Fantastical! I’m so blown away by this. I’ve been coloring my hair for years and love playing with colors and pigments, and I’ve watched hundreds of not thousands of tutorials. Yours is the first that took color theory to such an artistic and thoughtful direction that now I’m rethinking color all together. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your brilliance, this is life changing.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! As a professional hairstylist, I’ve always had this issue! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this detailed video! I was formulating to counteract the underlying pigment left at the end result & not every level of underlying pigment along the way. Will be trying this newly learned way of formulating in the morning on a client. Thank you so much!!!
Absolutely! I did the same that you were at first, this method took me some thinking when I first learned it. Then when I put it to the test I was amazed.
I was just about to say I can’t wait to give this a shot. I’ve always formulated for end result as well, so I am super eager to try this formulation method.
Ive been doing my own hair for ten years now on and off, and although i do pretty well , ive always had to take unnecessary steps to correct my color on my own resulting in multiple steps you dont ever experience at a salon.. ultimately resulting in the cost being MORE at home than w a professional… so in saying that. Watching so many videos about formulation and bleaching and hi lift. This is the only video ive seen that really slapped me across the face and made everything ive learned so far actually make sense and cut out all bs ive run into. Youre very smart, you know your stuff and you explained it in a way that can be difficult to convey. You are a natural teacher. I hope you are doing well in life. Im just wowing my face off over here. I wish i could do hair professionally! I am hue blind. So i always have to call my friends and ask them to match my color so i know what to do next. So idk that i could ever do it professionally one day, that would kill someones confidence in me if one ever knew. But ughhhh i am literally obsessed w hair color and blonding. Its all i ever think about. Thanks so much for this video its awesome!🎉
This is my first video of yours. You are legit the bees knees. You KNOW what you are talking about. I learned so much in this one video. I will subscribe. I will share this video.
This is greatttt advice! The last part about the colour vs developer / activator ratios really makes sense -- I mix on a 1 to 1.5 colour: W 30 vol developer ratio to cover my mum's greys ... Works every time!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Angelo! I have always loved hi-lift color, but never had the counteractions explained quite that way before, makes it seem much easier! Fantastic!!
Finally someone who explained what I had been searching for in such an easy way. Since I'm not a hairdresser but mess with my own color often I'm excited to try some HL color.
Thank you so much! Im going from a level 6 or 7 natural brown to (hopefully) platinum and this helped me figure out which Wella products to purchase and how to use them!
You have explained hair colors in amazing way. I have been to 5 stylists and watched numerous videos for the last month and none of them explain like you. ❤ I do have a question. My overall hair is at a 7 already. I dyed all my hair. What do you suggest for my formula to get to a 10? My hair does not like bleach so Hi-lift is working just a slow process cuz I had black dyed hair. Please help
This was incredible thank you for sharing. Im a wella fan so it's great to see this formulation. Also, I don't do too many high lifts or color on virgin hair because I know it shows up warm. But I have to say to this in perspective on using different tones to cancel out the different undertones one by one really was an eye opener so thank you 🫶
I use high lift color I have a natural level 2 and I always end up very warm. It’s not terrible but I would like to try this maybe without the last part of the violet color. I always end up with orange cooper color. Do you think this will work? Should I try the 1:1 ratio? I just don’t want to lighten my hair with bleach…
@@angeloterracciano8222 my hair is at a level 8 and want to get to the 12/96 range .. how can I achieve this and what brand of hi lift do you recommend?
@@sailormoonXx without seeing and feeling the hair in person is hard to recommend and exact formula. But in theory, I’d say wella professionals 2 parts 12/81 And 1 part 12/61 with double 40 vol. That should get you the lightest blonde and the most neutral to cool tone.
I found this when I already done my root shadow... but, if I go back lighter again, I have to try :) thank you for posting. Before I was only mixing 12.81 and 12.11 and it was too warm. Now I know why...
I’m going to do this next. You are so brilliant and easy to follow along with. You explained everything in such a succinct way, love the artist take on it because my hair is a way I express my creativity
Hi. Thanks. I used to use a lot of high lifts before . Since I started working with redken recently I didn't have the opportunity . But today I recommended to new client to do the strand test for balayage. Coz she has virgin hair. And now I found your video now. Most of the time at the salon , recommended with bleaching. I think we can achieve the beautiful color with the high lifts. When they want few lifts.
