Formula Friday: Hair For The Holidays

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Going warmer, although a great option, isn’t the only change you can make for your clients color during the holiday season. Using professional organic hair color means you can play with fun tones, dimensions and fashion colors without damaging your clients locks. Take a look at our favorite options for the holiday season below. There is something that should work for everyone on your list!

Royal Reindeer

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Help clients turn heads in this magical mixture of brown, blonde and honey.

@thestylingrooms formula:

For the babylights I used Oway Hbleach Butter Cream Lightener with Oway Hcatalyst 20 Volume Cream Developer.

The all over color in between the highlights was done using Oway Hcolor 6.1 Ash Dark Blonde with Oway Htone 9 Volume Cream Developer and 3/4 Oway Hcolor 90.2 Irisee Super Bleaching Blonde and 1/4 Oway Hcolor 9.31 Beige Very Light Blonde.

 

 

Merry + Bright

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This bright blonde practically glows and has an amazing silver tinge to it that perfectly encapsulates merry holiday spirit. Try recreating it with the formula below.

@hairstefani formula:

I used the O&M High Lift Series!

I started with O&M CØR.color 12.81 Super Blond Pearl Ash with O&M CØR.color 40 Volume Activator and let it process for 45 minutes. Then I toned with O&M CØR.color 12.1 Super Blond Ash with O&M CØR.color 10 Volume Activator for 15 minutes.

Blue Christmas

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This bold and beautiful blue represents one of the seasons most popular sentiments. Skip the sad and opt for electric using the formula below.

@brookemoonhair formula:

Her new growth formula is 20 grams O&M CØR.color 2.0 Black + 10 grams O&M CØR.color 2.11 Blue Black + 45 grams O&M CØR.color 10 Volume Activator. Her mids and ends are 25 grams O&M CØR.color 2.11 Blue Black + 50 grams O&M CØR.color 5 Volume Activator.

Golden Glow

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Keep it simple with this golden hue reminiscent of twinkling lights on the tree using the formula below.

@jackiestanshair formula:

I used Oway Hbleach Buttercream Lightener and then shampooed with O&M Conquer Blonde Silver Shampoo. Lastly, I toned with Oway Hnectar 9.31 Desert Sand Very Light Blonde.

Yuletide Fireside

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This color reminds us of sipping a salted caramel latte by the fireside on a chilly winter day. To get your clients comfy for the holidays, try this formula.

@hairwithcurlyc formula:

I started with Oway Hcolor 4.0 Natural Brown, Oway Hcolor 5.0 Natural Light Brown and a dot of Oway Hcolor 0.3 Golden Booster/Tone Corrector. The roots are Oway Hcatalyst 20 Volume Cream Developer.

I hand painted Oway Hbleach Butter Cream Lightener, Oway Hcatalyst 30 Volume Cream Developer and hand painted low lights with Oway Hcolor 7.32 BA Havana Blonde and a few drops of Oway Hmelt Mysterious Purple and Oway Htone 9 Volume Cream Developer.

Finally I toned with Oway Hcolor 11.17 Frosted Platinum, Oway Hcolor 10.3 Golden Extra Light Blonde, O&M CØR.color 9.0 Very Light Blonde and Oway Htone 9 Volume Cream Developer.

Silent Night

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Dark, rich and intoxicating, this color pulls us into the nights where you can only see stars and are left to appreciate the magic of the holiday season. To recreate:

@saddilynn formula:

It is a mixture of O&M CØR.color 4.0 Brown and O&M CØR.color 5.0 Light Brown! She had old highlights so I processed the roots first for about 15 minutes and then I ran it through to the end for the rest of the processing time!