Grey hair??

[dreax]

morning, hi ive got a client whos 100% grey, at the moment she has around the colour 8/3. She now wants to go to a high lift colour 12/89 in wella kp. New customer and i haven't done grey hair for ages!
I'm needing advice please desperately....
where do i start, have i got to get rid of the 8/3 with bleach bath?
what peroxide do i use, i know to cover grey its 6%, but because its high lift colour this is where its confusing me, oh and also do i have to mix 12 base shade?

I know I sound like I really dont know what im doing, but its just grey hair, I dont have a lot of experience in colouring grey!

Thanks in advance xx

 

[Dee5]

Highlift tints wont work with grey hair, the highest you can go is 9.
If a grey client wats to be brighter, I would apply the 9 with whatever tones she wants then go in with highlights.

 

[poppy]

i would do the same do a 9 line with tone and put some highlight in it.Let your client know whats achievable with her being so grey.So she doesnt expect a different result,and then you can relax whilst doing it and not worry!

 

[Bluerinse]

Invest in a grey range like matrix dream age, takes all the hard work out of grey hair pick a shade, mix with 20vol and it pre softens, colours and covers 100% grey thanks to its double pigmented pre mixed bases x

 

[Tomme]

Does the dream age show as a double on the numbers or say for example client wanted a regular 8cg would just choosing 8cg from the dream age range be the same thing, or is it a 88cg? Xoxo

 

[Bluerinse]

Does the dream age show as a double on the numbers or say for example client wanted a regular 8cg would just choosing 8cg from the dream age range be the same thing, or is it a 88cg? Xoxo

It comes up as a normal one would not double, but it covers all grey! It really is very clever range x

 

[Tomme]

And they match the regular shades? X

 

[Bluerinse]

And they match the regular shades? X

The tones come out richer but bases are not double, just pre mixed so if you put 6m on it knows the hair is grey: white so it puts in red tone before the shade tone, of that makes sense? Too early lol x

 

[lilly]

The tones come out richer but bases are not double, just pre mixed so if you put 6m on it knows the hair is grey: white so it puts in red tone before the shade tone, of that makes sense? Too early lol x

Bluerinse, I've been following your replies, always to the point and clear ! This matrix range for grey sound really good, hoe does it work on say 50% how does it look on the nat coloured hair that's mixed in ? Xxx

 

[Bluerinse]

Bluerinse, I've been following your replies, always to the point and clear ! This matrix range for grey sound really good, hoe does it work on say 50% how does it look on the nat coloured hair that's mixed in ? Xxx

Ah thats really good! i try to be as exact as i can, for 50% i'd always try your normally range first as there are great and designed for upto 50% too, ive got one lady i do and i only use 10vol!! but dream age would work fine it would be a beautiful rich colour if u add me on FB i've got some swatches of the new shades and that is exactly how they come out! the camera hasnt change the colour one bit! xx

 

[lilly]

6rb love it ! X

 

[Bluerinse]

6rb love it ! X

Lush isn't it!! X

 

[dreax]

Thanks everyone for your replies! I should of known that highlift colours wasnt going to work...so I went with 99/0 + 9/38 and did the 12/81 in highlights.

She was absolutely delighted with it and I must say it looked gorgeous.

Thanks again and thanks for not slating me for not knowing what I really should of :o xx