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    Wella Illumina peroxide help

    Hi all, Client currently has very orange level8/7 hair and wanting to go closer to her natural hair colour of an ashy base 6. In previous appointments she has had both illumina 6/16 and 7/81+5/81 mixed on her natural roots with 6% and both and come out lovely and blended with her roots rather...
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    Colour advice

    Hi all, looking for some formula suggestions for Taylor swift’s colour (photo added) Working with natural base 7/6 roots no grey , good few inches of natural root and then last 2-3 inches lightened ends Wella or L’Oréal preferred :) Thank you
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    Illumina darkening and grey coverage

    Hi, would just appreciate a bit of advice please. I currently only do the odd bit of home hair for odd close friends alongside my main job. so my friend I have only done her hair once before 2 months ago. She was a level 9 and around 60% grey. She said she usually goes a bit darker but it...
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    Help with my hair, Taylor Swift beige bronde

    Hi all. Ok so I’m a qualified hairdresser but haven’t worked in a salon since having my little girl 4 years ago. I have been having my hair coloured with Wella colours at my salon and love the results (I was trained with L’Oréal and much prefer Wella on my hair). Anyway it’s my 30th birthday...
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    Brown to red

    Hi guys, I have a client who I recently did a bleach bath on from a 5/75 and is now around a base 6 with a few highlights underneath. Client has now decided she wants it a dark red with hint of violet. I'll attach photos of where we are now and what she wants. Any advice how to go about this...
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    Colour advice/correction and Illumina advice

    ok so why is it family members are the worst clients going my own mother just doesn’t bloody listen. Anyway she’s been having high lift tint for a while now, natural level 6/7 lifts very warm. Wanted a colour melt with a warm level 7, I pre pigged and applied 7.3 to roots into a lovely clean...
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    From all over blonde to level 7 with highlights

    Hi all, Ok so my client has all over colour which she does a lot of root touch ups at home herself and when I occasionally do it I use 9.1 in L'Oréal. Naturally she is a Level 7/6 with about 30% grey especially round the hairline. Her hair is very porous and if she is to put say a Level 8 in all...
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    Sally's colour releaser peroxide with Wella Illumina

    this may seem like an obvious question But I went to go buy illumina in 9/60 and 10/69 and pastel developer however they had no pastel and the lady working there said I could just use salons services own colour releaser with it. Slightly sceptical as it's a lot cheaper and not sure if it would...
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    Rusk deepshine lightening cream for balayage?

    hi, Just wondering if any of you had used rusk deepshine gentle lightening cream for balayage? Or experiences just using it in general. I have a tube of it here that I got and wondering if I'm ok using it or whether to go out and buy something else. Thanks all :)
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    Rent a chair also taking money from mobile clients?!

    Hi all, sorry that it isn't strictly hair related but I wasn't sure where to ask and I know rent a room works the same for hair and beauty. Basically my friend did my eyebrows tonight and works in a salon whereby she pays 30% of her earnings, she said the first month is free (not sure if she has...
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    Advice needed for percentage basis self employment please

    Hi , could anybody give me a bit of advice? I've only ever been employed before and I've moved down south from up north, about to return to work after a baby and all the salons with any stylist vacancies down here seem to be self employed , I have one who has got in contact and has said I give...
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    L'Oreal Effasor with Olaplex?

    Hi, does anybody have any experience of using effasor with olaplex? I will be doing a stand alone before and after but can't find much info on actually mixing the olaplex into the effasor. If you've done it how much did you mix in? Trying to cleanse 5.15 richesse to get to around a 7. Thanks :)
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    Wella Colour Touch help

    Hi all, Looking for a bit of help with wella Color touch. I am purely loreal trained and usually use their richesse range but they just do not offer the shade I am after and also I find them unpredictable with how dark they come out. My client is after a cool natural brown like Megan McKenna...
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    Wella copper and numbering

    hi everyone, I just moved down south and one of my old clients I used to do up north obviously had to find a new hairdresser and has contacted me to see if what the hair dresser is doing sounds right. Only problem is the hairdresser uses wella and I'm unsure of their numbering system and...
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    Pre pig and colour over bleach

    Hi, Just making sure what I'm planning is right! My hair has been bleach blonde for 2 years and is damaged and dry/ breaking (pregnant and bleach was overlapped 7 weeks ago)! My natural colour is a base 6/5 with natural warmth and stubborn to lift. My plan is to go closer to my natural colour...
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    Experience with Olaplex, pre-pigging and going dark from bleach blonde

    Hi, I'm new to this site, I'm a hairdresser who has just moved location and currently on maternity leave. My problem is I've been bleach blonde for the past 2 years (using platinium +40vol) my hair is level 5/6 very stubborn to lift, work used to do my roots and my hair was actually healthy...
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