First off thank you for this! I’m a natural strawberry blonde with blonde balayage. I purchased 8BC (root beer) and 9A/940 (pale ash blonde) for my roots and 20 vol. I’m not looking for too much lift, just want less warm tones throughout before I touch up and add a few more blonde pieces throughout. Friends, pls let me know if I’m about to make a huge mistake!
Great tutorial.. Thanks Explains why my hair always throws to a red or gold even though I put ash ash ash I need to mix in a few more colours thanks a million.. Subscribed
Also you could knock down your ratio from 2:1 to 1:1 I knew it’s not most manufacturers directions, but if you think about it, the color still works about the same, but you’re increasing the dye load
Fabulous advice! So a quickie, natural level 5, with 60% grey. Would this Wella formula work: 30g 12/0, 20g 12/22, 10g 12/81 & 5g 12/61 and 130g 40 vol or would 30 vol be better?
@@cf2753 good thinking, I like where you brains at. With grey it can be tricky. I’d recommend doing a test in the back area of the head. I’d suggest 10 more grams of 12/0. BUT remember that this would be an experiment. High lift color and gray coverage is not always a guarantee. So just keep that in mind, you don’t want it going too green or gray/violet
Best info I've found.🙌 I realize this vid is 3 yrs old ...still hoping I can get some help.🙏🤞 2 quick ?'s: 1) If going from level 7 vs. 5, should I just use 1 part of the 1st color instead of 3 parts? 2) What does the "double" mean re: the 30 or 40 vol developer? (I'm not a professional...just do my own, at home - usually with Ion hi-lift 12.2 & 30 vol.) ~ Thx in advance for help/advice.✌😊
Well, I can at least answer your second question... the "double" he means regarding the 30 or 40 vol is pouring twice as much developer than the amount of the hair color dye. So if you are using a hi-lift 12.2, let's say 30grams, then for developer you'd add 60 grams. (With regular color, non-hi-lift, you'd usually mix 30grams color, 30 grams developer, so 1 to 1 ratio but with hi-lift color, you mix 1 to 2 ratio) Hope that helps!
Now it makes sense. You are awesome at explaining color theory. You sound like a great teacher/mentor. So the result of this formula would be a level 9 neutral/natural blonde. Is that correct?.
If you're adding green into the formula where you also have blonde hair, how is that going to turn out? We didn't see a sample, but I can imagine that the green hitting that blonde hair is going to make it look pretty interesting....? Do you have a follow-up video where you actually did this?
Back with another question: if you have a few different levels in your hair from previous lightening, for example, pieces that are 12, some that are 10, some that are 8…. And you use a high lift with a goal of….. 9? Is that going to color the 10 and 12 and bring them down to 9 while raising the 8 to 9? Or should you just color all over with an 8 and shoot for higher at a later date? TIA! ❤️
Hello! This video was very helpful! I'm going to try using these exact products to color my natural roots at home. I'm level 6, with some grey hair popping out here and there. What do you suggest to use, volume 30 or volume 40 developer? And should I use any toner afterwards? Thank you in advance! Have a nice day!
I knew some of the his, trough lot of reaserch and time spent on google and ytube. Thats why its so nice and kind of you to help😯. It takes kindness and humbleness. (Eng not my mother language..you know what I mean) Sharing is caring. Sending love from Europe.🙋❤️
I have a doubt. But before, This is brilliant. Now, is there a way to recreate something like this but using the special mixton instead? I am not a professional nor anything, I was just wondering if it was possible to use... let's say 12/61+0/28+0/88+developer? I don't know if it would work well.
It will but you will need a different formula because you won’t get to the last shade. So basically you would mix the first 2 hi lift colors & not the last shade he used. So 2 parts 1st shade, 1 part 2nd shade. Use a 40 volume, Hope this helps.
