August 31, 2018
we are here today with our stunning client carol, and today jessica is going show you how to TONE ASH BLONDE hair. as you can see, carol has a lot of new root growth, and it’s a lot darker than the desired PLATINUM BLONDE that she loves so much.
first, jessica is going to lighten the darker portions of carol’s hair, and then she is going to give a tutorial on how to tone ash blond hair to create a seamless natural transition between the previously lightened hair and the new growth.
here you can see the back of carol’s hair with the foils and lightener all applied. It took about 2 hours to section and apply all of the foils. while it processes, jessica will begin to foil the front section of the hair.
because this process is taking so long, jessica is going to remove the foils from the first quadrant to let the lightener oxidize. this will stop the hair from processing any further, and will prevent the hair from becoming damaged and brittle.
as you can see the lightener is very effective on the virgin portions of carol’s hair. as jessica works her way around to the last quadrant, she will begin to remove the rest of the foils so that carol’s hair does not overprocess.
here you can see the first quadrant has lightened quite nicely.
after all of her hair has had ample time to process, jessica will rinse carol’s hair and begin the process of TONING the hair
the key to toning blonde hair is to really analyze the hair and use a visual process to pick out any undertones that may be showing through. depending on the warmth of the undertones, you may want to use several different toners to compensate for the color of the lightened hair. for example, if the hair is brassy and orange you would to use a blue tinted toner to eliminate the warm spots.
for today’s hair transformation, jessica will be using a few different toners to COLOR CORRECT carol’s hair and bring it all to a beautiful even ASH BLONDE.
when you are CHOOSING TONER COLORS, it is very important to keep in mind the level of remaining pigment.
for example, if the hair is showing pale yellow, you would use a light violet toner to even out the color of the hair. if the hair is more red or orange, a blue or blue green tinted toner would be the right color to neutralize the uneven tone.
it is also possible to mix toners with different pigments corresponding to any in-between shades that might be in the hair to achieve the desired tone.
after the lightener is all washed out, carol’s hair is ready for toning. as you can see, the roots are the lightest portion of the hair, while the mid shafts of the hair are a bit brassy and yellowish. the previously lightened ends are very light blonde. so jessica will begin the process of toning the hair to an even natural color.
jessica will be using a few different toners to create the desired look, including a violet toner on the mid shafts, as well as an iridescent pearl toner for the ends.
jessica is applying the VIOLET TONER to the yellow parts of the hair so that they can process a bit longer than the rest. she is using pravana chromasilk violet toner to get the desired color. these toners work very fast so you have to be quick with the application so that it all processes evenly.
you can see here, how nicely the toner has NEUTRALIZED the brassy yellow tones.
next, jessica applies the PEARL TONER to the ends of the hair. after it has processed a little longer, we’ll get carol all rinsed and ready to style.
jessica applies nvenn ‘replenish’ strength restoration oil. it’s made with natural essential oils, kelp extract and avocado oil to fill in the gaps and crevices of the strands of hair.
next, she applies an even layer of nvenn ‘protect’ heat shield to protect the hair against the damaging effects of heat tools on hair.
finally, a bit of nvenn ‘volume’ heat activated weightless volumizer to give her roots a bit of a boost.
the trick to working with this product is that you want to work fairly quickly. using a small amount, let it break down in your hands a bit, then apply it to the crown of the hair, working it downward to the nape of the neck, then finally work a small amount or the remaining portion into the sides of the hair to create the full volume effect!
after applying the fabulous nvenn products, jessica will blow dry carol’s hair with intense high heat and then finish the styling process.
after seven hours, we have achieved the perfectly toned, even, flawless ASH BLONDE. this look is so stunning and we are overjoyed with the finished result.
carol’s hair is now a stunning shade of PLATINUM BLONDE with beautiful ashy-violet undertones.
