It took three appointments, spaced two weeks apart, for Molly Rose Kaiser's brunette client to reach a platinum blonde, but it was worth it! Here's how she did it, without damaging the hair.
Sal Marchese of Salon Marsal (salonmarsal.com) shares his tips and techniques for baliage, a technique where a colorist uses a brush to paint a thick mixture of lightener onto a section of hair in one of three paint designs. These designs—singles, slants, V and W use a “sweeping” motion to apply lightener from thin at roots to thicker towards the end.