How to choose the PERFECT toner EVERY time!? (Hair color theory from hairstylist)
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That's right, if you TONE hair, this video has EVERYTHING you need to know to enable you to choose the perfect formula EVERY time!
Whether you're training as a hairstylist, are a consumer who does their own hair color or you've never quite got the results you're after on clients.
From toning bleached hair, to highlights and even adding colour to natural hair, it's ALL in the video.
Getting the right result from a toner is about a simple step by step process that I take you through, sharing my 36 years experience as a hair colourist along the way...
From ICY blonde, to GOLDEN and everything in between!
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That's it for this week, as ALWAYS, please leave your comments and questions below and I'll get right back to you...
Till the next time,
CX.
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Hiya! This is one of my FAVOURITE videos I’ve EVER produced. Please let me know in the comments below if you found it helpful?! CX. 👨🏻🙌🏻✨
This was awesome ❤!!
Very helpful. I'm a student and it's helped a great deal.
So if I have a red tint to my brown hair I would use a green toner?
@@cathiefaith1434 I’m afraid it’s not quite that straight forward when it comes to Green cancelling out red…but yes, that’s the principle. Keeping in mind green is a VERY powerful tone.
Super helpful! Thank you
Yes please a video on grey coverage ❤ love your energy and content. You are so generous with your wisdom!
Ok cool, noted. There are a few that go into grey coverage already on here. Check out this playlist - th-cam.com/play/PLG5F2wOOgrW0E2sO3dNrFeyLQcL2b5CMo.html&si=yydVjkLigtDAfhcX
Thanks for your kind words! 👨🏻🙏🏻
Agreed! Would love to see one on gray! Thank you!!!
Best video on toner I’ve seen! Thank you!
Thank you, that’s really kind and much appreciated! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
The video was very helpful, especially the colour theory aspect!
That’s great! Thanks for watching… 👨🏻🙏🏻
I just got out of school and I struggle with color. This was the most helpful teaching. Lightbulb moments. Thank you sir, you just stumbled on my page
What a comment to wake up to, I’m so thrilled my channel helped. And go YOU for finishing school, how blooming exciting! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
This was an amazing video. Thank you for explaining it so well.
Thank you…and thanks for taking the time to be so kind, your support is awesome. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Hi, Craig! I’ve been searching online about colour theory and how to tone and your video is the best! You explained it very clearly! Thank you so much! I learned a lot!♥️
Hi Shey! That’s so kind, thank you…so glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Thank you for educating me on this, this really helps! 🙂
I’m so pleased it was helpful, thanks for watching and taking the time to let me know. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Watched and read alot on toners today, you and one lady really broke it down today on toners that I have found Ty!!!!TY!!!
So glad it was helpful and you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Excellent ! Its so well the way he approches the toner theory.
In order to be great at it never forget the color wheel ..
Thank you…and thanks for watching. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Thank you so much for this video! You’re an amazing teacher!
Thank you for your kindness and for watching! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Omg! This video is so valuable. Thank you!
You’re most welcome, thanks for watching…glad it was helpful! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Yes that was so clear to understand thankyou❤ I’ve only just started to learn shadezQ this info has helped me cheers
Oh that’s great, I’m so pleased! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment… 👨🏻🙏🏻
This was soooooo so helpful! Thank you!!
So glad it helped, thanks for watching! 👨🏻🙏🏻
Brilliant, video straight to the point no dragging it out.
Very interesting, Thank you.
Thank you, that’s very kind, so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Wow. Wow.... finally a hair coloring video that answers my questions and I can understand
That’s GREAT, I’m so pleased! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
That’s GREAT, I’m so pleased! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
This video was so helpful and awesome. Thank you!!!!
I’m so pleased it was helpful, thanks for watching! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Yes, in-depth grey coverage please
Hi there, it’s on the list. Did you have a specific brand in mind or just generally…?
Shades EQ - for blondes, not ash more natural to hint of gold?. 80% white... xx@@theworldofcraig
Very well explained 👏🏼 👌🏼 you're great!!!!
