Advanced Formulation
A level 5 client wants a cool level 7. You’ll need to formulate with this tone.
What is blue or blue-violet to neutralize orange?
A client’s hair is brassy orange after bleaching. What toner base should you use?
What is blue?
The exposed pigment at level 6 is this.
What is orange/red?
This volume of developer lifts 1–2 levels with deposit.
What is 20 volume?
Complementary colors on the wheel are used to do this in hair color.
What is neutralize unwanted tones?
When covering over 75% gray, your formula should include this percentage of neutral.
What is 50% or more?
You removed box black color, but it lifted unevenly. You should apply this before continuing.
What is a color balancing filler or protein filler?
Level 9 hair has this dominant underlying pigment.
What is yellow?
This developer is best for gray coverage and permanent color.
What is 20 volume?
The law of color states that all hair color is created from this.
What are the three primary colors?
You want to create a level 9 neutral blonde on level 5 hair. This process is required.
What is pre-lightening then toning?
A client’s blonde turned murky green. What’s the best solution?
What is apply a warm/red-based tone to neutralize?
As you lighten, the undertone shifts from red → orange → yellow. This is called this.
What is the law of contributing pigment or underlying pigment?
Using 40 volume developer with lightener does this to the hair.
What is lifts up to 4+ levels and swells the cuticle significantly?
Melanin is the pigment in hair. The two types of melanin are these.
What are eumelanin (black and brown pigment) and pheomelanin (red and yellow pigment)?
For maximum vibrancy when applying a vivid over prelightened hair, you should ensure the hair is at this level.
What is level 10/pale yellow?
Over-toned hair with violet-gray hues requires this type of tone to correct.
What is gold or yellow?
This term describes how the underlying pigment influences your final result.
What is tonal contribution or influence of undertone?
Using high-volume developer with a demi-permanent color (toner) can lead to this issue.
What is ineffective deposit or unnecessary cuticle swelling (with no lift)?
This is the process of replacing missing pigment in hair that has been over-lightened or stripped.
What is repigmentation or filling?
To deepen a previously lightened client evenly, you must do this before applying final color.
What is a filler or repigmentation step?
You need to correct an overly ash root melt into warm mids. Your best option is this
What is neutralize ash at roots with warmth and balance tone through midshaft?
You lightened a level 3 to a level 8. Expect this undertone and adjust with this toner.
What is orange/yellow, tone with blue/violet?
Developer works through this chemical process that removes melanin.
What is oxidation or the oxidation-reduction reaction?
To go from level 10 platinum to level 4 rich brunette without green undertones, you must do this.
What is fill with warm tones (copper/gold) before applying brown?