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Find her natural part. Where the natural part meets at the apex, create a section from the tip of one ear to the other. This should create two front sections.
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Make a diagonal back parting from where the parietal ridge meets the front section to just below the occipital bone. Mirror it on the other side. This should create a triangle in the crown area.
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After sectioning off the triangle, there will be two remaining sections located at the mastoids, which sit right behind the ears. These two sections will be your starting place.
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Balayage with Formula A and work your way through each section using diagonal subpartings. When you reach the last two sections (the front hairline sections), continue with Formula A using a combination of babylights and balayage.
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Process for about 30 to 45 minutes without heat. Then, shampoo with Sebastian Professional Penetraitt Shampoo.
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On towel-dried hair, tone her at the bowl with Formula B and process for 20 minutes.
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Shampoo and condition with Sebastian Penetraitt Shampoo and Conditioner.
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For the cut, create a blunt square perimeter. For the interior, use a “short to long” layering technique achieved with the deep point-cutting method.
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Dry her hair, then customize your detail cutting to ensure the cut works for her. “One method I used to achieve this result is to remove weight in the crown area with a channel-cutting approach using texturizing shears,” shares Liz.
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For the style, create volume by doing what Liz refers to as a "Pageant Blowout" or "Blowout Set". Then, apply Goldwell Style Sign Double Boost Root Lift Spray to the root area and Kenra Professional Platinum Blow-Dry Spray on her midlengths and ends. Let the hair cool and style as desired.
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Finished look
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Finished look—alternate view
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Icy Platinum Balayage
August 14, 2017·1 min read
If you’re loving all things platinum as much as we are, then you gotta check out this icy platinum how-to from Liz Haven O’Neill (@lizhaven), owner of Kaleido Hair Artistry in Houston. From how she sections the hair to her go-to way of creating volume, it’s all below in the steps. Check it out! Want to be featured? Tag your pics to #behindthechair! Total time: 4 hours Pricing Full Balayage: $190+ Toner: $40+ Haircut: $89+ Total: $319+ (more…)
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