@@bperez8656 developer, for starters. It's acidic, closer to hair's natural pH level, so it's not causing damage-the alkaline bleach/color is. So using the lowest strength of developer with a high developer-to-color ratio (like 1 part bleach to 3 parts developer). The lower the developer strength-whether mixed with bleach or high lift color-the slower/gentler the process 👍🏽
Lauren, I’m an experienced colorist , and I’ve also been an instructor, your video is straight impressive , great talent and explanation , it was really cool to see . Thank you for making a great video 👍🙂
I am so thankful that I stumbled upon your channel!! I’m in cosmetology school presently & I’m a little over halfway through. My plan is to obtain my license and then take the Instructor Course. We are studying in depth, color theory right now - and as I’m sure you know, each time you take a color class it’s like flashing lights appear over certain things that didn’t “shine as bright” before.. and that’s exactly what your short 12 minute video did! It was SO HELPFUL. I don’t even use Wella and the way you broke that formulation down was just magic. I didn’t have to rewind, you were so thorough and the tempo was 💯. I have endless good things to say about this video- but most of all, I want to say THANK YOU❤❤❤❤
Do you have a video of you applying this formula to the hair and what the outcome looks like? I'd love to see it in real time😊 I have level 3 virgin hair and want to be all over level 5-6!
the explanation was awesome I am about a 3 now and wanted to lift the darker without pulling the natural red I have as well so extra thank u for this video !! ❤
I want to really thank you for sharing this. I have viewed several hair videos, but you have actually put this process in a much better explanation. Again, thank you very much for sharing your expertise. 😃💇♂💇
WHat if your hair was previously bleached and now you have different levels in your hair and you want to even everything out, but also go lighter than your root/ natural color?
@@ambiencemusic4858you will need to tone the highlights first if they are significantly lighter. If your base color is natural use a permanent or bleach. Lastly, globally tone hair with a glaze to even out tones.
Thank you so much for these type of videos I would highly appreciate if you do more of similar topics. I have my 🛎 notifications on because you are AMAZING ❤️
@@LaurenFrancesHair gray coverage tips and when you are lifting virgen hair does using 40 volume affect the color to fade quickly since it is a higher developer ?
Great explanation!!! I am a new WELLA Brand Educator and this video is clutch! Well done! Only thing I would tell you is that with WELLA, 40 volume developer actually only lifts 3 levels with color, 4-5 when using Special Blondes series. It’s sometimes confusing because most developers lift more, but with WELLA, their developers are a bit different.
@@LaurenFrancesHair okay so it’s knowledge library >main library >color> permanent color> KP technical guide. There’s 2 in there, the last one is the most up to date guide.
@@jcweetie21 please help me , if I want to lighten my hair to a level 7 with a highlight, do I have to use a level 7/1 or a level 12 to lift ?? And isn’t the under pigments of a level 6 is orange not red/orange?
@@yasminebd5254 well it depends. First off what is your starting level? Second, you say you want to lift with highlights, are you wanting to highlight with the color or are you highlighting with lightner?
Omg so insightful and makes so mich sense... why i didnt find ur videos before starting my diy lightening! Can you please also touch on how to treat regrowths in this scenarios, whats yhe best way to blend them in without applying permanent colours? Thank you a lot!!
Thavk you! I love the way you explain things w the board! It’s so helpful for those of us who are visual learners! 😊 I appreciate your videos so much! Just subscribed and am binge watching bc after a few years of doing my own lowlights and highlights really well, something’s going on where they aren’t doing what they were lol so I’m watching to troubleshoot lol 😂 😊
Thank you for this video. I found this very helpful. Is it possible you can do a video with the exact color shades from Wella line for example: 6 Ash and the ounces needed + 6 Neutral and the ounces needed of that shade as well and the amount of ounces and level needed for the developer. I am still a rookie at this, and I realized the hard way, that if I don't get the right quantities I won't get the desired results. I have been trying to get the right shades to go from 6 to 8 without an orange/brass undertone. While simultaneously trying to cover 40% of grays.
