FOILAYAGE | Cool Caramel On DARK HAIR + TIPS For Lifting Dark Hair 

Thank you so much (from the bottom of my heart) for doing such a detailed video. You should never have to apologize for saying anything on your videos. Some of us appreciate all of the time and effort it takes to explain what you’re doing. On top of that, thank you for literally going step by step and not fast forwarding to the end. The amount of a-ha moments I had during this video is astounding. I’ve been doing hair for 16 years, and you can never stop learning. Thank you sooo much for being you.

I'm so happy that you are mentioning how we as hairdressers are always discredited when it comes to our services. I respect this profession because there is just so much into it than just the technique.

Charge your worth girl!! I just started charging hourly and it’s amazing! People I think don’t realize sometimes that we have families and bills to pay, and dreams that we’d like to achieve one day too. No one ever questions a tattoo artist when getting a tattoo and buying their art! Hair is a luxury service, especially colors that take hours and hours to do!

Thank you for putting the pricing out there!!! Amen sister!!! I also look at it like if I spend 4 hours with a client we need to think how much money we would make doing just haircuts in 4 hours, and it needs to be more than that due to the skill, effort and product we put into a Color service!

hey girl! you have helped me so much with application and knowledge regarding hair. As a new hairstylist i don't have the funds to take courses and spending my money not knowing if it'll be a waste but thanks to you i have been learning and getting better at perfecting my craft. I really do appreciate your time and I'm grateful that you take the time to film and explain . you are the real mvp

I absolutely love your application it really made a difference! After over thirty years of classes and hair shows I was amazed by this alone! And it turned out gorgeous 💓 I had to have a tumor taken out of my spinal cord in 2010 so I've been disabled now for quite done time and it does kill me to still do my family's hair but I really think this technic will help me a lot thank you sweetheart! You are truly amazing

It's not about the price of the products. It's about what a stylist can do with those products. That's what clients are paying for!! Fabulous work as always, girl 😊

I would consider this color a "mushroomy brown". It's my favorite shade. I'm full on obsessed with it and I have been to three different hairstylist and no one can achieve this color for me ever, so I started doing it myself. (I know, not the best, practice.) but that said, I appreciate you taking time to educate on pricing structure and why it might cost a certain amount. So many different hair types, textures, thickness, and level of hair health factor into your job, and usually you also have to deal with major color corrections during the process too. On top of that, you must be always continuing education as products emerge, styles & trends change or evolve and stylist have to not only keep up and learn these new techniques, but also remain sharp on the basics and fundamentals too! So much effort behind the chair is involved. (commenting on my work account lol) Thanks! This clients hair is my dream hair and color and you did phenomenal!!

Beautiful work I love how you explain step by step for timing and price ,else love how you not afraid to put in videos the moments of panic that all go thru everyday when something is not going as planned and is ok to share those moments too . Thanks for your videos ☺️.

That blend from roots to mids is *mwah* it's so darn good. Also I love they way you planed out this look. You did the occipital bone and below first for brightness. Jump to the interior for mid brightness and did the crest last for overall subtle brightness. I can't wait to be able to think quick on my feet like this when I color hair. You're worth every dollar!!!

People are always trying to get Instagram hair for $100. Nothing is free. The shipping to get some of the products shipped to us, because local stores can't stay stocked, is also a cost, plus our booth rent. They have no idea. We're not working for Minimum wage. We've spent 10's of thousands on education, and licensure, most of us. Your work was worth every penny. She had a ton of hair. I also remind the foilyage rooted clients that they have the convenience of a soft, natural-looking grow-out and don't have to come in but every 6-8 months. (If they are extra cool or icy, they may need a toner refresh every 6 weeks) That's not a ton to spend on your HAIR when you consider what they drop for nails, lashes, and Botox. The ash panic is real. LOL. I had a client last week I was SURE it would look green. It turned out perfect, but still...the oxidation process is scary as hell, sometimes. It's more of a neutral beigey caramel. Anyway, you're amazing.

Amen!🙏I strongly agree with you, some people just don't understand all the hard work and the skills we put into it

You are by far my favorite RU-vid Stylist, a true Artist. I love your techniques and the way you explain everything and I especially love your authenticity and your personality. I am so happy to have found this amazing video that has finally given me the confidence to tackle this. I've done my own cut and color for many many years but with the amt of gray I have now, I've decided to go with lighter blonde shaddowed roots and highlights. I've been researching all the new techniques and products including the use of a toner/gloss for the first time. I've learned so much from you and seeing how to do this degree of highlighting on yourself, is exactly what I needed to get this party started.Thank you so much for all your help, you are amazing. PS this was supposed to be under your video where you showed you doing your own highlights but somehow the video switched.

