13 ’90s-Inspired Chunky Money Piece Formulas

In 1997, the Spice Girls once said, “Every boy every girl, SPICE UP YOUR LIFE!” and there has never been a better time to revisit those wise words. Trends from the ’90s are BACK and bolder than ever in the form of chunky money pieces, so we rounded up some of our favorite looks and got the formulas for each one. Keep scrolling to get all the deets!

1. Princess Peach by Charmayne Robinson (@charmayne_edwardsandco)

Formulas:

Root Lightener: Redken Flash Lift + 10-volume developer

End Lightener: Flash Lift + 20-volume developer

Base: Redken Shades EQ 6N + Redken Shades EQ Processing Solution

Money Piece Toner: Shades EQ 10RB + Redken Shades EQ Demi-Permanent Pastel Pink + 1 capful of Shades EQ 6R + Shades EQ Processing Solution

2. Peaches and Cream by Maggie Hancock (@maggiemh)

Formulas:

Base: Schwarzkopf Professional IGORA ROYAL 20g 7-57 + 20g 7-77 + 5g 0-88 + 7-volume developer

Ends:  IGORA ROYAL 30g 9-7 + 10g 7-77 + 3g 0-88 + 7-volume developer

Money Piece: IGORA ROYAL Pastelifier + IGORA ROYAL 9-1 + 7-volume developer

3. Vanilla Fudge Swirl by Matt Swinney (@matt.swinney)

Formulas: 

Lightener: L’ANZA Healing Haircare Ultra Blonding Decolorizer + 20-volume developer 

Toner: L’ANZA Healing Haircare LIQUIDS Demi-Gloss 10P + Clear + LIQUIDS Demi-Gloss Activator

Base: LIQUIDS Demi-Gloss 30g 6P + 10g 5N + LIQUIDS Demi-Gloss Activator

4. Cranberry Pumpkin by Diana Bell (@dbellx22)

Formulas:

Base: Pulp Riot Faction 8 Permanent Color 6-66 + 6-volume developer

Money Piece: Faction 8 Permanent Color 8-4 + -44 Booster + 6-volume developer

5. Mint Chocolate by @glamourby_melissa

Formulas:

Base (chocolate): Schwarzkopf Professional IGORA ROYAL 5-0 + 7-volume developer

Note: This client was all-over platinum when she came in, so in order to achieve this rich brown Melissa used Schwarzkopf Professional IGORA ROYAL 7-77 to fill the hair first.

Money Piece: PRAVANA ChromaSilk Pastels Mystical Mint + half of a pea sized amount of PRAVANA ChromaSilk VIVIDS Blue

 6. Vanilla Latte by Chris Weber (@chrisweberhair)

Formulas:

Lightener: L’Oréal Professionnel Blonde Studio 9 Lightening Powder + 3o-volume developer + Olaplex No.1

Toner: Redken Shades EQ 9NB + 9G + 9V + Shades EQ Processing Solution

7. Caramel Ribbons by Rachel Williams (@rachelwstylist)

Formulas:

Lightener: Aloxxi Blue Lightener + 20-volume developer

Toner: Aloxxi Tones Demi Permanent Color 8NA + 7B + 7-volume developer

8. Strawberry Lilac by James Earnshaw (@jhair_stylist)

Formulas:

Base Root: Wella Professionals Color Fresh Create 30ml Vintage Blush + 30ml Nu-dist Pink

Ends Formula 1: Wella Professionals Koleston Perfect Permanent Color Cream 20g 10/95 + 5g Koleston Perfect Permanent Color Cream Special Mix 0/65 + 1.9% developer

Ends Formula 2: Illumina Color 20g 9/59 + Illumina Opal-Essence Color 10g Titanium Rose + 1.9% developer

Pro Tip: For a more dimensional look, James freehanded Formula 1 and Formula 2 throughout the ends.

Money Piece (lilac): Illumina Color 20g 9/60 + Illumina Opal-Essence Color 20g Silver Mauve + 1.9% developer

9. Muted Sunset by Larisa Love (@larisadoll)

Formulas:

Lightener: Joico Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 20-volume developer

Base: Joico Color Intensity Kelly Green + 1-inch Ruby Red

Money Piece:

• Root (purple): Color Intensity True Lauv + Titanium + 1-inch Amethyst
• Midlengths (orange): Color Intensity Bronze + Silver Ice
• Ends (yellow): Color Intensity Yellow + Clear

Pro Tip: Pre-toning with Color Intensity Silver Ice and Color Intensity Violet Pearl will give vibrant shades a more muted tone.

10. Smoky Peach by Jackie Hovorka (@fullmetaljaxon)

Formulas:

Base (silver): SPARKS Toner T.11 + T.17 + SPARKS Additive 0.22 + 7-volume developer

Money Piece & Ends (copper): Toner T.16 + SPARKS Additive 0.44 + 7-volume developer

11. Blood Orange Chocolate by Mariah Walraven (@mo_raven)

Formulas:

Lightener: Schwarzkopf Professional BLONDME® Bond Enforcing Premium Lightener 9+ + 7-volume developer

Money Piece: Pulp Riot Nuclear + Lava 

12. Neon Lights by Yokii Techi (@yokii.san)

Formulas:

Money piece (left side):

• Root: Pulp Riot Blush + Clear
• Midlengths: Clear + Nuclear 
• Ends: Clear + a drop of Nuclear

Money Piece (right side):

• Root: Pulp Riot Clear + Powder + drop of Nightfall
• Midlengths: Clear + Powder
• Ends: Clear + Area 51

13. Electric Lime by Cicely Wagner (@cicelydoesmyhair)

Formulas:

Base: Alternating slices of Pulp Riot Powder melted in to Lilac and Pulp Riot Nirvana melted into Blush

Money Piece: Pulp Riot Firefly + Area 51 (3:1 mixing ratio)