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[Goldie]

Hi there

Can someone clarify something for me kindly

I use the schwarzkopf igora range.
I have a lady, shes a natural level 7. But I use level 8 on her.
I want to update her look now her roots are showing and her hair colour is due; possibly put some thin blonde highlights; half a head.

I am thinking I use Igora Vario Blond with 3% developer? or should I use 6% developer? to lift hair, and deposit desired tint afterwards

Obviously I am working on previous coloured hair

I will do a strand test!

Please clarify

Thanks

 

[Perry_Althair]

Hi there

Can someone clarify something for me kindly

I use the schwarzkopf igora range.
I have a lady, shes a natural level 7. But I use level 8 on her.
I want to update her look now her roots are showing and her hair colour is due; possibly put some thin blonde highlights; half a head.

I am thinking I use Igora Vario Blond with 3% developer? or should I use 6% developer? to lift hair, and deposit desired tint afterwards

Obviously I am working on previous coloured hair

I will do a strand test!

Please clarify

Thanks

ive never used swartzkopf but as you are using a tint as well as highlights, i'd just go in with 3% and maybe finish of the last foils with 6% as you have to then apply the tint in between and wait for it to process, the first ones, if 6% were used, would over process.

 

[mm29]

yip bleach with 3% starting at back and finishing off with top section with 6%.

 

[Goldie]

ok guys thanks, that makes sense.

igora blond powder mixed with 3% to use on back , then 6% on top of head, apply permenant tint inbetween foils!! righty oh

another thing is, if i find the blonde hlighlights to be 'too' blonde i can also deposit a semi permenant to achieve desired colour and let that develop on wet hair for 20mins once ive first washed hair... ?

 

[mm29]

ok guys thanks, that makes sense.

igora blond powder mixed with 3% to use on back , then 6% on top of head, apply permenant tint inbetween foils!! righty oh

another thing is, if i find the blonde hlighlights to be 'too' blonde i can also deposit a semi permenant to achieve desired colour and let that develop on wet hair for 20mins once ive first washed hair... ?

yip to foils and tint in between

as to toning what colour are you aiming for??
i personally use igora royal if im using 91/2-1 or like 10-2 for toning

 

[Goldie]

yip to foils and tint in between

as to toning what colour are you aiming for??
i personally use igora royal if im using 91/2-1 or like 10-2 for toning

ok, im thinking putting a 8.5 all over. its a hair colour she uses already or close to.. same time use 3% bottom head and 6% top head developer with the vario blond powder for highlights. let that all develop, wash off, and desposit something in the level 9 range. maybe 9.5? something close to that in a semi. keep it subtle.

...

another thoght is, as she is a level 8, with 8.5 in her hair already, can i avoid using bleach and use a 9% developer mixed with 9.5 for foil highlighting? will this lift the hair on coloured hair?

 

[mm29]

tint wont lift tint, however u can always do a strand test as your only wanting 1 shade lighter and same tone. if her hair has mega build up of tint and longish i wouldnt bother with strand test with tint as it wont come up even, in this case stick to plan A.

i wouldnt try 9.5 with 9% roots bill be alot brighter try 6% on strand test.

 

[Goldie]

tint wont lift tint, however u can always do a strand test as your only wanting 1 shade lighter and same tone. if her hair has mega build up of tint and longish i wouldnt bother with strand test with tint as it wont come up even, in this case stick to plan A.

i wouldnt try 9.5 with 9% roots bill be alot brighter try 6% on strand test.

ok thank you

so sticking with plan A, i do my bleaching for highlights, i then wash hair, dry it quickly and then add my tone colour if i feel my blonde is too blonde; i use the igora vibrance range say 9.5-5 plus 1.9% developer on towl dryed hair and let that develop.

i hope i am remembering correctly ...

 

[mm29]

ok thank you

so sticking with plan A, i do my bleaching for highlights, i then wash hair, dry it quickly and then add my tone colour if i feel my blonde is too blonde; i use the igora vibrance range say 9.5-5 plus 1.9% developer on towl dryed hair and let that develop.

i hope i am remembering correctly ...

bleach 3% back 6% top foils - tint in between foils -develop 30 mins

shampoo - towel dry and tone with 91/2.5

really watch when toning as it will grab quickly and ur only having 1 shade of a difference, if u leave it on too long u wont see the difference..

 

[Goldie]

bleach 3% back 6% top foils - tint in between foils -develop 30 mins

shampoo - towel dry and tone with 91/2.5

really watch when toning as it will grab quickly and ur only having 1 shade of a difference, if u leave it on too long u wont see the difference..

thank you so much :biggrin:
all the theory work and praticle is up there in my mind, just had to clarify.

 

[Tomme]

Sometimes it's better to get other oppinions too though. I'd go for plan a myself and making it easyer than flooding get the full head colour 1 shade lighter than wanted, and apply the same time as foiling, starting from the bottom, as u reach the top go for the desired shade,it's much quicker than flooding between after and possibly moving the foils xoxo

 

[Goldie]

Sometimes it's better to get other oppinions too though. I'd go for plan a myself and making it easyer than flooding get the full head colour 1 shade lighter than wanted, and apply the same time as foiling, starting from the bottom, as u reach the top go for the desired shade,it's much quicker than flooding between after and possibly moving the foils xoxo

funny you said this
OK, i did my strand test yesterday with the bleach. I did 2 actually. 3% developer with igora blond bleach and another using 6%.
Firstly Ive decided we are going for shade 9.5. Its slightly slightly lighter then the colour she has already. I'll use 6% developer. She has some 50% white hair at roots so maybe i can put some 9.4 in the mixture. This will refresh her look

as for highlights:

Ok, so as for the strand test i did using bleach for highlights.
Well to be honest the 3% bowl not really, the 6% bowl lightend slightly. Didnt make a huge different, especially as i'll be using 9.5. Im thinking 9% developer with the bleach? Or is that a huge step foward.
Ps the hair condition was OK.

another question.
her natural roots about 2-3cm or about, can i do my foils using bleach? is it safe