@@cathiefaith1434 I’m afraid it’s not quite that straight forward when it comes to Green cancelling out red…but yes, that’s the principle. Keeping in mind green is a VERY powerful tone.
I need to cover my grays and I light/dark brown hair but with grown out highlights which are brassy and orange/yellow and I dont have the $$ to go to the salon
That’s quite a lot to help with in a comment, remotely it’s impossible to give specific advice. That said, you’ll need to treat the different “zones” with different products to get a good result.
Ok cool, noted. There are a few that go into grey coverage already on here. Check out this playlist - ru-vid.com/group/PLG5F2wOOgrW0E2sO3dNrFeyLQcL2b5CMo&si=yydVjkLigtDAfhcX Thanks for your kind words! 👨🏻🙏🏻
I wish you could fix my hair it was aquamarine and forest green i bleached it and dyed it cinnamon and my middle shift you can still see a dirty green when light hits it i dont know how to fix it and go neutral color. I am on the warm skin tone and love color just dont know what color to do next or what color would compliment my skin tone
It sounds like the green has to be fully removed (I know it’s tricky) before you could be neutral. Sorry I can’t be more help. Thanks for watching. 👨🏼🙏🏻✨
It was a brilliant review of everything we learned but we never learned about cooler shades being darker and warmer shades being lighter but when you look at the ICC it's facepalm obvious 😅😅😅
Hi, Craig! I’ve been searching online about colour theory and how to tone and your video is the best! You explained it very clearly! Thank you so much! I learned a lot!♥️
Help: my natural hair is a level 5 with 40% grey. I use a permanent colour Majirel cool cover 7.11. My hair was bleached to a level 7-8, then the cool cover 7.11. I want my hair as ash/grey possible but it gets always warmer. Maybe should I go to an 8.11. I want light ash blond but not a full bleach out.
That’s going by to be tricky without bleaching, a level 5 is always going to pull warm when lifted with tint. Sorry I don’t have an answer…my go-to would be bleach.
@@theworldofcraig thank you so much, it was bleached before the permanent colour was applied, so you mean nice the roots grow I will have to bleach then again?
Hi Craig, I stumbled on this and found it very interesting, but I have the opposite problem to most of your examples. My natural hair colour was always a rich dark chocolate brown with coppery highlights in the summer. Over the years it has gradually lightened to around a 6-7 (mousy brown) and I miss the richness and coppery tones. How can I dye it darker (around a 3 shade) without losing the warmth?
That’s great, thanks for watching. Just follow the principles in any of my toning videos - if you want to add warmth you just follow the diagnostic steps.
Hi there, thanks for watching. I just made a video about that very thing! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WM8nIAH8gjc.htmlsi=Fdkm9PWgYAFW9cEv
Hi, love your video's! Can you do one on toning gray hair? I mean how to remove the yellow from gray hair without becoming mrs. Slocombe 😊. I do use "purple" shampoo (Bonacure, and lately Olaplex), and at the end of summer, the peak-season for yellow, I sometimes do a gray hair-dye. Tips and hints are welcome!
Fab video as always Craig. I think where problems arise for consumers is that some store bought colours only have names such as arctic light or chestnut brown so it would be tricky for rhem to select an appropriate shade.
Thank you darling. Most demi’s do have a numbering system on the box somewhere and a lot of the comments/questions I get are consumers using pro products…) but I totally agree.
Great video! But yes I have a huge question. I've stopped coloring/ bleaching my hair 3 years ago, so it's all natural now and healthy. My issue is that it's grown out as I've aged to an ashy blonde, with my silver as great highlights and some of my natural golden blonde has stood its ground! 😂 I despise the ashy blonde. I want to fight it without losing my golden locks and silver. I've seen something called vanilla blonde ...was that done on natural hair? Can you do toner on natural hair??😢😢😢
Hi there, thanks for watching and GO YOU! Any colour service will most likely “stain” your grey hair, so I’d be careful. Perhaps try a colour conditioner first - these won’t lift the hair, just deposit tone and shine.