I picture the cuticle like a beaker (science lol I mean after all we are talking about chemicals and a bit of chemistry right?) full of water that essentially needs to be emptied. Once it’s open (emptied) you can fill it with whatever you like :)
Your video was most informative and very important. I told my daughter I had removed the dark brown tint from my hair with Revlon something blonde and I wanted to go with an ash color since my hair has turned gray and white but its not gray now its a light auburn. As you can tell I am definitely a novice. Her last words to me was wait awhile because you are damaging the cortex and I don't want to find you bald. How damaging is it to tint your hair frequently?
Are these tones the same no matter the brand we use? I prefer majirel for instance. Fantastic video is exactly what l was wondering about. Also puzzled on using high lift for highlight?
The logic should still apply across other brands. Hi lift is great for hi lights, just know that the product will probably get a lot more fluffy so don’t fold your foils too tight.
Hi i bleached my hair to a level 8-9 and 10 at the bottom i really want to use the ion color brilliance hl cool blonde to even it out. Do you think it will work?
I was told to use the Igora highlifts 10-21 to tone my hair after bleaching it. Is this advice credible?? I go from a level 3 to about a 10 after bleaching and I’m unsure whether a highlift should be used after such a long process.
I don’t know why this comes up all the time but hi lift as a toner is a big no no. The hair can only handle so much. If you want to go lighter (and I would proceed with caution) apply a 2nd round of lightener.
Fantastical! I’m so blown away by this. I’ve been coloring my hair for years and love playing with colors and pigments, and I’ve watched hundreds of not thousands of tutorials. Yours is the first that took color theory to such an artistic and thoughtful direction that now I’m rethinking color all together. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your brilliance, this is life changing.
Glad to help
As someone who is not a professional but clearly not trying to be wreckless - your video was a great explanation thank you
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! As a professional hairstylist, I’ve always had this issue! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this detailed video! I was formulating to counteract the underlying pigment left at the end result & not every level of underlying pigment along the way. Will be trying this newly learned way of formulating in the morning on a client. Thank you so much!!!
Absolutely! I did the same that you were at first, this method took me some thinking when I first learned it. Then when I put it to the test I was amazed.
I was just about to say I can’t wait to give this a shot. I’ve always formulated for end result as well, so I am super eager to try this formulation method.
this was the most helpful video ive ever watched regarding lifting.
@@ashleyherndon3862 glad to help!
This is the BEST BEST BEST explanation of high lift color and lightening period. THANK YOU!
Glad to help!
Ive been doing my own hair for ten years now on and off, and although i do pretty well , ive always had to take unnecessary steps to correct my color on my own resulting in multiple steps you dont ever experience at a salon.. ultimately resulting in the cost being MORE at home than w a professional… so in saying that. Watching so many videos about formulation and bleaching and hi lift. This is the only video ive seen that really slapped me across the face and made everything ive learned so far actually make sense and cut out all bs ive run into. Youre very smart, you know your stuff and you explained it in a way that can be difficult to convey. You are a natural teacher. I hope you are doing well in life. Im just wowing my face off over here. I wish i could do hair professionally! I am hue blind. So i always have to call my friends and ask them to match my color so i know what to do next. So idk that i could ever do it professionally one day, that would kill someones confidence in me if one ever knew. But ughhhh i am literally obsessed w hair color and blonding. Its all i ever think about. Thanks so much for this video its awesome!🎉
This is my first video of yours. You are legit the bees knees. You KNOW what you are talking about. I learned so much in this one video. I will subscribe. I will share this video.
Marcials Blends Hair yay! Love hearing that!
I concur!!!
This is greatttt advice! The last part about the colour vs developer / activator ratios really makes sense -- I mix on a 1 to 1.5 colour: W 30 vol developer ratio to cover my mum's greys ... Works every time!
Instablaster...
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE!!!! Ii'm going to try this tonight!
😊
What a great teacher you are
Thank you!
That's the only way I was taught! Knowing the color wheel, how to formulate and cancel saves lives💕
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Angelo! I have always loved hi-lift color, but never had the counteractions explained quite that way before, makes it seem much easier! Fantastic!!
Kelly LinAnne you’re welcome! 😊
Such a beautiful educational video! You're amazing!❤️
Love your info, thank you! Especially the 1:1 tip - makes sooo much sense!
The ONLY video that actually explains this correctly!
This is the info I've been looking for. Thank you so much!