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August 24, 2018 1 Comment
hey all you lovelies! we are back with a new video this week and we are super excited to have one of our favorite clients, kat, back in the chair for the third time. it’s been about a month since her last visit, when jessica created her beautiful coral-orange color melt hairstyle.
true to fashion, her hair is changing with the seasons once again. this time, kat has decided that she wants to go back to BLONDE. in this video, jessica will show us how to REMOVE direct dye and take her back to a stunning blonde.
to take kat’s hair from her current BRIGHT PINK to BLONDE, jessica will be using a bleach cocktail (mixture of lightener and shampoo) to gently strip away as much pigment as possible while maintaining the health of the hair. after that, we will be lightening the roots, and spot lightening the remaining pigment to reach the lightest shade of blonde that can be achieved without over-processing and damaging the hair.
jessica has mixed up a concoction consisting of 1/3 nvenn ‘wash’ low sudsing shampoo, 1/3 blondeme premium lifts 20 VOL developer, and 1/3 j. beverly hills max lightener.
jessica applies a liberal amount of the lightener cocktail to kat’s hair, combined with a small amount of water, just enough so that it works into an easy lather.
about ten minutes into the lightening process, most of the color is gone, and you can begin to see the beautiful near platinum blonde that was hiding under the color.
after a rinse and blowdry, kat’s hair is currently at a lovely LEVEL 9 blonde with some yellow undertones
she has about a centimeter and a half of NEW GROWTH at the roots.
the ends of the hair, and the undercut portion at the nape of kat’s neck have retained a bit more pigment than the top and mid-shafts of the hair. what jessica is going to do is use a blondme premium lifts 9 lightener with 30 vol. to lighten and strip away the RESIDUAL COLOR.
after the second lightening process, kat’s hair is ready for toner.
here you can see the first TONER all applied.
after a rinse and a blow dry, her hair is almost evenly toned. she still has a bit of residual peach in some parts, but that is nothing a second toning process can’t fix
here you can see the second toner all applied, and kat’s color is evening out beautifully from root to ends. we’ll give it a few more minutes to finish processing.
to make sure her hair is nice and healthy, jessica will apply nvenn ‘replenish’ strength restoration oil from the mid-shafts to the ends. it is infused with argan oil, avocado oil, vitamin e, and natural kelp extract to nourish the hair and leave it silky and smooth.
next, a bit of nvenn ‘protect’ heat shield to protect the hair from the damaging effect of heat tools.
to give her hair a bit of body, jessica applies nvenn ‘fix’ flexible working hairspray.
after a final blow dry, kat’s hair is looking LOVELY, STRONG and HEALTHY. she loves it and so do we!
if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for videos you would like to see in the future, drop us a line in the comments below and let us know what you think. be sure to like and subscribe @nvennhairbeauty to stay up to date on the latest videos. thanks for watching! stay tuned! <3
August 18, 2018
hey all you beautiful queens! in this week’s video jessica is here to explain about the CARE BEYOND HAIR movement. what #carebeyondhair means to us is spreading positivity, and giving back to the community.
when jessica and veronica started nvenn, they wanted to create a platform for change, one where we could share our stories and the stories of other people who are trying to make the world a better place.
we believe that there are more than enough resources to provide for every human being on earth, but because of politics, economics, or whatever other reason there are still people who are sleeping on the streets, going hungry, and down on their luck.
we are thankful and fortunate that we never had to wonder where our next meal will come from, or where we were going to sleep at night. for us, it is important for us to give back to the community to those who may not have had the same experience.
we feel that thought leaders and those with the means to do so, have a responsibility to help make the world better for everyone in it. it is our responsibility to step up and look after those who may not be so fortunate. we should respect every human being, no matter what their circumstances may be, and those who have more, should give to those with less. everyone can give in some capacity - whether it be love, kindness, financial, or with your time.
it is important to realize the POWER OF POSITIVITY, selflessness, and love, and the effect it can have on our world. it is also important to become involved in our own communities, to dedicate time and effort to programs that look to improve the general well being of people who need a helping hand.
since 1991, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY volunteers from all walks of life have come together to build stronger, safer communities for the people in them. women and children make up a part of the population that is most affected by poor living conditions worldwide.
habitat for humanity’s WOMEN BUILD events provide the opportunity for women to take a proactive step in building their communities. through training, workshops and real hands on experience, these programs have provided an opportunity for women to learn construction skills needed to effectively contribute to habitat’s mission, and join other community volunteers and homeowners to build strength and stability through shelter
jessica recently got the opportunity to work with the habitat for humanity WOMEN BUILD program where she was able to learn valuable construction skills, and put them to good use and turn a bunch of 2x4’s into an actual little building.
habitat for humanity is an amazing organization that goes above and beyond to help people and help create better living conditions for people all around the world. the goal of WOMEN BUILD is to empower women to help families build strength, stability and independence. habitat for humanity provides opportunities for hands-on learning, and given these tools, women can succeed in changing their communities for the better.
