What James shows in the beginning, how the level 10 looks different in different photos, is so important for people to understand. Lighting, and thus angles, really affect how the hair color will appear and reflect. Many people are using photos for their hair inspiration that they don't understand is just a result of the lighting, the angle, even filters and photoshop! In many cases it's not even natural hair, it's a wig, or even a wig with photoshop! To see how much lighting affects color appearance, you can take pics of your hair the following ways: indoor lighting daytime, indoor lighting nighttime, indoor with flash, and then without flash, outdoor lighting direct sun, outdoor w/ indirect sun, and indoor nighttime with candlelight. If you have a ring light, you can play with the different shades and see different results in cool vs warm lighting too.
Thank you for this video! Could you PLEASE make a toning video about the hardest levels to tone- levels 7+8. Being a stylist, to me that is the hardest thing imaginable in toning to do, to make a Carmel color with no excess brass.
I have lots of natural level 1, 2, 3, haircolor clients wanting to go lighter I always freak out, I usually end up turning down clients because I am afraid to go real light! Please do something for 6, 7,8!
Wonderful so pleased you enjoyed it and welcome to the Patreon I will be heading over there later to give you a heads up about the first Patreon session 😁👍🏻
I just spent way too much time struggling to brush away a few pesky spots of dirt on my screen while watching this video. It took a while, but I figured out that the "dirt spots" aren't on my screen at all... they're nails in the wall behind you. 🤣 Great video!
Yes all you need to do is when you think it’s ready leave it five minutes longer 👍🏻That five minutes will ensure you’ve got the lift you think you had in the first place
Hi Jame, I want to do mushroom brown for clients , I tried some toners but not come out like I wanted. Do we have to bleach hair to level 9 and tone it? I have level 8 , too much warm , please advise ? What level of bleach hair and what the toner to get mushroom brown? Ty
I appreciate your work and your dedication to creating and uploading all of your extraordinary videos!!!! I've learned so much as far as color and placement and it's helped me in my non-professional (I know that's completely unintended) hair evolution! Thank you for what you do for those of us that aren't classically trained!
Hi James would like to see videos on dimensions balayage at shampoo bowl. how do you put toners to look brighten few pieces including money piece at shampoo bowl. Love to see your videos specially Bob cut.Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
That is a wonderful question and one that I am trying to solve the problem of at the moment I could only get mine through Redken it is in their old colour charts and they do not supply them any more but I am working and having some made so when that happens I’m sure I will let you all know. All the best James
Thanks James I love watching you present and give the best advice here in Fiji it's hard to get good education on hair but thank you so much that will help me with tonning which is my weakest part of Hair Colouring thanks again
Alex that is an extremely difficult question to answer it all depends on the left you’ve got but assuming you’ve got the cleanest platinum left I would go with 010VV 5g 010T 30g of crystal clear 60g Hope that helps best James
Hi Alex thanks for your question that is an extremely difficult thing to answer it will very much depend on the brand it will depend on how much yellow is present in the hair it is a bit of a trial and error thing if the hair is very yellow then it’s going to be on a level 9. level nine violet will be appropriate where is if the hair is on a level 10 then you need a level 10 violet each level has slightly less or more tone in it depending on how light or dark it is if that makes sense ?
How do you tone multi level blonde? I'm not sure your videos are intended for folks doing DIY jobs but needs must. I baby lighted my hair and then used 10v +10p which worked well on lightest parts, but have some warm tones in the level 9 parts of my hair which as far as I understand, the 10 wouldn't have touched. How would one address a situation like that with a toning formula? Your videos have been very informative, thank you.
Well that’s a great question, so in a nut shell you can’t unless you are able to pick out the darker area’s and tone them on there own. So really it’s a toss up between keeping the hair looking light and toning the lighter pieces that you’ve got on the level 10 or dropping it all down to the darkest level as you say level 9 the only way to do it otherwise it is to tone the hair outside of the foils at the time of the application of foils hope this helps best James 😁👍🏻
The Life Of Hair Oooh I see. I did consider using level 9 toner but as you say, wanted to keep the lighter parts. Toning between foils sounds rather technical! I think I'll just accept the job I've done so far and hand over to a professional at soonest opportunity! Thank you for your reply 😊
Just balayaged my hair... nice highlights on a natural level 7.5. Now i want to tone just the highlights... do i have to sift and sort the tiny pieces and avoid my natural hair,...? I am afraid the wella t 11 toner will end up lightening my base color and i dont want that. Any advice ?
Yes Scarlett I’ve heard of this trick too I’ve never actually used it in the salon but I’ve seen it done on Instagram maybe I’ll make a little video on that 👍🏻
The Life Of Hair Yes good idea 💡 I’m looking into your Patreon,I’ve really enjoyed your Rachael and shag cuts...and there’s me thinking I know it all 😉
I use Shade EQ level 5N for shadow roots that was lifted orangy. in about a week later, the shadow root become faded ,not good at all. I afraid to use permanent 5n or 5 ash because it will make harder for touch up ombre next time. Any solution? tks
Hi Amanda I would’ve probably said that using a natural ash or just ash tone on the root stretching would’ve given you a less orange fade. Also it depends on how many times the client wash their hair and what they wash their hair with remember shades EQ only lasts 20 shampoos if you process it for 20 minutes if you want more colour deposit then shed key provides then you could always use HD res or Dialight / dia richess from L’Oreal Hope that helps
now.i realy dont understand, now my hair is orang abit .. and it has lifted 9.. what i will done at my hair to be see my hair pastel tones .. what i will mix and apply ?? thank you for your reply
Hi Travis. This happens when the heat of the flat iron is to high. Ideally the temperature should not be any higher than 180*c if it is then your burning the toner out of the hair and that’s why it changes colour. You need to be using a flat iron with a temperature dial so it can be adjusted accordingly. Hope this helps.
