You are an absolute godsend, thank you! I balayage my own hair and normally use Schwarzkopf Blondeme for lifting to a level 9, but I ran out of it and planned poorly when I was doing my hair this last go around. I caved and went to Sally's and got the ion bleach because I wasn't patient enough to wait for the shipping from ordering Schwarzkopf online. The ion bleach only lifted to a level 7-8 on the mid sections of hair and I didn't want to deal with trying to only lighten the mid sections. I just so happen to have some shades EQ 09V on hand. I'm definitely going to try the 09P next time based on what you said in the video. This video had exactly the info I needed, thank you so much for making it!
Hey, I have a question if I live to level eight, what are you think about this toner?07AG 1oz and 09AG1oz with process solution 2 ounces what color do you think is gonna get? I hope you could help me.
@@LaurenFrancesHair I am still in school and would like to get a jump start on becoming a color specialist like you and have been studying your techniques. Hopefully I can also become one of your students. You are talented!
Hi! So I’ve had my hair balayaged & my natural color is around a 2 at the roots. I lifted to about a level 8 & had my hair toned. Without going to the salon, I’m trying to just tone the brass in my hair at home. Some highlights are light still, some are yellowish & some are orange. What mixture should I use since my roots are so dark??? 🙏🏼❤
I am a natural 5-6 with a ton of gold. I lift to an 8-9 (using Redken Flashlift w/30% Developer), but have been too impatient to order and wait for Shades EQ to arrive (I do my hair on a whim), so I end up getting Wella and never have great results. And no, it's not T18. Haha. I try to go with beige blonde (T15, T35) and it looks better, but I never love it. I have wanted to use Shades EQ vs. Wella for ages, but wanted more info. Thanks for the information! P.S. Joico makes a "Color Balance Blue Shampoo" for orange. I used to lighten my hair in stages to avoid damage and would use it during the orange weeks and wasn't impressed (thank God for wigs). I am not a fan of purple shampoo (too drying for me) unless it is TIGI Catwalk Fashionista Violet Shampoo. It smells fantastic and makes your hair super soft.
Thanks for explaining this! Should I use one bottle of eq 9P with processing solution on middle length hair to cancel the yellow and oranges? Is one bottle enough?
That’s correct a level 6 is going to have a lot of red so the base of 9b is blue gray. Blue will cancel orange which is the exposed pigment at a level 7 so levels other than 7 orange it will not work for. You want something with green & blue. ❤️
I don’t color my hair anymore but at the time I had maybe 6 inches of grow out? I don’t remember but the ends would be faded kenra 6n. Not shades eq because I was covering gray.
I used 30v on a 6n shade hair , bleach was wells blonder multi( w blue base) was on the longest recommended time and only the root area stayed orange the rest was yellow w hint of orange . Is it just because it bled or is it that I need diff bleach , can I use 20 v ? I’m DYI and don’t want to mess it up! Or stick w 30.
Hi Lauren... Love ur videos. I've used a high lift and it's gone light orange and the grey in my hair has slight yellow tinge. I was a base 4. What redken eq gloss do I need to cancel the orange etc. I would like to have a ashy colour. Thanks. X
Bleach again with 10 vol, low and slow. I love the shades EQ GRO series. They make beautiful strawberry blondes. You can add other shades to it but I always add these
Question - I've bleached my dark hair to about a level 6/7/8 (different sections). I want to be strawberry blonde but right now it's too brassy/yellow. I want to tone the brassiness down but I obviously want to remain warm. I don't want to turn a cool or ash blonde. How should I go about this? Please & thank you 🙏 ❤️
Hey there! Those levels are a big range. So I would stick to getting everything to a level 8. At a level 8 there is gold but it is a good base for any strawberry blonde color you choose to put on.
