When we think about lifting hair from a natural level many things have to be considered to avoid disaster be it with home colour or in a salon it is not just a question of buy the box see the shade slap it on!
In this example a level 6 we have to consider the natural hair pigment that is going to come into play through the lifting process.
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Posted this after after being asked a question on the Ombre colour techniques. really one just has to think about fading from dark to light
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I know another Blonde topic but it’s a constantly seared topic by both clients and stylist’s I really think that it’s an area that demands constant attention.With so many enjoying being and indeed wanting to be Blonde we have to maintain standards of the service we offer and carry out.
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Cause client has Indulged in a cocktail of home colour trying to get that salon look on the cheap!
Sadly a poorly done colour service done by an unskilled hairdresser.
We assume that if a stylist is working in a salon they have satisfied the examination board and reached a professional NVQ standard of qualification.
In so many cases students leave college with a good solid basic knowledge of the industry and newly qualified – the world is their oyster.
But after a couple of years they become disillusioned.
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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What is the hardest challenge in a hair colour make cut make over?
Firstly and foremost it has to be a situation with really challenging colour correction.
This leads nicely on to the hardest form of colour correction. What might that be? Over processed Mud coloured hair.
This situation is normally created when hair has been over coloured then in an attempt to fix it goes wrong.It is cause when all the shades neutralise each other out creating a muddy dull life less colour and really poor condition. This type of situation happens a great deal and can be very challenging to correct
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Modern hair coloring techniques and liberation of colour and appearance have made fire-engine red a fashion trend for some. Instead of a hair coloring catastrophe this can be a acceptable life saver now days when the removal of dark hair fails and a red hue takes over.
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Using the colour wheel understanding and trusting the colour wheel is key to toning and understanding colour.
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Whist on the topic of make overs thought maybe we should look at a Cut and colour . A case of some one needing wanting asking to help.
Correction to some degree and a new look taking onto account condition colour wanted and long term goal all of this was established in the consultation prior to the chemical service.
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