Christie Mendoza (@salonlavishcovina), a senior stylist at Salon Lavish Covina, Covina, California, says she "loves experimenting with Pravana Vivids both on myself and my clients! I stay inspired by all my wonderful coworkers and all ...
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Christie Mendoza (@salonlavishcovina), a senior stylist at Salon Lavish Covina, Covina, California, says she "loves experimenting with Pravana Vivids both on myself and my clients! I stay inspired by all my wonderful coworkers and all the amazing stylists who share their work who push me to be a better hairdresser everyday!"
For this transformation, Mendoza shares that her fiirst time client came into the salon with a grown out ombré "and she tried to place pink on her ends at home."
Here she shares the fix:
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STEP 1: Apply Redken 4Rv + violet Hi-Fusion with 20 volume from regrowth through zone 2 ("where she had the dark red base.")
STEP 2: Fill the pink ends with Redken Shades EQ 3V and 3Rv & Redken Shades cream 4V & processing solution.
STEP 3: Process for 25 minutes. Rinse and rough dry to 80%.
STEP 4: From roots to ends apply Pravana Vivids: 1oz red, 3/4 oz green, 3/4 oz purple and a squirt of the new black for an added smokey look.
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