Start mixing your lightener, everyone. It’s blonding season. This perfectly sun-kissed blonde from Joico Celebrity Colorist Denis De Souza focuses the major blonding at the front hairline and weaves lowlights in the back. “What’s better than a bright, brilliant blonde that looks as if it were the result of hours lounging and playing along the California coast? Nothing!” Denis says. Get the steps!
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Formula
Formulas
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Break the base with Formula A on the regrowth for 10 minutes to blur the line of demarcation and create a soft, light canvas. Rinse, then blow-dry. Starting at the front hairline, take a vertical weave parting and apply Formula B.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Take a second vertical weave parting and apply Formula C. Continue taking weave partings, alternating Formulas B and C. Leave the ends out for a more natural, sunny blonde.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Work upward along the hairline, gradually pivoting weave partings so the final parting is parallel with the center part.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Lay foils in a bricklay pattern. Remember to include the hairline and the hair over the ear. To prevent bleeding, triple-fold foils lengthwise and fold over the top of the foil-holding weave section.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Repeat the process on the opposite side.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Take a diagonal parting that extends from behind the ear to the back corner hairline and weave Formula B.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Repeat the diagonal parting on the opposite side and part across the back (at the hairline), leaving a slice of natural hair. Take a weave parting just above the natural hair with Formula B.
Note: The horizontal parting should connect the two diagonal partings from the previous step.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Continue working up from the center nape, leaving about 1 inch of natural hair. Take a weave parting with Formula B. Clip that parting up, then take a weave parting from the natural hair beneath and apply Formula D. Continue alternating Formulas B and D until you reach the occipital bone.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Once you’ve reached the occipital bone, begin working upward, alternating Formulas B and C as you pick up weave sections. Foil sections in a bricklay pattern until you reach the top back.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Process color, then shampoo with Blonde Life Brightening Shampoo. Rinse, apply K-PAK Cuticle Sealer, wait 5 minutes, then rinse hair again.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Apply Formula E to the entire head and process at room temperature for 15 minutes. Rinse, then shampoo again with Blonde Life Brightening Shampoo. Apply the Blonde Life Brightening Masque for 2 to 5 minutes, then rinse and style.
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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Finished Look
Formula
- Formula A
Joico Base Breaker + 20-volume Veroxide®
- Formula B
Equal parts LumiShine Permanent Crème Color XLA + XLN + 30-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula C
Blonde Life Lightening Powder + 10-volume LumiShine Developer
- Formula D
LumiShine Permanent Crème Color 9NV + 10-volume LumiShine
- Formula E
LumiShine Liquid Demi-Permanent Color 10NG + 10NWB + 5-volume LumiShine Developer
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