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4 Smart Ways To Use Clear Permanent Color

Working more efficiently behind the chair begins with fully understanding the tools in your color kit. For L’Oréal Professionnel Pro Color Specialist Suzie Bond (@suziebond), L’Oréal Professionnel iNOA Clear offers versatile methods for refining the starting canvas, customizing tonal intensity and creating more controlled transitions. BTC editors got the full scoop at Celebrate U,

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Master color correction and repair damaged hair with K18 in Ashlee Norman's advanced Reverse Balayage class.

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Dimensional Gray Blend

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12-Hour Gray Blend Transformation From Permanent Black

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Color Transformation winner entry by hairstylist @hairbysarmad for the 2018 #ONESHOT Hair Awards Hot Shot

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This Color Correction Trick Helped Eliminate Years of Banding

When a client sits down with years of DIY color, banding and gray coverage, it's easy to assume the correction is going to require multiple toners, lowlights and extra steps to blend everything together. But for Patricia Nikole (@paintedhair), the solution started before the blonding service even began. During a recent BTC Live, the Redken

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Corrective Color

The Gray Blending Mistake That Happens Before You Even Tone

Many stylists focus on the toner when creating a gray blend—but according to Redken Artist, global educator and expert in gray transformations Kaine Vakai (@kainevakaihair) one of the biggest mistakes happens much earlier in the process. During this eight-hour gray blending correction, Kaine removed years of artificial color and banding while intentionally preserving the existing

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This Gray Blending Method Removes Banding Without Looking Over-Highlighted

Banding, harsh grow-out and over-highlighting are some of the biggest challenges stylists face when transitioning guests away from traditional gray coverage. Redken Artist and global educator Kaine Vakai (@kainevakaihair) tackles all three through a gray blending correction designed to mimic natural gray growth. “When I approach a service like this, I always look at it as

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Corrective Color

4 Common Color Mistakes & How To Fix Them in 10 Minutes or Less

Genius Fast Fixes for Color Bleeds, Foil Slips & Spots Even the most seasoned colorists know things happen behind the chair. Foils slip. Color bleeds. Spots are missed. Or a client walks in with years of DIY box dye buildup begging for a transformation. The good news? These things don’t have to derail your

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Air Lights Blonding

Air Lights Blonding

Learn Danilo Bozic's Air Lights blow-dry and foil method for painting seamlessly blended blondes.

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Custom Blonde Balayage

Custom Blonde Balayage

Learn Gabriel Samra’s signature Blonde Contour balayage technique for creating the perfect blonde.

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Foil-Free Express Lowlights

Foil-Free Express Lowlights

Transform your approach to color with BTC Team Member Oana Ciofu's Foil-Free Express Lowlights technique.

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Brightening Brunettes

Brightening Brunettes

Ease the transition from "Expensive Brunettes" to summer lights with guidance from balayage expert Farhana Premji.

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Seamless Balayage Techniques

Seamless Balayage Techniques

Learn seamless blends, reverse balayage, business tips and effective communication skills from Farhana Premji.

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The Four Gestures of Balayage

The Four Gestures of Balayage

Unlock the secrets of balayage with the UK's #1 expert, Jack Howard, in this comprehensive educational series.

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Express Balayage Technique

Express Balayage Technique

Perfect for all skill levels, Jack Howard breaks down the express balayage technique and showcases multiple looks.

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Formula

Soft Natural Gray Blend

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Smoky Gray Curls

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Ash Beige Brunette

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Viral Transformation: Faded Green to Violet Plum Melt

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Golden Copper Glow

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