A color does lift color I have been using revlon blond box dye the first time was ginger after 3 week i use it again it was orange and after it turned blond
Thanks, your tutorials are always very informative and easy to understand. I watch almost every hair stylist on RUclips and you are by far the best! I could use your advice on something. If my (virgin) hair is a natural level 6 and I want to add highlights but get 2 different levels of lift and 2 different tones of blonde, how would I go about doing that? I'd like the result to be level 8 orangey copper blonde highlights with some level 9-10 sandy blonde. Is that even possible to do in one session? I'd really appreciate your help. Thanks, Cat from Montréal 🇨🇦
Hi Lauren . Great formulation video ! I have a level 5 hair color , kind of close to 6 but I really love that level 6 cool dark blonde shade . Can I use this formula with a 30 volume developer, or PLEASE let me know what formula you advise? Thx so very much !
Hi Lauren I am a stylist of almost forty years. You are a good teacher. Do you think Wella is better than Scharscopt? I have used it for years. I loved watching your teaching , but was obsessed with your glasses, I just ordered glasses and love those. Do you hilite naturally dark hair with a twelve and forty volume? I will do that or use a 10 with a 10-1 . People don’t get u don’t always need to bleach. My hair is getting harder to color and does not last as long. I guess my grey is getting hard to cover. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤
Hello thank you so much for this video. Do you have any additional recommendations for virgin level 3 with white hair. I’m 48 I have equal amounts of my natural color and white hair on my crown and sides and less white hair on the back of my head.
Hi Lauren, quick few questions! Will this process be alright with stubborn dark virgin Asian hair (like mine)? Would you also categorize my hair type as level 3? Or would it be 2? And let’s say my natural level is a 2, what modifications would you make to the 3 product types? Sorry to ask a gazillion questions.. this mama is determined to do a DIY this summer ☺️. Thank you ❤️
This video was so informative! Do you think this would work for root touchup on a natural base level 2/3 trying to achieve a neutral level 6? I normally use high lift + 30 volume, which lifts well but is left very brassy.
Wow what a good alternative to Bleach. if i had came across this Video sooner i would have gone with your recommended colors but unfortunately i used Bleach and now my hair is super dry😢
Would you use an 8 if you used universal level lift instead of volume of lift? . According to the principles of the universal level of lift using a six would bring you to a true level of 4.5?.x thanks for sharing
Hey Lauren could you please guide me in the wella perm kolestan, I’m level 2 black virgin if I wanted to go to 5 or 6 what colours and peroxide would you recommend please? If you can respond please this video really helped just wanted to be sure on what you would recommend xx
I dyed my hair with 6/2 and 6/1 wella but it is dark now I used developer 20 and 10 could u pls tell me how can I do it lighter without orange reflections?thank you vermuch🙏🌹
Yes I have some questions? What if u have dark roots from grow out on top but blonde on rest of your hair. Will the top of it come out a different color then rest of your blonde hair if you using a high lift color in a Platinum blonde or all the same color
so question can you apply the highlights right after doing this color process? or should we have them come back the following days or a couple days later?
I have a client who has blonde on her shafts and ends but her roots are a level3? She wants more of a light brown shade at roots. Woukd I use this formula with 40 vol as mentioned in this video??
Wow, now I know why getting your hair done in a salon is so expensive LOL!! You have to really know what you're doing with all these mixing ratios. Though, it makes me wonder how many stylists are actually good at this because I've left some salons with really bad looking hair that I have to fix at home.
Hi! I have a lot of copper and gold in my hair and i’m a level 7. I want to be a 6 or 7 ash will this formula make my hair look green because of the gold i have? I don’t have any highlights
Hi, thank you so much for such a helpful video:) I wanted to ask, what would lifting 3 levels on virgin very black hair end up with? I'm going to use Wella color charm in frosty ash with 30 volume. Would it be a medium brown? Or lighter? Thank you so much looking forward to hearing from you:)
I have black box dyed hair, and I want to have brown hair. I had a test strand done and it lifted to blonde. My hair looks red in the sun so I have warm/red undertones. Is the lift to blonde normal? The test was only on for 20 minues.