I love you're long videos!!! I am sooo grateful for you're in depth content! Learned so much from you. Thank you!

Love your videos I belong to a professional hairdresser page and someone asked for a good foiling pattern so I linked you video since iv done your techniques iv saved time and products and I learned you don't have to use loads of foils to get bright but seamless blend , love your work big love from Scotland

As a fellow stylist thank you for making it clear that a client pays for the stylists talent ,the dedicated hours and years of creative work and consistent education so that the client can walk out with an absolute masterpiece on there head thats been especially created for them … You wouldn’t expect a builder to build your house and charge you cost price for the materials there using …NO !! You pay for there service ,materials and the hard work they put in.. like all trades …

The amount of time you took to apply and adjust your technique to compensate for the density on each side of her head to balance out the color is the reason why you prices are justified ! Beautiful 😍 love love love it !! Thank you for explaining that my consultation is a bit longer for this very reason !

Thank you for posting these 🙏 ive learned more from your videos than i have in cos school lol. Cant believe you’re posting these for free, appreciate you💕

Thank you so much for giving such detail...especially to someone who is on the fence to go through this process!! Bless you!

From a stylist and client POV, no - this is in no way shape or form "bitchy" or rude. There are reasons why services in each industry cost the amount they do, and you are being upfront about it and educating everyone! We applaud you!!!!

I love the outcome of that color, u explain so well Kirstie

So glad your channel! So informative & I love how you talk about consultations & pricing 💯💕

Gorgeous! And amen sister about people treating hairstylists like they shouldn’t charge like other service givers. 👏🏼 👏🏼

I totally agree about the pricing… that goes for housecleaning, too.. I have done it for over 40 years. I am a retired RN as well. There isn’t a better house cleaner than me. No, I’m not being bitchy.. just confident in my quality of service and knowledge of cleaning products and techniques. I think I definitely need to charge more for my cleaning after watching some of these videos and hearing pricing for hair. I think you’re worth every penny you charge.. thank you for your videos!

You are a professional. You paid for your schooling, studying, early morning, late nights, License, etc. I’m a stylist and I love what I do I see your skills and your work is fabulous. When I thought what the company charged was pricy my manager once said to not sell myself short not exactly in those words but that’s how I took it. Like people say time is money. Better to get it done right then come back to do color correction.😂

Listen to me, don't listen to me💁🏼‍♀️ Don't apologize for anything girl! You are amazing at what you do and that's what people pay for. On top of that I love your genuine personality. Some people just need to appreciate you💗🙌

This color though!!!!! I need this in my life!! ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥

I own a carpet cleaning business and I have had customers complain about pricing too and I get frustrated lol. I’m a professional. You’re paying for a service! And you’re paying for the years of knowledge and technique and equipment plus labor. Sure you can rent a rug doctor for $99 but it doesn’t heat the water up to 250-300 degrees with 15 psi of suction power to suck out all the soil and water 🤷‍♀️ you’re getting what you pay for! I hate that the service industry is the only industry that people feel that they can haggle prices. You don’t go to a department store and haggle price on that new pair of shoes you want…there I ranted along with you😂! you’re a true professional and this final look is stunning. I watched all the way through! ❤️ new sub for sure

Thank you for an inspirational video! Exactly what I was looking for, and not know where to start and the right techniques/tips to use to make it successful and turn out how i want it. Your straightforward and educational, no b.s. :) Thanks for another great video!

Absolutely beautiful!!! Great work! This is my first video I watch from you and wow it did not disappoint! I love love love the pricing rant! Thank you so much for everything that you said!!

Wow. Turned out beautiful! I’m so thankful I found you

Holy goodness!! That is so stinkin gorgeous!! 🤩

That color is gorgeous!! I want to re-tone my hair now. Also, I’ve heard this color called “mushroom brown” and I love it.

You are amazing! Thank you for taking the time to do this 🙏🏼

I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your techniques!!! Because of your videos I am finally comfortable with my balayage looks and techniques! Before your videos I would just go in blind and pray to the color gods I love how you explain everything in detail and multiple times because it is extremely helpful for me

Thank you 💖 for such a wonderful and informative video. The amount of info you have shared. No one does! Thankyou for being honest about the formulas u used! Your worth every penny👌 I work in a salon. Even my owners hide crucial information about few things. I learned allot today!