@@LaurenFrancesHair tysm for answering! I should have mentioned, I'm going for multi dimensional SB with highlights, lowlights, and a smudge root. What's the difference bn gold and yellow? Do I have to strip yellow to reach gold? Am I better off depositing these tones with a toner rather than trying to work with the natural warmth that comes from bleaching? It's quite confusing! Sry for so many questions
Oh really? Haha thank you! That’s funny cus I was disappointed when one part didn’t auto focus but yes most of the time it does really well! It is the cannon 80d abs just a kit lens! Love that camera
So what do I do if My client is a natural level 3/4 and I balayaged her to a level 7 ish and then she wanted to go lighter so I went back and balayaged to a level 8/9 but there’s still some spots of 7 mixed in how do I tone so those level 7 pieces look more uniform to the the 8/9 levels? Because she loves the 8/9 they’re the perfect color but the level 7 is still brassy but I don’t want to then have the lighter pieces over tone.
Hi Lauren , love you channel!!! Can you help me …I’ve started getting some white hairs and decided to do my roots I’m a level 6 I used a 6nn & 8Ag and my roots lifted and turned orange gold. I would like to just go back to a level 6 cool . I think I’m over thinking it but I have 5n 6n 6na and 6t 7n &7p lol can you help me please any suggestions🥺💖
Hiii randomly seeing this comment and I'm sure you've figured out something by now, but I just wanted to share my similar experience, 6t was the bomb for actually covering all warm tones!
really? but from my studying i thought the number is what level it lifts too? so if a level 7 ..shouldnt you be using like 6 or 7 b? why a 9 b? or have i been using it wrong thats why i cant seem to get it right ? and blue shampoo i use fanola
You aren’t using a it wrong! That’s correct. However in this line level 9b is a highly pigmented and very cool shade. Cool colors appear much darker. This is why I would use a 9b.
In beauty school, we were taught to lift to a level 9/10 and to be patient. Patience always pays off. But, my school wasn’t really into toning that much. They believed in getting to a nice clean lift so you didn’t have to really worry about toning. So that training has paid off. 😉 thanks for the toner training though! Shades eq is good stuff!
because your highlights are likely more yellow or gold than orange. I would try purple shampoo instead to cancel out the yellow brassiness. if there's still orange after that, then you could try using purple shampoo first and then blue conditioner so that the blue has no yellow to mix with and turn green
This was the best explanation of the colors I’ve ever heard. Thank you!!
You are an absolute godsend, thank you! I balayage my own hair and normally use Schwarzkopf Blondeme for lifting to a level 9, but I ran out of it and planned poorly when I was doing my hair this last go around. I caved and went to Sally's and got the ion bleach because I wasn't patient enough to wait for the shipping from ordering Schwarzkopf online. The ion bleach only lifted to a level 7-8 on the mid sections of hair and I didn't want to deal with trying to only lighten the mid sections. I just so happen to have some shades EQ 09V on hand. I'm definitely going to try the 09P next time based on what you said in the video. This video had exactly the info I needed, thank you so much for making it!
Great video! So grateful for these tips! xo
This was super helpful
This is so valuable. Thank you so much.
Awesome thank you!
Hey, I have a question if I live to level eight, what are you think about this toner?07AG 1oz and 09AG1oz with process solution 2 ounces what color do you think is gonna get? I hope you could help me.
Lauren, you are the best! Thank you!:)
Lauren hunnayyy!!! You are the ishhh- I cant get enough of your videos!!! You are awesome thank you for your time👩🏻🎤
So sweet thank you for watching ❤️
@@LaurenFrancesHair
I am still in school and would like to get a jump start on becoming a color specialist like you and have been studying your techniques. Hopefully I can also become one of your students. You are talented!