Can you tone a level 10 hair with a level 8 toner i have a viba colour 8.1 to tone my hair which i bought before i bleached my hair my hair has turned out lighter than expected will this toner work ?
Hi James I have a quick question! I am trying to dye my wig a grayish color like this woman in your video . Would I bleach it to a level 9-10 and then use a level 9-10 developer ? What color would i use in the shades EQ to get that color ?
Please help! I’m a level 6/7 mix hair after bleaching. I don’t wish to go lighter but I’m left with brassy tones. My natural hair has red in it, and unlike the common current trends, I do like a warmer blond. Is there anything you could advice to use? Should I use a blue toner? Or should I get a semi permanent ash colour? I don’t want the hair to become darker. I’m a bit desperate! I’d appreciate any help! Thanks for you time to read this anyway. Loved the video
My daughter bleached her hair blonde I used a toner wella 10t came out more lighter than expected she wants to be a little darker so how would I fix that? 😊
Thanks a lot gor the lessons. I learned a lot from you.Also thank you for sharing it mezns z lot for people like with so little knowledge when it comes go color.I get very intimidated.❤❤❤
I have a specific question that I can’t seem to have answered in any RUclips video or google search, I’d love to know your advice! I’m naturally about a level 7ish. And I’m trying to get to a level 9. I want a really nice light, natural, cool blonde. NOT ash! More like a beige color. I don’t want any silver or purple, just a nice light blonde but every time I try to dye it, it turns yellow/orange at the roots and does absolutely nothing to my lengths? I think I’ve come to understand that I have to bleach my hair to a level 9, but my question is, how long to I leave bleach in my hair to only lift it 2 levels and not further? And what toner do I use to get it to the nice, cool, beigey color I want? Thanks so much :)
Hi thanks your question of a very difficult for me to answer how long you should bleach your hair for but I would say if you monitor it closely make sure the condition isn’t deteriorating nice manufacturers recommend up to 50 minutes always follow the manufacturers guidelines. Turn the wise another tricky one it all depends on the left you get if there is any orange present you will need a play based natural shade to neutralise the orange if it is yellow you’ll need a violet based on natural hope this helps you a little bit is very difficult for me to tell you exactly what to do on here I hope that feels in some gaps for you all the best James
When using toner, do you go in the level of your own hair or the level your hair has been lifted to by bleaching it please? My hairdresser lifted my hair and I want to tone it to a less brassy tone.
Anything past yellow I call the hair is cashed. Like cashed in its chips. I have got many clients from others bad situations. Goody for me! Love watching you, I’m retired now. 37 years. I worked like you do. I studied under the Altieri brothers
Another brilliant video as always, James. Do you have any idea where non professionals, like me, can buy the toners in the UK? I really need to add some baby lights to my part - just to keep me going until salons reopen, but am reluctant to go ahead without a decent toner.
Thank you I’m so pleased you liked it very good question I’m not entirely sure have you tried on the Internet like one of the wholesalers salon services salon supplies somewhere like that?
I recently got bleach and toners for putting baby lights in my hair from a website called Parfum Dreams. I tried Sally's but they didn't have the toners I wanted. The Parfum dreams parcel came from Germany so took a couple of weeks.
I put purple shampoo and conditioner on my golden, brown, and blonde hair color (this was a mistake) and the purple made my hair brownish blonde (idk my hair color is weird) Can I fix it to make it more blonde?
Hi James love you videos , how you explain what and why you're doing things a certain why. Would like to the patron .when you join are you committed for the year or can you cancel at any time . And will you have access to the archive footage permanently to always refer back to.
Hi Angela thank you for your enquiry so just to explain exactly how it works yes you can cancel any time, the videos will be on Patreon afterwards in an archive so you can go back and watch them providing that you go with the all access Patreon tier If you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to ask me. all the best James PS I’m super thrilled you enjoy the videos.
Angela Ewen Oh that is fantastic Angela superb well come on board I will be sending you a personalised message over there in a moment in terms of content you are an earlier adoptor which I will mention in the message over on Patreon the very first Patreon session is on Monday, the 25th of May live at 9 pm GMT ✌🏻😁
So does this mean if your hair is at like, a level 8 with orange-y tones, you’d tone with a level 9-10 ash toner to prevent too much color being deposited onto the hair? If so, why do people say you can’t tone a level 7-8 blonde with a level 10 toner?? I’m so confused 😓
@@paytensplace5046 yes I would use either level 8, 9 or 10 depending on the hair and circumstance and what the end result I want is. When toning with ash it gets darker so if there are highlights of the hair is very porous then I would use level 10 so it doesn’t end up looking too dark. If the hair is not very porous, the lifted pigment is very orange or yellow ,or the individual strands are thick then I would tone with a level 8 to make sure it takes because it would need more strength to penetrate and stay. You can absolutely tone a level 8 with a level 8 but it could end up looking more like a level 7 or 6. With warm tones it won’t get as dark. With red tones it might not be as vibrant so I would also tone a level 8 with a level 9 toner depending on whether a cooler or warmer red was desired. In any case the most important factor is that it will depend entirely on the individual circumstances of each clients case, ie what level was the starting level, what level is desired, was the hair virgin hair or has it been previously colored, the health and condition of the hair and the desired end result.
@@DanteVelasquez good info!! Thank you! I’m currently a grown own probably level 7-8, pulling orange tones with some yellow, desired cool ashy blonde at a level 8-9. My hair hasn’t been touched in about a year, but when it was done last it was done with bleach and a toner.
