Archive for the ‘Colour correction’ Category

• New style new look cut colour reds and coppers

  Monday, January 23rd, 2012Beauty hair salon, Blonde highlights, Brunette to Blonde, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, consultation, Hair Colour, hair colour education, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, Multi tonal low lights, Qualification., REDS HOT AND COLD, The colour wheelNo Comments »

  When we think of red hair colours tones and shades there are just so many shades to choose from. Hot reds, Warm controlled reds. Copper shades all the way through to cool blue mauve reds.

  The red shades are the hardest to get to last the hardest to keep that rich true colour. why? because of the size of the colour molecule. Either we have to open the cuticle to much or the colour acts like a stain on the outer surface of the hair and it washes out. Finally the hair is over processed before we start. wrong formulation. many issues.

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• Hair colouring and techniques idea’s

  Thursday, January 19th, 2012Blonde highlights, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, communication, consultation, hair chemistry, Hair Colour, hair colour education, Hair colour techniques, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, hairdressing business, Hairdressing colour style trends, Multi tonal low lights, The colour wheelNo Comments »

  Over the years hair coloring techniques have changed with the times with the demands. From. Fashion trends. The constant demands for new looks for individual looks requiring new techniques and skills, that allow us to create new looks to correct and possible camouflage poorly or badly done hair colour.
  In some cases colour that is so badly done or damaged. That the last resort calls for radical action maybe a perky cut or as a last resort a wig. Yes this can and does happen. but it should not it need not! how ever extreme a look it can still have a eye stopping edge and look great!

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• Natural hair colour Pigment lift and tone.

  Tuesday, January 17th, 2012chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, communication, consultation, corrective colour chart, corrective hair colour charts, grey hair issues, hair chemistry, Hair Colour, hair colour education, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, The colour wheelNo Comments »

  Natural hair colour and trying to recreate it can be a challenge for some why? It’s that balance between pigment lift and tone. Chosen colour formulation and timing.

  Patient’s and knowledge, skill, honestly, caring,

  As a stylist do you understand the ‘Law of Color’ ? As they relate to hair colouring?Yes Laws? Oh your one of those hands on stylist who are fortunate enough to know everything. who don’t need to know or understand the law’s of colour. Your a free spirited artist! Your just someone with a huge Ego who muddles along getting bye with hit and miss colouring mishaps! A stylist who when things go wrong blames the product! How and why understanding and indeed trusting the colour wheel is so important to succeed.

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• Permanent hair colour The N series.

  Monday, January 16th, 2012chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, consultation, hair chemistry, Hair Colour, hair colour education, HAIR DRESSING INDUSTRY, TIPS TRICKS, THOUGHTS,, REDS HOT AND COLD, Solid hair colour going lighter, The colour wheelNo Comments »

  When we think about hair colour. What goes through our head ? We pull out that shade chart but do we use it correctly? Be it to refer to or in some cases so we just drop it in a clients lap and say! What colour do you want today!!! do we understand what we can learn how to use the chart correctly? Have we read the technical manual with it? do we understand it !

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• Multi toned low lights.

  Friday, December 16th, 2011Blonde highlights, Brunette to Blonde, chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, consultation, Hair Colour, hair colour education, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair salon consultation, Hair stylist consultation, home hair colour, Lifting Dark hair with High lift colour, Lifting natural dark and warm hair shades, Multi tonal low lights, Ombre hair colourNo Comments »

  How can one create this look? Well firstly I have to state it is dependent on the history of the hair that is being considered for this look. It’s back to that consultation or being honest with yourself if doing it as a home project.

  There are many formulations that one can explore and experiment with but one has to consider both target colour and effect required, the tone and shade being used.

  Lets use a example of level 6 Natural Dark Blonde. One with previous colour history. One with virgin un coloured or never processed hair. The Look tends to be a graduated hair cut works well on longer hair.

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• solid copper to honey blonde

  Tuesday, December 13th, 2011Beauty hair salon, Blonde highlights, Brunette to Blonde, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, grey hair issues, Hair colour techniques, Hair lift and deposit, Natural Blonde. want it!, REDS HOT AND COLD, The colour wheelNo Comments »

  Finally the look we set out to create low maintenance colour that could be achieved with highlights and low lights without going to blonde or using to much bleach decolouriser. As you have read to start with we had to use a bleach to lift out colour and give an even light tone as per shots above.

  Now we are able to use level 9 tones to create a honey gold and also copper warm tones as a low light. Using 20 vol peroxide and colour balancing utilising the hair’s natural pigment.

  We are now only having to colour every 8 to 10 weeks instead of every 4 to 5, better condition of the hair softer look gained client through recommendation. It’s a win win the client is in less but her friends are keeping me just as busy and guess what ? they also have friends.

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• Demi application colour balancing plus

  Thursday, December 1st, 2011Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, grey hair issues, hair chemistry, hair colour education, Hair colour techniques, hair colouring lift deposit, HAIR DRESSING INDUSTRY, TIPS TRICKS, THOUGHTS,, Hair lift and depositNo Comments »

  Demi permanent colour is an opaque hair colour it will generally last about 6 weeks. It’s main design and application would be for modern Grey coverage and refinement of under tones, also adding richness and shine has a slightly satin finish. For tone on tone and darker application with the need for lift. Not to mention colour balancing key to maintaining good colour depth and tone.

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• The N series and natural hair colour

  Wednesday, November 30th, 2011Beauty hair salon, chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, grey hair issues, hair chemistry, Hair Colour, hair colour education, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, natural level 7 to 9 blonde, The colour wheelNo Comments »

  A great deal to expect from a little tube of colour the same can be said for any natural level. We have to consider what we want from our colour but more importantly consider the formulation and what to expect from it.

  Of course if previously coloured hair and a root application we would have to colour balance the mid lengths and ends this would not be done with the N series or with peroxide. a Demi application and choice of matching shade will refresh previously coloured hair deposit only.

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• Hair colouring the Chemistry. How it works.

  Monday, November 28th, 2011Ammonia free natural hair colour, Blonde, Blonde highlights, chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, Full head hair bleach and tone, hair chemistry, hair colour education, Hair colour techniques, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, Hair structure and Ph chart, Hair Stylist standards, hairdressing education, Metallic salts, natural level 7 to 9 blonde, The colour wheelNo Comments »

  Through out history man has coloured his or her hair from using tribal muds and stains to fancy pre dyed and styled wigs to discovering permanent ways to alter and colour our own hair. Having an understanding of how this process works is key to attaining good results without causing damage or having a hair disaster.

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• The colour wheel lift deposit pigment tone,

  Friday, November 25th, 2011chemical reactions, Colour correction, colour wheel laws of colour, corrective colour chart, corrective hair colour charts, Full head hair bleach and tone, hair chemistry, hair colour education, Hair colour techniques, hair colour trends, hair colouring lift deposit, HAIR DRESSING INDUSTRY, TIPS TRICKS, THOUGHTS,, Hair lift and deposit, Level 6 to 9 natural blonde hair, The colour wheelNo Comments »

  Having re posted a slightly changed version on bleach lift and tone yesterday I have decided to follow it with on eon the colour wheel lift and deposit for they all work together well. We all need reminder of the importance of understanding and trusting the laws of colour and the colour wheel. Be it for lift and deposit bleaching and or toning.

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