TRANSFORMATION: Banded Old Ombre To Steely Blonde Sombre
Kayla Le (@excellenthairsalon), a senior stylist at Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc, Fremont, California, has wowed us with this transformation on first time client Angela, who came to Le asking to be blonde. Here she shares how she ...
Maggie Mulhern・Beauty and Fashion Director, MODERN SALON
Kayla Le (@excellenthairsalon), a senior stylist at Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc, Fremont, California, has wowed us with this transformation on first time client Angela, who came to Le asking to be blonde. Here she shares how she delivered:
Starting level, seven months old balayage on a natural level 2.
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Step 1: Pretreat the hair with Olaplex no.1 for 10 minutes.
Step 2: Carefully weave out the existing blonde hair and treat with Olaplex no.2.
Step 3: Babylight the rest. Place in foils and apply Joico Vero K-Pak Creme Lightener + 40 volume + Olaplex to zone 1and 2. On zone 3 apply Joico Creme Lightener + 10 volume developer.
Step 4: Process for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Rinse well and treat with Olaplex no. 2 for 10 minutes. Shampoo with Joico Color Balance purple shampoo. Towel dry.
Step 5: Tone the root with Redken Shades EQ 5n 2oz +2oz processing solution. Process for 10 minutes. Rinse well and towel dry.
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Step 6: Apply Matrix ColorSync 8v 1oz + 10p 1oz to zone 2. Process for 15 minutes. Pull through zone 3 for 7 minutes. Rinse, shampoo with Joico purple shampoo. Treat with K-Pak RevitaLuxe treatment for 10 minutes. Rinse then style.
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