thank you to everyone who has championed this cause, and come together to help change the world and create a better future of tomorrow.
if you have any questions or comments, leave them in the section below. if you would like to get involved with habitat for humanity you can find your local habitat and find out how to help in your area. don’t forget to like and subscribe @nvennhairbeauty and stay tuned for a new video every week! <3August 10, 2018
we're here this week with jessica and our lovely client wendy, and jessica is going to show us how to create a stunning SHADOWED ROOT on blonde hair. wendy has been in the process of going BLONDE for about 3 years so she's had quite a few lightening processes done on different parts of her hair. she has a fair amount of new growth at the roots. her hair is naturally dark, and due to the multiple processes used to lighten her hair previously. she has some brassy tones throughout the strands and some damaged ends.
what we are going to do today is use a keratinizing treatment to salvage and repair her ends, we’ll also do a trim to get rid of the ends that are too far gone to save.
After that jessica is going to lighten the ends and tone the mid shafts to create a stunning diffused BLONDE with SHADOWED ROOT.
jessica has sectioned wendy’s hair into 4 main QUADRANTS.
our focus for this style is to maintain the integrity of wendy’s previously lightened hair. she has had a few lightening processes done on her hair already, so it is important not to overprocess the previously lightened portions.
since jessica will have to apply some lightener to some of the previously lightened portions of the hair, she is going to start with the back sections, being extra careful not to get lightener where we do not want it.
jessica is using a visual process to pick out the previously lightened sections to prevent over-processing and damaging the strands.
jessica is using 2 FORMULAS to create wendy’s new look. the first is a blondeme with 1/2 20 VOL. + 1/2 30 VOL. with continuum and cool additive.
jessica is also using a paint on CREME LIGHTENER + 7 VOL. with continuum.
jessica is using a backcomb method to create a diffused SHADOWED ROOT. this is the best method to use when you do not know the sectioning pattern that was used to previously lighten the hair and create a natural looking transition.
she works her way up the section of hair using a visual process to stagger the foil layers and vary the amount of dark and light, gradually moving up the section until the entire section is in foils.
wendy’s hair has a pretty consistent amount of NEW ROOT GROWTH in the front sections of her hair, so jessica is incorporating a fine weave pattern to break up the color transition and create a bit of added DIFFUSION to ensure a natural color transition.
with all the foils all applied the back sections are already beginning to develop quite nicely, so after a few more minutes of processing, she will be ready to RINSE and TONE.
with the lightener rinsed out, jessica begins the process of TONING the hair. she is using 2 formulas. the first is and 10.12 from davines and the second is a 10p matrix color sync.
the result is this stunning and multi-faceted blonde with violet undertones. jessica was able to create a beautiful diffused transition from the new growth to the previously lightened ends and incorporate a beautiful SHADOWED ROOT to break up the transition.
if you have any questions or comments, leave them in the section below. let us know what kind of videos you would like to see in the future, and be sure to like and subscribe @nvennhairbeauty for new videos every week! xoxo
August 03, 2018
there has been so much hype about the CHUNKY HIGHLIGHT pinwheel videos that we’ve done in the last couple months. our videos about creating chunky highlights and our tutorial on using the pinwheel pattern for chunky highlights have gotten such good response from our followers on youtube.
this week veronica is in the chair and jessica is going to show you the easiest and simplest way to touch up the chunky highlight pinwheel look when those roots start to come in!
veronica has had a partial foils done where she lightens only the top and perimeter of her hair in between the ‘big’ jobs where she foils the entire head. since the partial was done more recently, there is only about an inch of regrowth there. the rest of the head has not been done for awhile, and you can see she has some major dark roots going on in the interior portions of the hair.
with this much regrowth, this job is going to take a couple different formulas of lightener for each section to ensure even lightening throughout.
jessica has mixed up 4 different formulas for veronica’s hair. jessica is using:
1) 5.1 with ash additive for the first ½ inch of new growth closest to the scalp
2) 5.1 without the ash additive for the remaining hair ½ inch from the scalp
*PRO TIP: the heat from the scalp will cause the hair to process warmer at the root. adding more ash to the new growth formula will compensate for this and give an even end color.