Hi, I love your detailed videos! Thank you for empowering the at home colorist! My hair is a level 6/7 base with level 8 highlights. My base is very orange. My question is, how can I tone my base without covering and darkening my highlights? If I use a 6BV, will it also darken my level 8 highlights to a level 6? Is there a specific formula you may recommend? Thank you!
Hi there, thanks for watching, glad you’re enjoying my videos. I’m afraid you can’t have one without the other in this instance and you need to perhaps compromise and find a formula middle ground - if you want a cooler/neutral result it’s always going to be darker. There are a few other videos that go into it here on my channel.
My hair is a level 4 with a little grey. I lifted it to a level 6N and it went too orange. I used a Demi permanent toner 7.11 and my hair went so dark I am back to a level 4-5.
@jenxsj3902 It really hard for me to be specific - there is a video right here on my channel (in the toning playlist) about removing “brass”….i think perhaps the .11 was too intense ash.
Home colourist here. Thank you for thank you thank you thank you for this fabulous content. As a pee blonde myself right now and being a makeup artist I am embarassed to be seen right now. Colour theroy is in my blood with makeup, howeber when it comes to my hair though; I am not lost precisely but extremely hesitent of the execution process as it has taken me years to grow my hair out. Any way, I have a question when it comes to determining what to do next, i have watched the toning playlist and haven't come across this information yet. How is it determined if one is to use a toner or a "colour" after lifting the hair to point where you can determine the undertone but dont know if you need a 'wash' in the hair or an actual colour depoist. Is it a matter of the staying time and how it grows out, or is it about the 'chemical over processing' aspect?
Hi there, I’m so pleased the content has helped and thanks for watching/letting me know, I really appreciate you. So that’s quite a BIG question - I would suggest you watch the blonde toning video if not already, as it does cover some of it… I never use permanent hair colour to tone, I always lift to the required undertone, then use demi or sometimes semi. The main reason is that I’d father have the right canvas and use less “energy” to add tone for 2 reasons - 1. Why use ammonia and possibly compromise the hair further…even with a low peroxide there’s a bigger chemical reaction. 2. That reaction can make the toner fade faster…or make it harder to remove. There is A LOT more to it than that…perhaps I’ll do a dedicated video, the question is coming up a lot.
My natural hair colour is level 3, I usually dye it level 7 to get warm brown but it always looks really reddish in the sun… is there anyway I can tone this red without making it appear darker? Or maybe achieve a golden brown instead of “red” brown.. should I use like 7.1? Or is this going to make my hair dark?
I’d need a lot more info to be able to help…you haven’t said what you want the result to be etc etc. There are loads more toning and SEQG videos here on my channel…
Super helpful! I have a question...I have been using shades to blend in my (25%?) grey roots. I am naturally about a level 6 so I have been using a 6NB (up to 1/2oz) and a 6N to neutralize it a bit. Still I find, especially as it wears off, that the grey areas are very light and warm! Too warm. If I cool that off what do I add ?, I know, complicated..but your darker shade worked out well..but you were all over platinum, right? Thank you!!
Thank you, I’m so glad it was helpful, it was fun to produce. So there is quite a lot to your question - but the simple answer is that you can’t really get the grey to blend without it being warm as it fades…less NB and it won’t blend so much. You’re already using a FAB formula. My hair is super fine, I only have 5% grey and just the very tips were bleached.
Hi Craig! I just discovered your account and subscribed right away! Have been watching some videos and they are super duper helpful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! :-) I hope you can help me out! My natural hair level is a level 8. (dirty / ash blonde colour) Over the years I have been using permanent hair dye (Goldwell Topchic) on the roots and lengths to make my hair a coppery blonde colour. (also level 8) I'm in the search of something "less damaging" for my hair and was looking at the Redken Shades EQ toners. Would the Redken toner also cover my (natural) roots if I use it on the roots and the lengths? Or does it only work on previously colored hair? Thank you so much in advance and keep up the good work! 🙂
Hi Dominique! Awww, thanks for watching and for your kind words, glad it’s helpful. Shades EQ Gloss is a demi permanent so it doesn’t have the “power” to lift - you’re using a permanent colour, so this could aid in the vibrancy of the current result…even though you’re on the same level as your natural. Shades EQ will only add tone. I would perhaps suggest using the existing formula - letting it process - rinse it off - then find a SEQG formula that works for you and applying that all over to refresh the mids/ends and add shine to the roots - afraid I can’t help with a specific formula, it’s too nuanced but there are videos here on my channel.
