Incredible changes don't have to involve complex chemistry. Here, a Level 5 with grown-out highlights looks incredible when a cool mahogany brown reacts with natural undertones to create a red-violet brunette. Olive skin tones are instantly enhanced. Next, a romantic, textured updo is created with an eye on making the hair look thicker. The style comes from a mean product cocktail, flat wrapping and iron curling, then pinning one-inch sections.
No need to go too faux when you can use natural undertones and fine, but dense, texture as the basis for an out-of-this-world transformation.
Hair by Camilla Kinsner for The Ohio Academy Paul Mitchell Partner School, Twinsburg, Ohio.
Photo by Tom Carson.
Formulas:
- Paul Mitchell The Color 1-oz 5N + 1-oz 5CM with 2-oz 20-Volume Clear Developer. (Since no filler is used, previous highlights create dimension.)
- Volume-Boosting Cocktail: Paul Mitchell Modern Elixirs Refining Conditioner, Extra Body Root Lifter, Sculpting Foam, Super Skinny Serum.
- Finishers: Paul Mitchell Super Clean Hair Spray, Modern Elixirs Illuminating Shine Spray, Hold Me Tight Finishing Spray.
Steps to Success:
- Apply the color formula from roots to ends.
- Process for 35 minutes, then shampoo and condition.
- Apply the product cocktail to hair and flat wrap, as you dry to remove 80-percent of the moisture. Wrap each section with a medium-sized round brush for smooth volume.
- Take one-inch sections, tease at the root, spray with hairspray, curl with a 1¼ inch barrel iron and pin in place. Let cool for 10 minutes.
- Remove pins and shake head. Then place bobby pins along with shape of curls and mist-on finishers.
From another angle.
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