HOW-TO STEPS

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  Pre-lighten and tone all strands.  Apply milk_shake Light (10) Total Roots Powder Bleach from roots to midshafts and Light (10) Blue Tonalizing Bleach from midshafts to ends. Tone with milk_shake Light (10) Tone Controller White.

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  Note: The images used in this step-by-step are meant to show the placement/technique only and do not represent these formulas.

  Formula A (Grey/Blue): 1 part milk_shake Direct Color Grey + 1 part milk_shake Direct Color Blue
  Formula B (Grey/Green): 2 parts milk_shake Direct Color Grey + 1 part milk_shake Direct Color Petrol Green
  Formula C (Grey/Green/Blue): 1 part milk_shake Direct Color Grey + 1 part milk_shake Direct Color Green + 1 part milk_shake Direct Color Blue

  Mix three dilutions of each formula:
  Dilution Formula 1: 1 part Formula to 1 part Clear
  Dilution Formula 2: 1 part Dilution Formula 1 to 1 part Clear
  Dilution Formula 3: 1 part Dilution Formula 2 to 2 parts Clear

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  Create a section in the crown area that begins from the middle of the eyebrows to the top of the ear on the other side of the head, beginning about 1 ½ inches from the front hairline.

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  Place wax paper or foil over the strand adjacent to this parting, positioning the paper downward, to isolate this uncolored sections and support the colored sections.

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  Create a ½- to ¾-inch subsection within the original crown section and place it over the wax paper or foil. Apply Formula A/ Dilution Formula 3 over the entire length, without coloring too close to the perimeter.

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  On top of the already-colored section, apply the other dilution formulas of the same color in the following sequence: Dilution Formula 2 length to ends; Dilution Formula 1 on the ends. For even more gradation, apply the full-strength formula at the very ends of the hair.

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  Once all of the color dilutions have been applied, comb the strand to create a graded color effect between the various intensities of color.

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  Isolate the colored strand with wax paper or foil.

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  Repeat the sequence throughout the crown section, alternating Formulas A, B and C and the dilutions on each subsection.

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  For a symmetrical effect, repeat all of the steps on the opposite side of the head.

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