Garnier Nutrisse Nutri-Browns in Roasted Coffee : CLOWN HAIR EPIC FAIL

I wanted a change in color, a deep, dark, and subtle reddish-brown, so I tried the Garnier Nutrisse Nutri-Browns in Roasted Coffee. EPIC FAIL. I got a horrible, neon red. It doesn't look so bad in the pics, but it was McDonald's-clown red in real life:

I remember trying another color from the Nutri-Browns line a long time ago and getting Oompa Loompa Orange hair, so I don't even know why I tried the line again:

I had to do damage control and tone it with a dark, very cool, beige-blonde to counteract the brassy, red tones. I used L'Oreal Excellence Creme in Deep Beige Blonde:

Now my hair is a deep, chesnut-red brown. I'm content for now. It is definitely better than clown hair. The L'Oreal also made my hair extremely soft, so I'm happy with that:

SUMMARY:
Garnier Nutrisse Nutri-Browns : Lifts too much, gives brassy orange, red, or some variation of neon tones. Leaves hair very dry. NEVER AGAIN

L'Oreal Excellence Cream : Good for correcting color, shades run dark , so buy a shade lighter than what you want (i.e. if you want brown, get dark blonde-there's a really good How-to on Makeup Alley by a girl named ArmyBratz? on how to mix this color ). Will try again.