I love how you explain everything and share your knowledge and yes you are totally right we need to charge our time + products + knowledge + your work and is not cheap thank you for making this helpful videos specially for some one like me that Is new to this industry 💜

I concur !! Paying for our time and expertise is also a major factor. Using excellent products always another factor into the price!!

I watched the whole video and even wrote down the formula! I have a client wanting a similar result this Friday I can’t wait to try! Thank you for showing your methods 🤍 it came out gorgeous

When I teach my students about saturation in our blonding class I tell them to think of it like a high end bakery: if you're spending 12 bucks on a cupcake there better be plenty of frosting on that cupcake! So as I'm watching them I keep coaching and asking them if they are decorating a grocery store cupcake or a fancy cupcake and it keeps them on point

Thank you for not fast forwarding Rosie videos. I have been doing hair for 14 years and I appreciate the way you teach so much. You have a true talent….sending you love girl thank you…you have saved me many times…😊

Kristi absolutely love the longer videos thx for sharing this it's great x hope ur keeping well x

Thank you so much. You are very honest and really respect you for this. I love your skills and you

This came out so great! Good job! I still get those panic moments when the toner seems to be too dark, too light, too ash, too warm!!! Ugh! The panic is real but using a clarifier is a great tool in case we need to adjust. Most of the time it all comes out beautiful!

This video was so informative! I appreciate the length of the video actually because I continue to look for full videos on technique and this one hit the jackpot. Beautiful color, amazing knowledge, definitely subscribed to see more of your content. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and educating as well.

This is the best hair video I’ve seen on RU-vid! ♥️

So glad you did education regarding pricing! Btw her hair turned out beautiful! Thanks for the video.

Love the channel, and love this color combo!!!! Beautiful ❤️

Woohoo love these longer videos!!

I love watching your videos and appreciate you advocating for our service value and pricing guidelines. I’ve been a hairdresser over 35 years and shouldn’t have to validate my value for customizing and maintaining beautiful healthy hair .

What a great idea to use the clip to hold up the back combed hair!

I love that you share your knowledge and the way you do thing's, I also love your personality ❤️

What a beautiful job! Thank you for detailed expectations! U r amazing! 😍

this turned out perfect! you are a top class hairstylist ❤

Thank you so much 😊, I’m a new stylist. I have learned so much from your videos xx

Love love love watching you!!! Your amazing xx

I truly love your honesty You are so real!! Beautiful color, you are amazing!

Great video Kristi this is my second time watching it! Got a client coming in pretty similar and really hoping I can achieve something close to this but it’s so hard where I am in the UK people expect something for nothing and it to be all done within 3/4 hours including cut!

I watched the whole thing. At my salon I am am employee that makes commision. I always charge per the head I am working on. My salins prices to.me arent set in stone. Some people get a 240$ balayahe and some.others get a 300 or 350$ balayage. And most of my thick haired clients are 350 and take 6 hours. And I change the prices to what I know it should be in the clients ticket. Our extra bowls only cost 10$ and i am shocked at that. If i am working in someone for 6 hours and only go by the regular price I'll be homeless with bad feet. Lol. Besides I always educate myself so I can do better and give the client what they want! You go kristi! Thanks for educating us all constantly!

Thank you so much for you detailed, honest and educational video. You have helped me understand the whole process. What a fantastic video❤❤❤❤

This turned out AMAZING!

I love the entire video and I watched every second!!

Love ALL ur videos I want to see this dark hair with bright blonde .. its beautiful!!

I love your videos and you keep it real. I'm not a hairstylist however, you are educated in your expertise and experienced that adds to your worth..aka hourly rate. That's just the business part of any job/career whether it be hair, food, medical..etc. l love watching your videos and the outcomes. :)

Kristi you are fantastic. Great job.

Omg yesss thank you for explaining the cost!!! People do not get this!! Hairstylists gotta pay bills too man! And pay thousands in extra education after school

I love it! I needed all this information!❤

Love your videos !! Thanks for doing step by step video I really appreciate you!! Thanks

Your work is high quality and so beautiful yout right up there with Guy Tang!

Absolutely beautiful, Kristi!! I love it!! 💖

I want this color it’s beautiful 😍 good work girl!!!

