hairlover101
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Hi everyone!
When I color a client's hair, I normally stick to one shade. I use l'Oreal, and the shades selection is so big that I feel it's enough.
Today I spoke with a senior colorist, much more experienced than me, that told me that when he wants to achieve a shade, he always mixes two shades:
In the specific case we were coloring our client's pre-lightened 8.3 hair to a cool brown (5.1). I wanted to use simply the 5.1, but he told me I was very wrong, and he told me I always have to mix 1/2 of 4.1 plus 1/2 of 6.1. Is it this something you are familiar with? I always thought it's the same as using the color in the middle... (4 + 6 = 5)... but mixing them I am wasting more product! Or it will give another result? I am a bit afraid to try it on clients.
At school I learned that when you mix two shades, the lightest one gives the level, and the darkest deepen the color and makes the tone stronger. Working with demi permanent this is not true anymore, isn't it? Since you don't lighten the hair, mixing two shades doesn't really makes sense.
Please correct me if I am wrong! I have a huge doubt about it, and I couldn't find someone to explain this to me properly. I searched the web also, but without luck. Plus, there was no demi permanent range in L'Oreal when I learned!
hugs!
When I color a client's hair, I normally stick to one shade. I use l'Oreal, and the shades selection is so big that I feel it's enough.
Today I spoke with a senior colorist, much more experienced than me, that told me that when he wants to achieve a shade, he always mixes two shades:
In the specific case we were coloring our client's pre-lightened 8.3 hair to a cool brown (5.1). I wanted to use simply the 5.1, but he told me I was very wrong, and he told me I always have to mix 1/2 of 4.1 plus 1/2 of 6.1. Is it this something you are familiar with? I always thought it's the same as using the color in the middle... (4 + 6 = 5)... but mixing them I am wasting more product! Or it will give another result? I am a bit afraid to try it on clients.
At school I learned that when you mix two shades, the lightest one gives the level, and the darkest deepen the color and makes the tone stronger. Working with demi permanent this is not true anymore, isn't it? Since you don't lighten the hair, mixing two shades doesn't really makes sense.
Please correct me if I am wrong! I have a huge doubt about it, and I couldn't find someone to explain this to me properly. I searched the web also, but without luck. Plus, there was no demi permanent range in L'Oreal when I learned!
hugs!
