Steven Robertson
Always active Instagram: @stevenrobertsonhair
Hi everyone!
My purpose for this post is to show everyone, on my actual clients at the salon the results I've received from using each of colorpHlex and Olaplex. After multiple processes of using both products with my clients obviously washing their hair numerous times over the course of how many weeks betwee their appointments, you can see their results last with both. This post is NOT here to argue and between Olaplex and colorpHlex companies on patents, chemistry, product ingredients or who's product works and doesn't work. So please, spare us!! This post is here to provide, without the use of worthless extension swatches, the results I've received over the last year using both products on different clients, to help stylists who are looking for multiple or alternative products behind the chair make a decision, at least with the 2 products I've used. To be clear, I DO NOT degrade either colorpHlex nor Olaplex or their products individually. And my experience only goes with these two products. I have not tried any of the other alternatives, so if you have questions with those, feel free to create a separate post.
Barbra: First process using Colorphlex:
Barbra: After 4 washes about a week later on her wedding day. No hair fell out or became compromised all of a sudden from "coating". Still beautifully healthy!
Beth: First process with Olaplex. Removed a little length that was compromised on the ends, but we pushed it a little to far, as this process took 6 hours. That was my fault. Not the fault of Olaplex.
Beth: Third process, 15 weeks later. Bleach retouch and pulled through ends to bump a bit further and pravana. Still healthy and beautiful! She's still this color, I just haven't reposted the same color, as it's boring.
Danielle: First process with ColorpHlex. Always been a blonde, but we decided to push her further to brighter blondes and base bumping. Had to pull bleach through ends to make brighter.
Danielle: Second process. 23 weeks later. Went a deeper golden blonde. Had to hairpaint through base and overlap previous heavy highlight with colorpHlex. Still healthy and beautiful!
Pheobe: Had a little ombre, but she wanted an all over bright rose and peach ombre. Had to do some heavy hair painting with 40 volume developer and process for a lengthy time period. Used colorphlex. No trim needed.
Phoebe: 16 weeks later, she wanted to bleach out all remaining pravana, and go more rose and pink tones. Took 6 hours. Used colorpHlex in all formula. Was even more beautiful than before!
Steph: A fellow stylist at my salon. Wanted to start going blond and wanted to use Olaplex to do it. Started off with adding a number of ombre'd highlights just to get her used to the idea of being blond. Hair was beautiful and healthy afterwards.
Steph: 8 weeks later we found time to do the second, for real blonde process, again using Olaplex. 5 hours later, we were able to lift out most of the red, but still had some goldeness to deal with. Will re-approach that in next process. Hair was a tiny bit dry in texture after process, but she's been using the step 3 and Kerastase at home and her hair has returned to it's original healthy and beautiful state!
So there you have it. I have hundreds of other before-and-afters that I'm unable to post (10 photos max) that have utilized both products. I am also unbiased (although use choose colorpHlex 98% of the time on my clients now out of sheer choice for my business), and believe that if you are an attentive colorist from the beginning, the results you achieve from either colorpHlex or Olaplex will dramatically improve your clients hair. But if you're not attentive and you're relying on either brand to be lazy and sloppy, I guarantee you're clients healthy hair will no longer healthy nor beautiful, regardless of the additive you're using.
Cheers to the world of hair color
Steven Robertson
My purpose for this post is to show everyone, on my actual clients at the salon the results I've received from using each of colorpHlex and Olaplex. After multiple processes of using both products with my clients obviously washing their hair numerous times over the course of how many weeks betwee their appointments, you can see their results last with both. This post is NOT here to argue and between Olaplex and colorpHlex companies on patents, chemistry, product ingredients or who's product works and doesn't work. So please, spare us!! This post is here to provide, without the use of worthless extension swatches, the results I've received over the last year using both products on different clients, to help stylists who are looking for multiple or alternative products behind the chair make a decision, at least with the 2 products I've used. To be clear, I DO NOT degrade either colorpHlex nor Olaplex or their products individually. And my experience only goes with these two products. I have not tried any of the other alternatives, so if you have questions with those, feel free to create a separate post.
Barbra: First process using Colorphlex:
Barbra: After 4 washes about a week later on her wedding day. No hair fell out or became compromised all of a sudden from "coating". Still beautifully healthy!
Beth: First process with Olaplex. Removed a little length that was compromised on the ends, but we pushed it a little to far, as this process took 6 hours. That was my fault. Not the fault of Olaplex.
Beth: Third process, 15 weeks later. Bleach retouch and pulled through ends to bump a bit further and pravana. Still healthy and beautiful! She's still this color, I just haven't reposted the same color, as it's boring.
Danielle: First process with ColorpHlex. Always been a blonde, but we decided to push her further to brighter blondes and base bumping. Had to pull bleach through ends to make brighter.
Danielle: Second process. 23 weeks later. Went a deeper golden blonde. Had to hairpaint through base and overlap previous heavy highlight with colorpHlex. Still healthy and beautiful!
Pheobe: Had a little ombre, but she wanted an all over bright rose and peach ombre. Had to do some heavy hair painting with 40 volume developer and process for a lengthy time period. Used colorphlex. No trim needed.
Phoebe: 16 weeks later, she wanted to bleach out all remaining pravana, and go more rose and pink tones. Took 6 hours. Used colorpHlex in all formula. Was even more beautiful than before!
Steph: A fellow stylist at my salon. Wanted to start going blond and wanted to use Olaplex to do it. Started off with adding a number of ombre'd highlights just to get her used to the idea of being blond. Hair was beautiful and healthy afterwards.
Steph: 8 weeks later we found time to do the second, for real blonde process, again using Olaplex. 5 hours later, we were able to lift out most of the red, but still had some goldeness to deal with. Will re-approach that in next process. Hair was a tiny bit dry in texture after process, but she's been using the step 3 and Kerastase at home and her hair has returned to it's original healthy and beautiful state!
So there you have it. I have hundreds of other before-and-afters that I'm unable to post (10 photos max) that have utilized both products. I am also unbiased (although use choose colorpHlex 98% of the time on my clients now out of sheer choice for my business), and believe that if you are an attentive colorist from the beginning, the results you achieve from either colorpHlex or Olaplex will dramatically improve your clients hair. But if you're not attentive and you're relying on either brand to be lazy and sloppy, I guarantee you're clients healthy hair will no longer healthy nor beautiful, regardless of the additive you're using.
Cheers to the world of hair color
Steven Robertson