Idina Menzel’s Chocolatey Hue
Actress and Broadway star Idina Menzel has gone to a few ends of the color spectrum during her time in the spotlight. Recently, she settled on a warm, chocolately hue courtesy of Master Colorist and L’Oréal Professionnel Ambassador Jason Bache. “One of the big summer trends for brunettes is tone on tone variation,” notes Jason. “Personally, I love this trend because it is a much needed step away from ombré.
So for Idina, Jason wanted to create subtle dimension utilizing ammonia free haircolors and lightener for rich highs and lows. “Idina came in with a faded Level 6 that was starting to look a little too rusty. She told me she hated seeing red and wanted to be a deep brunette. She was drinking a cup of coffee with milk, so I said, ‘If I could do whatever I want I would give you a deep brunette base with highlights the color of your coffee.’ Needless to say, she LOVED the idea,” notes Jason. Ready to indulge? Here’s the secret recipe!
“Idina thought the color was pretty, but way too light for her,” says Jason. “SO we went back to the shampoo bowl, I re-wet her hair and re-glossed.” This time Jason used L’Oréal Professionnel Dia Light 7N + 15-volume developer. He allowed the hair to process until the highlights were a deep Level 7. “The end result was gorgeous. She LOVED it, I LOVED it,” says Jason.