Hi dear, I live in Ecuador and I’m limited to varieties. I’m level 9 bleached( my roots are all white), what can you suggest to get a warm 8-9 level blondes toning? They carry here Wella and Igora, Scwartzkov. Hope I explained decently 😅thanks
Hi there, thanks for watching. I’m afraid it’s impossible for me to give formulas remotely as there is so much to it - for example, just one factor such as the texture of your hair can make all the difference and what you see as “warm” won’t be what I see. In Colour Touch the /03’s are a good place to start.
Thank you so much for you great video, you are" the best '. My hair is 7-6.5 blond , I when for warm highlights but the hairdresser give a palest yellow. What toner can you recommend to get a warm highlights?
You’re most welcome, thanks for watching and for your kindness. It’s impossible for me to give out formulas remotely - I would suggest finding a “golden blonde” colour conditioner and giving that a go first.
hi, my natural hair color is more of a black-ish brown (so level 1)! my hair type is 4B! i want to lighten to level 6 to then dye it a medium cool brown (more like the color of Zendaya’s brown). would i lighten it that much? additionally, i know my hair would turn more orange/yellowish-orange. what would be your suggestion for a process to go from level 1 (blackish-brown) to a cool medium brown?
Hi, you’d have to lighten your hair considerably more to be a medium “cool” brown. A level 6 is very warm and by the time your toned the warmth out it would look like a level 3.
Great video, new subscriber here, used to be licensed but lapsed long ago. I recently self-bleached up to level9, but 8 in some spots, having a hard time toning out the yellow gold. My question(s) to you is regarding the 2nd tone to mix with toner... i want to go 8bv to neutralize the stubborn yellow gold, but don't want the level 9 areas/streaks to turn purple. How do ya know what to mix and what ratio? Is it always 50/50? neutral? Or maybe ash? Is it a pretty standard mix formulation you follow, or is it trial, error, and experience? Thanks in advance!!!
Thank you, really glad it helped, thanks for watching. There are another couple of videos here on my channel specifically around toning using cool formulas. I can’t make a call on what your toner needs to be, each mix will be unique. You are in the right area with VB - perhaps Di a test strand underneath first…
And just like that my (seemingly) endless hours of research are over. WHY didn't I click on your FIRST?! The way you explain + that chart you give is straight magic. The hair swatch charts just never help me. The difference between "yellowish orange" and "orangish yellow" is EVERYTHING to me. Also god help right... these are the shades I'm diagnosing myself with?! lol THANK youuuuu! Screenshotted, saved, comment(ing) liked, subscribed, obsessed. Oooh I'll share too. Anything to say THANK YOUUUUU! You're a god 🙌🏽🫶
@theworldofcraig and YOU sir just saved my sanity. And mane 💁🏼♀️ After alotttt of trials and ERRORS and damage 😩 I finally got myself back to where I started … my natural hair color 😂😂😭 Thank you endlessly. I’m gonna keep watching though bc you are SO fun to watch andddd now that I know I can do this I have to keep learning so I just get better and better 😊
Hello Craig, you are the Best Teacher I ever had!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤ I understand perfectly hou to use the Toner and all the colours and letters and how to neutralise!!!! Thank you 🙏 much!!! Valeria from Ireland
Hi! Great video, it's so helpful! I did have a 2 questions? One does the toner go just on the highlights or all over the hair? My hair is mostly orange/brass. I have blonde highlights (maybe a level 8) that have turned orange and the rest of my hair is a brown I would say a level 6. What color should I use for toner? Is it a level 9 or a level 6 or two different toners? I'm confused because the highlights are lighter about an 8 or 9 and the rest of my hair is about a 6.65. (I know I used the wrong root color so it made my hair warm so I'm trying to fix it). Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you! It’s down to the sort of colour you use - it must be “no lift” - a demi permanent toner, mixed with its appropriate developer…and you formulate to address the highlights.
