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10 PRAVANA Formulas Celebrating the Spectrum of Red
Getting a lot of red requests? Here are 10 PRAVANA formulas spanning that end of the color spectrum, including gorgeous scarlets, magentas, peaches and coppers, to get your creative juices flowing.
November 17, 2024
George Blanco
5 min to read
It’s no secret that everyone is feeling shades of red lately. 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.
George Blanco
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 ChromaSilkcolor 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
Becky Betts
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
Brie Messinger
Create a halo section starting 2” back from the hairline all the way around the entire head.
Lightening Formul
20g Pure Light Ultra Lightener +
Pre-lighten the entire halo section. Create diffused highlights throughout the remaining four quadrants. Lift to level 9.
Base Formula: ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color
VIVIDS Formula A: ChromaSilk VIVIDS 30g Red + 10g Wild Orchid + 10g Garnet + 10g Black Additiv
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
Sadé Smith
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
Brie Messinger
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
Tash Gagnon
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
Tiffany Lobdell Summers
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
Brie Messinger
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
Vanessa Camarena
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
ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 10g 6 N + 30 g 6.34 + 60g 10 Volume Creme Developer
Mid
ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 20g 7.4 + 20g 7.44 + 60g 20 Volume Creme Developer
10. Watermelon Sugar
George Blanco @georgeeblancoo
George Blanco
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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