Holiday Cut, Color and Twisted Updo

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
One length haircut—establish the desired length.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
Create a face-framing layer.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
Subsection the fringe area and recut to create a shorter, side-sweeping fringe.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
Section the hair from ear to ear. Subdivide the front section into 3 triangles to the crown. Subdivide the back section from crown to nape.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
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Start with back triangles. Apply color in quarter inch slices, from bottom of the nape. Take slices working through the subsection by alternating Formula A, Formula B and Formula D, leaving natural hair in between. Repeat this pattern on all triangles.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
Apply Formula C to remaining natural hair in between the foils. Process for 30 minutes.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
Reflective Service
Prepare: Rinse out color. Shampoo with Wella Professionals Brilliance Shampoo.
Protect: Apply Wella Professionals Oil Reflections to hair from midlengths to ends.
Apply Wella Professionals Enrich Treatment Mask.
Pamper: Massage into hair. Wrap head in warm, wet towel and let client sit for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water and then towel dry.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
Prepare hair with Wella Professionals Enrich Leave In Balm to make combing easier.
Apply Wella Professionals Velvet Amplifier to prime hair and Flowing Form Smoothing Balm to smooth hair. Apply Thermal Image Heat Protection Spray to shield and protect hair during blow drying. Blow out using a round brush.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
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Subsection the hair from crown to ear. Secure a 4-inch section at the crown with a rubber band. Secure the nape section with a rubber band. Use rubber bands to create a ponytail.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
Fold the ponytail and pin it together at the rubber bands. Then secure it behind the ear with bobby pins. Use Wella Professionals Stay Essential Finishing Spray for hold. Take front side sections, twisting toward the head and then twist around the folded ponytail. Secure with bobby pins.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
Leave secured hair slightly messy. Smooth away some of the flyaways using Wella Professinals Smooth Brilliance Shine Pomade. Finish with Wella Professionals Stay Essential Finishing Spray for some hold and Mirror Polish Shine Serum for a high gloss finish.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
Finished look.

- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio

Holiday Cut, Color and Twisted Updo
Wella Professionals Top Artists Dean Roybal and Ginger Boyle, who co-own Planet Salon in Beverly Hills, are trusted by all of their clients to perform makeovers that are suitable, chic and uplifting. This cut and color refresh is a perfect example—a transformation for a client who already looks great, and just needs a subtle boost. (Kind of what stylists in the salon are asked to do every day, right?) The Wella Professional Reflective Service adds shine and a pampering component to the experience. And as a bonus, Dean demonstrates a quick updo that this client can wear as a guest at an upcoming wedding.
COLOR FORMULAS
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
Products Used
HOW-TO STEPS
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
1One length haircut—establish the desired length.
- Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
2Create a face-framing layer.
- Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
3Subsection the fringe area and recut to create a shorter, side-sweeping fringe.
- Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
4Section the hair from ear to ear. Subdivide the front section into 3 triangles to the crown. Subdivide the back section from crown to nape.
- Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
5Start with back triangles. Apply color in quarter inch slices, from bottom of the nape. Take slices working through the subsection by alternating Formula A, Formula B and Formula D, leaving natural hair in between. Repeat this pattern on all triangles.
- Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
6Apply Formula C to remaining natural hair in between the foils. Process for 30 minutes.
- Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
7Reflective Service
Prepare: Rinse out color. Shampoo with Wella Professionals Brilliance Shampoo.
Protect: Apply Wella Professionals Oil Reflections to hair from midlengths to ends.
Apply Wella Professionals Enrich Treatment Mask.
Pamper: Massage into hair. Wrap head in warm, wet towel and let client sit for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water and then towel dry. - Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
8Prepare hair with Wella Professionals Enrich Leave In Balm to make combing easier.
Apply Wella Professionals Velvet Amplifier to prime hair and Flowing Form Smoothing Balm to smooth hair. Apply Thermal Image Heat Protection Spray to shield and protect hair during blow drying. Blow out using a round brush.
- Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
9Subsection the hair from crown to ear. Secure a 4-inch section at the crown with a rubber band. Secure the nape section with a rubber band. Use rubber bands to create a ponytail.
- Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
10Fold the ponytail and pin it together at the rubber bands. Then secure it behind the ear with bobby pins. Use Wella Professionals Stay Essential Finishing Spray for hold. Take front side sections, twisting toward the head and then twist around the folded ponytail. Secure with bobby pins.
- Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
11Leave secured hair slightly messy. Smooth away some of the flyaways using Wella Professinals Smooth Brilliance Shine Pomade. Finish with Wella Professionals Stay Essential Finishing Spray for some hold and Mirror Polish Shine Serum for a high gloss finish.
- Starting Level
-
- Starting Level
Natural level 6 with previous highlights
- Formula A
Wella Professionals ILLUMINA COLOR 7/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula B
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula C
ILLUMINA COLOR 9/7 + 10-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
- Formula D
BLONDOR MULTIBLONDE POWDER + 30-volume Koleston Perfect Crème Developer. 1:1 ratio
12Finished look.
- Starting Level
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