Can i please have some advise, im a qualified hairdresser been going solo for almost a year.... today i coloured a new clients hair who is 7 months pregnant, i skin tested her which was fine, no probs.
she is a base 6 and had not coloured her hair for months there was a big root regrowth, when matching her hair to the wella koleston chart she was a 12/0 ( high lift tint ) so decided to go for that on her roots, she then picked out a 9/17 to have some wovens in which we planed to do 6 packs on the top of the head but not directly on the top section. ( if u get me )
well...... i used the 12/0 with 12% on the roots then 9/17 with 6% on the lengths and ends, then went on to put the 12/0 with 12% onto the roots - and left for 40mins then checked the foils ... which to my horror had gone violet i quickly sprayed them out , knocked up some 12/0 and 12% with a sprinkl of bleach and massaged thru which lifted the purple tinge out - just made hair very blonde ( but is acceptable ) i explained that the colour had not taken the way i had hoped and had applied blonde to blend in, she used to colour her hair at home with garnier nutrisse she thinks a number 10 !!
so then it came to the 60mins time up for the tint, which i could see looked ginge..... so she washed it off and i put on a toner to the roots a 10p clairol with 6% i couldnt leave it on too long as it started to grab and i was worried it would go violet like the other strands had in the foil, im guessing what ever she used to put on her hair was an ashy one.
she washed that off, it was still ginge..... i cut it and blowdried it looked a bit better but still very warm, i called a colour technician i know and explained everything she said that it was prob nothing i had done just due to the fact that she is pregnant she advised to strand test the root area with bleach i tried 6% it did nothing really tried 9% and it did lift slightly so i used cylnol bleach and 9% on the root area quickly, and when it looked blonde enough and going by how long it been on by time id done the whole head, she washed it off and it was a bit better a lot better but had a slight yellow tinge now not ginge!
she accepted that is was most prob cos she was pregnant as she had home coloured it at around 3 months preg and after a day or so what she had coloured the root turned quite warm.
sorry for the ever so long email but this was a 5 hour ordeal lol
so basically what i want to know is any ideas for levelling out... silver shampoo?? or will that grab too much on the ends?!?!
or bleach bath and then apply a full head tint in a slightly darker golden blonde as she showed me a pic and it was honey caramel and few bleach streaks!??
any recommendations on colours or even ones to avoid
i feel so stressed , she was very good about it all and said that its prob her hormones but i feel so awful that its not spot on, id done such a fab job earlier in the day and been hugged by the client and now this i feel very deflated and im hoping that this lady has gone out tonight for her wedding anniversary instead of feeling down about her hair.
and to make it worse she is my daughters nursery nurse teacher who i see twice a week!!!!
if u havnt fallen asleep already ur thought and ideas would be apreciated!
i have learnt today that im never ever going to colour a pregnany ladies hair ever again!
xxxxx
she is a base 6 and had not coloured her hair for months there was a big root regrowth, when matching her hair to the wella koleston chart she was a 12/0 ( high lift tint ) so decided to go for that on her roots, she then picked out a 9/17 to have some wovens in which we planed to do 6 packs on the top of the head but not directly on the top section. ( if u get me )
well...... i used the 12/0 with 12% on the roots then 9/17 with 6% on the lengths and ends, then went on to put the 12/0 with 12% onto the roots - and left for 40mins then checked the foils ... which to my horror had gone violet i quickly sprayed them out , knocked up some 12/0 and 12% with a sprinkl of bleach and massaged thru which lifted the purple tinge out - just made hair very blonde ( but is acceptable ) i explained that the colour had not taken the way i had hoped and had applied blonde to blend in, she used to colour her hair at home with garnier nutrisse she thinks a number 10 !!
so then it came to the 60mins time up for the tint, which i could see looked ginge..... so she washed it off and i put on a toner to the roots a 10p clairol with 6% i couldnt leave it on too long as it started to grab and i was worried it would go violet like the other strands had in the foil, im guessing what ever she used to put on her hair was an ashy one.
she washed that off, it was still ginge..... i cut it and blowdried it looked a bit better but still very warm, i called a colour technician i know and explained everything she said that it was prob nothing i had done just due to the fact that she is pregnant she advised to strand test the root area with bleach i tried 6% it did nothing really tried 9% and it did lift slightly so i used cylnol bleach and 9% on the root area quickly, and when it looked blonde enough and going by how long it been on by time id done the whole head, she washed it off and it was a bit better a lot better but had a slight yellow tinge now not ginge!
she accepted that is was most prob cos she was pregnant as she had home coloured it at around 3 months preg and after a day or so what she had coloured the root turned quite warm.
sorry for the ever so long email but this was a 5 hour ordeal lol
so basically what i want to know is any ideas for levelling out... silver shampoo?? or will that grab too much on the ends?!?!
or bleach bath and then apply a full head tint in a slightly darker golden blonde as she showed me a pic and it was honey caramel and few bleach streaks!??
any recommendations on colours or even ones to avoid
i feel so stressed , she was very good about it all and said that its prob her hormones but i feel so awful that its not spot on, id done such a fab job earlier in the day and been hugged by the client and now this i feel very deflated and im hoping that this lady has gone out tonight for her wedding anniversary instead of feeling down about her hair.
and to make it worse she is my daughters nursery nurse teacher who i see twice a week!!!!
if u havnt fallen asleep already ur thought and ideas would be apreciated!
i have learnt today that im never ever going to colour a pregnany ladies hair ever again!
xxxxx