n all my years as an educator I have been fortunate and have had the pleasure to be invited into many salons. These are some cases that arose whilst spending time in any given salon or in my own career as a stylist none are made up. In most cases of salon colour mistakes the error are caused buy the stylist making poor choice for applications.
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A hair colour disaster and fix.
Monday, March 12th, 2012Blonde highlights, Brunette to Blonde, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, communication, consultation, corrective hair colour charts, hair chemistry, Hair Colour, hair colour education, Hair colour techniques, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair salon consultation, Hair stylist consultation, Hair Stylist standards, Lifting Dark hair with High lift colour, Lifting natural dark and warm hair shades, Multi tonal low lights, Salon success, Solid hair colour going lighter, The colour wheelNo Comments » -
Natural darker hair to sun kissed natural tones .
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012Blonde highlights, Brunette to Blonde, chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, consultation, corrective hair colour charts, hair chemistry, Hair Colour, hair colour education, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, Hair stylist consultation, Karendavid Salon success, Multi tonal low lights, Ombre hair colour, Salon success, Solid hair colour going lighter, The colour wheelNo Comments »Whilst with the Coffee barrister recently about her hair she informed me that she does like to lighten her hair but like so many has an issues with lifting beyond that orange brown hue. She is of Asian decent, so naturally very dark shade and tone hence the pigment issues.
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Going Lighter. Blonde and beyond!
Monday, February 13th, 2012Beauty hair salon, Blonde, Blonde highlights, Brunette to Blonde, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, consultation, corrective colour chart, corrective hair colour charts, hair chemistry, hair colour education, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, Level 6 to 9 natural blonde hair, Lifting Dark hair with High lift colour, Multi tonal low lights, Natural Blonde. want it!, natural level 7 to 9 blonde, Solid hair colour going lighter, The colour wheelNo Comments »It is not always about going Blonde is it? It can involve lifting or lightening ones only natural colour or lifting our a darker shade application.What eve the case it can and will have and may cause some issues.This is such a huge topic it can and will open up many. Different application, formulation, situations. I will try to cover or uncover as many as possible.
I think before we start to look at the various colour options available to us. We have to take a look at and understand the process of lift deposit and hair pigmentation. The law’s of colour. The colour wheel. How to control the unwanted tones exposed in the lifting process.
Whether doing all over lift with a Bleach De-colouriser or using High Lift Blonde permanent colour for all all over colour techniques. One will encounter unwanted pigment in the form of warmth. The key to controlling this is to understanding the colour wheel, tones needed to control the exposed pigment. The same rules will apply if doing a High lighted effect when requiring lift and deposit.
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If your hair colour goes badly wrong. what to do!
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Beauty hair salon, chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, communication, consultation, hair chemistry, Hair Colour, hair colour education, HAIR DRESSING INDUSTRY, TIPS TRICKS, THOUGHTS,, Hair lift and deposit, home hair colour, Solid hair colour going lighter, The colour wheelNo Comments »This is such a contentious subject:
A never ending issue for so many women. I thought it worthy of sharing below extracts from our exchange.
Below have posted the question raised in dark solid type. and have tried to respond to the question raised this.This was a real situation and exchange of idea’s with someone who contacted me on line via this blog.
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Darker side of life! trying a darker hair colour or shade!
Saturday, February 4th, 2012Blonde highlights, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, consultation, corrective hair colour charts, hair chemistry, hair colour education, hair colour trends, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, Hair salon consultation, Hairdressing colour style trends, Lifting natural dark and warm hair shades, Multi tonal low lights, Solid hair colour going lighter, The colour wheelNo Comments »Can you go from blonde hair to Darker shade. Can it look good? Will it work ? yes yes yes! In many cases it can make your own natural colouring come alive. Your eyes look brighter . Your skin tone takes on a whole new look. When you want to go lighter with a little patients it can be done without to much effort.
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Natural Herbal organic hair colour.
Monday, January 30th, 2012Ammonia free natural hair colour, Blonde, chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, communication, consultation, hair chemistry, Hair Colour, hair colour education, home hair colour, Metallic salts, Qualification., The colour wheelNo Comments »I do not claim to know or have knowledge about. All there is to know about all the different hair colours on the market. I do however try and keep up to date I do try and get information on all products I come across. Or that seem new and exciting,
This revolution is now already in many of the home colour kits that promote quick fix Ammonia free colour! is this really professional? just because it’s say’s ‘Herbal’ and has a natural plant extract photo on the box does not make it healthier than anything else.
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Alkalinity and Ph. The process of hair colouring.
Friday, January 27th, 2012Ammonia free natural hair colour, Blonde, chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, communication, consultation, corrective colour chart, Full head hair bleach and tone, hair chemistry, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, Hair structure and Ph chart, Metallic salts, The colour wheelNo Comments »As Hairdressers when considering doing hair colour . We owe it to our selves and indeed the client to do the best job possible, more than that give the best service and advise possible, suggesting colour that works with skin tone and eye colour. Work with the best products available, understand the chemistry of the product how it works reacts with hair, what condition with it leave the hair in. Spend some time reading the technical manual in the colour chart know and trust your product.
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Pre lighteners Blonde hair toning
Thursday, January 26th, 2012Blonde, Brunette to Blonde, chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, communication, consultation, corrective colour chart, corrective hair colour charts, Full head hair bleach and tone, hair chemistry, Hair Colour, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, Metallic salts, Solid hair colour going lighter, The colour wheelNo Comments »Bleaching and toning hair is a subject I have covered in the past but it seem’s to get researched for information constantly as stylist’s and client’s look for information on the subject
Full head bleaching or High lighting are a process that requires lifting or lightening the hair to a point of removing enough of the hair’s natural pigment. To then create a natural looking shade from light brown or copper to blonde depending on the natural level or colour of the hair . How do we achieve this?
As always it starts with a consultation with you client or as a client with your stylist. This is key especially with bleaching. Past history. Condition. Goal. Expectation.
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Pre lightening hair. Bleaching lift pigment tone.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012Blonde, Blonde highlights, chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, consultation, corrective colour chart, Full head hair bleach and tone, hair colour education, HAIR DRESSING INDUSTRY, TIPS TRICKS, THOUGHTS,, Hair lift and deposit, Multi tonal low lights, Natural Blonde. want it!, natural level 7 to 9 blonde, The colour wheelNo Comments »A huge topic with so many different answers options variables.
Above i found this information for bleaching a head maybe it was put up in jest if that was the case it’s in bad taste and dangerous in content or lack there of. If not in jest then very dangerous if taken seriously by some one. We should always consider the content of what we post and the damage bad information can do !
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Hair colour correction challenges
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, communication, consultation, corrective hair colour charts, hair chemistry, Hair Colour, hair colour education, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair structure and Ph chart, hairdressing education, Natural Blonde. want it!, Qualification., Solid hair colour going lighter, The colour wheelNo Comments »I have decide this week to post topic’s on. Bleaching. Toning. and of course colour correction. Colour correction that journey into the unknown. That adventure that we have to be fully prepared for. the one that can and will at some point challenge us all.
To succeed we need. Knowledge.Skill. Technical ability. Good products and what? Communication and consultation skills. Colour correction starts with consultation!
An honest consultation who wants to end up with! An over processed shapeless mess!hardly an endorsement of ones skill or ability.
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