@@paytensplace5046 I would say mix a 9 and 10. You could do 9a and 10n, 9n and 10a, or a 9a and 10a for instance depending on how ashy you wanted your result. Mixing the two will give a better range and include blue for the orange and 10 purple for the yellow. If you have a lot of orange then you want more blue. Make sure to use low developer - 5 or 6 volume is best for no lift and deposit only :-)
James you are the best educator on RUclips, ☺️ how can I join better education more in depth.? I use SEQ transition from Aveda so I need more education of redken
Hi silver thank you very much sorry it’s taken me awhile to get back to your comment much much appreciated if you would like to join the Patreon group you can follow this link www.patreon.com/join/2417894 I’ll be more than happy to answer any of your Shades EQ questions All the best James come here come here
Hello James, please help us girls who are a level 7 golden blonde color. I would like to cool the golden color . I purchased a wella iluminaría 8/13, i don’t know that this will cool or neutralize my hair. Advise please ............
Just stumbled upon your channel, and coming from a non professional girl here, your explanation is so exceptionally clear, easy to be understood, and I pretty much love everything about your channel and your personality. Hope you have an amazing day, God bless ❤❤❤❤
So yes if you put clear in the mixing ratio so for instance if you had 20 g of your target shade press 20 g of clear averagely that would give you a shade that was two sides lighter so for instance you could turning 8 into a 10 This is certainly how it works with the brand that are use each brand will probably be slightly different so it’s good to do your own experimenting 😁👍🏻
Im a fully qualified hairstylist in London. And looking to expand my colour knowledge, ive been looking for redken shades EQ but cant seem to find it anywhere. Where can i buy redken shades in London. And do u have a list of must have shades to have in your starter kit?
Amazon is quite a good spot to go to if you look In the description on this video if you scroll down to the bottom there is my preferred toners choices on Amazon
hi , loving your vids man , if I join patreon is there extra content ? also is it just once off payment or does it come out monthly thanks , adore your work , just so clear and to the point
Hi Max fantastic so pleased you enjoy the videos. So the joining patron is where I’m doing exclusive content around colour theory and how to tutorials On both cutting and colouring, none of the content that is on there will be on RUclips but it is all on patron for you to watch back all the sessions on patron will be live but if you can’t do in the lives there will be an archive videos for you to watch from the live sessions any questions you have from the live you can ask After the fact and I will be happy to oblige. To access all of this it is $10 per month on a subscription basis you can cancel at any time. The $4 a month to get you access to the Theoretical lives but not today Cutting and colouring tutorials. 😁👍🏻
im a readhead naturally but im trying to bring my box dyed dark brown hair to blonde! only i’ve bleached it 3 times and it just keeps looking yellowy-orange😩do you’ve any tips
So I’m assuming your hair is yellow at the moment? I’m on that assumption if you tone it with something that is violet you will not turn it green so something like 9V dependent on how yellow your hair is if it’s not very yellow but it is yellow a little bit then you’ll need 9N9V mix together to prevent it from going violet hope that helps all the best James
Can anyone help me? I toned my yellow level 9 hair.... and it’s still yellow.... like just as yellow as before 😩 I used 20 volume and wella t28. Whyyyyyyyy did nothing happen to my hair?
Hi Leslie so I don’t Have a massive amount of knowledge of the Wella toner series I do have some now so the only thing that it could be is that the hair that you’ve applied it to isn’t necessarily level nine yellow of course it may well be but I can’t actually see it. The reason I say that is that if the hair is more gold yellow that means that there is some orange present and that orange town is what is being consumed by the toner and therefore you are being left with a yellowish colour it is quite difficult for me to give you accurate advice as I cannot see the result. If you want to send me a picture you could add me to Instagram send me a direct message of your hair taken in good direct sunlight and I could maybe help you further @thelifeofhair1
It’s down in the description on the video but don’t worry about going to find it I’ve posted it on this comment for you 😁👍🏻 www.patreon.com/join/2417894
Could you please do a more in depth video on using clear? Can I take a 2 parts 7-1 add 2 parts of clear and turn that into a 9-1? Using clear is a mystery to me and it seems important to not turn blondes muddy. I'd like to achieve a beige blonde just enough to tone out the orange yellow on hispanic hair but not enough to turn it dirty mop water which usually happens or I'm left with ugly brass. Thank you!
Hi Pat yes I saw you have joined thank you very much, you get onto the Patreon by logging in with the username and password that you created When you signed up Follow this link and sign in there is a live tonight at 9 pm GMT www.patreon.com/login
Thanks for the educational video, please can you make a video on how to mix developers.. I have tried mixing ratio with water and the result doesn’t come out as like when I use the actual developer I need cus sometimes we run out of developer for toning.. hope you understand what am trying to say.. can’t wait for the first section on Patreon 👍🏽
You are very very welcome yes I will add that to the list of videos that I want to make around that subject anyway thank you for the suggestion I can’t wait to do the Patreon lives 😁👍🏻
Hair that is beyond pale yellow is damaged and compromised completely! Yes, you are right. I went to a top salon and they bleached over my existing foils that were already blonde...and now my hair is so damaged. 😭
Hi here is the link to the Patreon if you wish to join www.patreon.com/join/2417894 Hopefully look forward to seeing you in the first one on the 25th 😁✌🏻
There is no pink in. lilac/violet Has pink/red in it, so you don’t need to add pink the only time you’re going to get green when you are dying blonde is because the hair is yellow when you lift it and you’re only putting blue on it 😁👍🏻
Thanks for this great video. I am so desperate since I have yellow&orange (8+9)mixed with platinum strands (10). Its unbelievably hard to pick the platinum strands out and only lighten the rest. What would you advice in such situations?
