Virgin hair, starting level 5.5
We began by doing back to back foil slices with Wella Blondor and 30 vol plus Olaplex #1
This processed without heat until she was a level 8.
I shampooed and blow-dried her hair to about 60% dry then applied Equal parts Joico Silver Blonde Toner and Joico Color Corrector Violet plus 10 vol
Covered with a cap and processed for 20 minutes-- no heat -- and then shampooed.
This was after toning.
I blow dried her again and then applied TIGI 5/22 with 10 vol at her roots and lightly combed down. This processed for 10 minutes with no heat.
I mixed by eye for the next part using Joico Intensities--light purple, clear and titanium-- to create a smokey purple.
I started with clear then added purple to that and then added dots of titanium until I got my desired color. (see mixing bowl in last slide)
I then applied this and feathered it up to the root color I had applied.
This processed for an additional 10 minutes. I rinsed really well and applied Olaplex #2
Shampooed using Moroccanoil Extra Volume shampoo and conditioner
The final Smokey Purple finish
Virgin hair, starting level 5.5
We began by doing back to back foil slices with Wella Blondor and 30 vol plus Olaplex #1
This processed without heat until she was a level 8.
I shampooed and blow-dried her hair to about 60% dry then applied Equal parts Joico Silver Blonde Toner and Joico Color Corrector Violet plus 10 vol
Covered with a cap and processed for 20 minutes-- no heat -- and then shampooed.
This was after toning.
I blow dried her again and then applied TIGI 5/22 with 10 vol at her roots and lightly combed down. This processed for 10 minutes with no heat.
I mixed by eye for the next part using Joico Intensities--light purple, clear and titanium-- to create a smokey purple.
I started with clear then added purple to that and then added dots of titanium until I got my desired color. (see mixing bowl in last slide)
I then applied this and feathered it up to the root color I had applied.
This processed for an additional 10 minutes. I rinsed really well and applied Olaplex #2
Shampooed using Moroccanoil Extra Volume shampoo and conditioner
The final Smokey Purple finish
Nicole DeStefano (@nicole_does_beauty) has only been doing hair for a year. She used products from TIGI, Wella, JOICO Intensities and Olaplex, then finished with Moroccanoil, to achieve this very on-trend "vintage" shade of lavender.
In the images above, each caption features her formula and steps.
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