Haircolor 101
Haircolor aka dye can not lift/lighten hair that has been previously colored.
Haircolor only lightens up to about 4 shades lighter
Every hair color from black to blond has a warm underlying tone, ranging from red to orange to yellow.
To get your dream color, your stylist will choose the right colorant to offset or enhance those underlying tones.
To paint a picture sometimes you need to use different mediums. Oil, acrylic, & water color will all give you different effects, the same applies for haircolor.
What we use at your appointment will all depend on your color history, texture and desired look. Always let your stylist know what your color history is at least 2 yrs back so they can choose the right paint for the project.
Core>>Surface Protection
I use LO'real Professionnel haircolor in the salon which includes Tri-Zone technology. At the core Inonène G: reduces porosity to restore, protect & condition from chemical damage. And on the surface areas Incell® penetrates the cuticle to fill & repair from daily aggressors like heat styling. Its also progressive; with each application, the hair becomes stronger and better conditioned, & these treatments bond to the hair for continuous conditioning from retouch and shampoo after shampoo... meaning your hair stays healthy and your haircolor lasts longer.
Going Darker
Plain & simple... When you want to go darker I use a treatment based "Demi-Permanent" haircolor to add color to your hair.
How Does it work? That goop in my bowl, slightly lifts your cuticle layers & the color molecules slip into the hair fiber. The color molecule starts out like a tiny raisin, & during the processing, plumps into a large grape preventing the color from slipping back out. At the end of the processing it gets sealed in with a surface protecting agent making it super shiny & soft. In about 6-8wks you wanna come back in for a refresher.
Book for: "All Over Color"
Going Lighter with Haircolor + Grey Coverage
How it works... it's pretty close to the process above. The alkaline agent still lifts the cuticle layers but instead of just adding color to your hair it lifts some or most of your natural pigment so the artificial pigment aka "dye" can fill that empty space and again gets sealed in with a surface protecting agent.
Those darn greys never color! It may be due to the texture of your hair. Grey &/or coarse hair fibers have 24-48 layers of cuticle while fine-medium texture has about 7-14 cuticle layers. I have a couple of specialized lines I can choose from to combat this however it may take a couple sessions to find the right product for you. Bare with me ladies ;)
natural color > underlying pigment
A common fear I hear from darker haired beauties is that they don't want to see red or orange. I hear ya ladies. I will choose a color that I think best offsets/dilutes your natural underlying tone. Your ethnicity, texture and density of hair can all effect the outcome. We'll work together to find the right shade.
Everyone has a warm underlying pigment. From a medium brown down to black theres fire engine red under there you guys! Light brown to blonde is orange. Yikes! And blondes have yellow. Its best when coloring the hair to use a salon quality wash & rinse to keep your color on tone.
Book for: "All over Color" or "Color Re-touch"