3) 1:1 ratio of blondeme premium lifts 9 + 30 vol. for the perimeter root regrowth
4) 1:1.5 mixture of 30 vol. with blue additive to cut the warm tones from the lightening process.
*PRO TIP: using a lower mixing ratio of developer gives you a thicker consistency of bleach. using a thicker consistency lightener, is better for foiling shorter new growth areas. it sticks to the foil better and helps prevent the foils from sliding out of place.
jessica starts in the back and works her way up. she’s weaving out the portions that are previously lightened. with the remaining darker pieces, she uses formula #1 to retouch the new growth.
it’s very important to work your way around the perimeter of the hair first and retouch all of the shorter roots quickly. this ensures those sections have even processing time. the bleach is processing as soon as we mix the bleach and developer, so the clock is ticking. work quickly to make sure you are using bleach to its fullest potential.
jessica has worked her way up to the interior portion of the hair where the dark new growth is quite a bit longer, and there is some overlapping strands where the dark and light hair fall over top of one another.
for this step, we want to use a visual process and pick out the dark strands so that we don’t darken any of the light hair or vice-versa.
for the dark roots of these sections, jessica uses formula #4. for darker lowlights, she applies formula #1 to the new growth that’s right up against veronica’s (first ½ inch) scalp, and formula #2 on the the rest of the new growth.
she’ll continue this same set of techniques until all of the hair is in foils and processing....
after the 2 hour mark, Veronica’s hair is all in foils and processing. we’ll give it just a bit longer to process and we’ll be ready to rinse and tone.
after several hours of foiling, four different formulas, and 3 different toners, we are all finished with veronica’s CHUNKY HIGHLIGHT RETOUCH, and it is fabulous. jessica was able to create amazing contrasts with the dark and light colors without the hair looking ‘stripey’. simply stunning.
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July 27, 2018
hello all you beautiful queens! this week we are back with veronica, and our client sonja, who you may remember from our recent video box dye recovery: back to BLONDE. a few weeks ago, she came into the shop in need of a drastic color correction to take her from a box-dye red mess back to a stunning blonde. this week it’s all about BLONDE HIGHLIGHTS and LOWLIGHTS.
sonja is getting married in about a year and a half, and wants to wear a perm for her big day, but perms and platinum blonde hair don’t tend to work very well together to keep the hair HEALTHY. keeping her wedding hair plans in mind, we are going to switch her to a HIGHLIGHTED softer blonde rather than a full head of bleached blonde hair. we will be foiling her entire head to lighten out her new growth, and we will also be incorporating LOWLIGHTS of her natural color to break up the blonde she has now. when she comes back for touch ups in the future, we will simply have to highlight to maintain her look.
for this FOILING PATTERN, veronica has divided the top and sides into THREE SECTIONS: bangs + left side (split down the center at the top and down over the left ear) + right side (split down the center at the top and down over the right ear)
for the back portion of the hair, she’s split it into THREE SECTIONS: 2 at the base of the head (split down the center, below the o-bone) and 1 upper triangular section (from the o-bone up to the crown of the head).
we start the HIGHLIGHT process with the bottom back sections using blondme premium lifts 9 + 7vol. to start. moving through the sections, the lightener can be mixed stronger to ensure even processing. on the next sections, developer is mixed half 7vol + half 20 vol.
for this section, veronica has laid in the foils DIAGONALLY to prevent the hair color from looking stripey.
for the front sections, veronica is using a diagonal foiling pattern and a 1:1 ratio of lightener to developer for the HIGHLIGHTS so that the consistency is nice and thick. the thick lightener allows the foils to stay in TIGHTER and will keep them from sliding away from the roots.
for the LOWLIGHT sections between the highlights, veronica is laying them back to back on the blonde foils to help break up the solid blonde color and to add sonja’s natural color back in to the hair. we are going to continue the pattern, alternating 2 blonde sections to every 1 dark section until all of the section is in foils.
sonja wears her FRINGE towards one side, so veronica is laying the foils horizontal to the part. by laying the foils in horizontal, rather than vertical to the part, we can achieve a blended HIGHLIGHTING pattern and avoid any ‘striping’. we alternate the highlights and lowlights using the same pattern, alternating 2 blonde sections to every 1 dark section
here we see sonja’s hair with the foils all in and the COLOR and LIGHTENER applied, we will give it some time to process. after the rinse we’ll be ready to tone.
for the TONING process we are using a neutral 8 for the roots to fill in the pigment. there is less warm pigment here than her ends, so using a neutralizing shade is not necessary. for the ends, a mixture of 7p and 8p is used.
the result is a fabulous MULTIDIMENSIONAL blonde that is beautifully diffused with her natural color woven throughout the hair.
