Occasionally a color may be a little too dark when it finishes processing. Here’s a quick fix to get it up to one level lighter without using peroxide. This only works the day you do the service and before the hair is dried. Mix XL-Powder with warm water. At the sink quickly apply it to …
Most colorists don’t realize how strong chromastics 2RO is. Probably because most color lines don’t have an RO darker than 3RO or 4RO. If you haven’t tried Chromastics yet, give us a call. It’s the most versatile color you’ll ever work with. Give me a call if you have questions. If you have a question …
Every once in awhile a client will tell me they like their color but wish I would make it just a little lighter. When I want to make a color formula a little lighter I add XL-Cream. It doesn’t change the tone of the color, it just makes it a lighter. Following are 2 examples, one …
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Every high-lift blonde I’ve ever worked with leaves the hair rough and brassy. The fault, I believe, is in the way they are created. Most high-lift blondes have an ammonia content of 4% and use double amounts of 40-volume This means you have a working volume of 26.66. I decided to create chromastics high-lift differently. …
The first swatch is permanent 60g of 6N with 20-volume developer, processed for 35 minutes. The second swatch is the same formula with 6g of green concentrate. This is best when you want a soft ash result meaning not all the warmth is neutralized. It’s very good on lighter brown salt and pepper hair. The …
I like to use SuperGlaze formulas on salt & pepper hair to get more of a blend instead of solid coverage. A SuperGlaze also allows me to use a much lighter shade than I normally would without creating brassiness. You create a SuperGlaze by mixing equal parts of permanent and Deposit-Only with 20-volume developer. It’s …
Our industry has gone wild for toners. Unfortunately, most toners fade or go off tone within a week. Here are 5 new pastel toner shades you can mix from your existing chromastics colors that are long lasting and won’t go off tone. Each of these was applied to hair that was lightened to pale yellow …
Carefully look at these 4 glasses. Although they are all light brown, 4a is clearly the lightest and 4d is clearly the deepest. This is the difference between translucent and opaque. This slight difference is achieved by using a concentrate and helps you to get better gray coverage and longer wearing results. The more concentrate …
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Spring is in the air! Our clients are coming in to get a pick me up on whatever color they’ve been wearing through the winter season. Let’s face it, we are using more lightener than ever before. BUT, you don’t always have to reach for powder lightener. Imagine working with a lightening CREAM, that has …
Allover Blonde using chromastics Lightening CREAM! Read More »
This picture is of my 82 year old grandmother. Wow! We can have beautiful hair color at ANY age! In the past, she has worn a light blonde that had lots of charisma on it’s own, but the day came when my grandmother felt the warmth wasn’t as natural and “age appropriate”. Considering the fact …