From washed out to WOW!

Sometimes our guests don’t know what suits them best and that’s where an educated hair artist comes into play.  In this situation I had a young woman sit in my chair with a few inches of mousy brown regrowth and bleach blond mid-ends.  She was unsure on what type of look she was going for next so naturally I started brainstorming a few ideas in my head based on her style and appearance.  We both decided to go with a rooted look considering she wasn’t too fond of high maintenance color like her blonde.  I suggested a beautiful pearly raspberry color because I felt that her personality paired perfectly with a fun and funky color.   Her ends were extremely porous and over processed so I filled that area to ensure our desired color would be achieved and also last in her hair.  Next, I went in at her root with the desired color and 3% lotion for no lift to give it a deeper appearance than the already lighter ends. After I applied the root, I went in with the same formula and brought it directly over the filler color.  I knew it would appear a bit lighter due to how light the strands already were.  Finally, we did an all over color balancing using the same color but a demipermanent to give back a little moisture and add shine.