. So helpful tytytyt!! Best video ever. I watch this every so often to refresh the info
Please please do a demo on this
Wow this is amazing content that everyone needs to know. You’re the breaking bad of hair color chemistry! And you can quote me on that lol! ❤
@@Brightsupernova love it 😍
That’s is brilliant!!!! I am speechless. Thank you so much 🙏
I work with Wella & this was extremely helpful, thank you!
My favorite Highlift video on TH-cam!
Thank you!!!!
I find all of your videos so helpful and very informative!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! ❤️
mayra ponce awe! Thank you! Glad I’m helping someone out!
Finally someone who explained what I had been searching for in such an easy way. Since I'm not a hairdresser but mess with my own color often I'm excited to try some HL color.
Glad to help!
Thank God someone on here explains this. You're a gift
Glad to help! Just a super nerdy hairdresser with and art background who thinks outside the box 😊
Thank you so much! Im going from a level 6 or 7 natural brown to (hopefully) platinum and this helped me figure out which Wella products to purchase and how to use them!
More of this wella knowledge please!!!!
Great video! Please make more!
You have explained hair colors in amazing way. I have been to 5 stylists and watched numerous videos for the last month and none of them explain like you. ❤ I do have a question. My overall hair is at a 7 already. I dyed all my hair. What do you suggest for my formula to get to a 10? My hair does not like bleach so Hi-lift is working just a slow process cuz I had black dyed hair. Please help
This was incredible thank you for sharing. Im a wella fan so it's great to see this formulation.
Also, I don't do too many high lifts or color on virgin hair because I know it shows up warm.
But I have to say to this in perspective on using different tones to cancel out the different undertones one by one really was an eye opener so thank you 🫶
Thankyou so much,very helpful information
Amazing theory very well understood brilliant teaching Thanku 👍🏼😀
I use high lift color I have a natural level 2 and I always end up very warm. It’s not terrible but I would like to try this maybe without the last part of the violet color. I always end up with orange cooper color. Do you think this will work? Should I try the 1:1 ratio? I just don’t want to lighten my hair with bleach…
Yea, if you’re a level 2 I would just use 12/22 (green base) and try 1:1
This was the video I needed to order the products, I almost gave up. Thank you so much!!
Absolutely!
WoW great info, thanks so much!
hands down the best video on explaining hi lift colors
Thank you!
@@angeloterracciano8222 my hair is at a level 8 and want to get to the 12/96 range .. how can I achieve this and what brand of hi lift do you recommend?
@@sailormoonXx without seeing and feeling the hair in person is hard to recommend and exact formula. But in theory, I’d say wella professionals 2 parts 12/81 And 1 part 12/61 with double 40 vol. That should get you the lightest blonde and the most neutral to cool tone.
Excellent Video explanation two thumbs up
Glad to help!
Great video - Thank you.
You are awesome! Thank you. THANK YOU!
♥️
Amazing explanation
Best tutorial ever!
Glad to help! Feel free to request a topic 😊
This is all the info I wanted! I've been on my computer for hours! THANK YOU FOR THIS!
You are very welcome my friend!
I found this when I already done my root shadow... but, if I go back lighter again, I have to try :) thank you for posting. Before I was only mixing 12.81 and 12.11 and it was too warm. Now I know why...
Does it work on colored hair or just virgin color hair?
@@shararehaghayari9778 hi Sharareh it only works on virgen hair
This video is just what I was looking for! Thanks😊
Thanks for the great in depth explanation of how to make hi lift work to achieve the desired result!
I’m going to do this next. You are so brilliant and easy to follow along with. You explained everything in such a succinct way, love the artist take on it because my hair is a way I express my creativity
Love this information! Thank you!
Wow!!!! Thank you so so much !!! We need more educators like your slef 🫶🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤍🤍🤍
Hi. Thanks. I used to use a lot of high lifts before . Since I started working with redken recently I didn't have the opportunity . But today I recommended to new client to do the strand test for balayage. Coz she has virgin hair. And now I found your video now.
Most of the time at the salon , recommended with bleaching. I think we can achieve the beautiful color with the high lifts. When they want few lifts.
♥️
Brad mondo who?? Thank you love!! I definitely needed this video 💕
Glad to help!