I have golden blonde color. I color myself once a month with Igora 12.19 high lift so I lift from 6 to 9. I don't know what happened to new formula of Igora but it used to tone me in one step but hasn't done so after re-formulation. I do my own toning mask with 2 direct dyes - blue and violet. It helps some but I'm still not getting the same result as a real toner (I like pearl tone or owl-like color, which is just neutral color). I used to use Wella T14 but it's too damaging (and I have very thin waist long hair, and after finally growing it out for 5 years, I don't wanna damage it again). I choose gentle approach because I went through a black to blonde transformation which took me through hell. A lot of breakage caused me PTSD. I don't care for having a bright blonde color - in an ideal world I wish I could do a highlights throughout my hair but leave the rest of the hair medium ash blonde. But I don't know how to highlight and honestly I will never DYI my own hair again. 😅
Hey Craig! I'm currently in a bit of a dilemma and need your advice💕💕. I apologize for how long this comment is going to be in advance haha. I've been box-dyeing my hair for the last 2.5 years now (I know, shame on me.. but it's cheap and there's only so much a uni student can afford haha) to an 8_7 level "honey blonde". I'm a natural very ashy blonde that's still pretty light (I'm guessing about an 8 or 9). Now, I let my roots grow out a bit because I've been wanting to return to being blonde. I had a hairdressers appointment yesterday and showed her inspo photos and everything and her approach was basically to pull highlights with one of those plastic caps where strands are pulled through. She applied the bleach on the front bits first which now means my natural roots at the front lifted to about a level 10, the lenghts are between an 8 and a 9 and the parts she didn't highlight are obviously still orange. I know she tried her best and did what she thought was right - so no blame on her! After blow drying I told her I wasn't really satisfied and asked if a toner would help to make everything more ashy and look more cohesive with my natural color - she said most toners are a money grab and wash out after a couple washes. Now obviously from your video I now know that toners work haha - would you say I should go to a different salon and ask for it to be toned cooler? I don't care if it gets a bit darker.. my roots are very ashy so I think it would make it all look way more cohesive.. or do you think the box dye would make it impossible to tone? Right now I just feel like I look like an an orange, yellow, white striped zebra with ashy roots and that's really not the look I'm going for lol I know this video is a few months old but it would mean the world to me if you could reply!! 💕💕 xoxo
Hi there, no worries for the long comment, it’s all good. Firstly - it’s impossible to give a definitive answer, as I can’t see your hair… That said - toning with something like Shades EQ Gloss would make a world of difference. In my pro opinion, as your hair is many levels/shades, it’s best left to a hairstylist to do it. It this isn’t an option, have a watch of some of the other videos in my Toning playlist - the most recent might help. Let me know how you get on. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
What do you think of AlterEgo Italy they are my favourite... My favourite Toner right now is their platinum pure blonde toner with some of their TechnoFruit 10.31 it gives this lush Milky Blonde colour ❤ kinda a warm Platinum i suppose its just gorge 😂 ( Echosline is a sister company)
baby stylist here...in the example you provided at the end of the video, your client lifted to a lvl 8, and your formula included 7N. i've often seen formulas use different levels. why use a 7N when toning a level 8? what happens when you combine different levels in a formula?
Hi there, thanks for watching and for your fab question. So (if I remember correctly, I make a lot of content!) I’m taking about getting maximum deposit in that part of the video - toning on/or below the level you’ve lifted to, which gives max deposit of tone. Formulas can contain many different shades/or levels, depending on what you want the result to be.
Hi there, thanks for watching. So there are SO many nuances to toner results so I don’t get specific. That said, I love 10GI - 9G 1:1 with Clear…or a mix of both. 10WG is also gorgeous.
Your client example is almost exactly what I'm trying to achieve except more of a baleyage(cannot spell that correctly) instead of just highlights. Love this video and you just confirmed which toner I thought I needed!