Hi! So I’ve had my hair balayaged & my natural color is around a 2 at the roots. I lifted to about a level 8 & had my hair toned. Without going to the salon, I’m trying to just tone the brass in my hair at home. Some highlights are light still, some are yellowish & some are orange. What mixture should I use since my roots are so dark??? 🙏🏼❤
I am a natural 5-6 with a ton of gold. I lift to an 8-9 (using Redken Flashlift w/30% Developer), but have been too impatient to order and wait for Shades EQ to arrive (I do my hair on a whim), so I end up getting Wella and never have great results. And no, it's not T18. Haha. I try to go with beige blonde (T15, T35) and it looks better, but I never love it. I have wanted to use Shades EQ vs. Wella for ages, but wanted more info. Thanks for the information!
P.S. Joico makes a "Color Balance Blue Shampoo" for orange. I used to lighten my hair in stages to avoid damage and would use it during the orange weeks and wasn't impressed (thank God for wigs). I am not a fan of purple shampoo (too drying for me) unless it is TIGI Catwalk Fashionista Violet Shampoo. It smells fantastic and makes your hair super soft.
Hi Lauren , I wondering what toner did you use in your hair? Thanks 😊
Thank you!!!
Yes that’s so true to many rinse powder lightener off too soon let it process that gold out lift lift: thankyou
Love this video. Does your toning Bible have more formulas for toning on warm hair to more of a ashy look
Hey there, I tend toward natural and creamy, there is some warm and some cool as well!
Great video
Thanks for explaining this! Should I use one bottle of eq 9P with processing solution on middle length hair to cancel the yellow and oranges? Is one bottle enough?
Thank you for the tips. I needed this so much.
Aww so happy to help thank you!
Thank you x
Thanks
Would 7T be ok for a brassy reddish orangey tone brunette balayage .? Just want to get rid of brassiness to more ashy cool brunette
Thank you.
Hello I have a question in you experience the best results for toner in dry hair or wet?
Towel dried ❤️
Hi. So 9b will neutralize orange hair level 7? I thought you have to tone on same level ?
I understood it to be because the blue base will darken.
Hi. Can I use 9 T EQ on my level 6 warm highlights to get close to a greyish color?
And I've always been told "A level 9B will do nothing for a brassy level 6.You have to tone at level." What do you say about that?
That’s correct a level 6 is going to have a lot of red so the base of 9b is blue gray. Blue will cancel orange which is the exposed pigment at a level 7 so levels other than 7 orange it will not work for. You want something with green & blue. ❤️
What is ur formula perfect brown 😍😍
I don’t color my hair anymore but at the time I had maybe 6 inches of grow out? I don’t remember but the ends would be faded kenra 6n. Not shades eq because I was covering gray.
If I use shades eq 10n with 10gi would it be a icy color if I did it to refresh my blonde? DIY home bleaching and toning here!
How do I get your hair color 🙌
I used 30v on a 6n shade hair , bleach was wells blonder multi( w blue base) was on the longest recommended time and only the root area stayed orange the rest was yellow w hint of orange . Is it just because it bled or is it that I need diff bleach , can I use 20 v ? I’m DYI and don’t want to mess it up! Or stick w 30.
Hi Lauren... Love ur videos. I've used a high lift and it's gone light orange and the grey in my hair has slight yellow tinge. I was a base 4. What redken eq gloss do I need to cancel the orange etc. I would like to have a ashy colour. Thanks. X
07T maybe
Level 7 orange , wanted strawberry blonde how do I achieve this ? Foil then tone ? And which shades EQ color to tone
Bleach again with 10 vol, low and slow. I love the shades EQ GRO series. They make beautiful strawberry blondes. You can add other shades to it but I always add these
if even the level 9 might make the hair look a bit darker, is it possible to use a 10P instead?
10p is not as pigmented so it would be best for lighter levels! Usually brass is your level 7 orange that’s why I would use a 9 there!
Question - I've bleached my dark hair to about a level 6/7/8 (different sections). I want to be strawberry blonde but right now it's too brassy/yellow. I want to tone the brassiness down but I obviously want to remain warm. I don't want to turn a cool or ash blonde. How should I go about this? Please & thank you 🙏 ❤️
Hey there! Those levels are a big range. So I would stick to getting everything to a level 8. At a level 8 there is gold but it is a good base for any strawberry blonde color you choose to put on.
