The recipe for polychrome honey hair

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Polychrome honey colour

Colours used to achieve polychrome honey

Lightener: BLONDME Premium Lightener 9+ with BLONDME Premium Developer 2% | 7 VOL. (1:1.5)

Soft lightening – Base breaker: BLONDME Premium Lightener 9+ with BLONDME Premium Developer 2% | 7 VOL. (1:4)

Toner 1 – Root: BLONDME Glow Toner Glossed Cedar 7-01 + Hazelnut 8-46 (2:1) with BLONDME Premium Developer 2% | 7 VOL.

Toner 2 – Slice: BLONDME Glow Toner Frosty Gold 10-51 + Strawberry 9.5-81 (1:1) with BLONDME Premium Developer 2% | 7 VOL.

Toner 3 – Overall: BLONDME Glow Toner Soft Gold 9-54 + Frosty Gold 10-51 + (2:1) with BLONDME Premium Gel Developer 2% | 7 VOL.

Hairstylist Reema Jaber

“The BLONDME lightener helped me to create an ideal clean base, especially because we were doing a soft gold. It was a beautiful lift from roots to end. It was completely clean and lifted to exactly the level I wanted.” – Reema Jaber

Polychrome Honey Hair Colour process

STEP 01: Create a radial parting. Section a rectangle at the front hairline. Then take a profile parting to divide the top.

Polychrome Honey Hair Colour process

STEP 02: Take 2–3cm zigzag slices, backcomb, apply Lightener to mid-lengths and ends, feather to roots, fold into foil. Alternate large and fine slices with matching weaves.

Polychrome Honey Hair Colour process

STEP 03: Upwards in a brick lay pattern: horizontal slices in the centre, diagonal on the sides. Alternate large and fine weaves for depth.

Polychrome Honey Hair Colour process

STEP 04: Within the top triangle and in the front sections, continue working horizontally using the same technique but tighter weaves. Develop for 20–45 mins.

Polychrome Honey Hair Colour process

STEP 05: Apply Soft Lightening to mid-lengths and ends, wait, then apply to roots. Visually monitor lift. Follow with BLONDME Bondfinity post-lightening service.

Polychrome Honey Hair Colour process

STEP 06: Apply Toner 1 to roots for a soft root shadow. Take a horizontal slice at the hatline /parietal ridge and apply Toner 2. Apply Toner 3 through mid-lengths and ends. Apply Toner 4 to the front section. Develop for 10 mins. Rinse thoroughly. Finish with BLONDME Sealing Balm.

Hairstylist Lisa Farrall

“What I love most about the OSiS range, especially the curls, is the mixology of it. I love to get creative.” – Lisa Farrall

 

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