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Makeover: Using Color Remover as a Magic Wand

Get the details for this makeover where the colorist admitted she needed a "magic wand."

Maggie Mulhern
Maggie MulhernBeauty and Fashion Director, MODERN SALON
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May 23, 2019
Makeover: Using Color Remover as a Magic Wand

Makeover by Anna Clemens (_hairbyanna_)

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Anna Clemens (_hairbyanna_) of Columbia, Missouri, calls herself a “Braid Slayer” and “Master Trends Specialist.”

For this makeover, she admits she needed a a bit more help and had to pull out her “magic wand”. “But it was Redken City Beats Color Remover that make this transformation possible," Clemens says.

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Here she shares the details for this 3 ½ hour correction:

STEP 1: Apply City Beats Color Remover and follow directions to remove as much fashion color as possible.

STEP 2: Apply corrective color:

Zone 1: Redken Gels Lacquer 6WG.

Zones 2-3: Redken Shades EQ 08WG.

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Process according to manufacturers instructions.

STEP 3: Finish with Redken Color Extend Chemistry shot. Shampoo and condition with Redken Frizz Dismiss.

STEP 4: Style with Redken Rebel Tame and Instant Deflate oil-in-serum from the Frizz Dismiss line. Polish with Sam Villa Blow Dryer and Sleekr Iron.

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