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July 20, 2018
today we are with veronica and our client sonja. she’s got about an inch and a half of natural growth, and she also made the mistake of trying to touch up her color at home with box dye. she has a band of a dark red near the top, and her ends have faded out to an almost peachy tone, and they are also quite damaged. we are going to be doing a major COLOR CORRECTION on her hair to bring her to a nice even BLONDE.
we will be using a color remover to pull out the oxidized color, after that we will lighten her hair and finally we will color her hair to a nice even blonde.
here you can see her hair before the process.
first, veronica does a quick wash with the pravana CLARIFYING SHAMPOO to remove any buildup on the strands.
the color remover is designed to REMOVE ARTIFICIAL COLOR from the hair but will not remove any of her natural hair color, so we don’t have to worry about accidentally getting any on the new growth. however, we do want to make sure that the entire portion of previously colored hair is well saturated enough to remove the pigment from the strands.
here we have the color remover all applied. you can already see that it is beginning to pull the color out of the hair. we’ll put sonja under the heat for 20 minutes.
after 20 minutes of heat the COLOR REMOVER has done a really great job of removing box color. the mid shafts are at about a 7 and the ends about an 8.5 so it’s going to be perfect for the us to now go in and lighten.
here you can see sonja’s hair after a RINSE and a quick POWER DRY. make sure to remove most of the moisture from the hair, so that it does not dilute the lightener. next we will apply the lightener so we can lift the hair out more.
we will begin our lightening process on the oxidized, previously colored portion of the hair, since it will take the longest amount of time to process. after that we will apply the lightener to the roots and finally we will process the ends of the hair to give them a bit of a brightness boost and pull out the yellow tones.
here you can see sonja’s hair with the lightener all applied to the mid shafts. we’ll give it some time to process. it will take a bit longer to lighten than the natural color so we want to give it a bit of a head start over lifting the new growth.
here you can see the lightener all applied to the roots. new growth will always lighten much quicker than the rest of the hair, and quite a bit faster than previously colored hair. this is why it is important to use different processing times for different portions of the hair.
sonja’s hair has lightened out very nicely and she is just about ready to rinse. after that we’ll take care of sonja’s damaged ends and then tone the hair.
finally after reaching the six hour mark we are finally done with phase one of sonja’s COLOR CORRECTION. the end result is a nice natural even blonde that looks amazing. she wants to go a bit lighter, but of course the integrity of the hair is always priority number one, so we’ll have her back in about 4 weeks for the final touch up.
if you have any questions or comments, leave them in the section down below. let us know what you think of sonja’s new look, and let us know what kind of videos you want to see from us in the future.
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July 15, 2018
we are here this week with our client kristy, and she is ready for a brand new style. her hair has grown out quite a bit since she decided to go bronze, and she’s back in the chair today for a whole new ‘do.
today is gonna be a huge change for kristy. we are going to cut off quite a bit of length from her hair. after that we are going to take her to platinum, and add some teal to her ends. we are all excited to create this killer look, so let’s get started.
here we see how the hair looks before the cut. you can see how far her roots have really grown out. all of the light that you see is artificial color, so we are going to take quite a bit off the ends.
after a trim, we are ready to start foiling. the strands at the front of kristy’s hair are a bit lighter, and also a bit finer than strands at the back of her head, so we are going to start with the back and work our way forward so that we can achieve the desired lightening effect throughout the hair without over-processing the front.
we’ve started by mixing blondme 20 VOL with cool additive and a little bit of continuum restructuring treatment.
here we have sectioned her hair into 4 sections with 2 in the back and 2 in the front. kristy likes to flip her part, so we’ve sectioned the front right down the center.
looking at the back section, we can see the difference between her natural color and the previously lightened hair. this is going to dictate how high we bring the lightener up the strands.
we also want to maintain a good amount of her natural color to create a stunning shadowed root.
as we work our way up, we will incorporate a few different techniques into our foils. here you can see jessica making a section of medium weave to create a babylight.