First off thank you for this! I’m a natural strawberry blonde with blonde balayage. I purchased 8BC (root beer) and 9A/940 (pale ash blonde) for my roots and 20 vol. I’m not looking for too much lift, just want less warm tones throughout before I touch up and add a few more blonde pieces throughout. Friends, pls let me know if I’m about to make a huge mistake!
Also Wella haircolor and plan on using a 20 Vol but I have 30 vol as well
Great tutorial.. Thanks
Explains why my hair always throws to a red or gold even though I put ash ash ash I need to mix in a few more colours thanks a million.. Subscribed
Also you could knock down your ratio from 2:1 to 1:1
I knew it’s not most manufacturers directions, but if you think about it, the color still works about the same, but you’re increasing the dye load
Can you also explain how to tone a pre-lightened brassy hair in the same manner? 😃🙏🏼
Fantastic post!
Fabulous advice! So a quickie, natural level 5, with 60% grey. Would this Wella formula work: 30g 12/0, 20g 12/22, 10g 12/81 & 5g 12/61 and 130g 40 vol or would 30 vol be better?
@@cf2753 good thinking, I like where you brains at. With grey it can be tricky. I’d recommend doing a test in the back area of the head. I’d suggest 10 more grams of 12/0.
BUT remember that this would be an experiment. High lift color and gray coverage is not always a guarantee. So just keep that in mind, you don’t want it going too green or gray/violet
Thank you so.much for the reply. I am going to do a test this weekend, I will update the comments with my results 😊
Best info I've found.🙌
I realize this vid is 3 yrs old
...still hoping I can get some help.🙏🤞 2 quick ?'s:
1) If going from level 7 vs. 5, should I just use 1 part of the 1st color instead of 3 parts?
2) What does the "double" mean re: the 30 or 40 vol developer? (I'm not a professional...just do my own, at home - usually with Ion hi-lift 12.2 & 30 vol.) ~ Thx in advance for help/advice.✌😊
Well, I can at least answer your second question... the "double" he means regarding the 30 or 40 vol is pouring twice as much developer than the amount of the hair color dye. So if you are using a hi-lift 12.2, let's say 30grams, then for developer you'd add 60 grams. (With regular color, non-hi-lift, you'd usually mix 30grams color, 30 grams developer, so 1 to 1 ratio but with hi-lift color, you mix 1 to 2 ratio) Hope that helps!
Now it makes sense. You are awesome at explaining color theory. You sound like a great teacher/mentor. So the result of this formula would be a level 9 neutral/natural blonde. Is that correct?.
Yep 8-9 depending on texture and melanin
hi! thanks a lot for the informative video :) do you have any suggestions on what colors to mix if we want a warmer blonde?
Thank you for sharing ❤
If you're adding green into the formula where you also have blonde hair, how is that going to turn out? We didn't see a sample, but I can imagine that the green hitting that blonde hair is going to make it look pretty interesting....? Do you have a follow-up video where you actually did this?
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Thank you! Mark you calendar for 1/24. Something huge is coming out, and I’m gona tell y’all all about how it works!
Thank you for the insight.
Great information! Thank you 😊
Fantastic video! How would you formulate going from level 3 to level 7 or 8? 🙏🏼
thank you for this super informative video!! would this same theory work on dyed red hair that is a level 5?
@@rzzdxx color can’t lift through color. So unfortunately it’s not recommended to do this on dyed hair
Back with another question: if you have a few different levels in your hair from previous lightening, for example, pieces that are 12, some that are 10, some that are 8…. And you use a high lift with a goal of….. 9? Is that going to color the 10 and 12 and bring them down to 9 while raising the 8 to 9? Or should you just color all over with an 8 and shoot for higher at a later date? TIA! ❤️
Yes, you will over lighten those lighter pieces of hair.
Wow. AMAZING
Thank you!
I LOVEE THIS VIDEO! Thank you!!!
Sahranna Fawcett glad to help!
Hello! This video was very helpful! I'm going to try using these exact products to color my natural roots at home. I'm level 6, with some grey hair popping out here and there. What do you suggest to use, volume 30 or volume 40 developer? And should I use any toner afterwards? Thank you in advance! Have a nice day!
