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Red Hot Dimension

September 20, 2019

Salon owner and colorist Elena Gatzios (@hairbyelena) transformed her assistant from buttery blonde to rich red and we LOVE it! You guys did too based on the 23k likes on our Insta, so we asked Elena to spill the tea on this color transformation. Get the formulas and the steps below, plus check out her quickie video tutorial on the process!

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