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Layered Toning: Add Depth to Platinum Blondes

Artist—Rachel Williams

By DinaC·February 07, 2022

Transitioning Clients from Platinum to Lived-In? Use This Layered Toning Technique

Picture this: Your platinum client is ready for a more lived-in look. After a consultation, you apply a lowlight and add some depth back into her blonde. Then, while drying you see it: A muddy, dull shade. What went wrong? 2021 #ONESHOT Winner Rachel Williams (@rachelwstylist) knows: “Lightened hair is porous, it completely absorbed the toner and the shades muddled together," she explains.

Her solution: A layered toning technique. A what? Don’t worry fam, we’re breaking it all down below. Want to learn more? Become a…

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