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Last updated: February 21, 2023

Warm Honey Bronde

By @megumicolor

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  • Formula A (highlights):

    Redken Flash Lift Lightener + 6-volume developer + Olaplex No.1

  • Formula B (shadow root):

    Wella Professionals Color Touch equal parts 7/0 + 8/3 + 10-volume developer

  • Formula C (shadow root):

    Color Touch /00 + 6-volume developer

Photo Credit: Instagram via @megumicolor

PSA: Warmth is IN! That means it’s time to freshen up your formulation skills before clients request different shades of honey and teddy bear blonde. Keep reading to learn how California-based dimensional color specialist Meg Mizuno (@megumicolor) created this lived-in honey bronde—plus, her color formulas!

 

Check out the before & after below! 

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Who is the ideal client for this look? 

This is a versatile technique that can be used on many clients: “This color will suit any hair type and gives a seamless grow out,” Meg told us, adding that the color took a total of two hours. Think: Low-maintenance clients who love lived-in looks!

 

How can clients care for this look? 

Meg advises her clients to come in every 10 to 12 weeks for a toner refresh. For highlights, she recommends visiting the salon every 16 to 20 weeks. Here are her favorite products to send clients home with:

 

  • Pureology Hydrate Shampoo (for color longevity)
  • Milbon Repair Restorative Treatment (to repair damage)
  • Milbon Repair Restorative Blowout Primer
  • Milbon Smooth Luminous Softening Oil

 

What is a must-know tip for stylists?

“You must know how and where the curtain bangs fall,” Meg explains. This will affect your color placement, so she asked her fellow stylist Hiro (@hirohair) who she tapped in for the haircut.

 

When it comes to formulation, Meg uses a warmer formula for the shadow root and a more natural tone for the blonde to create a rich, vibrant dimensional color.

 

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Products Used

COLOR FORMULAS

  • Formula A (highlights):

    Redken Flash Lift Lightener + 6-volume developer + Olaplex No.1

  • Formula B (shadow root):

    Wella Professionals Color Touch equal parts 7/0 + 8/3 + 10-volume developer

  • Formula C (shadow root):

    Color Touch /00 + 6-volume developer

FORMULA STEPS

1. Highlight with Formula A. Rinse when desired lift is achieved. 

2. Apply Formula B to zone one; then, apply Formula C to zones two and three. Process for 10 minutes. 

3. Rinse and apply Milbon Repair Professional Treatment to rebuild damage and strengthen.

4. Style as desired. 

 

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