Colour
Hair Colour Banding: Diagnose Uneven Lengths Before Recolouring
How to read uneven colour bands before a correction: what causes each pattern, how to separate porosity from history, and what a photo cannot tell you.
Sujet
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Colour
IGORA ZERO AMM: Where the Seven Shades Fit
What Schwarzkopf Professional states about IGORA ZERO AMM, which seven shades were added, and where each one sits in the existing shade structure.
Colour
Copper vs Espresso Hair Colour: A Consultation Guide
Two warm directions with very different upkeep. How to choose between copper and espresso on base, regrowth visibility and what the client will maintain.
Colour
Colour Drenching vs Dimension: How to Plan the Result
An immersive single tone and a dimensional result solve different problems. How to choose between them on base, grow-out and what the client will maintain.
Colour
No-Bleach Lift: Limits, Tests and Client Expectations
When a lightening goal is realistic without bleach, what published lift figures cover, and how to test and explain it before the client is in the chair.
Colour
Root Shadow vs Root Smudge: Choose the Softer Grow-Out
The terms overlap and educators use them differently. Here is a workable distinction between root shadow and root smudge, and how to choose between them.
Client-Hairdresser
Davines ENERGIZING Overnight Serum: The Salon Brief
What the Davines ENERGIZING Overnight Serum claims, what its test footnotes say, and how to brief it without promising anything about hair loss.
Client-Hairdresser
Grey Blending vs Full Coverage: A Colourist’s Decision Guide
Blending and covering grey are two different promises, not two products. The criteria for choosing, and how to explain the limits before you start.
Client-Hairdresser
Autumn Hair Shedding: A Safe Salon Conversation
How to answer a client who says she is shedding more this autumn: what the evidence shows, which questions are safe to ask and when to suggest a referral.
Colour
Redken Shades EQ Honey Melt: A Consultation Workflow
What Redken published about Shades EQ Honey Coppers and the Honey Melt technique, and how to turn the inspiration into a realistic colour consultation.