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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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 » -
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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Misinformation Hair colour product knowledge
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Ammonia free natural hair colour, Beauty hair salon, Blonde highlights, Brunette to Blonde, chemical reactions, colour wheel laws of colour, consultation, grey hair issues, hair colour education, hair colouring lift deposit, HAIR DRESSING INDUSTRY, TIPS TRICKS, THOUGHTS,, Hair lift and deposit, Hair structure and Ph chart, home hair colour, Metallic salts, Multi tonal low lights, natural level 7 to 9 blonde, Solid hair colour going lighter, The colour wheelNo Comments »A place to share thoughts review hair colour and products.
How confusing is it for both stylist and the consumer when you can go on line for advise and sound information and you get material such as below. quite shocking!What is written in the heavy print is my view ! I found this information in this article miss leading and quite scary to think it’s posted as informative educational material. Always research don’t trust all that you read as being correct.
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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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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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Highlights and low lights techniques.
Friday, January 20th, 2012Beauty hair salon, Blonde, Blonde highlights, colour wheel laws of colour, consultation, hair colour education, Hair colour techniques, hair colouring lift deposit, Hair lift and deposit, Level 6 to 9 natural blonde hair, Multi tonal low lights, Natural Blonde. want it!, natural level 7 to 9 blonde, Solid hair colour going lighter, The colour wheelNo Comments »The art of hair colouring is a passion to me. As it is with so many hair colour technician’s. True professionals know that. Having both the technical and practical skills are key to being successful. Maintaining standards and being current is also key.
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I would like to try and cover some points that relate to high lighting, with the various products available to us! when we think High lights we are naturally drawn to thinking Blonde. Consider adding more natural tone sand shades . Mixing low lights and high lights.