Haircolor Tips
Top Ten Color Tips
BETH MINARDI'S TOP TEN COLOR TIPS
As a color pro, your career depends on dazzling every single client in your chair with exquisite shade choices, flawless execution and results that boost her confidence and her glamour quotient! Dedicated colorists know that excellence is a lifelong pursuit. Start with these ten, surefire hair color tips from Joico Vero K-PAK Color Spokesperson Beth Minardi.
Match Game
When it comes to tonal selection, skin and hair should harmonize. So as a general rule, keep in mind that warm skin tones are enhanced by warm hair color and cool skin tones look best with cooler haircolor tones.
Keep Control
The more you lighten hair from a natural brown shade, the less control you have over the resulting tone. So to maintain maximum control, avoid lifting the base more than one or two levels. If you want your color to be lighter or brighter still, add highlights to the color service.
Mind the Zone
The hair near the scalp is very different in quality than the hair in the middle and end "zones" of the strand. These "older" lengths are more fragile and porous so they must be pampered. An acidic, no-lift formula like Vero K-PAK Chrome is the ideal way to refresh these zones without damage.
Red Rule
Red hair looks best if it is retouched regularly - a minimum of every four to six weeks. Red color develops optimally on a short root that is not yet fully keratinized and in close proximity to heat from the scalp, so allowing too much time to transpire between retouches can compromise the integrity of red shades.
Keep it Up
Transforming natural brunette color to blonde is a commitment. Make sure clients clearly understand that this color service must be retouched frequently - ideally every three-to-four weeks - to avoid bands of regrowth and to always look its very best.
Foil With Care
Most of the problems that colorists encounter when highlighting - bleeding, banding, etc. - are caused by placing too much hair in one foil. Remember that it's possible to achieve beautiful, shade-on-shade results by creating very small, very fine highlight sections and placing them very close together - maybe even back-to-back.
Extremes Are Not for Everyone
Both extremely dark hair and extremely light hair can be difficult to wear unless the client has flawless skin and routinely wears lots of make-up. For most women, softer mid-level shades are much more flattering and versatile choices.
Gray Coverage Secret If clients are less than 65% gray, correct formulation (matched as closely as possible to the client's natural shade) and application of an acidic, no-lift formula like Vero K-PAK Chrome will cover the gray beautifully, and it will appear as if the client has spent a fortune on expensive highlights! What's more, the regrowth will be extremely soft and subtle.
Dimension = Realistic Color
Look closely at any element in nature - foliage, water, minerals - and you'll see that nothing is ever a single, solid color. The same holds true for haircolor-natural-looking color is always multi-dimensional. So that must be your goal when creating color for clients. All-over, monochromatic color looks like a paint job - always incorporate soft or dramatic color graduation and dimension into your color designs.
The Power of Shine
It doesn't matter how much work you put into your color - if hair isn't shiny, it will never be beautiful. Shiny hair is equated with youth, health and energy so always choose color products like Joico Vero K-PAK Color - and recommend home care regimens like Joico K-PAK Color Therapy - that maximize healthy shine!
Check out new formulas created by Beth
As a color pro, your career depends on dazzling every single client in your chair with exquisite shade choices, flawless execution and results that boost her confidence and her glamour quotient! Dedicated colorists know that excellence is a lifelong pursuit. Start with these ten, surefire hair color tips from Joico Vero K-PAK Color Spokesperson Beth Minardi.
Match Game
When it comes to tonal selection, skin and hair should harmonize. So as a general rule, keep in mind that warm skin tones are enhanced by warm hair color and cool skin tones look best with cooler haircolor tones.
Keep Control
The more you lighten hair from a natural brown shade, the less control you have over the resulting tone. So to maintain maximum control, avoid lifting the base more than one or two levels. If you want your color to be lighter or brighter still, add highlights to the color service.
Mind the Zone
The hair near the scalp is very different in quality than the hair in the middle and end "zones" of the strand. These "older" lengths are more fragile and porous so they must be pampered. An acidic, no-lift formula like Vero K-PAK Chrome is the ideal way to refresh these zones without damage.
Red Rule
Red hair looks best if it is retouched regularly - a minimum of every four to six weeks. Red color develops optimally on a short root that is not yet fully keratinized and in close proximity to heat from the scalp, so allowing too much time to transpire between retouches can compromise the integrity of red shades.
Keep it Up
Transforming natural brunette color to blonde is a commitment. Make sure clients clearly understand that this color service must be retouched frequently - ideally every three-to-four weeks - to avoid bands of regrowth and to always look its very best.
Foil With Care
Most of the problems that colorists encounter when highlighting - bleeding, banding, etc. - are caused by placing too much hair in one foil. Remember that it's possible to achieve beautiful, shade-on-shade results by creating very small, very fine highlight sections and placing them very close together - maybe even back-to-back.
Extremes Are Not for Everyone
Both extremely dark hair and extremely light hair can be difficult to wear unless the client has flawless skin and routinely wears lots of make-up. For most women, softer mid-level shades are much more flattering and versatile choices.
Gray Coverage Secret If clients are less than 65% gray, correct formulation (matched as closely as possible to the client's natural shade) and application of an acidic, no-lift formula like Vero K-PAK Chrome will cover the gray beautifully, and it will appear as if the client has spent a fortune on expensive highlights! What's more, the regrowth will be extremely soft and subtle.
Dimension = Realistic Color
Look closely at any element in nature - foliage, water, minerals - and you'll see that nothing is ever a single, solid color. The same holds true for haircolor-natural-looking color is always multi-dimensional. So that must be your goal when creating color for clients. All-over, monochromatic color looks like a paint job - always incorporate soft or dramatic color graduation and dimension into your color designs.
The Power of Shine
It doesn't matter how much work you put into your color - if hair isn't shiny, it will never be beautiful. Shiny hair is equated with youth, health and energy so always choose color products like Joico Vero K-PAK Color - and recommend home care regimens like Joico K-PAK Color Therapy - that maximize healthy shine!
Check out new formulas created by Beth
