5 Purple Shampoo Hacks For The “I Still See Yellow” Client

5 Ways Using Purple Toning Shampoo Will Make Your Life Easier

Dealing with stubborn yellow tones in blonde hair? These five purple shampoo hacks will help you out of tricky color situations. When to pre-tone, flash-toning tips, how to achieve no-toner blondes—did we say the word “tone” enough yet? Learn fast tips to create cool, clean blondes without extra processing time and complicated formulation below. 

1. Struggling to Achieve Cool Tones? Do it FAST! 

Removing underlying warm pigments in five minutes or less—let’s talk about it. Applying a highly-pigmented toning shampoo will gently cleanse the hair and quickly neutralize unwanted yellow tones in Level 7 to 10 hair (aka dark-to-light blondes.) While you don’t want to overuse or over-process and ash out the hair, a speedy application is your friend to get a bright, clean blonde. 

Watch Aly Davis (@alydavishair) apply Schwarzkopf Professional® ​​GOODBYE YELLOW™ globally on a warm, previously-lightened mannequin to see just how cool she could tone the hair in only five minutes. Psst—with its high pigmentation, Aly recommends using gloves when applying. 

 

 

 

 

 

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2. Bleach-Free Blondes: When to Flash Tone Extensions 

Give your clients a bright, blonde transformation without having to overthink formulation. Instead of reaching for lightener, Shonda Harvey-Gayle (@shondasharee_) simplified her blonding service by pre-toning hand-tied textured extensions with ​​GOODBYE YELLOW™. This will not only remove underlying yellow pigment with fast tonal deposit, but also shave off extra time from your overall service.

Next, Shonda installed the micro-beaded row sew-ins and finished with a twist-out service. Tap here to watch the video tutorial from start to finish. 

Pro Tip: When NOT to reach for purple shampoo? Canceling unwanted orange tones. Read this quick color theory guide on when to use purple vs. blue toning shampoo. 

3. Refresh Service Idea: Do This Between Foiling Appointments 

Protect your peace from those late-night “I see yellow” texts from your routine foil clients. Here’s an idea: Kristen Carbert (@hairbyykristen) booked a blonde pick-me-up service to refresh her client’s warm, dull highlights in between larger foiling appointments. She clarified the hair and flash-toned with GOODBYE YELLOW™ for only one minute. 

Consider this: If you booked a refresh service for all of the loyal blonde clients on your book, not only would you build in “hair insurance” to maintain their blondes, but you’d keep them coming back to your chair—and implementing a new, consistent revenue stream. 

 

 

 

 

 

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4. When to Pre-Tone With Purple Shampoo 

Do you pre-tone super blonde clients for a clean, clear canvas before applying your final gloss? By removing underlying pigments, this will also help with a better fade-out. That’s exactly what Emily Boulin (@theneonblonde) did with a lifted block of blonde to gently cleanse and neutralize her isolated section with GOODBYE YELLOW™.

“I love it because it packs a ‘pigment punch’ against unwanted brass while still being gentle on chemically-treated hair,” she said.

Photo Credit: Instagram via @theneonblonde

Photo Credit: Instagram via @theneonblonde

Photo Credit: Instagram via @theneonblonde

5. “No Toner” Blondes: Swap Your Gloss With Toning Shampoo 

Skipping a gloss? Unheard of these days. But if you’ve achieved the bright, lifted base you want and just need to control warmth, skip the toner and swap with purple toning shampoo. “With the right products, less is more,” said Dani Moodie (@dani_hairartist) on Instagram when she shared this balanced, toner-free blonde. 

“I SEE YELLOW!”—Not anymore, try the viral purple shampoo!

Products Used

Color Protecting

GOODBYE YELLOW®

Schwarzkopf Professional®