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How-To: Naturally Nude Brunette

By BTC Team·July 26, 2018

We know she loves her nude makeup, from her lip gloss to her eye shadow…but what about nude for her hair? The new IGORA ROYAL Nude Tones from Schwarzkopf Professional gives your client a new idea for natural beauty. Elegant and wearable, sophisticated and reflective, this soft grading nude look is just the right amount of perfectly unpolished for an always-natural effect.

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Products Used

IGORA ROYAL® Oil DeveloperSchwarzkopf Professional®
Igora® Royal Nude TonesPermanent ColorSchwarzkopf Professional®

STEPS

Color Formulas

Formula A: IGORA ROYAL NUDE TONES 10-46 + IGORA ROYAL Oil Developer 12% (40-volume) 1:1
Formula B: IGORA ROYAL NUDE TONES 8-46 + IGORA ROYAL Oil Developer 9% (30-volume) 1:1
Formula C: IGORA ROYAL NUDE TONES 6-46 + IGORA ROYAL Oil Developer 6% (20-volume) 1:1
Formula D: IGORA ROYAL 4-0 + IGORA ROYAL Oil Developer 3% (10-volume) 1:1
Start with a center parting. Then, separate the hair on both sides of that parting into three sections of similar size by taking sections from the front hairline to the center parting.
Leave the top section out and fix the hair with a clip.

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Start in the nape area of section 1 taking fine diagonal slices with Formula A, then working up toward section 2.

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Continue with fine diagonal slices of Formula B in section 2.

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Finalize section 3 with fine slices of Formula C.

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Apply Formula D to all regrowth areas, midlengths and ends between the slices, and then from regrowth to the ends on the top section.

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