Thank you, glad it was helpful! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Thank you so much, clear explanation ❤
You’re most welcome…thanks for watching. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Great explanation. Toners always confused me. This video helped me alot. Thank you so much.
Thank you and thanks for watching. I’m so pleased it helped…and you taking the time to let me know has made my day! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Great video thank u so much for keeping it clear and simple. This was the exact video i needed todday. I do my own hair at home . My natural hair is a level 5 and i was able to get it to about a level 8 and some areas are a level 9. I have to do my root smudge later so this has been very informative. New subbie 😊
Hi Jenna, well, oh my goodness, I’m so thrilled you reached out to let me know, thank you…glad it made a difference, you’ve totally just made my day! And check you out, GO YOU. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Great video, very helpful.
Thank you, so pleased it was helpful. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
You seem like a very nice person. I'll bet you're a great friend!
That’s a lovely thing to say, thank you! 👨🏻🙏🏻❤️
Very well at explaining !
Thank you!
Thank you learn a lot from this video.
You’re welcome, thanks for watching 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Ty!!❤❤ would love gray coverage vid!! Trying to get rid of pink from my brown hair and also find a color that actually covers gray:)
Hi there, you’re most welcome, thanks for watching. Noted on the grey coverage video - generally all permanent oxidative hair colour will cover grey.
Wish I could LOVE THIS video!
Thank you, that’s very kind….and thanks for watching. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
I struggle with colors and this video was the best.
I’m so glad it helped, thanks for watching. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Fab video as always Craig. I think where problems arise for consumers is that some store bought colours only have names such as arctic light or chestnut brown so it would be tricky for rhem to select an appropriate shade.
Thank you darling. Most demi’s do have a numbering system on the box somewhere and a lot of the comments/questions I get are consumers using pro products…) but I totally agree.
Very knowledgeable video, thanks
Thank you, that’s very kind, glad it helped. 👨🏻✨☑️
Thank you. This helped a lot, i’m in cosmetology school right now and i’m having a hard time with color theory.
You’re most welcome, so glad I can help…it’s why I’m here. Thanks for watching. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Great video and I simply love the way you explain everything. New Sub here
Thank you and thanks for your kind words, really appreciate that. Great to have you following along! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Craig, darn it, you DON@T look old enough! Thanks for the great video ❣
That’s very kind, thank you…I am, ha. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Well… Christmas really has come early with this one Santa.. Craig😉🙌 so fabulously explained and there’s never a video I don’t pick up golden nuggets from you🥰 and from my own recent experience on a level 8 strawberry blonde ( ginger) whom I pre lighten to a level 10 with Olaplex added… then glossed with Wella colour charm T18 it was “ nice” and she was happy but it just didn’t Zing! for me anyway. So perhaps a splash of clear although unsure if they do a clear 🤔 I really ought to try your Redken formulas that always look FAB U LOUS but as I say I’ve yet to dip toes😬.. anyway as always thank you SO much for this wonderful superbly edited video full of education and FUN🙌 .. you and Bake Off🎉🥳🎈 although you win hands down😜😝 oooh and “ Tint a Net” 😂 Brilliant 🤣 toodles and happy washing 🧺😉😆🙌😘X
Well, seeing as it’s you, call me SANTA 👨🏻🎅🏻 ha!
