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Last updated: June 27, 2017

Summer Blonde: Highlights + Lowlights

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  • 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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1

Before

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  • 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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2

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.

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  • 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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3

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.

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  • 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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4

Work upward along the hairline, gradually pivoting weave partings so the final parting is parallel with the center part.

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  • 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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5

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.

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  • 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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6

Repeat the process on the opposite side.

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  • 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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7

Take a diagonal parting that extends from behind the ear to the back corner hairline and weave Formula B.

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  • 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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8

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.

 

close 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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9

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.

close 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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Show Steps
10

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.

close 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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11

Process color, then shampoo with Blonde Life Brightening Shampoo. Rinse, apply K-PAK Cuticle Sealer, wait 5 minutes, then rinse hair again.

close 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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12

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.

close 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

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  • 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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Summer Blonde: Highlights + Lowlights

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!

Manufacturer: Joico, @joico

COLOR 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

Products Used

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HOW-TO STEPS

  • open color formula
    close 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

    1

    Before

  • open color formula
    close 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

    2

    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.

  • open color formula
    close 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

    3

    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.

  • open color formula
    close 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

    4

    Work upward along the hairline, gradually pivoting weave partings so the final parting is parallel with the center part.

  • open color formula
    close 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

    5

    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.

  • open color formula
    close 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

    6

    Repeat the process on the opposite side.

  • open color formula
    close 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

    7

    Take a diagonal parting that extends from behind the ear to the back corner hairline and weave Formula B.

  • open color formula
    close 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

    8

    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.

     

  • open color formula
    close 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

    9

    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.

  • open color formula
    close 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

    10

    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.

  • open color formula
    close 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

    11

    Process color, then shampoo with Blonde Life Brightening Shampoo. Rinse, apply K-PAK Cuticle Sealer, wait 5 minutes, then rinse hair again.

  • open color formula
    close 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

    12

    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.

  • open color formula
    close 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

    13

    Finished Look

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