@@LaurenFrancesHair tysm for answering! I should have mentioned, I'm going for multi dimensional SB with highlights, lowlights, and a smudge root. What's the difference bn gold and yellow? Do I have to strip yellow to reach gold? Am I better off depositing these tones with a toner rather than trying to work with the natural warmth that comes from bleaching? It's quite confusing! Sry for so many questions
What camera did you use for this video? It auto focused on everything really well!
Oh really? Haha thank you! That’s funny cus I was disappointed when one part didn’t auto focus but yes most of the time it does really well! It is the cannon 80d abs just a kit lens! Love that camera
So what do I do if My client is a natural level 3/4 and I balayaged her to a level 7 ish and then she wanted to go lighter so I went back and balayaged to a level 8/9 but there’s still some spots of 7 mixed in how do I tone so those level 7 pieces look more uniform to the the 8/9 levels? Because she loves the 8/9 they’re the perfect color but the level 7 is still brassy but I don’t want to then have the lighter pieces over tone.
I use 2 toners! Tone for lvl 7 at the base and 8/9 at the ends. Shades eq melts together really easily.
Hi! Do you have any experience using shades eq 6gn on orangey red hair? Wondering if the green would be good to cancel the warmth
Did you try that? I was thinking the same
@@caroline8029sorry late response. 6T worked best i think
Hi Lauren , love you channel!!! Can you help me …I’ve started getting some white hairs and decided to do my roots I’m a level 6 I used a 6nn & 8Ag and my roots lifted and turned orange gold. I would like to just go back to a level 6 cool . I think I’m over thinking it but I have 5n 6n 6na and 6t 7n &7p lol can you help me please any suggestions🥺💖
Hiii randomly seeing this comment and I'm sure you've figured out something by now, but I just wanted to share my similar experience, 6t was the bomb for actually covering all warm tones!
Hi can you use 9b at the root?
I guess it depends on what you are trying to do but if you see orange... 9b will help!
really? but from my studying i thought the number is what level it lifts too? so if a level 7 ..shouldnt you be using like 6 or 7 b? why a 9 b? or have i been using it wrong thats why i cant seem to get it right ?
and blue shampoo i use fanola
You aren’t using a it wrong! That’s correct. However in this line level 9b is a highly pigmented and very cool shade. Cool colors appear much darker. This is why I would use a 9b.
Do you rinse out
Or shampoo out!'mmm😮
In beauty school, we were taught to lift to a level 9/10 and to be patient. Patience always pays off. But, my school wasn’t really into toning that much. They believed in getting to a nice clean lift so you didn’t have to really worry about toning. So that training has paid off. 😉 thanks for the toner training though! Shades eq is good stuff!
What do you mean, leave the bleach longer or repeat?
That’s not realistic in the world. Learn how to tone properly.
@@tinaredd6858 it is realistic if you charge for your time and are patient. Patience always pays off especially if you want good hair.
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I am brunette I got bayalage, when I use blue shampoo my highlights get khaki!!! Horrible greenish color
because your highlights are likely more yellow or gold than orange. I would try purple shampoo instead to cancel out the yellow brassiness. if there's still orange after that, then you could try using purple shampoo first and then blue conditioner so that the blue has no yellow to mix with and turn green
@@secretxxstars thank you very much!!! I will try that!!
I cant hear Laurens voice
I thought you had to tone on Level?
Tone on level yes! But some colors appear darker because of their coolness!
Why can I only hear background music and not your voice as you talk it is so confusing 😬
Something about your device’s speakers (or headphones) must be malfunctioning. I can barely hear the background music and her voice is very clear.
That’s so strange. When I check it’s very low!
I can only hear music as well-