Natural looking Highlights
Blonde For Spring and summer:
Blondes
Women and indeed some men have a love affair with being Blonde that Healthy, Natural, Sexy.
Trying to recapture that healthy sun kissed look once summer has ended can be difficult some times a disaster but done well following some advise and guide lines can help avoid mistakes.
In these challenging economic times some clients resort to home hair colour always looks so amazing in the commercial the reality is that one has to decide on so many factors when choosing a hair colour and blondes can be very challenging.
The hardest part is choosing the right product and shade so you get the desired lift shade or tone
Working with the over the counter colour creates many issues for you, the shade fades into either a nice shade of yellow or brassy mess with an orange hue or a nice green tinge
In so many cases Highlights and other techniques start off a boost to enhance a natural look but over time it's very easy to get to that point of needing the roots re touched every 6 weeks more so after a summer of colouring and the ravages from the sun for a more natural blonde look it's time for some low lights the introduction of some tone and texture to those blonde locks!
Lets be honest here! this issue of going overly blonde is caused by both client and stylist the client wants to be that little bit blonder a pick me up, we as stylist thinks hey fine at the end of the day it's another colour job bigger bill higher commission trust me i have been their I don't write this from some place of Judgment just fact and experience.
I am going to post a few different shots in the blog and talk about them for me being successful is of course being busy having good client retention and getting recommendations new clients. over the years i have learned that being honest with clients setting targets goals works really well it earns respect trust and you keep your clients.
It is my firm Belief that good highlights can last 3 months sometimes longer is this bad for business? well consider this a good job that last longer gets you new recommended clients keeps you busy and yet you are not over colouring its working with the client its working with the base colour think of the head and hair as your canvas remember your the artist.
This is a 4 month re growth.needs some help but still looks sort of ok!
This client when i first started working with her was colouring her hair with Highlights every six weeks when first done looked nice but roots started showing within weeks the highlights were done with just Bleach/ decolourizer yes makes Blonde but the hair was very over processed due to over lap of the coloring had no shine and the condition was poor she also wanted to grow her hair but found she could not! she enjoyed being blonde in the summer but was open to the suggestion of low lights over the winter months
The not growing is caused by breakage as fast as it grows it breaks off through brushing combing ect. we talked through all the issue i explained options and a goal of going longer in between services made sense why had it never been suggested before?
So we started on this new journey together our Goal Long healthy natural looking Blonde hair for my part i asked for a 1 year commitment to see this through here are the results.
For those interested in the colors used! Natural level 6
A 20 volume Bleach roots only no overlap,
8N with 20 Volume roots only [I know the 8n has a Blue Violet under tone so using it on a natural level six will expose orange in the hair but the Blue Violet will Neutralize it to a beige Blonde!]
Finally a level 6RB beige red, roots to ends but with Demi deposit no lift when going tone on tone or darker lift is not required.
As the season change so the degree or ratio of light to dark can change a constantly evolving colour we only ever coloured from just below the crown forward not a full head this creates natural dimension in the under section depth and makes putting hair up much easier know lines from growing out streaks.
As tip the natural shade of the un-coloured under section is a good guide line for the depth of the low lights if for example a level 6 then choose level 6 low lights they can be warm gold cool but they are in the right shade family.
This formulation does have a very low level of peroxide to activate the colour with out lift.
[in this instance a low Ammonia based colour 0.4%.]
The Short hair shot is the same model -client a few years ago so with patients anything is possible.
This big Blonde look as you can see is the same hair as above volume was left over having put the hair up with back combing and hair spray.
No hot irons. rollers. or styling tools! so anything is possible just play!
Two Examples of a short Funky look Blonde with Highlights, over rich base beige base under section demi deposit. [tone on tone] level 6 finished off with a razor cut.using a feather razor and Clawzs:
Two different looks both Blonde but very different!
Do you need help advise want to spend some time just talking and playing with hair contact me via my web site for a chat. classes and event can be structured to suit all needs.
Thanks Mike
http://www.back2myroots.co.uk/
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