A small warm component that pushes the red slightly toward scarlet and keeps it from reading cherry or blue-red.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArgan Oil (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil):\u003c\/strong\u003e Included for moisture and frizz reduction. Red-heads are usually pre-lightened heads, and the conditioning base means frequent top-ups do not come at a cost to condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmodimethicone Copolymer and Behentrimonium Chloride:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cationic conditioning agents that deposit on the cuticle alongside the pigment. A sealed cuticle slows the rate at which surface-bound red pigment washes away, which directly affects how long a red holds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eModa Pro Tip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinse this one in the coolest water you can tolerate, and rinse it longer than feels necessary. Hot water swells the cuticle and lifts it away from the fibre, and every warm rinse after a red application is actively pulling pigment back out — it is the single biggest reason reds fade fast in real life rather than in theory. The other half is rinsing it fully: residual surface pigment left in the hair is what transfers to pillowcases and towels and makes people think the colour is bleeding when it is simply unrinsed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNot the Right Fit If...\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot the right fit at full strength on pre-lightened blonde hair. Maria Nila specifically advises diluting with an unpigmented masque for lighter hair, because on a porous light base this pigment goes on intensely and can stain. It is also the wrong choice if you want a deeper, more muted red for autumn rather than a bright one — Autumn Red carries added blue and brown and lands considerably softer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShampoo, then towel-dry until damp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWearing gloves, comb the masque evenly through the full length. Dilute with an unpigmented masque first if your hair is lighter than a level 7.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave for 3 to 10 minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse with cool water until it runs completely clear, then follow with conditioner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Maria Nila","offers":[{"title":"100 ml","offer_id":49911820452068,"sku":"MN6709","price":28.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300 ml","offer_id":49911820484836,"sku":"MN3709","price":45.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/2831\/9677\/files\/IMGcr3709brightred300ml1200x1500.jpg?v=1789819498","url":"https:\/\/www.modasalon.ca\/products\/maria-nila-colour-refresh-bright-red","provider":"Moda Salon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}