QuoteReplyTopic: help with correct blond tones Posted: March 18 2008 at 1:32pm
I wonder if any body can help with my hair colour, i currently use 12/1 wella kolleston special ash blonde on my roots and am finding the end result with too much warmth please could anybody advise as to get a more correct tone and let me know the quantities to use.
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I have not used this particular product, but in the past I used to use an ash blonde color from Wella's Color Charm line mixed with Wella's Blonding Plus and 40 vol. developer. The Blonding Plus can be added to any of their blonde colors to give it more lift, which in my experience reduced warmth/brassiness. I believe the ratio of color to BP is 1:1, but I can double-check that for you.
I'm sure some of the more experienced members will have other suggestions for you as well. Good luck!
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Anytime you are lightening hair more than 2 levels the hair's underlying pigment is exposed which regardless of the level of color are all warm shades. Golden, brassy, orangey. etc. You will never achieve a cool shade like an ash regardless of the color you are using. Since the underlying pigment is warm when you add a cool ash your end result will be a neutral tone. You always need to take into account the underlying pigment in the hair at the level you are lightening the hair to then if you want a neutral shade you would use an Ash base cool color. If you wanted some warmth then you would use a neutral. If you want your hair to look like a canary then you would use a Gold base.
The reason many times the hair needs to be toned is because of the exposure of the underlying pigment.
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