L'Oreal Paris Couleur Experte 2‑Step Home Hair Color & Highlights Kit — French Éclair, Permanent Base + Harmonizing Highlights

Couleur Experte combines a permanent base shade with harmonizing highlights in a single, two-step system designed for at-home use. The French Éclair shade delivers warm, luminous tones that add depth and movement to your hair without needing separate highlight appointments. The kit's paired formulas are calibrated to work together so color and highlights appear natural and blended after a single 30-minute process.

How does the two-step system work and save time?

The kit is built around a dual-application method: first the permanent base color, then the complementary highlighting formula. Each product is formulated to interact without over-processing, letting you get full color and highlights in one session instead of multiple appointments.

• Step 1: Apply permanent base color for all-over shade and gray coverage.
• Step 2: Apply the harmonizing highlights to selected sections for dimension.
• Completed in about 30 minutes from application to rinse.
• No separate salon highlight session required to achieve coordinated tone.

Will this kit work on my hair type and length?

Couleur Experte is suitable for most hair textures and lengths, from short to long. For very coarse or heavily damaged hair, you may want to evaluate strand condition and consider a strand test to confirm processing time and final shade intensity.

• Formulated for fine, medium, and coarse hair types.
• Effective on natural or previously colored hair; strand test recommended for chemically treated hair.
• Designed to distribute highlights evenly for short to long lengths.
• Includes instructions for processing times tailored to achieve desired results.

What results should I expect with French Éclair?

French Éclair produces a warm, elegant base color with lighter harmonizing highlights that create natural-looking dimension and shine. The outcome is a cohesive, salon-inspired appearance with tonal balance between roots and highlights.

• Rich, permanent base shade for consistent all-over color.
• Coordinated highlights that enhance movement and depth.
• Salon-like finish with glossy, multi-dimensional effect.
• Color payoff designed to blend and complement the base tone.

How should I prepare and aftercare for best longevity?

Follow the enclosed instructions and perform a strand and allergy patch test before full application. After coloring, use color-protecting shampoos and conditioners and limit heat styling to preserve vibrancy and shine.

• Perform allergy patch test 48 hours before use; do a strand test if unsure about results.
• Rinse thoroughly and use the recommended aftercare products for color maintenance.
• Avoid daily hot-water washes and reduce heat styling to extend color life.
• Touch up or refresh highlights as needed using compatible L'Oreal Paris color products.

Who is this for? If you want a single-box solution that delivers both permanent all-over color and professionally matched highlights, Couleur Experte in French Éclair suits you. It's aimed at people who prefer the convenience and cost-efficiency of at-home color without sacrificing multi-dimensional, salon-inspired results. Ideal for those seeking warm, luminous tones with coordinated highlights and who are comfortable following a two-step application.

Ingredients

Our formulas are modified from time to time, so this ingredient listing may not exactly reflect the ingredients in the product you purchase and use. Always read the ingredient list on the product label before use. INGREDIENTS AQUA / WATER / EAU DECETH-3 LAURETH-12 COCAMIDE MIPA OLETH-30 AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE DECETH-5 GLYCERIN OLEIC ACID OLEYL ALCOHOL HEXADIMETHRINE CHLORIDE 2,4-DIAMINOPHENOXYETHANOL HCl m-AMINOPHENOL ASCORBIC ACID HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE HYDROXYPROPYL BIS(N-HYDROXYETHYL-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE) HCL ETHANOLAMINE POLYQUATERNIUM-6 POLYQUATERNIUM-67 AMMONIUM THIOLACTATE LIMONENE LINALOOL ISOPROPANOLAMINE p-PHENYLENEDIAMINE PARFUM / FRAGRANCE GERANIOL RESORCINOL EDTA CITRONELLOL FIL CODE D43432/7 Formula 465990 L’Oreal Paris Highlighting Powder INGREDIENTS POTASSIUM PERSULFATE SODIUM SILICATE SODIUM PERSULFATE ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER UREA KAOLIN MAGNESIUM STEARATE AMMONIUM CHLORIDE DIETHYLHEXYL SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE VP/VA COPOLYMER HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE SODIUM METASILICATE MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE EDTA CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBUS GUM / GUAR GUM SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL STARCH MAGNESIUM PEROXIDE SODIUM BENZOATE CI 77007 / ULTRAMARINES FIL CODE D15661/8 Formula 1102469 brass defy conditioner déjaunisseur INGREDIENTS AQUA / WATER / EAU CETEARYL ALCOHOL BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE AMODIMETHICONE CETYL ALCOHOL C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE PARFUM / FRAGRANCE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE TRIDECETH-6 GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE LINALOOL HEXYL CINNAMAL CHLORHEXIDINE DIGLUCONATE BENZYL ALCOHOL CITRIC ACID BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE LIMONENE GERANIOL AMYL CINNAMAL BENZYL BENZOATE HYDROXYANTHRAQUINONEAMINOPROPYL METHYL MORPHOLINIUM METHOSULFATE SODIUM HYDROXIDE FIL CODE D54188/2 Formula 437047 U HEALTHY LOOK CREME GLOSS COLOR DEVELOPER - 25 VOLUME , REVELATEUR 25 VOLUMES INGREDIENTS AQUA / WATER / EAU HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CETEARYL ALCOHOL TRIDECETH-2 CARBOXAMIDE MEA CETEARETH-25 GLYCERIN PENTASODIUM PENTETATE SODIUM STANNATE TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE PHOSPHORIC ACID FIL CODE D12859/16