Balay Powder thickens any color or lightener, making it ideal for balayage.
Balay Powder thickens any color or lightener, making it ideal for balayage.

Balay Powder’s Artistic Team drew inspiration from a mix of vibrant red, yellow and green peppers. The curved lines of the peppers inspired brilliant hair graphics.

FORMULA AND APPLICATION:
Natural level 4
Formula 1: ½ oz Pravana Pure Light Lightener + ½ oz Balay Powder with 1½ oz 40-volume developer
Formula 2: 1 oz Pravana ChromaSilk 7.62 with 1½ oz Zero Lift Developer
Formula 3: .2 oz Yellow Vivids +.2 oz Balay Powder
Formula 4: .2 oz Green Vivids + .2 oz Balay Powder
Formula 5: .2 oz Red Vivids +.2 oz Balay Powder


1. Apply Formula 1 to the ends. Process 50 minutes; then shampoo, rinse and dry.
2. Next, apply Formula 2 to the base, along the ridge and through the top.
3. Apply Formulas 3, 4, and 5, using a balayage technique in a checkerboard pattern through the top of the head. Apply the formulas on the midstrands and ends.
4. Apply Formula 5 along the sides, melding it into the base color for gradation. Once the application is completed, process 20 minutes.

CREDITS:
Color and style: James Gartner @gartnerjames
Makeup: Cassandra Tamayo @cassandramiaa_

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