You are very welcome. That is a very very tricky thing to fix you literally have to pick out the level 8/9 pieces as best you can enlighten them up to a level 10 there’s not really any way round it unfortunately sorry
The Life Of Hair I did it!!! I picked the 8+9 strands out, bleached them with Blond Me 10 V + PH Bonder, rooted with 6/0+7/1, toned everything with Wella Relights /18. Best hair I ever had! Thanks for giving me the last bit of motivation to do this!
Yes Natalie Fanola is brilliant Well yes it will definitely add tone to your golden hair it won’t make it more blonde it just depends when you say different blonde to what you want to achieve I would say that it would probably make your hair more Beige 😁👍🏻
Sorry to hear that could you give me a little bit more context so maybe I could help you if you don’t want to discuss it on here then you can DM me on Instagram @thelifeofhair1
What James shows in the beginning, how the level 10 looks different in different photos, is so important for people to understand. Lighting, and thus angles, really affect how the hair color will appear and reflect. Many people are using photos for their hair inspiration that they don't understand is just a result of the lighting, the angle, even filters and photoshop! In many cases it's not even natural hair, it's a wig, or even a wig with photoshop!
To see how much lighting affects color appearance, you can take pics of your hair the following ways: indoor lighting daytime, indoor lighting nighttime, indoor with flash, and then without flash, outdoor lighting direct sun, outdoor w/ indirect sun, and indoor nighttime with candlelight. If you have a ring light, you can play with the different shades and see different results in cool vs warm lighting too.
Thank you for this video! Could you PLEASE make a toning video about the hardest levels to tone- levels 7+8. Being a stylist, to me that is the hardest thing imaginable in toning to do, to make a Carmel color with no excess brass.
Yes please James!!!!
Okay wonderful sounds like there’s a lot of interest in this one maybe this one can shoot right to the top of the list 😁👍🏻
Me too..thanks
Using redken the GN, T, NA and new Ms with give you caramels
I have lots of natural level 1, 2, 3, haircolor clients wanting to go lighter I always freak out, I usually end up turning down clients because I am afraid to go real light! Please do something for 6, 7,8!
James you are such a delightful educator
Thank you
Oh thank you Christine very kind of you
You are best teacher in.the world
Thank you that is very kind of you 😁👍🏻
Your an awesome teacher.
Much appreciated Helen thank you very much for all of your lovely comments
Mind blowing. Love the way you explained everything. You are truly gifted to educate others. I am heading now to patreaon 👍🏾
Wonderful so pleased you enjoyed it and welcome to the Patreon I will be heading over there later to give you a heads up about the first Patreon session 😁👍🏻
KltO85 agreed 👍🏻
I just spent way too much time struggling to brush away a few pesky spots of dirt on my screen while watching this video. It took a while, but I figured out that the "dirt spots" aren't on my screen at all... they're nails in the wall behind you. 🤣 Great video!
Exactly what I did! 😂😂😂
Where'd the artwork go??
Did the exact same thing,how funny.
i’m dead bc that’s exactly what I was doing 😭😭
Wow good eyes! I didn’t even notice them lol.
Thats hilarious. Ive done something like that before too while watching a video.
learn so much for your videos. I have a problem that while hair in foils looked level 9 but become yellow after wash. any idea? THnks
Yes all you need to do is when you think it’s ready leave it five minutes longer 👍🏻That five minutes will ensure you’ve got the lift you think you had in the first place
@@TheLifeOfHair Tks you so much Jame
Hi Jame, I want to do mushroom brown for clients , I tried some toners but not come out like I wanted. Do we have to bleach hair to level 9 and tone it? I have level 8 , too much warm , please advise ? What level of bleach hair and what the toner to get mushroom brown? Ty
Fantastic educator, FANTASTIC! Thank you! Hello from Armenia 🇦🇲 Yerevan
Hi thank you so much for your videos. Where can I find a level finder ?
Great video James....I, too, would love the 7/8 level toning. 😊
Okay that’s wonderful Heather I am getting on it 😁👍🏻
I appreciate your work and your dedication to creating and uploading all of your extraordinary videos!!!! I've learned so much as far as color and placement and it's helped me in my non-professional (I know that's completely unintended) hair evolution! Thank you for what you do for those of us that aren't classically trained!
Hi James would like to see videos on dimensions balayage at shampoo bowl. how do you put toners to look brighten few pieces including money piece
at shampoo bowl.
Love to see your videos specially Bob cut.Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Did you enjoy the videos thank you very much great suggestion next time we get there for 20 to make a video like that I will thank you very much
Hi James I learn a lot from ur video .thx a million
Very informative you are a grt teacher James u make it so simple and easy to understand
Wonderful Vashti I’m super pleased you enjoy the videos have a wonderful day Best James
Can I use a colour to correct light orange roots,
Hi James, I would like to ask where can I buy level finder? Thank you!
That is a wonderful question and one that I am trying to solve the problem of at the moment I could only get mine through Redken it is in their old colour charts and they do not supply them any more but I am working and having some made so when that happens I’m sure I will let you all know. All the best James
I do think you are a great educator. Thank you for your time
Can you let me know some more options about the patrion please. Toning is my nightmare lol
Thanks James I love watching you present and give the best advice here in Fiji it's hard to get good education on hair but thank you so much that will help me with tonning which is my weakest part of Hair Colouring thanks again
Wonderful Silverstrand I am so pleased that I am of help to you over in Fiji 😁👍🏻
Hope you could come to Fiji one day to educate us in the beautiful islands
Oh and what would you say is the best toner to get ice white hair?
