Icy Platinum Balayage

HOW-TO STEPS

• 1

  Find her natural part. Where the natural part meets at the apex, create a section from the tip of one ear to the other. This should create two front sections.

• 2

  Make a diagonal back parting from where the parietal ridge meets the front section to just below the occipital bone. Mirror it on the other side. This should create a triangle in the crown area. 

• 3

  After sectioning off the triangle, there will be two remaining sections located at the mastoids, which sit right behind the ears. These two sections will be your starting place. 

• 4

  Balayage with Formula A and work your way through each section using diagonal subpartings. When you reach the last two sections (the front hairline sections), continue with Formula A using a combination of babylights and balayage. 

• 5

  Process for about 30 to 45 minutes without heat. Then, shampoo with Sebastian Professional Penetraitt Shampoo.

• 6

  On towel-dried hair, tone her at the bowl with Formula B and process for 20 minutes. 

• 7

  Shampoo and condition with Sebastian Penetraitt Shampoo and Conditioner.

• 8

  For the cut, create a blunt square perimeter. For the interior, use a “short to long” layering technique achieved with the deep point-cutting method.

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• 9

  Dry her hair, then customize your detail cutting to ensure the cut works for her. “One method I used to achieve this result is to remove weight in the crown area with a channel-cutting approach using texturizing shears,” shares Liz.

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  • Natural Level:

    7

  • Formula A:

    Paul Mitchell SynchroLift Lightener + 30-volume developer

  • Formula B:

    Redken Shades EQ 1.5 oz. 9V + 0.5 oz. 9T + 1 oz. Clear + 3 oz. Processing Liquid

  10

  For the style, create volume by doing what Liz refers to as a “Pageant Blowout” or “Blowout Set”. Then, apply Goldwell Style Sign Double Boost Root Lift Spray to the root area and Kenra Professional Platinum Blow-Dry Spray on her midlengths and ends. Let the hair cool and style as desired. 

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  • Natural Level:

    7

  • Formula A:

    Paul Mitchell SynchroLift Lightener + 30-volume developer

  • Formula B:

    Redken Shades EQ 1.5 oz. 9V + 0.5 oz. 9T + 1 oz. Clear + 3 oz. Processing Liquid

  11

  Finished look

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  • Natural Level:

    7

  • Formula A:

    Paul Mitchell SynchroLift Lightener + 30-volume developer

  • Formula B:

    Redken Shades EQ 1.5 oz. 9V + 0.5 oz. 9T + 1 oz. Clear + 3 oz. Processing Liquid

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  Finished look—alternate view