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Pantone Colors Of The Year 2021: Ultimate Gray + Illuminating Yellow

The 2021 Pantone Color Of The year has just been announced and not one, but TWO shades made the cut! Ultimate Gray and Illuminating are predicted to dominate in the new year, so we've pulled all the haircolor inspo you'll need to get ahead of the trend. 

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Artist: @thehairpriestess

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Artist: @michelleoconnorbeauty

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Artist: @beautybyashley

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Artist: @purplehairlady

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Artist: @mgray153

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Manufacturer: Goldwell, @goldwellus

Color Formula

  • Formula A

    Goldwell Silklift High Performance Lightener + 20-volume Silklift Conditioning Cream Developer

  • Formla B (Base Toner)

    Equal parts 8BP Goldwell Colorance + 9BA Colorance + Colorance Lotion 

  • Formula C (Ends Toner)

    10BA Colorance + a drop of Goldwell @purepigments Pure Violet

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Artist: @__cassandratorres__

BTC University Online Class with @josievilay - Create the perfect ash blonde
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Artist: @cicelydoeshair

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Color Formula

  • Starting Level:

    2 with a warm Level 5 on the midlengths and a warm/beige Level 8 on the ends.

  • Formula A (nape to occipital):

    60g Schwarzkopf Professional BLONDME Bond Enforcing Premium Lightener 9+ + 120g 20-volume developer

  • Formula B (occipital to crown):

    60g BLONDME Bond Enforcing Premium Lightener 9+ + 120g 25-volume developer

  • Formula C (front panel):

    60g BLONDME Bond Enforcing Premium Lightener 9+ + 120g 28-volume developer (30 vol. + 20 vol.)

  • Formula D (final panel):

    60g BLONDME Bond Enforcing Premium Lightener 9+ + 120g 30-volume developer

  • Formula E (resaturation):

    60g BLONDME Bond Enforcing Premium Lightener 9+ + 120g 10-volume developer

  • Formula F (resaturation):

    60g BLONDME Bond Enforcing Premium Lightener 9+ + 120g 6-volume developer

  • Formula G (root toner):

    Schwarzkopf Professional 1 part IGORA ROYAL 9,5-22 + 1 part 9,5-1 + 6-volume developer + b3 Brazilian Bond Builder

  • Formula H (midlengths/ends toner):

    IGORA ROYAL 2 parts 9,5-1 + 1 part 9,5-22 + 10g 9,5-49 + 6-volume developer + b3 Brazilian Bond Builder

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Colorist: Sonya Dove, @sonyadove

Color Formula

  • Formula A

    Wella Professionals BLONDOR Soft Blonde Cream + 20-volume developer

  • Formula B

    Wella Professionals Color Touch 10/6 (1:2) + 6-volume Color Touch Emulsion Developer

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Artist: @hairbymaralyn

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Artist: @amber_does_mermaid_hair

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Artist: @jackmartincolorist

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Colorist: Julie Holbrook
Manufacturer: GKhair, @gkhair

Color Formula

  • Formula A

    GKHair Juvexin Lightening Powder + GKHair Cream Developer 8 volume

  • Formula B

    GK Hair Juvexin Lightening Powder + GK Hair Cream Developer 20 volume

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Color: @jessimayleone


Cut: @chelseavonnejames


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Jack Martin @jackmartincolorist Formula Color Correction Transformation Embrace The Gray Sterling Silver Strands
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Color Formula

  • Formula A:

    Wella Professionals BLONDOR + 20-volume developer

  • Formula B:

    Wella Professionals Color Charm Permanent Liquid Haircolor 3A/148 + 10-volume developer

  • Formula C:

    Wella Professionals BLONDOR Permanent Liquid Toner Pale Platinum + 10-volume developer

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Artist: @annikavonholdt

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Artist: @tasha_worldofstyles

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Color: @bescene and @katkolors


Cut: @maggiemh


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silver platinum silver-toned color correction Asian hair olaplex treatment schwarzkopf igora royal blondme redken shades eq
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Colorist: Grace Joo

Color Formula

  • Formula A:

    Schwarzkopf Professional BLONDME + 20-volume developer

  • Formula B:

    Schwarzkopf BLONDME + 30-volume developer

  • Formula C:

    Equal parts Schwarzkopf IGORA ROYAL 5-1 + IGORA ROYAL 6-12 + 7-volume developer

  • Formula D:

    Schwarzkopf IGORA ROYAL 60g 9.5-22 + 10g 8-29 + 3g 0-11 + a dot of 0-99 + 7-volume developer

  • Formula E:

    Redken Shades EQ 9V + 9P + Shades EQ Processing Solution

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Colorist: Kaylee Kauffman

Color Formula

  • Formula A:

    Schwarzkopf Professional BLONDME Bond Enforcing Premium Lightener 9+ + 15-volume developer

  • Formula B:

    Schwarzkopf BLONDME Bond Enforcing Premium Lightener 9+ + 25-volume developer

  • Formula C:

    Schwarzkopf IGORA ROYAL 12-11 + 9,5-22 + 10-volume developer

  • Formula D:

    Equal parts Schwarzkopf BLONDME® Blonde Toning Lilac + Steel Blue + 10-volume developer

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Artist: @beyondthemane_

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Artist: @__cassandratorres__

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Manufacturer: Matrix, @matrix; Olaplex, @olaplex; Redken, @redken

Color Formula

  • FORMULA A

    Redken Flash Lift + 20 volume developer + Olaplex No. 1

  • FORMULA B

    Redken Shades EQ 20g 9V + 20g 9B+80g Clear + 120g Processing Solution

  • FORMULA C

    Matrix ColorSync Sheer Acidic Toner Steel + 6-volume developer

  • FORMULA D

    20g Matrix SoColor Permanent 7AA + 20g SoColor Permanent 8P + 10 volume developer

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Artist: @hair.by.jenny

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Colorist: Melody Lowenstein; Michael Lowenstein
Manufacturer: Olaplex, @olaplex; PRAVANA, @pravana

Color Formula

  • Formula A:

    PRAVANA Pure Light Crème Lightener + 20-volume developer

  • Formula B:

    PRAVANA Pure Light Crème Lightener + 30-volume developer

  • Formula C:

    PRAVANA ChromaSilk EXPRESS TONES 2 parts Violet + 1 part Smokey Silver + 7 parts Clear + PRAVANA ChromaSilk Zero Lift Developer 

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Artist: @curlseccentric

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Artist: @lisaherofficial

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Artist: @katkolors

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Artist: @curlpop

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Jack Martin @jackmartincolorist Box Dye Color Correction All Over Gray Silver Granny Gray Back To Gray Brunette Before
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Color Formula

  • Formula A:

    Wella Professionals BLONDOR Multi-Blonde Powder Lightener + 30-volume developer + Olaplex No.1

  • Formula B:

    Redken Shades EQ ½ oz. 9V + ½ oz. 9B + 1 oz. Clear + 2 oz. Shades EQ Processing Solution

  • Formula C:

    Kenra Professional Kenra Color® 10SM + 6-volume developer

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Artist: @beccathuggs

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Artist: @cynthialumzy

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