Alex that is an extremely difficult question to answer it all depends on the left you’ve got but assuming you’ve got the cleanest platinum left I would go with 010VV 5g 010T 30g of crystal clear 60g Hope that helps best James
Hi James brilliant videos ! Wanted to ask you the ratio of how much level 10 you put in to diffuse th3 violet %
Hi Alex thanks for your question that is an extremely difficult thing to answer it will very much depend on the brand it will depend on how much yellow is present in the hair it is a bit of a trial and error thing if the hair is very yellow then it’s going to be on a level 9. level nine violet will be appropriate where is if the hair is on a level 10 then you need a level 10 violet each level has slightly less or more tone in it depending on how light or dark it is if that makes sense ?
Can permanent color can use as toner and if level 10 pale yellow should be use toner level 10 and mux with violet?
How do you tone multi level blonde? I'm not sure your videos are intended for folks doing DIY jobs but needs must. I baby lighted my hair and then used 10v +10p which worked well on lightest parts, but have some warm tones in the level 9 parts of my hair which as far as I understand, the 10 wouldn't have touched. How would one address a situation like that with a toning formula? Your videos have been very informative, thank you.
Well that’s a great question, so in a nut shell you can’t unless you are able to pick out the darker area’s and tone them on there own. So really it’s a toss up between keeping the hair looking light and toning the lighter pieces that you’ve got on the level 10 or dropping it all down to the darkest level as you say level 9 the only way to do it otherwise it is to tone the hair outside of the foils at the time of the application of foils hope this helps best James 😁👍🏻
The Life Of Hair Oooh I see. I did consider using level 9 toner but as you say, wanted to keep the lighter parts. Toning between foils sounds rather technical! I think I'll just accept the job I've done so far and hand over to a professional at soonest opportunity! Thank you for your reply 😊
Great result!
Thank you 🙏🏻
Great video! You are providing fantastic information ❤
Thank you very much glad you appreciate it
You are an amazing hair stylist!!!!🙏🏻
Thank you very kind of you
Just balayaged my hair... nice highlights on a natural level 7.5. Now i want to tone just the highlights... do i have to sift and sort the tiny pieces and avoid my natural hair,...? I am afraid the wella t 11 toner will end up lightening my base color and i dont want that. Any advice ?
Okay okay okay...mind absolutely blown with diluting the darker toner. You. Win. Take my $4 a month. I’m signing up.
Wonderful Ren superb 👍🏻
Thank you so much
You’re very welcome glad you enjoyed it
With a level 10 that wants to stay lighter as you explained so well,what ratio will you use of 10.0 and 10.2 ? Will it be 1:1 ?Thank you
Hello,if you turn the photos at the start to black and white,it knocks out the tone and makes it much easier to match up on the colour level.
Yes Scarlett I’ve heard of this trick too I’ve never actually used it in the salon but I’ve seen it done on Instagram maybe I’ll make a little video on that 👍🏻
The Life Of Hair Yes good idea 💡 I’m looking into your Patreon,I’ve really enjoyed your Rachael and shag cuts...and there’s me thinking I know it all 😉
Please make video for mixing the right toner for different blonde hair Asia hair and natural yellow blonde hair sir
Yes absolutely I can make a video about that it’s finally enough I had a request for that video just a minute ago
@@TheLifeOfHair YES PLEASE!!!!
I use Shade EQ level 5N for shadow roots that was lifted orangy. in about a week later, the shadow root become faded ,not good at all. I afraid to use permanent 5n or 5 ash because it will make harder for touch up ombre next time. Any solution? tks
Hi Amanda I would’ve probably said that using a natural ash or just ash tone on the root stretching would’ve given you a less orange fade. Also it depends on how many times the client wash their hair and what they wash their hair with remember shades EQ only lasts 20 shampoos if you process it for 20 minutes if you want more colour deposit then shed key provides then you could always use HD res or Dialight / dia richess from L’Oreal Hope that helps
now.i realy dont understand, now my hair is orang abit .. and it has lifted 9.. what i will done at my hair to be see my hair pastel tones .. what i will mix and apply ?? thank you for your reply
It is knowledgeable for me,I have question how to make beige blond by matrix brand❤️❤️❤️
Hi is that why Goldwell have shades like 9NAor 10NA?
There have been times when I do a toner after the blonding process, and when I flat iron my client's hair the toner color changes what causes that?
Hi Travis. This happens when the heat of the flat iron is to high. Ideally the temperature should not be any higher than 180*c if it is then your burning the toner out of the hair and that’s why it changes colour. You need to be using a flat iron with a temperature dial so it can be adjusted accordingly. Hope this helps.
Thank you
Where can I get that level finder tool, I am from Argentina.
love your videos. thanks
He said on another comment its redken level finder 😁
Is toning a balayage the same or in steps, if you go from dark do you bleach balayage then tone after?
Yes bleach first then tone 😁👍🏻
Any help: in my country they do not have toners in stores what should I do ? Please help any ideas?!
Can you tone a level 10 hair with a level 8 toner i have a viba colour 8.1 to tone my hair which i bought before i bleached my hair my hair has turned out lighter than expected will this toner work ?
Hi James I have a quick question! I am trying to dye my wig a grayish color like this woman in your video . Would I bleach it to a level 9-10 and then use a level 9-10 developer ? What color would i use in the shades EQ to get that color ?
