Hello I'm new and have a colour question :-)

[Demeter]

Hi, I’m new to this site and I was hoping for some help with a little colour question.

I did hairdressing many years ago and don’t really do much nowadays.

My nephew’s friend wants me to colour her hair because she was so pleased with how I cut it. She has an asymmetric style (shorter version of Frankie from The Saturdays hair style)

She wants a rich chocolatey colour and really likes Wella Koleston 5/75 (light brunette mahogany). She also wants a lighter colour as flashes through the top.

She is naturally between a base 5 or 6 and I was just wondering what lighter colour would compliment 5/75?
She has virgin hair apart from an inch or so of colour on the ends on top from some previous high lights.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

 

[Bluerinse]

How light does she want to be? You getting back into hairdressing full time?

 

[Demeter]

She doesn't want to be too light, maybe about a 9, sort of caramel-y perhaps. I'm just not sure whether caramel would compliment the 5/75 because of the mahogany tone in it.

Have just checked a pic of her and she is nearer a base 6 than a 5.

Not sure about going back to hair full time but am tending to do a lot more friends and family at home these days.

 

[Bluerinse]

She doesn't want to be too light, maybe about a 9, sort of caramel-y perhaps. I'm just not sure whether caramel would compliment the 5/75 because of the mahogany tone in it.

Have just checked a pic of her and she is nearer a base 6 than a 5.

Not sure about going back to hair full time but am tending to do a lot more friends and family at home these days.

See you should get back to it! You have just answered your own question, so about a base 9 and caramelly....9.3 well done you! And yes it will look great with 5.75 or 5/77

 

[Demeter]

Thank you for the vote of confidence :biggrin: I think that's my biggest down fall, i lack confidence in my own choices.

What % peroxide should i use with 9/3 -9% or 12%?

 

[Bluerinse]

Thank you for the vote of confidence :biggrin: I think that's my biggest down fall, i lack confidence in my own choices.

What % peroxide should i use with 9/3 -9% or 12%?

If she is base 5 naturally, your aiming for 9 so....come on you know the answer lol 12% YAY!!!! Yu got it!

Confidence In Hairdressing is easy to get back slowly, and were here to help you!

 

[magentahair]

9%, u only need 3 levels of lift!:wink2:

Thank you for the vote of confidence :biggrin: I think that's my biggest down fall, i lack confidence in my own choices.

What % peroxide should i use with 9/3 -9% or 12%?

 

[Bluerinse]

Whoops my bad!! I was still thinking she was base 5 not 6 sorry!

 

[Demeter]

Thanks guys, I think that I'll go for the 12% as I want it to lift and be noticeable and she is quite brave so even if it's a bit lighter than a 9 she'll be fine with it and she is not quite as dark as a 5 but not a light as a 6.

Thanks again, you guys are very helpful and very welcoming :biggrin:

 

[magentahair]

ok, the only tint which is made for use with 12% is a highlift, 9.3 will not work, it will be quite damaging to the the hair also u will lose most of the .3 tone as the 12% will be lifting far too much to deposite this! If u want the lighter bits to be lighter then use a golden hilift with 12% and flood with the 5.75 3%.:biggrin:

Thanks guys, I think that I'll go for the 12% as I want it to lift and be noticeable and she is quite brave so even if it's a bit lighter than a 9 she'll be fine with it and she is not quite as dark as a 5 but not a light as a 6.

Thanks again, you guys are very helpful and very welcoming :biggrin:

 

[Bluerinse]

ok, the only tint which is made for use with 12% is a highlift, 9.3 will not work, it will be quite damaging to the the hair also u will lose most of the .3 tone as the 12% will be lifting far too much to deposite this! If u want the lighter bits to be lighter then use a golden hilift with 12% and flood with the 5.75 3%.:biggrin:

So if I want to lighten virgin hair by four levels colour won't do it? Hmm never heard that.

 

[magentahair]

it will lighten it but u wont get your desired shade, thats why we use majimeche, hi/lifts etc!

So if I want to lighten virgin hair by four levels colour won't do it? Hmm never heard that.

 

[lisa82]

10/0 and 40vol gives a lovely caramel colour x

 

[GIGGLER]

Always go for lighter when doing highlights for a fashion colour because they get lost amongst darker hair.. If she is adventurous and wants the highlights to be really bold I'd opt for a highlift tint or a mild bleach.. U can always tone down with a toner.. If its not light enough ul have to start again and itl be harder to lift a tint! Good luck!

 

[Bluerinse]

No never had this problem ever with matrix, but we all get taught differently and use different techniques.

 

[kitty78]

I wouldn't have thought 9/3 would lift out clear enough. I would definately use a highlift tint or weak bleach too.

 

[lou :)]

I would say if your looking for a bright but natural pop of colour then 12/17 with 12% would be lovely! Or if you want brighter again bleach & then tone. Don't forget your high lift tint needs a full hour to develop

 

[del<3]

I always find that lifting with bleach and 3% on dark hair always gives a cleaner result - although you may need to leave it on a tad longer. You get less warmth if you use a weak bleach as if u use too high a peroxide you'll end up more orangey than you'd like x

 

[Demeter]

And it came out brilliantly. 1st I cut her hair so that I would be able to see exactly where to put the slices. I then put about 6-8 slices in diagonally through the top with bleach 6%, then coloured the rest of the hair with wella 5/75 3%. Then used the 9/3 3% as a toner. When I had finished blow-drying her hair was so glossy and the slices gave fab texture to the top layers. All in all I was over the moon with the results and so was she (in fact she was so happy that she's going to bring me back a gift when she goes to New York shopping next weekend).

 

[magentahair]

sounds lovely, well done u! so glad u and your client liked it! x

And it came out brilliantly. 1st I cut her hair so that I would be able to see exactly where to put the slices. I then put about 6-8 slices in diagonally through the top with bleach 6%, then coloured the rest of the hair with wella 5/75 3%. Then used the 9/3 3% as a toner. When I had finished blow-drying her hair was so glossy and the slices gave fab texture to the top layers. All in all I was over the moon with the results and so was she (in fact she was so happy that she's going to bring me back a gift when she goes to New York shopping next weekend).