I'm going to bleach my hair at home! It has been bleached before(ombre) by a professional. It's been a few years so I want to shake things up and I'm going green! I found this video along with many others to be very helpful while doing my research. I am a natural redhead, so determining which toner I should use has been a little difficult. Between the levels of 1 and 10, where would natural redheads typically land? I know when I bleach it, I'll most likely see more yellow or yellow/orange... I am pale so I'm okay with staying in the cool, so blue with a small amount of violet? I hate that there doesn't seem to be clear info out there for natural redheads, even box dyes/bleach dont show the color change for redheads =(
Oh wow, that’s a big job to get a result from yourself at home, I’m not against it but it’s a lot. If you want your result to be green, you really need to lift as light as you can - too much orange and green don’t make a very pretty result….and pre-toning heavily first will make the result “muddy”. Impossible for me to give you formulas and guess how you’ll lift remotely - there are many other toning/hair colour theory videos here on my channel. Thanks for watching and good luck. 👨🏼🙏🏻✨
Hey there,I'm dyed a level 9 with some gold in it. I like a bit of gold. What toner can I use to just "take the edge off" my gold but still keep some gold? And not darken my hair. Thank u
Hi there, that’s a tricky one, your idea of “take the edge off” will be different to mine…and then there’s the fact that removing any warmth will make the result deeper/darker. I don’t like to give out formula suggestions remotely, there is so much to it. I would suggest trying (without seeing your hair) 10N and some Clear…but maybe have a watch of my other toning videos, they are all in a playlist…all the info is in there.
That line of toners contain ammonia, they are designed to lift a little as well as deposit. You can use them with 10 volume of course…but if you don’t need the lift, I’d advocate a zero lift Demi….which would have a lower volume, designated developer. Why use the “energy” (that’s what peroxide and ammonia is) if you don’t need it..?
Hi my mom went to go get her hair done because her grey hairs were peaking out and they gave her a very cool toned/ash blonde but she like the much warmer and golden blonde. I’m trying to help her and I thinking we should get maybe an orange/yellow shampoo or toner would that be the best way to add more warmth in her hair?
Hi there, thanks for watching. She could try that for sure, that would be something I would recommend - although I would probably suggest a few shampoos with a clarifying product first…and remembering that cool tones (generally) leave the hair relatively fast…
I absolutely love your channel and need your advice. You are so knowledgeable and kind to share your wisdom. Is it absolutely necessary to have a toner put on my hair? My natural hair color is dishwater blonde with gray. I have used bleach since I was 12. My hair perks right up to a beautiful golden blonde and has plenty depth and shading with no toner . I recently moved and the hairdressers here insist on toning my hair no matter how l protest. My hair has turned gray, gray-green, and gray-purple. No one here understands I do not desire to be a purple haired old lady. I do not wish to use purple shampoo or anything purple on my hair because it turns my golden locks lavendar. I 16:14 do not want to be ash blonde or any cool color. One time the shampoo girl snuck toner on me and thought I wouldn’t notice. They all insist on adding color instead of just bleaching as I ask. Is it 100% necessary to use a toner? I would like to learn to bleach my own hair. One more question. I do not believe I should have to pay for purple, gray, or green hair. These hairdressers have the nerve to demand hundreds of dollars with no regard for my wishes. Do you make your clients pay for a hair do they are vocally unhappy about? All the other hairdressers kept tying to convince me my hair was not green. It was like bullying. It was gray with green streaks . Then they began blaming it on the lighting in the salon. The same thing happened at the next salon except it was purple and cost $400. I was made to feel ashamed for insisting on the golden blonde hair which we agreed upon prior to service.
Hi there, thank you for your kind words, go glad you’re enjoying my content. You don’t have to tone hair, if you’re into the shade it lifts, so be it. You might like to use a mildly toning shampoo once in a while - there are golden ones out there - to make it POP even more.
Great tutorial. Could you help me out. I got medium to dark brown hair with highlights that are basically a level 10 and look white. I want to make the highlights golden & caramel in color would I use a yellow toner?