Please help! I’m a level 6/7 mix hair after bleaching. I don’t wish to go lighter but I’m left with brassy tones. My natural hair has red in it, and unlike the common current trends, I do like a warmer blond. Is there anything you could advice to use? Should I use a blue toner? Or should I get a semi permanent ash colour? I don’t want the hair to become darker. I’m a bit desperate! I’d appreciate any help! Thanks for you time to read this anyway. Loved the video
My daughter bleached her hair blonde I used a toner wella 10t came out more lighter than expected she wants to be a little darker so how would I fix that? 😊
You the man!
Thanks a lot gor the lessons. I learned a lot from you.Also thank you for sharing it mezns z lot for people like with so little knowledge when it comes go color.I get very intimidated.❤❤❤
Wonderful you’re very welcome glad you enjoyed it
I have a specific question that I can’t seem to have answered in any RUclips video or google search, I’d love to know your advice!
I’m naturally about a level 7ish. And I’m trying to get to a level 9.
I want a really nice light, natural, cool blonde. NOT ash! More like a beige color. I don’t want any silver or purple, just a nice light blonde but every time I try to dye it, it turns yellow/orange at the roots and does absolutely nothing to my lengths? I think I’ve come to understand that I have to bleach my hair to a level 9, but my question is, how long to I leave bleach in my hair to only lift it 2 levels and not further? And what toner do I use to get it to the nice, cool, beigey color I want? Thanks so much :)
Hi thanks your question of a very difficult for me to answer how long you should bleach your hair for but I would say if you monitor it closely make sure the condition isn’t deteriorating nice manufacturers recommend up to 50
minutes always follow the manufacturers guidelines. Turn the wise another tricky one it all depends on the left you get if there is any orange present you will need a play based natural shade to neutralise the orange if it is yellow you’ll need a violet based on natural hope this helps you a little bit is very difficult for me to tell you exactly what to do on here I hope that feels in some gaps for you all the best James
When using toner, do you go in the level of your own hair or the level your hair has been lifted to by bleaching it please? My hairdresser lifted my hair and I want to tone it to a less brassy tone.
Lifted by bleaching 😊
Also what is the clear / pasteurizer you’re referring to?
hello there thank you for making this information accessible for many of us .I appreciates it.
My pleasure glad you enjoy them 😁👍🏻
I explained everything so well!!!!!
Thank you Dianna much appreciated I’ll try my best to keep it as Easy to understand as possible ✌🏻😁
Hi .if i am level 7 can i tone with redken shades 09 level?
Anything past yellow I call the hair is cashed. Like cashed in its chips. I have got many clients from others bad situations. Goody for me! Love watching you, I’m retired now. 37 years. I worked like you do. I studied under the Altieri brothers
Wonderful glad you appreciated the video thank you very much for the comment all the best James
Hello James, remember Lincolnshire?! 😊
Hello Katherine, I certainly do! Lol how could I forget the delights of the Shire?
@@TheLifeOfHair hope you are keeping well? Great videos.
Thank you for this information very useful ❤🌹👍
My pleasure glad you appreciated it
Another brilliant video as always, James. Do you have any idea where non professionals, like me, can buy the toners in the UK? I really need to add some baby lights to my part - just to keep me going until salons reopen, but am reluctant to go ahead without a decent toner.
Thank you I’m so pleased you liked it very good question I’m not entirely sure have you tried on the Internet like one of the wholesalers salon services salon supplies somewhere like that?
R. Broxton eBay or Sally's or Amazon (never had fakes or out of date ime btw)
I recently got bleach and toners for putting baby lights in my hair from a website called Parfum Dreams. I tried Sally's but they didn't have the toners I wanted. The Parfum dreams parcel came from Germany so took a couple of weeks.
I put purple shampoo and conditioner on my golden, brown, and blonde hair color (this was a mistake) and the purple made my hair brownish blonde (idk my hair color is weird) Can I fix it to make it more blonde?
Hi James love you videos , how you explain what and why you're doing things a certain why. Would like to the patron .when you join are you committed for the year or can you cancel at any time . And will you have access to the archive footage permanently to always refer back to.
Hi Angela thank you for your enquiry so just to explain exactly how it works yes you can cancel any time, the videos will be on Patreon afterwards in an archive so you can go back and watch them providing that you go with the all access Patreon tier If you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to ask me. all the best James PS I’m super thrilled you enjoy the videos.
@@TheLifeOfHair that's great will join up.I use affinage have never use redken .the toners look good
Wonderful Angela I look forward to meeting you ✌🏻😁
@@TheLifeOfHair hi James I've just signed up to your patreon page how do I access the contents not very good with computers
Angela Ewen Oh that is fantastic Angela superb well come on board I will be sending you a personalised message over there in a moment in terms of content you are an earlier adoptor which I will mention in the message over on Patreon the very first Patreon session is on Monday, the 25th of May live at 9 pm GMT ✌🏻😁
I generally tone 1 to 2 levels above like you did, especially with ash tones :-)
Yes definitely a good idea to dilute those Ash tones
So does this mean if your hair is at like, a level 8 with orange-y tones, you’d tone with a level 9-10 ash toner to prevent too much color being deposited onto the hair? If so, why do people say you can’t tone a level 7-8 blonde with a level 10 toner?? I’m so confused 😓
@@paytensplace5046 yes I would use either level 8, 9 or 10 depending on the hair and circumstance and what the end result I want is. When toning with ash it gets darker so if there are highlights of the hair is very porous then I would use level 10 so it doesn’t end up looking too dark. If the hair is not very porous, the lifted pigment is very orange or yellow ,or the individual strands are thick then I would tone with a level 8 to make sure it takes because it would need more strength to penetrate and stay. You can absolutely tone a level 8 with a level 8 but it could end up looking more like a level 7 or 6. With warm tones it won’t get as dark. With red tones it might not be as vibrant so I would also tone a level 8 with a level 9 toner depending on whether a cooler or warmer red was desired. In any case the most important factor is that it will depend entirely on the individual circumstances of each clients case, ie what level was the starting level, what level is desired, was the hair virgin hair or has it been previously colored, the health and condition of the hair and the desired end result.
