Colour mixing

[charleneweeooo]

Girl in training question alert!!!

Have just been wondering in what cases do you mix different level of bases and tones? I understand if you run out of - for instance - an 8 then you would mix a 7 and 9 at a 1:1 ratio... But I've noticed the stylists doing this to achieve a particular colour and it's just confused me a little. For instance the other day a stylist toned using half 10a and half 11p. My understanding is that would produce a 10 and a half but that's not possible??? And why mix an ash and a pearl?? Apologies if it's an obvious question! Why can't I just know all this 😩

 

[surf girl]

Girl in training question alert!!!

Have just been wondering in what cases do you mix different level of bases and tones? I understand if you run out of - for instance - an 8 then you would mix a 7 and 9 at a 1:1 ratio... But I've noticed the stylists doing this to achieve a particular colour and it's just confused me a little. For instance the other day a stylist toned using half 10a and half 11p. My understanding is that would produce a 10 and a half but that's not possible??? And why mix an ash and a pearl?? Apologies if it's an obvious question! Why can't I just know all this 😩

To make an 8 using a 7&9 you'd need to use more 9 than 7 the darker colour has more pigment so makes it deeper. Most 11 series are highlifts so shouldn't really be used for toning :/ ash & pearl are both usually on the blue part of the colour wheel as it was only for toning it wouldn't really be a 10 and a half it would just be to neutralise tone. You can make pretty much any colour by mixing other colours tho

 

[charleneweeooo]

Ahh I didn't think you would have to use more 9 since its so light.
I totally understand mixing to get different colours and having to mix eg a 5 with a 5.5 so it has extra base etc, im just trying to get my head around mixing two different tones. I cant seem to figure out the result 😩 i suppose it's just a case of experience as I go on lol

 

[surf girl]

If u needed a beige 9 for example you could use a 9.1 & a 9.3 and if u needed a slight red tone to a base you could add a 6.6 with 6.0 or add mixtone instead the possibilities are endless lol time on the shop floor will give u a good grasp of what's achievable tbh, do they ask you to mix for them? That was how I learnt, I was always fascinated to see the outcomes of the colour numbers my boss used to call out to me lol

 

[charleneweeooo]

I understand your examples I think it just baffles me when they use two different bases that are more than a couple levels apart with different tones! I'm probably overthinking it all and confusing myself. When I was doing my level 1 I mixed up all the time but now I'm in another salon the stylists all do it themselves 😟 but whenever I see them having a consultation then mixing up i hang around the back of them like a bad smell 😂 thanks for the help x

 

[Tillie]

Personally I would never mix bases more than a couple of levels apart - that makes no sense at all, and if the tones are incompatible too they are not going to get a good result they're just teaching you bad habits! :/

 

[cassies97]

Another tip, the darker a colour is, the denser the tonal pigment load is. So say if you mix 6R and 8G the result would be a 7RG rather than equality between the tones! Bare this in mind when mixing.