Thanks. I’m afraid it’s impossible for me to fine out specific formulas remotely, for many reasons - the main one being we’ll both have different ideas of what “caramel” is etc, colour is just so subjective. There are many videos here on my channel that give out formulas.
Hi ! I have orange/red tones in my hair that I would like to get rid of . To my understanding it’s advised to use a toner with blue tones to cancel out the brassiness . How can I do this but at the same time keep it warm since the toner is on a cooler side ?
I need help lifting my hair ive dyed my hair a light auburn shade for years it is permanent dye as well. I'm just tired of it and trying to get it out normally color oops works but it didn't do much this time there's still a lot of red so I'm trying to find the best thing to get that out before I bleach it
That’s a really big question and tricky for me to give advice without knowing your entire hair history… I would always use bleach - a ratio of 1:4 to remove the colour…but again there are many factors that go into that mix.
Hello and thank you, I have 4 friends that knoe a lot about colir science, but they don't explain with all the detail you provided, thank you, thank you, I know some about the color wheel dince I studied makeup, and I could easily understand about warm and cool, ubdertone. I eush you live in my city and can put my messy and unwanted green shade on my ends, I feel like the Joker.🤣🤣🤣 Greetings from the Sunshine state.👍👍💕🌹💋👏🌷🪻
@@theworldofcraig Thanks! I ❤️ your city, a long time ago I don't visit, you Londoners are charming, I miss the Countryside. 😘🌷❤️ I was watching your video about how to get the perfect red shade, which is what I want to achieve, please wish me well and thanks again. 🌷 💋❤️
Hi Craig (again but weeks later)! So I am about to use the K-18 mask. I am going to shampoo, then apply (4 min yes;) then...can I air dry then apply shades EQ for 20, then do I shampoo AGAIN or just rinse and procede w cond. etc? Am I on the right track? I never am sure I need to rinse shades out and re-shampoo. Thank you thank you!!
Hi there, you are SO on the right track! Great application - I’ve been finding K18 makes SEQG wear for longer for sure…and yes, I would always shampoo any (even mildly) oxidative colour from the hair, just to make sure any excess pigment is removed. A pleasure!
Well… Christmas really has come early with this one Santa.. Craig😉🙌 so fabulously explained and there’s never a video I don’t pick up golden nuggets from you🥰 and from my own recent experience on a level 8 strawberry blonde ( ginger) whom I pre lighten to a level 10 with Olaplex added… then glossed with Wella colour charm T18 it was “ nice” and she was happy but it just didn’t Zing! for me anyway. So perhaps a splash of clear although unsure if they do a clear 🤔 I really ought to try your Redken formulas that always look FAB U LOUS but as I say I’ve yet to dip toes😬.. anyway as always thank you SO much for this wonderful superbly edited video full of education and FUN🙌 .. you and Bake Off🎉🥳🎈 although you win hands down😜😝 oooh and “ Tint a Net” 😂 Brilliant 🤣 toodles and happy washing 🧺😉😆🙌😘X
Well, seeing as it’s you, call me SANTA 👨🏻🎅🏻 ha! Thank you, thank you, so kind as always. So, T18 is extremely pigmented, (and does contain quite a lot of ammonia) so yes, I think you’ve totally got why the result wasn’t as zingy as it could be. Thanks again for all your OOODLES of support! X 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Great video as always! I have a question… I’m OK at determining the level of natural hair when it’s on that ‘brown’ spectrum, but really struggle when it comes to natural red hair. I’m sure the principal is the same, I just have a mental block about it! Do you have any advice?
Hi Johanna, thank you and thanks for watching. So really, you want to forget about the tone completely and just focus on the depth - the tone is unimportant when determining level. It really is that simple!
my favorite hack is to put your level finder next to the natural hair, take a picture, and then set it to black and white! Then you can determine the closest level while completely ignoring tone
That’s a big question…it depends on what tone you want to end up - I don’t give out individual formulas for that reason, colour is so subjective. There’s an entire toning playlist here in my channel.
