What are the primary colors?
Red, Yellow, Blue
How many stages of lightening are there?
7
What size section should you use for coloring?
1/4 inch
What ratio and volume is used for high lift color?
1:2, 40V
What ingredient does developer activate?
Ammonia
What type of color is applied to dry hair?
Permanent
what pigment is revealed by lightening?
The dominant pigment
What size section should you use for lightening?
1/8in
What hair type is the slicing method ideal for?
Coarse hair
What type of process is an all over color without the use of lightener?
Single process
How do you neutralize a color using the color wheel?
You go directly across the color wheel!
What is developer made of?
Hydrogen peroxide and water
Why take vertical sections on the sides and mohawk when coloring?
To keep the color away from the face, avoid staining, and control
What hair type is the weaving method ideal for?
Straight, fine-medium hair
Is permanent color acidic or alkaline?
Is developer acidic or alkaline?
Alkaline
Acidic
When coloring hair that is 25% to 100% gray, what may be necessary?
Specially formulated gray coverage permanent color
What is the dominant pigment when the hair is a natural level 7?
Gold/Orange
How many panels for a single process color or a double process lightener?
5
What treatment/product lines should you use and recommend to clients for colored or lightened hair?
Bond RX & Color Protect
Where can you find visuals for color placements on all hair types?
The Skill Cards, and the Color System notes.
Sam is a natural blonde and wants red hair that will last 4-6 weeks. What color line and developer should you use?
The Demi, Processing Liquid (7 volume)
What types of melanin are in hair? What happens to the melanin when hair is lightened?
Eumelanin, Pheomelanin, Oxidation
When you place highlights solely in the crown of a layered haircut what can happen to the dimension of the hair?
It will stop at the shortest layer, causing a disconnection of the color :(
When coloring, what are the 3 main things that affect the placement of dimension in the hair?
Texture, Formation, Hair cut
What Paul Mitchell tools support color services?
Skill cards, mini swatch books, and the Color Systems app