So developer conrolls the lifting speed with bleach and level lift with color..does that mean that the 40vol is less damaging with color than with bleach or the same?
Was very interested I love it, if the clients want a level 8, or 9 if don’t want highlights? Two applications for color the 1 to lift and the other with a low peroxide ?
Hey Ruth if a client wants to go from a level 3 to an all over level 8/9 they would need a highlight or bleach because color cannot lift that many levels.
I am natural 7 and I used color from Redken 9 natural ash with 40 volume and the rest of my hair turned platinum ash but virgin roots ended up yellow orange. I believe that it was not lifted enough. Should I add bleach powder in the mix and how much or I must bleach it before coloring?
So what you said is: With Bleach, the Developer controls SPEED of lift; with Color, the Developer controls the number of LEVELS of lift.
What controls the harm done?
What if I have all the patience in the world to not harm my hair?
@@bperez8656 developer, for starters. It's acidic, closer to hair's natural pH level, so it's not causing damage-the alkaline bleach/color is. So using the lowest strength of developer with a high developer-to-color ratio (like 1 part bleach to 3 parts developer). The lower the developer strength-whether mixed with bleach or high lift color-the slower/gentler the process 👍🏽
@bperez8656 then you don't color it. There are treatments and pre-treatments to minimize damage. Always go to a professional.
@@bperez8656beauty is pain and there are hair care products to alleviate that damaged hair. Duh 🙄
Lauren, I’m an experienced colorist , and I’ve also been an instructor, your video is straight impressive , great talent and explanation , it was really cool to see . Thank you for making a great video 👍🙂
I was also impressed as a master hair colorist.
Nice explanation.
@@stacibethglaze2951it’s all in the practice and experience 😅student surpassed the teacher
I am so thankful that I stumbled upon your channel!!
I’m in cosmetology school presently & I’m a little over halfway through. My plan is to obtain my license and then take the Instructor Course.
We are studying in depth, color theory right now - and as I’m sure you know, each time you take a color class it’s like flashing lights appear over certain things that didn’t “shine as bright” before.. and that’s exactly what your short 12 minute video did! It was SO HELPFUL. I don’t even use Wella and the way you broke that formulation down was just magic. I didn’t have to rewind, you were so thorough and the tempo was 💯.
I have endless good things to say about this video- but most of all, I want to say THANK YOU❤❤❤❤
The explanation with the developer and bleach was very helpful to me.
Yay!
This is one of the most helpful color theory videos I've ever seen! I'd love to see more! Thank you!!! 💖
Thanks so much I will definitely do more! ❤️
Exactly, it is simple and easy to understand
thank you for this FREE education ♥️♥️♥️ so generous of you
Aww you are so welcome ❤️
Is it possible that you demonstrate every step of the way. Thank you for this. Seems so helpful.
She couldn't have explained it any clearer 😂
I never leave comments but this right here was awesome thank you so much for explaining this the way you did!
Omg great mini class. Sometimes we need refreshers or other ways to do what we do . Loved it 💞
Yes!!
Do you have a video of you applying this formula to the hair and what the outcome looks like? I'd love to see it in real time😊 I have level 3 virgin hair and want to be all over level 5-6!
the explanation was awesome I am about a 3 now and wanted to lift the darker without pulling the natural red I have as well so extra thank u for this video !! ❤
Do you have an example of a base 5, lifting to a level 8 or 9, then toning to a 6/7?
One of the best color explanations I’ve ever heard on utube😊🎉 thank you so much. Extremely helpful❤
Oh wonderful thank you!
Girl you need a donate button!! You are out here saving us!!! Thank you sooooo much!!!!
You are so sweet! Thank you! ❤️
It’s the “thanks” button!
The best in depth explanation I ever heard. FINALLY. Thank you!!
Very nice and very well explained. Thanks. Pictures or footage of your client ( that you worked on) would turned your video perfect.
Ugh you are amazing. Love the way you explain things. Thank you so much!
Aww I’m so glad it helps and thank you 🙏🏻
I’ve been wanting to learn more about Well. I’m so glad I found you!
Excellent!!! Thank you so much. I wish you would have been holding the product tubes. That would have been helpful. Great video!!!
