Red to pink

[littleplum]

Hi, help needed if possible. Got a client with red hair(bleached up with crazy colour on top). Now wants to go pink. If I strip red out, i will be left with orange. Will crazy colours cover old colour? Help

 

[Perry_Althair]

Hi, help needed if possible. Got a client with red hair(bleached up with crazy colour on top). Now wants to go pink. If I strip red out, i will be left with orange. Will crazy colours cover old colour? Help

it depends on the crazy colour and how light the bleach lifted the hair before it was coloured to what it will strip to...if its fire, and it went over a clean blonde, then u may find stripping will leave you with a pinky blonde not an orangey blonde...if it does lift to an orange tone, you will have to strip it further then go over with a pink crazy colour. id say bleach bath with powder and shampoo...no peroxide and if further lifting is needed, bleach bath with powder, shampoo and 3% and visually develop

 

[DaniG]

It also depends on the shade of pink you want. I find that Directions Flamingo Pink goes very well over orange but that's a very bright pink. If you want something more pastel or just not quite so bright then you will need to get rid of as much of the old colour as you can, as Perry says =)

 

[littleplum]

thanks to both of you for replying x can you recomend a good permanent colour i use all different ranges as im mobile but am currently thinking of matrix as it gets lots of praise on here x

 

[Perry_Althair]

thanks to both of you for replying x can you recomend a good permanent colour i use all different ranges as im mobile but am currently thinking of matrix as it gets lots of praise on here x

A permanent range or a particular permanent colour?

 

[littleplum]

a pink colour not yet sure what depth or shade, that will hold for a while. crazy colours are fab but are hard for clients to maintain. just wondered if any one knew a nice pink in any range.. pref semi or quasi as these seem to grab porus hair better. thanks x

 

[Perry_Althair]

a pink colour not yet sure what depth or shade, that will hold for a while. crazy colours are fab but are hard for clients to maintain. just wondered if any one knew a nice pink in any range.. pref semi or quasi as these seem to grab porus hair better. thanks x

Buy a bottle of your preferred crazy colour, use what you need on the day of her appointment and give her the rest to add to her conditioner when she washes her hair, this is what I do and it works really well, also a retail opportunity if there won't be much left over after the first application x

 

[faerififi]

Crazy colour fire goes on red but after a few washes turns bright pink and lasts for ages!

 

[littleplum]

thanks for your help guys! x

 

[Mrslennie]

it depends on the crazy colour and how light the bleach lifted the hair before it was coloured to what it will strip to...if its fire, and it went over a clean blonde, then u may find stripping will leave you with a pinky blonde not an orangey blonde...if it does lift to an orange tone, you will have to strip it further then go over with a pink crazy colour. id say bleach bath with powder and shampoo...no peroxide and if further lifting is needed, bleach bath with powder, shampoo and 3% and visually develop

Did you mean you mix powder bleach with shampoo?? Did I get the right end of that stick? Lol

I've not heard of that before, if so how much bleach to shampoo and I guess you massage it in to wet hair and leave it for how long? Thanks in advance!

 

[Perry_Althair]

Did you mean you mix powder bleach with shampoo?? Did I get the right end of that stick? Lol

I've not heard of that before, if so how much bleach to shampoo and I guess you massage it in to wet hair and leave it for how long? Thanks in advance!

Yep, only for removing tone though, so ideal for helping the shift a true semi.
1 part bleach, 1 part clarifying shampoo and if it's quite a thick mixture then 1 part water too. I'd personally use it on dry hair and visually develop x

 

[Mrslennie]

Yep, only for removing tone though, so ideal for helping the shift a true semi.
1 part bleach, 1 part clarifying shampoo and if it's quite a thick mixture then 1 part water too. I'd personally use it on dry hair and visually develop x

Thanks!! I will give it a go when the time comes! Your a superstar. X