she then backcombs the strands and applies the lightener up a bit higher to creates a fine veil of light over top of the darker roots below and creates a very nice diffused transition. adding baby-lights should be a very visual process, but a good rule to follow is to add a baby-light every 2 or 3 sections. this breaks up the color and creates a very stunning and natural looking color transition.
her hair is now all foiled and processing, we’ll give it a few minutes to finish developing and then begin to rinse starting with the back sections and working forward.
here you can see the hair after processing. the cool additive has added a little bit of a purple base tone to the ends, which is going to be perfect for the teal to grab onto.
next we are going to TONE the hair using matrix socolor using a ratio of 2/3 10 violet and 1/3 10 ash on the mid-shafts and ends. after that we are going to use pravana express toner to remove the really warm band of color towards the top.
while the toner processes we will apply our teal color to the ends. for this process, we simply feather the color into the strands. this is another very visual process because we don’t want the color to be straight across and uniform as if it were dip-dyed. instead we want to again create a DIFFUSED COLOR TRANSITION and avoid any harsh lines.
because kristy’s hair has LONG LAYERS in the back, we want to adjust the amount of color we are applying to each section. as we work our way up to the top, we apply less color to keep the blue from moving too far up onto the strands.
here you can see the toner and the color all applied.
we’ll prep her hair for styling with a bit of nvenn ‘protect’ heat shield to create a thermal barrier against the damaging effects of heat tools.
next we’ll apply nvenn ‘fix’ flexible working hairspray to give the hair a bit of hold.
finally a bit of nvenn ‘replenish’ restoration oil to nourish the hair and give it back some of it’s natural shine.
the end result is a stylish new ‘do that christy just loves! and we are really happy with it too!
if you have any questions or comments be sure to leave them in the section below. make sure to like and subscribe @nvennhairbeauty and stay tuned for a new video every week! <3
July 06, 2018
welcome to this week’s video all you lovelies! this week will be a special video, because we have both sisters in one studio. they are so busy working at their respective shops that they don’t have a chance to get together for these videos very often. This week is going to be all about recreating one of Jennifer Lopez' most iconic hairstyles
this week jessica will be in the chair, and veronica is going to help her create a great new look.
all of us here at nvenn are huge J-LO fans and in homage to her, we will be showing you how to create a jennifer lopez inspired hair color.
J-LO, if you are reading this, we want you to know that we LOVE you, and our “love don’t cost a thing” <3
to pull this look off, we are going to eliminate jessica’s dark roots and add some mid tone highlights throughout the hair to really lighten up the look. jessica is feeling a little bit more brunette than she would like, so we are going to lighten out the color and create some nice mid tones. let’s get started!
here we have her hair sectioned into 5 parts. the 2 side sections, and 2 back sections and the top horseshoe, with our parts right below the parietal bone.
here we have thee side sections treated and foiled using an OMBRE PATTERN with a 20 VOL.
for the side sections, we will be using a 25 VOL. and a backcomb ombre foil method to stagger the amount of dark in this section. we want to eliminate about half of the dark tones in this section, and using a backcomb method will help us create a well blended diffused color transition.
with the strands BACKCOMBED about an inch from the scalp and our foil in place, we’ll feather the lightener into the hair to create the diffused transition.
next, we’ll leave a section of dark to break up the line and even further diffuse our color transition.
we will backcomb the next section about halfway up and feather our lightener into the strands as before. we will continue this backcombing sectioning pattern until we have finished our foiling pattern.
here we see the completed foil pattern for the back and sides. we’ve left sections of dark above the foils to act as a dark veil to break up the transition even further.
we’ve sectioned the top “horseshoe” above the parietal bone into 4 even sections - 2 in the front, and two in the back.
we want to create a shadowed root effect, so for these sections we want to bring the lightener almost to the root.
we also want to create a weave of dark at the base of the section to create highlights against the dark sections. we want these sections out for this step so that we create very stark contrasts rather than a diffused transition.
we lay the foil and apply the lightener to the 3 weaves like so.
it is also important to mix new bleach for each section so that it is fresh and strong. if the bleach is too developed when you apply it to the hair, it will not lighten out as much as it needs to.
bring the bleach lightener down about halfway onto the shafts of the hair. this will create a nice CHUNKY HIGHLIGHT rather than a diffused transition.
