Before and After:


The Process:

The first thing I did was foil in some conditioner foils to keep some of the very light hair. My thinking was that even when we got to the dark brown, she would get some dimension from this step. To be honest, I have to puff my chest out a bit on it because it worked like a charm.
Then I painted in between the foils with a color I was guessing to be close to her natural color. Number one I thought this could act as a filler and number two it's been so long since she had been a color close to natural we ought to do it just because after we made it dark we wouldn't be able to again.
Here's the middle color (close to
her natural color - but her personality is much more drawn to hair colors that
are on either the lighter or darker extreme from her natural. In general, I try
and keep people no more than three shades lighter or darker than their natural,
except in a case like this where I know the person is really committed to it.
Also, because we are going to keep it dark for a good long while with glosses I
know we can grow her hair out to a length she likes and keep it healthy).
Anyway, here is the 'middle step' of the process:


I was so pleased with the rich, sparkly brunette we achieved in one day from platinum, check it out! (of course it was the worst possible light for a picture, but in the close up you can see the sparkle in the hair.. and for people that don't know how difficult it is to get hair that has been stripped of all its pigment to look a natural healthy brown.. this is one of the hardest things a hairdresser can do! Sure, going platinum is scary and not breaking the hair is real concern, I'm not trying to minimize or anything.. But something like this takes real skill, artistry and truly tests your professional abilities. Stuff like this keeps me sharp!
This was a fun process and really made me excited to watch the rest of the transformation as we grow her hair out to long and healthy! Good stuff!!
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