Is Lomé Paris Any Good? A UK Salon's Honest Review

Lomé Paris shows up in more and more search bars these days, and we get it. It's a professional hair brand with a full colour range, care products and styling. It's noticeably cheaper than the bigger names. And if you're trying to work out whether it's actually any good before spending money on it, you want a straight answer rather than a marketing blurb.

Here's the honest upfront: we stock the full Lomé Paris range at our Codsall salon, we've personally used the shampoos at home, and we haven't yet used the colour range on clients in the chair. That matters, because this review is going to be straight about what we can speak to from experience and what we can only speak to from industry knowledge and stockist insight. You'll get more from reading this honestly than from reading a salon pretending they've spent five years with every tube.

Short answer: yes, Lomé Paris is a genuinely good budget-friendly professional brand. The shampoos are a pleasant surprise for the price, and the colour range is well-regarded among the stylists who use it. Here's the detail.

Who are Lomé Paris?

Lomé Paris is a professional hair brand developed in Parisian laboratories and sold almost exclusively through Sally Salon Services in the UK. They launched their permanent cream colour range as the flagship product, and have since expanded into acidic demi-permanent gloss, bleach, oxycreams, shampoos, conditioners, masks and styling products. It's a full professional range rather than a single hero product.

The positioning is interesting. Lomé Paris sits in the budget end of the professional hair market, which means you're paying salon-tier prices (not Boots prices), but noticeably less than Wella, L'Oréal Professionnel or Schwarzkopf for comparable product categories. A 100ml tube of permanent colour typically costs a few pounds less than the equivalent Wella Koleston, and their shampoos sit at £12 to £14 compared to the £18 to £22 you'd pay for Maria Nila or Osmo.

Lomé Paris hair colour: the range explained

The colour range is the backbone of Lomé Paris and what most people are searching for. Here's what's in the line-up:

Permanent Colour Crème: 100 shades across 14 colour families, including ash, gold, pearl, violet, mocha and natural tones. Sold in 50ml and 100ml tubes. The formula is enriched with glycerin, wheat protein and pro-vitamin B5, and promises 100% grey coverage with up to 4 levels of lift.

Acidic Gloss Demi-Permanent: A gentler acidic-technology toner that closes the cuticle rather than lifting. No grey coverage, no lift. Used for toning previously bleached hair, glossing, refreshing colour between full colour services, and pastelising. This is where the 39-shade colour chart comes in.

Bleach Powder: Lightens up to 7 levels, marketed as dust-free and suitable for highlights, full head bleach and balayage.

Oxycream developers: Five strengths (5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 volume) with a creamy texture designed to mix smoothly with the permanent colour crème.

Post-Colour Shampoo: A specific shampoo designed to stop the oxidative process and lock pigments into the hair after colouring.

What stylists generally say about the colour: grey coverage is genuinely strong, the crème is easy to mix and apply, and the colour payoff is vivid. Some professionals report it fades slightly faster than Koleston on very porous hair, but for the price point, that's a reasonable trade-off.

The Lomé Paris colour chart

If you're searching for "Lomé Paris colour chart", you're almost certainly looking for one of two things: the permanent colour range (100 shades in 14 families) or the acidic gloss demi-permanent chart (39 shades). These are separate charts because they're separate products.

The shade numbering follows a standard professional system: the first number is the depth (1 being black, 10 being lightest blonde), and the numbers after the full stop indicate the tone. So 7.1 is a medium blonde with an ash tone, 6.3 is a dark blonde with a gold tone, and so on. If you've used Wella or any other professional colour system, it works the same way.

Most salons display the physical colour chart on a swatch ring or book rather than relying on printed images, because printed colours never quite match the real thing. If you're buying at home, the best approach is to find a salon that stocks Lomé Paris and ask to see the swatches in person before committing.

Lomé Paris shampoos: our honest home experience

This is where we can speak directly from personal use. We've used Lomé Paris shampoos at home for a while now and here's the honest breakdown:

They're genuinely nice. Not life-changing, not the best shampoo we've ever used, but solidly good and noticeably better than what you'd get for the same money on a supermarket shelf. The Colour Shampoo holds colour well and doesn't strip. The Repair Shampoo feels gentler on damaged hair than a lot of cheaper professional options. The Volume Shampoo is fine for fine hair but didn't wow us compared to dedicated volumisers like Maria Nila Pure Volume.

The standout, for what it's worth, is the Repair Mask. If you've got dry, over-processed or colour-damaged hair, the Repair Mask does a genuinely good job for about £16 to £18 depending on where you buy it. That's cheaper than most equivalent salon masks.

Scent-wise, the shampoos are pleasant and fresh without being overpowering. We've had no complaints from anyone in the house about smell, which is more of a comment than it sounds because some professional shampoos have a strong salon-chemistry smell that not everyone loves.

Lomé Paris styling products

The styling range is smaller than the care range but covers the basics: hairsprays in varying hold strengths, setting spray, frizz control cream and a volume mousse. Our honest position: the styling products are fine but they're the category where Lomé Paris is least differentiated. You can get equally good styling products from dozens of brands, and brands like Kevin Murphy, Moroccanoil and Label.M have stronger reputations in this space.