Thank you soooo much for this video! I haven’t worked professionally for decades but your video has proven that I still know my colour science! I thought it may have changed so much that my years of hairdressing is redundant. I love shades EQ I use it on my own hair in between salon visits but I don’t colour clients anymore as I don’t have the facilities. I have a daughter who is getting married in 4 weeks and needs a colour correction. Her hair is long ( below shoulder length) she just had a full head of foils on her level 5 virgin hair which have been lifted to a level 8 1/2 - 9 then toned with a copper (not by me). It’s a bit too light and patchy. The foils are good the toner is not so good. She wants the end result to be a deep auburn base 5 with bright copper highlights. At the moment the foils are too close the roots and look a bit weird. She has asked me to correct it because she’s scared to go back to the stylist in case it all goes wrong so close to her wedding. I thought a root smudge with 05WG 06WN 1/2 & 1/2 then an 08C through the mid lengths to ends would achieve the result she wants. Her hair is fine textured but tonnes of it and it does throw a lot of gold naturally. Do you think that formulation will achieve the correct result? I hope all that makes sense and thank you again for sharing your knowledge. Cheers Leanne
Hi Leanne, you’re most welcome, thanks for watching. It’s impossible for my to be specific remotely but I would suggest an NB on the root - the NB’s are more pigmented, it should do the job without adding/canceling. The C series is quite bright as they have no tan/brown in them, perhaps add a little 7G…? Good luck and enjoy the wedding! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
@@theworldofcraig thank you for replying so quickly. I just watched your red colouring video and will use that video to guide me as that is very similar to what she wants. Thanks so much your videos are gold!
I think you know the answer….you’ll need to remove the orange first for the best result. There are videos with my preferred method here on my channel in the bleach playlist.
Hello I wondered if you could help me I’m naturally grey I have been having koleston perfect 55/00 on my roots and I have mid lengths and ends toned down a koleston perfect 12/89 however it has become to dark, so I’ve had a colour stripper on 3/4 weeks ago which didn’t lift it out very well so I have used a clarifying shampoo once a week since. Then it was highlighted with bleach, which has taken it up a couple of shades, and thrown up Orange undertones and its patchy . The colours I choose are 66/0 88/0 and 10/8 to tone the orange down . I wasn’t expecting it to lift to a a very light blonde. Can you please suggest some advice thank you 🙏
Hi there, thanks for watching. I’m not entirely sure of the result you’re looking for from your comment…? Your hair has lifted too light…? Afraid it’s not clear. I really wouldn’t suggest toning hair with permanent hair colour - you’d be better off with a demi - Colour Touch is a good line if you’re into Wella. I have a specific (recent) video on toning out brassiness - there’s a playlist titled “toning”, it’s in there.
Thanks so much for your video tutorials, I’ve learned so much 😊 could I use 8vb on its own? My hair is level 8 and is too warm, I don’t want to add colour I just want to cool the overall tone. Thank you
So if you lift to expose red and want to cancel it out. You add green to the toner, but what do you add it too? A neutral? You wouldn’t do straight green right?
Personally, I’d lift beyond red - it’s extremely tricky to get a good result cancelling out with green…and it’ll be “natural”. And yes, I’d mix it with a cool neutral shade.
@@Thatonegirl_175 You’re welcome, thanks for watching. No, it shows great understand - it’s just that there are some “rules”…especially for the very strong tones such as green/blue.
Hi Craig, I lightened my hair at home from a level 1 to a level 4-5. I then went back in with the product and tried to do highlights so now my hair is a mix of red , orange and yellow I’m really confused how the toners work and how I can get my hair to look less brassy and remove the warm tones. I know I need green for the red and purple violet for the yellow but I’m wondering if I mix them and put purple on the red it will make it even worse for clarify cation my hair is now red orange and yellow and I’m wondering what I should use to tone it
Hi there, thanks for watching, I’m sure it can be a little confusing. I can’t give out very specific toner advice remotely as there is so much to it but I do have a dedicated video on dealing with “brassiness” in the hair, it’s in the toning playlist. I’m afraid to say what you’ve ended up with is extremely tricky to tone to a “cool” result, the red is a very dominant tone and green over the lighter highlights would not be good. I would perhaps (I haven’t seen your hair so I’m speaking generally) suggest toning out the yellow/orange and compromising that there will be some red reflect left - also, remember that doing this will make the entire result look darker.
