Hi , I m seeing a client on Thursday ( she is currently one of my nail clients ) , whos txted me about doing her hair aswell now . At a guess at the moment untill I see her then she has a level 10 color on her hair which she tells me she has colored herself ,( im not currently sure of her natural color yet ) .Shes asked for lowlights . I use Loreal and was wondering if anybody could advise if an 8.3 would work as she has a box dye on her hair ? I wanted to know if the previous dye forms a barrier before I go about doing a strand test ?
Low lights on box coloured blonde hair
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jamiereid92
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Do a strand test first then see.
I always thinks it looks better if you put some highlights in, then put the darker colour as a surrounding.
I always thinks it looks better if you put some highlights in, then put the darker colour as a surrounding.
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Definitely do some strand tests as some brands of box colour contain metallic salts.
I wouldn't decide what tones to apply until I've seen her natural hair and skin colour.
I wouldn't decide what tones to apply until I've seen her natural hair and skin colour.
byKaty
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Ditto this. Always looks nicer.
clairebh1604
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Yes another one for a strand test as in bast experience I have found box colours to act as a barrier especially if permanent and sometimes do react when putting a professional colour on...nightmare clients that use box colours lol I had a client that done this and it took a while to achieve what she wanted so I would advice this first and that it may not work, I started with a full head bleach highlights and then the next appt I added in the low lights as I also got a cleaner coverage from this, I also do all my low lights with a bleach highlight as I feel it looks better and then just add an all over in between if she still wants that 
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