Hi, I am a hair dresser, or rather I have the education but went on to engineering school because my fibromyalgia diagnosis didn’t bode well for working on my feet in a salon - sadly!
But I still take care of my friends and family’s hair needs. However I don’t have the professional salon social arena to discuss and practice new techniques, and now I am a bit lost -
I know Wella Illumina can give up to 3 levels of lift, depending on the volume % peroxide. But: How do I choose the best color tube?
Say my sister is a natural 5/0 and I want to give her highlights with 2 levels lift, and an ashy cool tone.
Should I then pick a color in exactly the light/dark range I’m going for, say 7/81, and then mix 9% (30vol), is that correct?
What would happen if I used 7/81 but mixed with 12% (40 vol)??
Or conversely, if I used 9% (30vol) but used a 8/1, for instance- I mean, what will happen if the dye tube and choice of % peroxide don’t correlate with regards to the same level of lift?
Sorry if my question is confusing! I hope some of you active and experienced hair dressers out there understand what I’m wondering about and hopefully can contribute some helpful advice to me. I would very much appreciate any advice!
Am very close to just trying out a bunch of different recipes on my own hair to try and figure it out myself
adding a photo of my sister’s current hair full of baby lights (by me). I think they look good, but always looking for how I can improve
But I still take care of my friends and family’s hair needs. However I don’t have the professional salon social arena to discuss and practice new techniques, and now I am a bit lost -
I know Wella Illumina can give up to 3 levels of lift, depending on the volume % peroxide. But: How do I choose the best color tube?
Say my sister is a natural 5/0 and I want to give her highlights with 2 levels lift, and an ashy cool tone.
Should I then pick a color in exactly the light/dark range I’m going for, say 7/81, and then mix 9% (30vol), is that correct?
What would happen if I used 7/81 but mixed with 12% (40 vol)??
Or conversely, if I used 9% (30vol) but used a 8/1, for instance- I mean, what will happen if the dye tube and choice of % peroxide don’t correlate with regards to the same level of lift?
Sorry if my question is confusing! I hope some of you active and experienced hair dressers out there understand what I’m wondering about and hopefully can contribute some helpful advice to me. I would very much appreciate any advice!
Am very close to just trying out a bunch of different recipes on my own hair to try and figure it out myself
adding a photo of my sister’s current hair full of baby lights (by me). I think they look good, but always looking for how I can improve