10 Red Formulas Celebrating the Undeniable Color of the Year

It’s no secret that everyone is feeling shades of red this year. Between Pantone naming Viva Magenta the 2023 Color of the Year, and coppers and peaches finding the spotlight outside of the fall season, stylists are getting more and more red or red-adjacent requests from their clients lately.

As one of the industry’s leaders in fashion color, PRAVANA has every color you need to create any shade of red your clients may desire. PRAVANA’s Artistic Educators love to experiment with the brand’s ChromaSilk color lines to produce the most beautiful creations across the rainbow for you to recreate, and red is no exception. The brand’s Pure Light lighteners and Crème Developer will also be your best friends when following the artists’ formulas. Here are nine ChromaSilk formulas you can use to achieve the trendiest reds and related shades, and be sure to follow these PRAVANA creators for more outstanding inspiration and education.

Hot Tip: For all of these formulas, you’ll want to prep the hair with PRAVANA’s Purify & Revive PRIME to diminish any minerals that can cause color to take inaccurately.

1. Cherry Pie

Becky Betts @the_blonding_rebel

Lightening Formula: 30g PRAVANA Pure Light Ultra Lightener + 60g PRAVANA 20 Volume Creme Developer

Lift to level 7.

Base Formula: 30g PRAVANA ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 6.66 + 45g PRAVANA 10 Volume Creme Developer

Overlay Formula: PRAVANA ChromaSilk VIVIDS Red

2. Juliet

Brie Messinger @colorbriehappy

Create a halo section starting 2” back from the hairline all the way around the entire head. Divide the remaining hair into four quadrants by taking a radial parting from ear to ear and a second parting from nose to nape.

Lightening Formula: 20g Pure Light Ultra Lightener + 40g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Pre-lighten the entire halo section. Create diffused highlights throughout the remaining four quadrants. Lift to level 9.

Base Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 20g 6.66 + 20g ChromaSilk VIVIDS Everlasting Scarlette Red + 60g 10 Volume Creme Developer

VIVIDS Formula A: ChromaSilk VIVIDS 30g Red + 10g Wild Orchid + 10g Garnet + 10g Black Additive

VIVIDS Formula B: ChromaSilk VIVIDS 30g Red + 10g Garnet

Apply Base formula dragging it down 1-2”. Cleanse and dry. Then, Apply VIVIDS Formula A to all four quadrants from roots to ends. Apply VIVIDS Formula B to the halo section from roots to ends.

3. Fireball

George Blanco @georgeeblancoo

VIVIDS Diminishing Formula: 20g Pure Light Power Lightener + 60g Zero Lift Creme Developer

Apply for 5-15 minutes to diminish any existing color.

Retouch Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 30g 7.66 + 45g 30 Volume Creme Developer

Apply to retouch roots.

VIVIDS Formula A: ChromaSilk VIVIDS 30g Red + 30g Neon Yellow

VIVIDS Formula B: ChromaSilk VIVIDS Yellow

Apply VIVIDS Formula A to base, dragging it down 3-4”. Apply VIVIDS Formula B a few inches below Formula A and blend to create a transitional orange shade in between.

4. Metallic Magenta Color Block

Sadé Smith @sadeofcourse

Create a halo section starting 1-2” back from the hairline all the way around the entire head. Divide the remaining hair into four quadrants by taking a radial parting from ear to ear and a second parting from nose to nape.

Lightening Formula: 30g Pure Light Ultra Lightener + 60g Zero Lift Creme Developer

Highlight the halo section.

Base Formula A: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 20g 6.64 + 20g 7.40 + 60g 20 Volume Creme Developer

Base Formula B: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 40g 7.44 + 60g 10 Volume Creme Developer

VIVIDS Formula A: ChromaSilk VIVIDS 20g Pink + 20g Silver+ 20g Clear-Pastel

VIVIDS Formula B: ChromaSilk VIVIDS 20g Pink + 20g Magenta + 20g Silver

Apply Base Formula A on scalp of the four quadrants, dragging it down 1-2”. Melt into Base Formula B. Cleanse and dry. In the halo section, melt VIVIDS Formula A into VIVIDS Formula B.

5. On Fire Split-Dye

Brie Messinger @colorbriehappy

Lightening Formula: 20g Pure Light Power Lightener + 60g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Lighten any growth to match the level of client’s mids and ends.

Color Formula A: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 30g 6.66 + 20g 7.5+ 75g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Color Formula B: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 30g 8.43 + 45g 7.44 + 113g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Color Formula C: ChromaSilk VIVIDS 50g Red + 15g Wild Orchid + 10g Magenta

Color Formula D: ChromaSilk VIVIDS 50g Orange + 15g Neon Orange

Split hair down the middle. Apply Formula A to the left side and Formula B to the right side from roots to ends and rinse. Then, apply Formula C to the left side and Formula D to the right side.

6. Liquefied Copper

Tash Gagnon @tashpotatoes_hair

Base Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 40g 7.4 + 60g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Mids & Ends Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 80g 7.40 + 120g 20 Volume Creme Developer

7. Subtle Strawberry

Tiffany Lobdell Summers @vividhaircreations

Base Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 30g 7.35 + 15g 7.4 + 15g 7.43 + 90g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Dimensional Highlight Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 30g 9.23 + 15g 8.43 + 68g 10 Volume Creme Developer

8. Poinsettia

Brie Messinger @colorbriehappy

Lightening Formula: 20g Pure Light Ultra Lightener + 40g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Lift to level 8.

Base Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 20g 4.52+ 20g 5.5 + 60g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Mids & Ends Formula A: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 20g 7.5 + 30g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Mids & Ends Formula B: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 20g 5.5 + 30g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Overlay Formula A: ChromaSilk VIVIDS 20g Garnet + 30g Red + 5g Black Additive

Overlay Formula B: ChromaSilk VIVIDS 20g Red + 10g Wild Orchid

Apply Base Formula as a stretch root and reverse balayage. Apply Mids & Ends Formula A melting into Mids & Ends Formula B. Cleanse and dry. Then apply Overlay Formula A melting into Overlay Formula B.

 

9. Burnt Orange

Vanessa Camarena @vanessahairadvisor

Lightening Formula: 30g Pure Light Power Lightener + 90g 20 Volume Creme Developer

Lighten mids and ends to level 8 and the base to level 6 or 7.

Shadow Root Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 10g 6 N + 30 g 6.34 + 60g 10 Volume Creme Developer

Mids & Ends Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 20g 7.4 + 20g 7.44 + 60g 20 Volume Creme Developer

10. Watermelon Sugar

George Blanco @georgeeblancoo

Lightening Formula: Pure Light Ultra Lightener + 20 Volume Creme Developer

Root Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 10g 6Nt + 10g 8.1

Pink Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 30g 9.22 + 5g 9.3 + VIVIDS 8g Poisonberry + 2g Mystic Magenta

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