Balayage for a redhead-help!

[Amandal87]

Hi.
I have a client who’s a natural red head and is wanting what’s in the photo. I was going to balayage bleach with 9% and a 9.3 tint as to keep quite golden. I’m a mobile hairdresser and just looking for reassurance will these colours achieve this?

 

[ronray]

Hi.
I have a client who’s a natural red head and is wanting what’s in the photo. I was going to balayage bleach with 9% and a 9.3 tint as to keep quite golden. I’m a mobile hairdresser and just looking for reassurance will these colours achieve this? View attachment 209083

Are you going to tone with the 9.3?

 

[Amandal87]

Are you going to tone with the 9.3?

No just use the 9.3 as a tint like 1 section of tint to 2 of bleach

 

[Amandal87]

Should have said sorry leaving the roots natural not going to touch

 

[AcidPerm]

I live in Ireland and have a lot of clients with naturally beautiful red hair. In my experience, red hair often doesn’t lift very well with just a tint mix, so it might be worthwhile doing a few strand tests first to check. I’d be more inclined to just use bleach then tone it afterwards.

 

[Amandal87]

Do you not think the 9.3 tint will give a nice lift/tone?

 

[RED STAR]

As the mother of 2 girls with red hair - both with rather gorgeous balayaged long hair - I would simply use 30 - 40 volume peroxide with a quality bleach (I use Blonde Studio 8
level lift by L’Oréal )
I would add OLAPLEX
Red hair does remain quite golden - but I like that... it works well with the rest of the hair

 

[Amandal87]

As the mother of 2 girls with red hair - both with rather gorgeous balayaged long hair - I would simply use 30 - 40 volume peroxide with a quality bleach (I use Blonde Studio 8
level lift by L’Oréal )
I would add OLAPLEX
Red hair does remain quite golden - but I like that... it works well with the rest of the hair

So u think just don’t use the tint just bleach? I’m only doing a scattered balayage she wants it natural looking

 

[AcidPerm]

You won’t know unless you do some strand tests but I imagine it will end up looking more orange than golden.

 

[cassies97]

AcidPerm is right. I hardly ever reach for tint on a redhead. I have red in my hair and can only get 1 level of lift with tint, even with a highlift. Let us know how the strand test goes.

 

[Amandal87]

I’m doing it tomorrow so will just hope for the best

 

[cassies97]

I’m doing it tomorrow so will just hope for the best

You're doing a strand test or her hair tomorrow?

 

[Amandal87]

You're doing a strand test or her hair tomorrow?

I’m doing the hair tomorrow

 

[RED STAR]

Use 40 vol with good saturation, and be sure to keep it from drying out.
Do not use tint!

 

[ronray]

Agree with everyone above, bleach and tone is going to be most reliable. The only tint I would even consider using would be 10/0 +40vol. But then you may as well use bleach, because the 40vol will cause the same amount of damage anyway, and won't give as much lift.

 

[cassies97]

Yes if you're doing it tomorrow definitely chuck the tint. Bleach and tone all the way.

 

[Amandal87]

Thanks everyone. I don’t have many toners to hand so will hope for a nice lift off the bleach.

 

[cassies97]

Thanks everyone. I don’t have many toners to hand so will hope for a nice lift off the bleach.

What do you have as it probably won't be ok to leave raw?