How-Tos: Customized Copper Balayage And 2-Shade Ambré
Are you ready for Balayage 2.0? Laura Gibson, @lgibsoncolorist, L’Oréal Professionnel Artist and SalonCentric Ambassador, is all about Balayage Ambré—bespoke color results that combine warm and cool tones.
August 1, 2019
Formula: Mix equal parts INOA 5.4/5C and INOA 5.45/5CRv with 20-volume INOA Rich Developer until smooth and creamy.
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Are you ready for Balayage 2.0? Laura Gibson, @lgibsoncolorist, L’Oréal Professionnel Artist and SalonCentric Ambassador, is all about Balayage Ambré—bespoke color results that combine warm and cool tones. Balayage Ambré is a new L’Oréal Professionnel Balayage Method that uses INOA ammonia-free permanent hair color’s perfectly balanced cool and warm shades. Balayage Ambré can be done by combining the warm and cool tones in a single formula; by applying a warm or cool tone to the base and using a contrasting tone for the highlights, or by placing two shades—one warm, one cool—side by side.
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