COLOR CORRECTION QUICKIE: Adding Dimension Back To Blonde

Say goodbye to over-foiled, over-processed blondes with this dimension-building quickie from Patricia Nikole, aka @paintedhair. See how she adds dimension to this too-blonde babe without touching any lightener and get her formulas and tips below!

Products Used

Hair Color

Color Gels Lacquers

Redken

Demi-Permanent Color

Shades EQ

Redken

Bond Builders

pH-Bonder

Redken

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• Formula A (Zone 1 - Root Area)

  1 oz. Redken Color Gels Lacquers 6N + 1 oz. Redken Color Gels Lacquers 7N + 2 oz. 10-Volume Redken Pro-Oxide Cream Developer + 4ml Redken pH Bonder Step 1

• Formula B (Zones 2 & 3 - Midlengths & Ends)

  1 oz. Redken Shades EQ Gloss 09NB + 1 oz. Redken Shades EQ Gloss 07NB + 2 oz. Redken Shades EQ Processing Solution + 4ml Redken pH Bonder Step 1

• Formula C (Underneath Section - Below The Occipital)

  1 oz. Redken Shades EQ Gloss 07NB + 1 oz. Redken Shades EQ Gloss 06NB + 2 oz. Redken Shades EQ Processing Solution + 4ml Redken pH Bonder Step 1

Takeaway Tips:

• Note this is the client’s third session. “It takes time to build balanced color, strengthen hair and grow length,” Patricia said on Instagram.
• Using Redken Color Gels Lacquers at the root offers up to 100% gray coverage, while rebalancing with Redken Shades EQ Gloss means less ammonia and less pigment on the more porous midlengths and ends.
• “It’s important to remember NOT to go darker than your client’s natural color when lowlighting, especially if you plan on eventually going lighter,” Patricia shared on Instagram.
• Patricia recommends using Redken pH-Bonder in all formulas to keep hair strong and healthy.