Creating an ash tone on a dark base can be difficult, but Larisa Love (@larisadoll) came up with a killer technique to cut the warmth and create the perfect rich ash chocolate. Scroll through for all of the details on how to create this look.
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STEPS
Before
Prep with Joico Defy Damage ProSeries 1. Shake the can vigorously and then spray in short bursts to 2-inch sections and comb for even distribution. Make sure to spray away from the face for client comfort.
Pro Tip: Joico Defy Damage Pro Series 1 works right away creating immediate shine and softness. ProSeries 1 is an easy one-step spray that requires no developer, mixing, or timing changes. This step will boost lift and create a more even lift, a greater and more even color deposit, as well as make the hair five times stronger while providing eighty percent less breakage.
Apply Formula A to the regrowth throughout the entire head.
When applying color at the front, make sure you take diagonal-back partings so that all the sections stay nice and clean and away from the face.
Section a triangle out from the fringe. Take a horseshoe section out from the arch of the brows that extends below the crown in the back.
Working on one side of the fringe at a diagonal, take weave partings and apply Formula C starting below Formula A and through the ends.
Continue working with weave partings, adding babylights. The amount you add should be based on client consultation, hair type and density, and the fringe length. Adding too many babylights on a short fringe will create spots or banding.
Working with a fine weave parting that starts at the ear and extends to the horseshoe parting, apply Formula C from regrowth through the ends. Don’t overlap the two formulas.
Continue taking diagonal-back weave highlights working off the horseshoe section.
Repeat on the other side.
Apply Formula B to the rest of the hair, melting it into the base.
Process for 35 minutes. Rinse and shampoo with Joico Defy Damage Protective Shampoo.
Apply Formula E in a teardrop method and Formula D through the midlengths and ends.
Process for 5 to 15 minutes. Rinse and shampoo with Joico Defy Damage Protective Shampoo. Apply Joico Defy Damage ProSeries 2 on damp hair and process for 5 minutes. Rinse and style as desired.
After