I want to really thank you for sharing this. I have viewed several hair videos, but you have actually put this process in a much better explanation. Again, thank you very much for sharing your expertise. 😃💇♂💇
You are an excellent teacher! Very clear and concise.
Thank you so much ❤️
Really good explanation of why you use that formula, I always learn something new when I watch you!
Aww that’s awesome kathi thank you!! ❤️
WHat if your hair was previously bleached and now you have different levels in your hair and you want to even everything out, but also go lighter than your root/ natural color?
I have the same question, I have naturally super dark hair almost black but I have highlights/ombre. I want to dye my hair a medium brown #help
You take the colour level of the darkest shade in your hair, or you colour correct with bleach.
@@ambiencemusic4858you will need to tone the highlights first if they are significantly lighter. If your base color is natural use a permanent or bleach. Lastly, globally tone hair with a glaze to even out tones.
Thank you so much for these type of videos I would highly appreciate if you do more of similar topics. I have my 🛎 notifications on because you are AMAZING ❤️
Thank you Leslie! Let me know which types of scenarios you want me to cover! ❤️
@@LaurenFrancesHair gray coverage tips and when you are lifting virgen hair does using 40 volume affect the color to fade quickly since it is a higher developer ?
I'm so obsessed with how beautiful you are ! Oh my , your so pretty !!
Such a helpful video. Thank you for this thorough explanation ❤
Great video. Just a question please. How would a level 5 brown base look like with level 8 highlights?
Thanks ☺️
Great explanation!!! I am a new WELLA Brand Educator and this video is clutch! Well done! Only thing I would tell you is that with WELLA, 40 volume developer actually only lifts 3 levels with color, 4-5 when using Special Blondes series. It’s sometimes confusing because most developers lift more, but with WELLA, their developers are a bit different.
Oh interesting thanks! yeah In their color book it says 3-4 levels for 40 vol with kp but they could have updated it since they made that!
@@LaurenFrancesHair okay so it’s knowledge library >main library >color> permanent color> KP technical guide. There’s 2 in there, the last one is the most up to date guide.
Hi I was black hairdressers took me to base 6 with parcel hightlights can I use this method to my roots and cover some gray
@@jcweetie21 please help me , if I want to lighten my hair to a level 7 with a highlight, do I have to use a level 7/1 or a level 12 to lift ?? And isn’t the under pigments of a level 6 is orange not red/orange?
@@yasminebd5254 well it depends. First off what is your starting level? Second, you say you want to lift with highlights, are you wanting to highlight with the color or are you highlighting with lightner?
Great video! Thank you for breaking it down and making it so easy to understand! Great teacher.
Amazing. This was one of the most helpful videos I’ve ever seen. It was explained so simply and perfectly. Thank you! 🙏
Aww so happy thank you!
Omg so insightful and makes so mich sense... why i didnt find ur videos before starting my diy lightening!
Can you please also touch on how to treat regrowths in this scenarios, whats yhe best way to blend them in without applying permanent colours? Thank you a lot!!
Lauren always referring back to your videos Love your work , Your amazing at what you do thanks so much again 💜💜💜💜
This is a very helpful video.
Would this combination lift hair that has been already died before with a number 5? Thank you
Thavk you! I love the way you explain things w the board! It’s so helpful for those of us who are visual learners! 😊 I appreciate your videos so much! Just subscribed and am binge watching bc after a few years of doing my own lowlights and highlights really well, something’s going on where they aren’t doing what they were lol so I’m watching to troubleshoot lol 😂 😊
Aww thank you! ❤️
Thank you for this video. I found this very helpful. Is it possible you can do a video with the exact color shades from Wella line for example: 6 Ash and the ounces needed + 6 Neutral and the ounces needed of that shade as well and the amount of ounces and level needed for the developer. I am still a rookie at this, and I realized the hard way, that if I don't get the right quantities I won't get the desired results. I have been trying to get the right shades to go from 6 to 8 without an orange/brass undertone. While simultaneously trying to cover 40% of grays.
I seriously learned so much from your informative video. You made it so easy to understand.