Thank you! That makes so much sense!
Glad to help!
Omg your video is amazing! Thank you so much
Thanks for such great information
Thankyou so much. I have had no clue what the .2 etc is now I get it. Brilliant
I knew some of the his, trough lot of reaserch and time spent on google and ytube.
Thats why its so nice and kind of you to help😯. It takes kindness and humbleness. (Eng not my mother language..you know what I mean)
Sharing is caring.
Sending love from Europe.🙋❤️
So helpful! Thank you!
No problem!
What would your formula be for level 8 natural color for high lift? I Thank you ❤
@@lb209 if your a natural level 8 I probably wouldn’t use hi lift because you’re already so light. I’d probably use a level 10 with 30 vol
More videos please you have the best talent can you do a video on how to use color fillers please
Thank you for all this information ❤️
I have a doubt. But before, This is brilliant. Now, is there a way to recreate something like this but using the special mixton instead? I am not a professional nor anything, I was just wondering if it was possible to use... let's say 12/61+0/28+0/88+developer? I don't know if it would work well.
You could but it might be a little hard to measure how much special mix to use.
Where might I get a color chart binder like yours for wella? 😮
I'm wanting to go the koleston special blonde route
@@HiNinqi you can order them on the Wella app
So so so informative thank u 🎉
Absolutely!
Do you think this method would work on a natural level 3 or 4?
it would probably only get it up to level 8 blonde but you'd want to add some blue/ash in because it may be orange
It will but you will need a different formula because you won’t get to the last shade. So basically you would mix the first 2 hi lift colors & not the last shade he used. So 2 parts 1st shade, 1 part 2nd shade. Use a 40 volume, Hope this helps.
This is so cool! Very very helpful! Thank you!
im surprised you are even making this public its gold!
Thanks! I try my best to share knowledge
You are incredible! This is the exact information I was looking for. Thank you so much!
Totally trying this! TY
thank you so much! I'm so happy to find this video, very helpful 🤗
I picture the cuticle like a beaker (science lol I mean after all we are talking about chemicals and a bit of chemistry right?) full of water that essentially needs to be emptied. Once it’s open (emptied) you can fill it with whatever you like :)
Definitely a great teacher, as someone that gets very overwhelmed with the different pigments.
Your explanation has actuakky sank in 💯👌✌️🫶
@@lisamxx7532 glad to help
Your video was most informative and very important. I told my daughter I had removed the dark brown tint from my hair with Revlon something blonde and I wanted to go with an ash color since my hair has turned gray and white but its not gray now its a light auburn. As you can tell I am definitely a novice. Her last words to me was wait awhile because you are damaging the cortex and I don't want to find you bald. How damaging is it to tint your hair frequently?
Your the best colourist on TH-cam I've ever watched. Your scientific explanation is brilliant. Wish I lived in the US near you🥰
Wow! Thanks! Inhave to watch it again 🥴 but this what i needed!
Are these tones the same no matter the brand we use? I prefer majirel for instance. Fantastic video is exactly what l was wondering about. Also puzzled on using high lift for highlight?
The logic should still apply across other brands.
Hi lift is great for hi lights, just know that the product will probably get a lot more fluffy so don’t fold your foils too tight.
Hi i bleached my hair to a level 8-9 and 10 at the bottom i really want to use the ion color brilliance hl cool blonde to even it out. Do you think it will work?
Great explanation! In my country is 12/22 not available. Can I replace it with 12/11? It is also green, isn't it? Thank you!
Amazing! Tysmfs! Subscribed😁😍
I was told to use the Igora highlifts 10-21 to tone my hair after bleaching it. Is this advice credible?? I go from a level 3 to about a 10 after bleaching and I’m unsure whether a highlift should be used after such a long process.
I don’t know why this comes up all the time but hi lift as a toner is a big no no. The hair can only handle so much. If you want to go lighter (and I would proceed with caution) apply a 2nd round of lightener.
Can we just add extra direct tones from special mixtones - like green, blue or violet?
Good question. Yes, but I find that because they’re so concentrated I’d suggest doing some tests first on hair swatches.
Thank you so much for this video, I just wish you would have started out with the color that I am needing to lift lol