@@DanteVelasquez good info!! Thank you! I’m currently a grown own probably level 7-8, pulling orange tones with some yellow, desired cool ashy blonde at a level 8-9. My hair hasn’t been touched in about a year, but when it was done last it was done with bleach and a toner.
@@paytensplace5046 I would say mix a 9 and 10. You could do 9a and 10n, 9n and 10a, or a 9a and 10a for instance depending on how ashy you wanted your result. Mixing the two will give a better range and include blue for the orange and 10 purple for the yellow. If you have a lot of orange then you want more blue. Make sure to use low developer - 5 or 6 volume is best for no lift and deposit only :-)
James you are the best educator on RUclips, ☺️ how can I join better education more in depth.? I use SEQ transition from Aveda so I need more education of redken
Hi silver thank you very much sorry it’s taken me awhile to get back to your comment much much appreciated if you would like to join the Patreon group you can follow this link www.patreon.com/join/2417894 I’ll be more than happy to answer any of your Shades EQ questions All the best James come here come here
Great information!!! Thanks for sharing!!❤️
Glad you enjoy that Jaci ✌🏻
Hello James, please help us girls who are a level 7 golden blonde color. I would like to cool the golden color . I purchased a wella iluminaría 8/13, i don’t know that this will cool or neutralize my hair. Advise please ............
Fab as always. Thank you!
Thank you Katie too kind
Love this, going to try tomorrow 👍
Wonderful 😁👍🏻
I used dark blonde on pale yellow without any blue or purple and now I have yellow green hair…should I tone again?😭
Where do I find the patreon? I’m
Interested in learning so much more!
Wonderful Vicky you can find the Patreon on this link here www.patreon.com/join/2417894
Just stumbled upon your channel, and coming from a non professional girl here, your explanation is so exceptionally clear, easy to be understood, and I pretty much love everything about your channel and your personality. Hope you have an amazing day, God bless ❤❤❤❤
Oh thank you that is very kind of you that is exactly what I tried to achieve
Great video! Thank you for your education, it is incredibly kind of you to share your wealth of information. 😊
Thanks love ❤️
Your welcome, great ✌🏻
Hi James, I’m a new subscriber 😊 and want to just say that you are an excellent educator! I’ve learnt so much already 😎 cheers
Thank you Samantha much appreciated ✌🏻
So you can lighten a toner with clear? I’ve never been taught this
So yes if you put clear in the mixing ratio so for instance if you had 20 g of your target shade press 20 g of clear averagely that would give you a shade that was two sides lighter so for instance you could turning 8 into a 10 This is certainly how it works with the brand that are use each brand will probably be slightly different so it’s good to do your own experimenting 😁👍🏻
What is clear?
Clear would be 00
Im a fully qualified hairstylist in London. And looking to expand my colour knowledge, ive been looking for redken shades EQ but cant seem to find it anywhere. Where can i buy redken shades in London. And do u have a list of must have shades to have in your starter kit?
Hi Alex add me on Instagram and we can talk more freely on there it’s not so easy to talk in the comment section of RUclips it’s thelifeofhair1
Hi Alex! I think MyHairAndBeauty on Stroud Green Rd in Finsbury Park have the full range! It’s an amazing supply store!!
Fiona Fay thank you
Thank you thank you thank you ! Buddy! 🤘🏽 you always have some truly awesome tips ..
Freddie you are very welcome buddy welcome to the Patreon community to I will be messaging you later over there as well
Hi James just checking in hope all is well ! From Utah:)
thank you so much for this video!!
Your very welcome 😁👍🏻
Please can anyone tell me where I get a level 8 toner in the UK? Violet if possible
Amazon is quite a good spot to go to if you look In the description on this video if you scroll down to the bottom there is my preferred toners choices on Amazon
Theres two kinds of level finders, theres one that shows the hair as you would see it being bleached. Both are great
Absolutely yes in fact I was the third kind that shows your hairs under tone and level together
It's very interesting, I'll keep it in mind.
thank you soooomuch!
Wonderful so glad I could help
hi , loving your vids man , if I join patreon is there extra content ? also is it just once off payment or does it come out monthly thanks , adore your work , just so clear and to the point
Hi Max fantastic so pleased you enjoy the videos. So the joining patron is where I’m doing exclusive content around colour theory and how to tutorials On both cutting and colouring, none of the content that is on there will be on RUclips but it is all on patron for you to watch back all the sessions on patron will be live but if you can’t do in the lives there will be an archive videos for you to watch from the live sessions any questions you have from the live you can ask After the fact and I will be happy to oblige. To access all of this it is $10 per month on a subscription basis you can cancel at any time. The $4 a month to get you access to the Theoretical lives but not today Cutting and colouring tutorials. 😁👍🏻
Max if you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to ask Best James
James you have become my new obsession in hair education!!! You rock!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Wonderful thank you Leslie glad you enjoy the videos
Where can I find out more about patreon prices please.
Hi Lisa wonderful to see you are I’m bored can’t wait to get going 😁👍🏻
@@TheLifeOfHair you are going to do fabulous at your new venture. I don't think you will stop once everything gets going again.😀😀😀😀
im a readhead naturally but im trying to bring my box dyed dark brown hair to blonde! only i’ve bleached it 3 times and it just keeps looking yellowy-orange😩do you’ve any tips
I need to tone down the blonde in my hair it's very bleach blonde I'm afraid of it turning green, its highlighted and looks streaky
Help please!!