Thank you for your time and video.
A color does lift color I have been using revlon blond box dye the first time was ginger after 3 week i use it again it was orange and after it turned blond
Can you please clarify the amount of the special mix you use for this? Would it be like 1/4 of the tube? Half? Thank you
Love this lady you are so wonderful thank you for all this free information you are the bomb
Wendy thank you so much! ❤️
Most incredible way to explain this process 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
amazing tutorial! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Thankyou! I do think you could do this with 30 volume and get there as well cuz that lifts 3 levels as well
Thanks, your tutorials are always very informative and easy to understand. I watch almost every hair stylist on RUclips and you are by far the best! I could use your advice on something. If my (virgin) hair is a natural level 6 and I want to add highlights but get 2 different levels of lift and 2 different tones of blonde, how would I go about doing that?
I'd like the result to be level 8 orangey copper blonde highlights with some level 9-10 sandy blonde. Is that even possible to do in one session? I'd really appreciate your help. Thanks, Cat from Montréal 🇨🇦
Hi i was a lil confused at the end the #2 part what was that for the highlights? Thank you in advance 😊
Best video ever thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have level 6 natural hair color that’s brassy all on it’s own 😃
Hi Lauren . Great formulation video ! I have a level 5 hair color , kind of close to 6 but I really love that level 6 cool dark blonde shade . Can I use this formula with a 30 volume developer, or PLEASE let me know what formula you advise? Thx so very much !
But what is another method for the same color levels but for colored hair and hair that was previously treated with natural henna?
This was a great video... thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!!
Can you tell us what you would do if there was hair color already on the hair? Not virgin hair..
Hi Lauren I am a stylist of almost forty years. You are a good teacher. Do you think Wella is better than Scharscopt? I have used it for years. I loved watching your teaching , but was obsessed with your glasses, I just ordered glasses and love those. Do you hilite naturally dark hair with a twelve and forty volume? I will do that or use a 10 with a 10-1 . People don’t get u don’t always need to bleach. My hair is getting harder to color and does not last as long. I guess my grey is getting hard to cover. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤
Thank you very helpful. If the client has some grey, how much natural would you add? Thanks.
What if I’m using this as a base for my roots that are grown out? Would I just check it a lot and be weary of hot roots
Very well explained 👍
Hello thank you so much for this video. Do you have any additional recommendations for virgin level 3 with white hair. I’m 48 I have equal amounts of my natural color and white hair on my crown and sides and less white hair on the back of my head.
Hi Lauren, quick few questions!
Will this process be alright with stubborn dark virgin Asian hair (like mine)? Would you also categorize my hair type as level 3? Or would it be 2?
And let’s say my natural level is a 2, what modifications would you make to the 3 product types? Sorry to ask a gazillion questions.. this mama is determined to do a DIY this summer ☺️. Thank you ❤️
Same!!! I definitely wanna do this myself. Please let me know how yours went!
What about hot roots ?
this was sooooo helpful! thank you for breaking it down for us
Very well explained! Thank you
Wow this is so helpful thank you kindly!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍❤️
Thank you Lauren! can i do this formula but bump it up to an 8 or 9? still adding in the green and the gray + the special mix??
Not if you are starting at the same base color. Color only lifts 4 levels max ❤️
I am just learning about colors, so could you explain what would happen if I apply this formula on my natural level 5,5 hair? Thanx 😊🌼
I am a level 3. I used everything you suggested and mixed it like you said. It is still so warm. Can you add the 0/28 to a bleach mixture??
I need to ask if when you put an additive in does that change the ounces weight therefore making the weight of the developer to increase as well?
Thank you so much lauren for this video💖💖
This video was so informative!
Do you think this would work for root touchup on a natural base level 2/3 trying to achieve a neutral level 6?
I normally use high lift + 30 volume, which lifts well but is left very brassy.
Yes but it may not lift quite to a level 6.
I love this lip color! Please share what this is!
It is Kyle lip kit “koko” I believe it was called!
