How-To: Summertime Platinum

HOW-TO STEPS

• 1

  Section the hair based on the client’s natural part, then section front to back, clipping the back away.

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  • Natural/Starting Level:

    6, with Level 8/9 midlengths and ends

  • Formula A:

    Schwarzkopf Professional BLONDME + 7-volume developer

  • Formula B:

    Schwarzkopf Professional BLONDME + 20-volume developer

  • Formula C (toner):

    Goldwell Colorance 10BS Beige Silver 

  2

  Beginning in the front, balayage using Formula A in ½-inch sections, applying the color in a pattern “similar to that of cell phone service bars,” shares Jenna, “from higher around the face to a little lower toward the back of the section.” Jenna left very thin slices between each ½-inch section to add dimension. She also used saran wrap to keep the sections from bleeding.

• 3

  In the back, apply Formula B in V-shaped sections, this time leaving out a thicker slice between each section. Jenna says here, the V pattern is key to keeping the ends nice and light.

• 4

  Process for 35 minutes with no heat, then rinse, shampoo using UNITE BLONDA Shampoo and towel-dry.

• 5

   Apply Formula C and process for 15 minutes. Rinse and condition using UNITE BLONDA Conditioner.

• 6

  Apply UNITE 7Seconds Condition Leave In Detangler, then blow-dry smooth with a round brush, and create curls using a 2-inch Marcel Curling Iron. Finish with UNITE TEXTURIZA Spray.