So I’m assuming your hair is yellow at the moment? I’m on that assumption if you tone it with something that is violet you will not turn it green so something like 9V dependent on how yellow your hair is if it’s not very yellow but it is yellow a little bit then you’ll need 9N9V mix together to prevent it from going violet hope that helps all the best James
Lights so important! My bathroom is dark blue and can never tell what colour my hair is in the bathroom lol
Absolutely light is so important Marianne
Hi James. It made sense to me.You are so great! Thank you for sharing. Jamie Melbourne Australia
Can anyone help me? I toned my yellow level 9 hair.... and it’s still yellow.... like just as yellow as before 😩 I used 20 volume and wella t28. Whyyyyyyyy did nothing happen to my hair?
Hi Leslie so I don’t Have a massive amount of knowledge of the Wella toner series I do have some now so the only thing that it could be is that the hair that you’ve applied it to isn’t necessarily level nine yellow of course it may well be but I can’t actually see it. The reason I say that is that if the hair is more gold yellow that means that there is some orange present and that orange town is what is being consumed by the toner and therefore you are being left with a yellowish colour it is quite difficult for me to give you accurate advice as I cannot see the result. If you want to send me a picture you could add me to Instagram send me a direct message of your hair taken in good direct sunlight and I could maybe help you further @thelifeofhair1
The Life Of Hair thank you! I’ll definitely do that today, I appreciate your knowledge and help!
I’ve looked all over you channel and could not find any link or info to you education page.
It’s down in the description on the video but don’t worry about going to find it I’ve posted it on this comment for you 😁👍🏻
www.patreon.com/join/2417894
Could you please do a more in depth video on using clear? Can I take a 2 parts 7-1 add 2 parts of clear and turn that into a 9-1? Using clear is a mystery to me and it seems important to not turn blondes muddy. I'd like to achieve a beige blonde just enough to tone out the orange yellow on hispanic hair but not enough to turn it dirty mop water which usually happens or I'm left with ugly brass. Thank you!
How do I become a member of your patreon
Hello Liz, there is the link to the Patreon www.patreon.com/join/2417894
Looking forward to meeting you 😁👍🏻 (hopefully) ✌🏻
its nice but i think it needs toning down , its a little yellow ish ginger
Fair enough thank you very much for your opinion Lisa much appreciated
@@TheLifeOfHair I meant my hair Hahah . i bought a blue mask , Now to sort out the dryness . eeek . Dont use the Jerome Russell box one .
Hi James for some reason i cant seem to get to patreon i am in Algeria and i think we have a problem with patreon i cannot access.
I have joined the “patron” ... I wanted to make sure I completed it correctly.. how do I get added to the Patron page?
Hi Pat yes I saw you have joined thank you very much, you get onto the Patreon by logging in with the username and password that you created When you signed up Follow this link and sign in there is a live tonight at 9 pm GMT www.patreon.com/login
Thanks for the educational video, please can you make a video on how to mix developers.. I have tried mixing ratio with water and the result doesn’t come out as like when I use the actual developer I need cus sometimes we run out of developer for toning.. hope you understand what am trying to say.. can’t wait for the first section on Patreon 👍🏽
You are very very welcome yes I will add that to the list of videos that I want to make around that subject anyway thank you for the suggestion I can’t wait to do the Patreon lives 😁👍🏻
James is talented and very handsome
Hair that is beyond pale yellow is damaged and compromised completely! Yes, you are right. I went to a top salon and they bleached over my existing foils that were already blonde...and now my hair is so damaged. 😭
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Hi! How exactly do I join? I don't do Instagram. Would definitely like to hear more about this!
Hi here is the link to the Patreon if you wish to join www.patreon.com/join/2417894 Hopefully look forward to seeing you in the first one on the 25th 😁✌🏻
Should you add Pink to avoid getting green blonde? How much?
There is no pink in. lilac/violet Has pink/red in it, so you don’t need to add pink the only time you’re going to get green when you are dying blonde is because the hair is yellow when you lift it and you’re only putting blue on it 😁👍🏻
Thanks for this great video. I am so desperate since I have yellow&orange (8+9)mixed with platinum strands (10). Its unbelievably hard to pick the platinum strands out and only lighten the rest. What would you advice in such situations?
You are very welcome. That is a very very tricky thing to fix you literally have to pick out the level 8/9 pieces as best you can enlighten them up to a level 10 there’s not really any way round it unfortunately sorry
The Life Of Hair You are so kind! Thank you 😇
Aida Beco 😁✌🏻
The Life Of Hair I did it!!! I picked the 8+9 strands out, bleached them with Blond Me 10 V + PH Bonder, rooted with 6/0+7/1, toned everything with Wella Relights /18. Best hair I ever had! Thanks for giving me the last bit of motivation to do this!
I wish you could do my hair for me 😫
Does fanola shampoo work. My hair isn't yellow it's gold ? I want it just a different blond will that work?
Yes Natalie Fanola is brilliant Well yes it will definitely add tone to your golden hair it won’t make it more blonde it just depends when you say different blonde to what you want to achieve I would say that it would probably make your hair more Beige 😁👍🏻
I need your help 🥴 medication has played havoc on the health of my hair. I am a hairdresser but my colour tests are coming up with some crazy results.
Sorry to hear that could you give me a little bit more context so maybe I could help you if you don’t want to discuss it on here then you can DM me on Instagram @thelifeofhair1