Wow what a good alternative to Bleach. if i had came across this Video sooner i would have gone with your recommended colors but unfortunately i used Bleach and now my hair is super dry😢
Would you use an 8 if you used universal level lift instead of volume of lift? . According to the principles of the universal level of lift using a six would bring you to a true level of 4.5?.x thanks for sharing
I need something for level 3 hair root touch up the rest of the hair is level 6 very brassy yellow formula
This was so great! Would this technique work for dark box colored hair? *Gulp*
Hey Lauren could you please guide me in the wella perm kolestan, I’m level 2 black virgin if I wanted to go to 5 or 6 what colours and peroxide would you recommend please? If you can respond please this video really helped just wanted to be sure on what you would recommend xx
does this formula work for gray hair colored with 5NN? and how long should you leave the color processing total?
This was incredibly useful!! Thank you very much!!
Wonderful thank you!
I dyed my hair with 6/2 and 6/1 wella but it is dark now I used developer 20 and 10 could u pls tell me how can I do it lighter without orange reflections?thank you vermuch🙏🌹
Just to clarify, equal parts of 6/1 and 6/2 and 1/2 inch of 2/8? is there any 6n in the formula? Thank you
Is your hair natural or dyed? I love the color of your hair. Its what ive been wanting but not sure what shade it is?❤❤
Yes I have some questions? What if u have dark roots from grow out on top but blonde on rest of your hair. Will the top of it come out a different color then rest of your blonde hair if you using a high lift color in a Platinum blonde or all the same color
Great video! Thank you! I use Wella but never used the special mixes. Can’t wait to try it.
Thank you Denna! ❤️
So do you color first, then balayage after washing it out?
so question can you apply the highlights right after doing this color process? or should we have them come back the following days or a couple days later?
I have a client who has blonde on her shafts and ends but her roots are a level3? She wants more of a light brown shade at roots. Woukd I use this formula with 40 vol as mentioned in this video??
Wow, now I know why getting your hair done in a salon is so expensive LOL!! You have to really know what you're doing with all these mixing ratios. Though, it makes me wonder how many stylists are actually good at this because I've left some salons with really bad looking hair that I have to fix at home.
Very clear and very helpful, thanks for sharing 💕
Hi! I have a lot of copper and gold in my hair and i’m a level 7. I want to be a 6 or 7 ash will this formula make my hair look green because of the gold i have? I don’t have any highlights
OMG I love your hair color!!! What is it?
Hi, thank you so much for such a helpful video:) I wanted to ask, what would lifting 3 levels on virgin very black hair end up with? I'm going to use Wella color charm in frosty ash with 30 volume. Would it be a medium brown? Or lighter? Thank you so much looking forward to hearing from you:)
I have 6 roots and want to light my hair a tone or two. Is it the same process? Should i use 8.1 and 8.2 ?
Can I continue to lift with high lift color! Until I get to a light blonde (8-9ish)
I have black box dyed hair, and I want to have brown hair. I had a test strand done and it lifted to blonde. My hair looks red in the sun so I have warm/red undertones. Is the lift to blonde normal? The test was only on for 20 minues.
Very helpful, thank you 👍
I love the way you teach 😍
Thank you so much!❤️
Can you use level 7 permanent color to achieve a level 7 ?
So developer conrolls the lifting speed with bleach and level lift with color..does that mean that the 40vol is less damaging with color than with bleach or the same?
Was very interested I love it, if the clients want a level 8, or 9 if don’t want highlights? Two applications for color the 1 to lift and the other with a low peroxide ?
Hey Ruth if a client wants to go from a level 3 to an all over level 8/9 they would need a highlight or bleach because color cannot lift that many levels.
@@LaurenFrancesHair yes 👍 thanks
Thankyou!-so helpful-great explanation and detail!x😀
You got it Julie! Thank you!
Hi!! Where’d you get your glasses?? So cute!!
I am natural 7 and I used color from Redken 9 natural ash with 40 volume and the rest of my hair turned platinum ash but virgin roots ended up yellow orange. I believe that it was not lifted enough. Should I add bleach powder in the mix and how much or I must bleach it before coloring?
Can I use this same formula if I wanted an hi lift color for example the 12 high lift I have medium brown hair with highlights