while jessica’s foil finishes processing, it’s veronica’s turn to sit in the chair for a bit
after a rinse, jessica’s hair is ready for toner.
we’ll be using a LOW LIGHT TONER to cool down some of the warm tones on the sides and bringing the hair to about a level 7. On the top sections we want to tone the hair to about an 8.5.
with the foils in and the TONER applied, we were careful to lay the foils to that the lower sections would not over darken from the toner on the top sections of hair.
while jessica’s toner processes, veronica steps back into the chair. we like to use our time in the salon as efficiently as possible!
with her toner all rinsed, we’ll be prepping her hair for styling with some wonderful nvenn products. we start with nvenn ‘replenish’ restoration oil.
next we will be applying nvenn ‘protect’ to form a thermal barrier that protects the hair from heat tools.
next is nvenn ‘volume’ heat activated volumizer to boost those roots.
we’ll finish the style with nvenn ‘fix nvenn’ flexible working hairspray.
you can see these products and more at nvenn.com.
after 7 and a half hours we are all done with jessica’s new J-LO INSPIRED look, and it looks fantastic
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June 29, 2018
jessica’s blow dryer recently decided to stop working, and on the quest to find a great new blown dryer, she had the brilliant idea to test and review blow dryers.
without further ado, here is the rundown on some of the leading blow dryers on the market. we’ve got nine great products to show you, so stay tuned.
we bought our first z-ion dryer over 10 years ago. and one of the most attractive qualities was the 10 year warranty. Our first z-ion lasted about 8 years, and when it died, they replaced it no problem. But maybe they just don’t make them like they used to, because the replacement just stopped working after about a year and a half. still, the Z-ion is a really good model, in spite of how heavy it is compared to other dryers.
next up is the schwarzkopf professional dryer. we love schwarzkopf products, and this one is no exception.
never go on vacation without a hair dryer. next up is the travel sized schwarzkopf dryer. the schwarzkopf mini is perfect for saving space in your luggage, and despite it’s small size, works incredibly well. What it lacks by way of speed settings and a cool function are made up for by its portability and usefulness.
this next dryer, the nano titanium babyliss dryer is a good dryer. it is incredibly lightweight and user friendly, with variable settings and cooling function. it would be a good dryer to use at home, but not so much for in shop use, as it is not quite as powerful as some of the others on this list.
next up is this travel version of the babyliss dryer. babyliss mini offers great portability and is perfect for packing in your luggage.
the mint blow dryer, while very useful is not the favorite out of the bunch. it offers a lot of different settings but it is not very powerful, and takes a long time to dry hair. it also takes a little longer to heat up than some of the others. while this may be alright for use at home, it is not a salon quality product.
the jade dryer from elchim is an italian product that is available from some of the larger beauty supply chains. this model boasts to be 30% lighter than the professional model, but it is still pretty heavy compared to the other ones on this list. this dryer might be great for home use, but as far as shop use goes, it isn’t the best choice.
this dryer has been all the rage on the market lately, and we hear a lot of good things. right from the start, the packaging is very attractive. the dyson supersonic is a well designed and useful dryer, but it doesn’t offer a variable speed or heat settings. and the buttons on the back of the handle take some getting used to. all and all it is a good dryer, but is not practical for shop use.
the elchim 8th sense dryer is extremely popular in the industry right now. it works great on all hair types and is very powerful, but it takes a few seconds for the temperature to adjust, and is a bit heavier than some of the others. aside from that, it also gets very hot to the touch, so we had to be extra careful when using this dryer. not very user friendly.
what hair dryer do you recommend? have you tried any of the dryers on this list? what is your favorite hair dryer to use?
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June 22, 2018
we are here today with kat. You may remember her from our video on pie shaped chunky highlights where we brought her from an electric blue to an amazing pink with chunky highlights.
today she is back and we are going to create a beautiful orange and pink color melt and incorporate some nice bright orange color. we will be using a davines cream lightener to create her new ‘do.
we’ve sectioned her hair into 4 basic quadrants and we are ready to begin the transformation.
kat had an undercut that has begun to grow out so we want to lighten that out to a workable color that will respond well to the color we are going to apply.
to begin, we are using a schwartzkopf blondme with 30 VOL. lightener to the new growth at the base of her neck. we want to give little section a bit of a head start, as it will take longer to lighten than the portions of the hair with direct dye.
