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SEARCHMiriam Ortega (@studio410artonhair), owner of Studio 410 of Dallas, Texas, accepted a color correction challenge that caught our eye."Brenda arrived with a fried, over-processed, broken orange-from-hell bleach botch job," Ortega ...
Miriam Ortega (@studio410artonhair), owner of Studio 410 of Dallas, Texas, accepted a color correction challenge that caught our eye.
"Brenda arrived with a fried, over-processed, broken orange-from-hell bleach botch job," Ortega says. "I took her to a dark, classy, healthy multi-dimensional balayage blend using Wella Color Charm DEMI through out this entire color correcting process."
Ortega describes the finished result as a sophisticated pecan base tone "with beautiful butterscotch to compliment and blend perfectly...creating this 'new year ...new you' look."
Get the formula: Pecan and butterscotch brunette
STEP 1: Section the hair into four sections. Tease 1/2-inch slices, 2 inch from new growth down, back to back and leaving one slice unteased out separating each of the four sections.
STEP 2: Using Wella Color Charm Demi Perm, blend 4oz of 4n & 10 volume (equal parts), with 15 drops of Gray Magic. Apply staring from new growth down to two inches of teased parts only.
Apply to all 4 sections.
STEP 3: Take out the left out "unteased" slices and place in foil. Apply from regrowth to ends: 2oz of 4N Wella Color Charm demi- permanent with 2 oz. 10 volume developer and 10 drops of Gray Magic.
STEP 4: Process for 20-25 minutes at room temperature.
STEP 5 : Blend 4oz of 7n & 10 volume (equals parts). Apply on the teased slices that have been left untouched, beginning from the teased hair to ends.
STEP 6: Process for 5-7 minutes at room temperature.
StTEP 7: Shampoo, brushing out teased hair. Apply Moroccanoil Deep Conditioning Treatment in processing cap for 10 minutes at room temperature. Rinse thoroughly.
STEP 8: Style with Kenra Blow Dry Spray, applied generously on ends. Apply Moroccanoil Treatment on the ends and Bed Head After Party for frizz control.
These images have been added because many people do not believe it is the same person in the before and after! If you go to our Facebook page you will see comments from Ortega herself AND the client, Brenda Mercado, who shares selfies and her reaction to the color correction.
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