Technically speaking yes but it’s not quite that straight forward - yes it will cancel out some warmth but at that level it will make the hair a lot darker. Oh, I have nothing against home colour. Thank you and thanks for watching. 👨🏼🙏🏻🤎
Hi there, thanks for watching. What specifically do you want to know about grey coverage? Happy to make a video - there are many existing videos that do go into it already here on my channel. A few in this playlist touch on it - ru-vid.com/group/PLG5F2wOOgrW0E2sO3dNrFeyLQcL2b5CMo&si=WNCEaHfh6MfcaaZ5
@@theworldofcraig i refer to the one you provided here in the video. i dont mean to sound condescending as i am just trying to learn the confusing world of diy blonde at home. actually, thank you for the effort of making this video. it is a crazy huge topic considering years of trying to learn about it through youtube professionals. even hair salons dont always get it right.
Yes, they should all be online - there isn’t that much difference between them…it’s really about trusting what you see and then formulating using the colour wheel “rules” and principles. Thanks for watching.
Hi there, thank you for watching! Tbh I don’t really use the NA’s at all, they are quite cool and contain a fair amount of blue…my formulas at that level would generally be warm/and or neutral.
hi i m trying to lighten my roots i m’tired of doing my greys every 3 weeks so i did a kind of contouring bleaching some stands but it turned out a bit orange even if my hair has color in it my natural base is an ashy light brown like a 6 i used to put golden in them i don t like the ashy look i need to neutralize the orange this time so i guess i need to use violet or blue to follow the color chart but i would also like to blend my greys i bought the eq golden blonde if i donthat it will look even more orange right so i m a bit lost with what i should do should i tone to neutralize the orange then use the golden blonde in a second time i hope i m clear english isn t my main language 😅 thank you for the video i ll look at it again tontake notes to be sure i m not missing any info
@clairecoulon1747 Hi there It’s very tricky for me to give specific advice - and almost impossible without seeing your hair and knowing all of your hairs “history”. Ideally you need to lighten the hair (the bits that are orange) more - that way it’s way easier to tone and get the result you’re after. The video has all you need to choose a toner - blue is the opposite of orange…but it’s a powerful tone, so I wouldn’t go in to strong to begin with. Shades EQ Gloss does not cover grey - the NB line will blend grey but not cover. There’s a playlist here on my channel called “hair color theory” it might be helpful. Good luck.
I went to beauty school in the mid 80's. I never felt comfortable doing color or bleaching in the salon. Cutting was my forte. This explanation was so helpful. Thanks!!
Love the video and I feel much more educated! Although I do got some questions, as I am planning to color my hair at home and I'd be so happy if u have time to answer them. So basically I did a balayage at a salon (on virgin hair), at first I thought it looked nice, but now after some time I feel like it's too bright and doesn't blend well with my natural hair color at all. So naturally I am about a 6 to about a 7 in the lengths and I'm now a 9 to maybe a 10 mixed in with the 6-7. The colors I've been looking at are 8.31 and the other one is 7.31. So to the questions; if I put the 8.31 into my hair and to my roots, will I risk turning my roots orange/yellow? Second question; Will the ash tone in either of these colors risk turning my hair greenish? And lastly; my goal is a color that is warm-neutral but doesn't look too red/copperish, is the combination of a golden tone and an ash tone a good choice for this..?
Thank you, glad it helped. If you’re using a demi permanent hair colour to tone it shouldn’t lift - as long as you’re mixing it with the specified developer etc etc. Hard for me to ever comment on specific tone - we all see colour differently and I can’t see your hair. If the primary tone in the colour being used it gold, that is what you’ll see the most in the result (again, impossible for me to be specific) Thanks for watching.