with the lightener applied and our foil strategically placed we can let the hair down and begin to apply the creme lightener to the portions of hair that we want to lighten.
we’ve mixed the davines lightener with a 20 VOL. DEVELOPER.
for the orange portion of kat’s hair, we want it to start right about at her chin, but we also want a few splashes of orange to that extend upwards the in the front.
we are going to start at the back and apply the LIGHTENER about halfway up the shafts of the hair so that the color transition lines up to her jawline. we are going to bring the lightener up a bit further on the back sections than on the front to create that uniformity of color. we are also going to stagger the amount of lightener on each portion so that it doesn’t look like it was dip-dyed.
here you can see how quickly lighteners work on direct dyed hair, it’s only been a couple of minutes and the hair is already about a level 9, so time is off the essence and this process needs to move very quickly.
with all of our lightener applied, you can see how nicely her hair has lightened. we’re going to give it just a few minutes, and then we’ll be ready to rinse.
after a rinse and a blowdry,you can really see how beautiful and gradient the color transition is. you should always create a nice DIFFUSED TRANSITION when doing this sort of style. even though we are working with unnatural colors, it looks a lot nicer than a hard line where the colors just kinda bump into each other. this way you get a nice blended transition that flows seamlessly into itself.
we are using a mixture of 1/4 fiery orange and 3/4 coral from the joico intensity line of products. the coral was just a bit too dark and the orange was just a bit too light, so to we added a bit of the lighter orange color to achieve the PERFECT SHADE.
with our color applied to the ends you can see how beautiful and bright this color is. this is definitely a high energy summer color. we’ll let it sit about 20 minutes and do our FINAL RINSE.
after the rinse, we’ve blow-dried her hair about 50%. for the style, we are using ‘nvenn’ volume volumizer to give her roots a bit of a boost. after that, we’ll apply some ‘nvenn’ replenish strength restoration oil to the ends. finally we will apply ‘nvenn’ protect to create a thermal barrier on the hair to prevent damage from the final blow dry.
this is such a beautiful color transition. we used an OMBRE technique, but we were able to create a stunning gradient that kat is overjoyed with. and we love it too! <3
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June 15, 2018
it’s been 6 weeks since cora dyed her hair, and today we’re looking to remove the ion blue from her ends in favor of warmer tones. the end result will be a beautiful LILAC SHADOWED ROOT with touches of cotton candy pink and blush tones from the pulp riot line.
we’ll be testing two products:
we can see that her ends have bit compromised with a bit of damage, so we’re going to give her hair a trim before putting the color remover on.
with the trim all said and done, we’re ready to start applying the COLOR REMOVER.
we’re going to begin by dividing the hair into four even sections. we’ll apply the color remover to the BLUEST parts of the hair first.
after 10 minutes with the pravana color remover in, cora’s hair is still pretty blue but the purple pigments are pretty much gone.
after we’ve waited a full 35 minutes, the pravana color remover has removed the majority of the blue pigment. we’re going to wash the color remover from cora’s hair and reapply if needed.
though the color remover has succeeded in lifting the blue pigment from the left side of cora’s head, we’re going to need apply to the right side where this a great deal of residual blue pigment.
after the SECOND TREATMENT of color remover, cora’s hair is a blank canvas once more :)
after a quick toner treatment, we’re ready to move on to the COLOR.
first, we’re going to create a LILAC SHADOWED ROOT on the top layer of cora’s hair. for this, we’ll lightly paint the lilac color onto the hair and feather the color for a natural shadowed root.
after a wash and dry, cora’s LILAC SHADOWED ROOT is done.
we’re going to apply all three of the colors using a SPONGE. that being said, it’s extremely important to have your plan for coloring the hair nailed out.
cora likes to wear a deep side part, so we’re going to going to create a TEARDROP shaped section on top of her head and clip it aside.
now we’re ready to start using the sponge and creating the COLOR MELT. you’ll want to grab sections that are as thick as the sponge.
we’ll continue this across cora’s head, making sure to STAGGER sections to create an even flow of color.
we’ll continue this pattern all the way around the head, let the dye set, and prepare for styling. directly after we wash her our, we’ll use some ‘replenish’ restoration oil to protect against damage as well as some ‘fix’ flexible hair spray to help add volume to her hair.
the final product is BEAUTIFUL!
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