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MAKEOVER: Dark Brown To Silver Blonde Melt - GORGEOUS!

After coloring her hair darker for about a year, this client wanted to go blonde but with shaded roots for a softer regrowth.

Maggie Mulhern
Maggie MulhernBeauty and Fashion Director, MODERN SALON
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June 17, 2017
MAKEOVER: Dark Brown To Silver Blonde Melt - GORGEOUS!

 

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"This client been coloring her hair very dark brown for a year," says Jack Martin (@jackmartincolorist), a color correction specialist and owner of Jack Martin Salon, Tustin, CA. "She decided to go blonde but with shaded roots for a softer regrowth."

Here Martin shares the details for this makeover:

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Step 1: Balayage (using the teasing technique) with Oligo Professional Extra Blonde with 30 volume, blended with Olaplex.

Step 2: Process for 70 minutes to reach level 10 pale blonde. Rinse and dry the hair.

Step 3: Tone with Pravana 8.22 with zero lift 1:1 ratio on roots to middle shaft, 10.7 with zero lift 1:1 ratio on middle shaft to ends. Process for 30 minutes. Rinse.

Step 4: Apply Olaplex number 2 for 20 minutes. Shampoo, cut and blow dry the hair.



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