So so so beautiful… just love the colour so much

AMAZING !!! Definitely have used the 7-24 but I love how your formulation came out ! Love love love ! 💙

Tq, is really helpful to hear that you're nervous too how the color turn out.

Thank you for going into so much detail. The end colour is gorgeous. 😍

You did a great job! Love your work!! Girl you charge what you have too! People want to get it done.. they will.. they don't want to pay. Let them go get it done some where icheaper n totally different! I don't think you have to tell no one ..what things cost! Love your work!

Such an educational video for this cosmetology student I have 2 weeks booked of balayages I will try this technique 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I have learned so much watching your videos.. thank you so much.

Awesome. I can't believe I watched this from start to finish. Luckily I couldn't sleep so this was the perfect video for nighttime because during the day I could never sit this long. I learned so much, as always with your videos. I'm fast becoming one of your biggest fans. In the beginning I wasn't sure about your style of videos for me personally but you have definitely grown on me. Now I adore you. On this client, she had that color already on there from before, mainly on the ends in the front. Is there any way to offset that? Because I feel like that got too warm for my taste. I'm glad your client liked it but I would prefer more uniform color throughout. I know it isn't always possible though so just thought I'd ask. Thanks Kristi, you're the best.

WoW the end result is amazing!!! I loved not just your excellent technique and detailed video, but I loved the most your honesty, we all have those thoughts but just the braviest admit them. Love from México.

Beautiful results! I find with hairdressers, you get what you pay for. I pay around £200 here in the UK for a colour service, and she’s amazing. Worth every penny. Also, what I actually came here for was to say, Millennial here with a centre part 💁🏻‍♀️ 😂😂

SO! EFFING! GORGEOUS!

It’s gorgeous, I would say it is a beautiful mushroom colour ❤️

I realize this video is older but it was perfect for me at this time. Thanks so much for sharing. Love your work ❤

Beautiful work yet again Kristi! This information is invaluable and free at that-so thank you!! As for ANYONE that is not doing the service having an opinion on how much to charge is beyond ridiculous. YOU are the only one doing the work, hence the only one that can decide how much that is worth. No one has to pay what you charge-there are plenty of stylists, obviously no one has a problem with it....with the exception of whomever had an opinion about it. Keep doing what you're doing, it only makes it easier for the rest of us to charge our worth :)

A lot of work. My hand is getting tingly just watching. Good job 👏

That is bloody stunning

I love that you talk about pricing!!❤❤❤

You’re so good at it ! Thanks 😊

Love this longer videos 🤩 it came out just Perfect 😍👏🏻 i was thinking about What i should mixning when i saw the after in the begining, and i was thinking about 6.1 , 7.65 and 8.19. Maybe that would not have been as good as your formula 🙈😂 love how u mix the toners 😘

I learned so much....Thanks for the post. You are a great teacher.

this is so educational! thank you!!

Let's not forget the cost of water usage that is being used on that client and power for the blow dry and st8ner and curler etc, products like shampoo and all the styling products aswell as the labour all that hard work and time being put into doing a great service.. there is so much more that people dont know and they think that we are just ripping them off and that's not the case.. so ur doing such a great job girl keep it up..

Your work is very consistent,some people have more hair than others. And your work has distinct accurate quality❤✅💯💪🏆👏👏

I appreciate your Videos so much! Thank you for doing theses. I'm about to go back to full service after only cutting hair for seven years. And this is such a great refresh on product knowledge and application. I I used to be at Joico and Redkin salon. But I would love to try the products you use. And I appreciate that you talk about pricing. You do Beautiful Work! Thank you again.

Preach! Time is money!

They are paying for your experience, your time and your education! I am not a hairstylist but I understand the cost that goes into your time and education! No reason to explain all that. Love this color by the way!

🤗I think over all what you said girl about pricing is that we need to change is based on all the work we do for the hours working on sections and subsections not the products that we use! And of course it depends on more factors lengths, density, and levels that we need to work!! I feel that this era is demanding more work on hair specially when they ask for multidimensional tones! So for sure we need to charge more $! Btw great job!!👏🏼👏🏼💐🙂

Came out beautiful! I’m going to utilize some of these techniques! Also when in doubt just add a little gold into the formula so it’ll help save you for when you have that “oh shit” moment while toning :) I work with a lot of dark hair it usually is a life saver! But awesome video 😎

Haha 😆 I love you tell the price of the service.👍🏻👍🏻because some people don’t understand that,