Ashy Blonde + Shadow Root
Ashy Blonde + Shadow Root
COLOR FORMULAS 
Products Used
HOW-TO STEPS
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1Before
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2Starting on the left side (at the parietal ridge), take horizontal weaves and apply Formula A. Place the lightener where it’s needed and avoid pieces that have already been lightened.
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3Take a back-to-back weave and apply Formula A. Weave out the blonde pieces and highlight the darker pieces. Continue taking fine, 1/8-inch sections and weave using Formula A. Once the head shape widens, take staggered bricklay foils and apply Formula A.
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4At the natural parting, start to take slices in back-to-back, staggered bricklay foils. Remember to apply Formula A where you need it and not overlap the already-blonde pieces.
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5Continue to take slices and weaves, leaving very little hair in between. Do this until you reach the middle of the head.
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6Repeat on the opposite side.
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In the longest part of the fringe, take back-to-back partings in a staggered foiling method.
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8Place a few (three to five) vertical slices in the back right (at the point of disconnection above the occipital).
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9Process until the hair reaches the palest yellow. Rinse with Joico K-PAK Color Therapy Shampoo and Conditioner, then dry the hair.
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10Section around the parietal ridge, down the middle, and across the crown.
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11Starting in the nape, use Formula B to apply a shadow root approximately 1 to 2 inches from the scalp using a “teardrop” application (1 inch in the front, 2 inches in the back).
Pro Tip: For a seamless blend, apply color horizontally in 1/8-inch sections and comb with a wide-tooth comb for even saturation.
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12Apply the shadow root until you reach the crown area where the highlights begin.
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13Once you reach to the top of this section, melt Formula B into Formula D. Do this for the front and sides too. Place on a foil, then use a dry brush to melt and comb through to blend.
Pro Tip: To avoid creating spots or lines in the back area, do not start melting the two formulas until the hair is longer than the nape.
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14When working on the sides, take vertical sections. Apply Formula B and melt into Formula D. Using your hands, massage the point where the two colors meet to melt the formulas together. Continue this technique until you reach the front.
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15When working into the front, the hair will become shorter and shorter. As this happens, your applications will have less of Formula B (the Level 6) and more of Formula D (the Level 10). Repeat on the opposite side.
Pro Tip: Place a foil on top to protect the section.
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16Move to the top section of the head. Apply Formula B to the entire crown section as a shadow root, approximately 1 inch out from the scalp.
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17Take horizontal ¼-inch sections. Comb the section to tease the root area. Apply more of the shadow root with Formula B.
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18Weave out a horizontal subsection.
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19Apply Formula C to the bottom of the section. This will melt with the shadow root.
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20On the top of the section, apply Formula D to the ends. Repeat this technique in the crown section two more times.
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21Continue working this technique into each side of the top. Do the right side first, then the left.
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22Adjust your melting technique to the length of the hair. Repeat on the opposite side.
This is the pattern: Formula B, Formula C, Formula D / Formula B, Formula D
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23Process for 20 minutes at room temperature. Rinse well, then shampoo and condition with K-PAK Color Therapy.
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24Finished look
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25Finished look
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