Back to Natural

This model was basically an all-over blonde from heavy foil highlights and she was tired of the maintenance, tired of the grow-out and tired of the time it took for upkeep. She wanted to go back to her natural color with just a little blonde left in for highlights.

I foiled out some of her highlights (using blonde on the new growth and conditioner on the ends) and painted  her natural color between the foils. It's probable that the dark color will fade somewhat the first time because the blonde we were going over is very porous and there's not a lot inside the hair shaft for the color to hold onto. It could mean we will need to repeat this process a few time before we get the desired level of coverage. I'll be seeing her in a few weeks for a haircut so we will assess next steps at that time. It was a really fun transformation and I hope she enjoys having more fun as a brunette!

Before and After:




During the Process (conditioner foils and then the painting between foils):



Close-up of the newly darkened hair with conditioner highlights: