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How-To: Deep Purple Root
Formula
Formulas
  • Starting Level:

    The client was previously prelightened and returned with 1 ½-inch new growth and a panel faded to a Level 4. Her natural hair is a Level 6.

  • Formula A:

    Keune Magic Blonde + 25-volume developer

  • Formula B:

    1 oz. Kenra 4A + 9-volume developer

  • Formula C:

    2 oz. Kenra 7VM + 1 dot Red Booster + 2 dots Blue Booster + 9-volume developer

  • Formula D:

    1 oz. Kenra 8VM + Kenra 1 oz. 10SM + 9-volume developer

How-To: Deep Purple Root

This steely, smoky pastel silver with a deep purple shadow root is insane! We love it so much, we reached out to stylist Jackie Hovorka @fullmetaljaxon, a studio owner in Sioux Falls, S.D., to get the lowdown.   “My client usually comes in wanting some pastel tones mixed with silvers, as it fades out nicely,” Jackie shares. “So we just experimented, but we wanted something with purple.”   Her tip? “Instead of using Kenra Professional Color Booster in Violet, I found that using the Red and Blue Booster mixed creates a deeper purple than the Violet Booster. Because...

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