The Surreal look from Wella
This season's trend story becomes more than just a seasonal palette as gradually our everyday life becomes infused with digital features. Use Illumina Color + Shinefinity to give you Hypernatural, Illuminescent colours to enable you to recreate the AI inspo pics your clients bring to you.
The brand new Shinefinity ‘Cendre’ shades with assist you in ensuring your colour have the illuminated look needed for the AI ‘Look’.The Technique of using clever placement for light and shadow will make your colour pop and give the multi-dimensional look your clients are craving.
Get the look: Surreal Pastels
This look is ideal for:
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Clients who wnat to add fun pastel tones to their hair
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Clients who want fashion colours without a commitment
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Clients who like to change up their colour and have bespoke shades for them
Hero brands used:
Ingredients
Illumina Color:
Mixture 1
10g of 7/0 + 10g of 7/81 + 20g of Wella Professionals Welloxon Perfect Developer 4%
Shinefinity
Mixture 2: Pink 10g 09/36 + 30g 00/56
Mixture 3: Violet 10g 06/6 + 10g 00/00 + 10g of 00/89
Mixture 4: Blue 10g of 08/08 + 10g of 00/89
Mixture 6: Mocha Beige 07/97
Step 1: Section
Take a large star section on tip of the head with 2 points either side and a point towards the occipital and point towards the front hairline, leaving 1 inch to the hair line.
Zig zag the front point section to create a soft blend of colour.
Step 2: Surreal Shadow
Paint mixture 1 on to the roots using downward brush strokes to ensure blend.
Step 3: Surreal Glaze
Apply in large diagonal sections, applying one Shinefinity shade at the root and another to the ends. Alternate the shades throughout for a surreal effect.
Step 4: Top Glaze
Finally, to the top sections use a bottle to apply mixture 6 for a natural veil of colour.
Before
After
See the Surreal Pastel Process
Get the look: Surreal Blonde
This look is ideal for:
- Clients who want to brighten the blonde for a sunkissed look
- Clients who want creamy, buttery blonde results
- Clients who like a natural colour result
Ingredients
To lighten:
Blondor Freelights 9% (1:1)
To colour:
Shinefinity
Mixture 1: Natural Oatmilk 07/0 + Chroma Gold 07/39
Mixture 2: Chroma Gold 07/39
Mixture 3: Iridescent Gold 09/39
Step 1: Section
Take a top rectangle section from hairline to crown. Split the sides diagonally.
Take horizontal sections down from the crown, and chunky weave. Take one half of the weave and push to the side of head. Once worked down take each sections to the side and plait to section away. Leaving the middle weave to lighten.
Step 2: Lightening
Using your hands to create a blurred light effect spread the Freelights through the hair, blending using upwards strokes.
Moving to the sides take a diagonal section and paint the Freelights onto the hair, saturating the ends.
On the next section towards the face take a wide weave, tease towards the roots.
Step 2 Continued
Paint heavily within highlight papers for more defined lightening. Repeat this on both sides.
Next move the crown and repeat the weaving process moving forward until you reach the front hairline.
Step 3: Surreal Shadow
Apply mixture 1 to the root, then mixture 2 to the mid-lengths for a shine effect.
Step 4: Surreal Glaze
Finally, using a bottle apply mixture 3 from root to tip.
Before
After
See the Surreal Blonde Process