If you're buying Lomé Paris, we'd prioritise the colour, the care products (especially the Repair Mask and Repair Shampoo) and the bleach powder. The styling range is a nice-to-have rather than a must-have.

Is Lomé Paris good value?

Yes, genuinely. Here's how the pricing shakes out:

A 100ml tube of Lomé Paris permanent colour typically costs a few pounds less than Wella Koleston and significantly less than L'Oréal Majirel. For a salon that's mixing colour every day, that saving adds up quickly. For a home colourist who knows what they're doing, it's a meaningful discount on a comparable product.

The shampoos at £12 to £14 are in the same price bracket as a professional supermarket brand like OGX or Aveda's cheaper lines, but genuinely feel more professional in use. Compared to Maria Nila at £22 or Wunderbar at £17, you're paying less for something that does the core job well.

Is it the absolute best in every category? No. Is it the best value-per-pound in the professional space? In many categories, yes.

Who is Lomé Paris best for?

Based on what we know and what we've tried:

Best for: Salons wanting to keep colour costs down without dropping to supermarket brands. Home colourists with some experience who want professional-quality colour at a lower price point. Anyone with coloured or damaged hair looking for an affordable professional shampoo and mask routine.

Not the best for: Salons catering to very high-end clientele who expect brand-name colour (Wella, L'Oréal, Redken) on the shelf. People specifically looking for natural, organic or vegan-certified ranges, because Lomé Paris doesn't position itself there. Clients with extremely porous hair who need the longest-lasting colour money can buy.

The honest caveat

We want to be straight about this one more time. We haven't yet used Lomé Paris colour in the salon chair on clients. Our salon colour brands are in place and well-established with our regular clients, so trialling a new brand on paying clients isn't something we do casually.

We stock Lomé Paris because it has a strong professional reputation, a well-developed range, and it fills a genuine gap in the market for people who want professional-quality colour without the top-tier price tag. When we recommend it, we're recommending it based on industry knowledge, our personal home experience with the care range, and feedback from other stylists who use it.

If you want a review from a salon that's used it in the chair for years, other sources will give you that. If you want an honest assessment from a salon that stocks it and has personally tried the care products, that's this review.

Final verdict: is Lomé Paris worth it?

Yes, for most people. If you're a home colourist with experience, Lomé Paris permanent colour is very strong value. If you've got coloured, damaged or dry hair and you want a properly professional shampoo and mask routine without the Maria Nila or Kérastase price tag, the Repair Shampoo and Repair Mask are genuine standouts.

We'd recommend starting with the care range if you're new to the brand. The Repair Mask is the single most impressive product per pound that we've personally tried from Lomé Paris. From there, you can decide whether the colour range is right for your routine.

You can explore the full Lomé Paris range here. Everything is dispatched from our Codsall hair salon with free UK delivery.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lomé Paris a good hair colour brand?

Yes. Lomé Paris is a professional hair colour brand developed in Parisian laboratories and sold through Sally Salon Services in the UK. The permanent colour range offers 100 shades across 14 colour families, promises 100% grey coverage, and is priced below comparable brands like Wella Koleston and L'Oréal Majirel.

Where can I buy Lomé Paris in the UK?

Lomé Paris is primarily sold through Sally Salon Services and through salons that stock the range. We carry the full Lomé Paris collection at Revive Hair Artists, dispatched from our Codsall hair salon with free UK delivery.

How do I read the Lomé Paris colour chart?

Lomé Paris uses the standard professional colour numbering system. The first number indicates the depth (1 is black, 10 is lightest blonde). The numbers after the full stop indicate the tone, where .1 is ash, .2 is violet, .3 is gold, .4 is copper, .5 is mahogany, .6 is red and .7 is matte. So 7.3 is a medium gold blonde, 6.1 is a dark ash blonde.

How many Lomé Paris shades are there?

The permanent cream colour range offers 100 shades across 14 colour families including ash, gold, pearl, violet, mocha, copper and natural tones. The acidic gloss demi-permanent range is separate and offers 39 shades designed for toning and glossing.

Is Lomé Paris cheaper than Wella or L'Oréal?

Yes. A 100ml tube of Lomé Paris permanent colour typically costs a few pounds less than Wella Koleston and significantly less than L'Oréal Majirel. The shampoos at £12 to £14 are noticeably cheaper than comparable professional care brands like Maria Nila or Kérastase.

Does Lomé Paris cover grey hair?

Yes. The Lomé Paris permanent colour crème is formulated to provide 100% grey coverage. For hair with more than 50% grey, the brand recommends mixing the desired shade with one third to one half of Natural or Intense Natural base, depending on whether you want a warm or cool result.

What developer do I need for Lomé Paris colour?

Lomé Paris makes its own oxycream developers in five strengths (5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 volume). For 100% grey coverage, the brand recommends 20 volume (6%). For tonal changes without significant lift, 10 volume. For up to 4 levels of lift, 30 or 40 volume.

Are Lomé Paris shampoos good?

Yes. We've used them at home and found them solidly good for the price point. The Repair Mask in particular is a standout product for dry, damaged or colour-treated hair at around £16 to £18, which is noticeably cheaper than comparable salon masks.