Thank you, thank you, so kind as always. So, T18 is extremely pigmented, (and does contain quite a lot of ammonia) so yes, I think you’ve totally got why the result wasn’t as zingy as it could be. Thanks again for all your OOODLES of support! X 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
🎅😆… aww thanks Craig… it really was great and fun as always.. just a brilliant reminder to follow the process 🙌😘X
Hey Craig, I watched your toning video as you advised - first, thank you very much for that. However, I still am a little bit confused about the last part of the video where you explained how to get as you described that “zingy, silver” grey color. I am really struggling with that I have hair that is pretty resistant but I use the blondeme color system and I am able to get it to the very very light blonde that is required. I am then using the blondeme ‘ice’ toner on top, but as you have described in your video. I am getting quite a dark result and not that beautiful sparkly, light silver and I’m not understanding what it is that I need to add to change that I think you might have mentioned ‘clear’ in your video but I don’t understand why and how that works -if you had the time and were able to explain I would be so grateful-also I find that the toner fades very fast and although I have silver shampoos, they don’t quite return the hair to the original color, and in fact, make it even darker than it originally was. I’m wondering if that is simply due to this type of color or there is something I can do to prolong the toner in my hair? 🙏🏻😊❤
Hi Nora, thanks for watching. There are many, many videos on my channel that explain the theory of a “zingy” blonde - sound to me (there are MANY factors) like you might need to add clear to your toner mix…if there is one in that line..?
Again, it’s hard for me to say what could help your toner last longer without knowing all your hair history and seeing your hair with my own eyes. K18 leave on mask helps my clients toners to last longer.
This video may be helpful - th-cam.com/video/WM8nIAH8gjc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aWBYLd2dbKC_Dpup
Very informative, thank you! What about the lasting effect of a toner? I understand a toner won't last as long as a dye, and a hairdresser once told me that we can mix the dye with a 6% volume to create a toner. I'm curious to know if the (little) peroxide will effect the (already colored-) hair negatively (?) I'm not a hairdresser but I imagine that any peroxide will have effect or is this a misconception? Thank you in advance, love your video's. :)
Hi there, thanks for watching and your kind words.
So that’s quite a big question, there are a few things…and many other videos that cover it here on my channel.
Most toners are “demi-permanent” and they do contain some peroxide, (the “volume”) they need it to have some staying power - in my opinion they are the best thing to tone with.
The “energy” does not cause a negative effect on the hair…of course there are many factors but generally they are non damaging.
I would never use permanent colour to tone with for many reasons, to many to get into on here in a comment - but the main one being it’s too pigmented and more pigment/ammonia doesn’t mean it will last longer.
Craig, thank you. This was so good. I do have a question I'm mad. I've asked you this yesterday, but when do you use a level 10? And the other question is, why is it that so many people who are doing their hair or innocent, one or doing their hair at home? They think that you have to have a splash of something warm or that you're formula has to have. Alarm tone in it.
Or maybe even a neutral. I've seen a lot of them with a neutral in it.
And when you're doing your hair at home, what would be the benefit of lifting it to a level 10 VS a level 9 or 9 and a 1/2?
You’re most welcome April, thanks for watching.
Don’t be “mad” - you’d use a level 10 if you want less tone/depth in the hair…it to big a question to answer in a reply, there are many videos that go into it on here.
I saw your reply to a comment on another of my video - hair colour takes time to understand but with education and knowledge you’ll be able to learn how to decide what someone’s natural level is and how to formulate hair colour.
Super helpful! I have a question...I have been using shades to blend in my (25%?) grey roots. I am naturally about a level 6 so I have been using a 6NB (up to 1/2oz) and a 6N to neutralize it a bit. Still I find, especially as it wears off, that the grey areas are very light and warm! Too warm. If I cool that off what do I add ?,
I know, complicated..but your darker shade worked out well..but you were all over platinum, right? Thank you!!
Thank you, I’m so glad it was helpful, it was fun to produce.
So there is quite a lot to your question - but the simple answer is that you can’t really get the grey to blend without it being warm as it fades…less NB and it won’t blend so much.
You’re already using a FAB formula.
My hair is super fine, I only have 5% grey and just the very tips were bleached.
Thank you soooo much for this video! I haven’t worked professionally for decades but your video has proven that I still know my colour science! I thought it may have changed so much that my years of hairdressing is redundant. I love shades EQ I use it on my own hair in between salon visits but I don’t colour clients anymore as I don’t have the facilities. I have a daughter who is getting married in 4 weeks and needs a colour correction. Her hair is long ( below shoulder length) she just had a full head of foils on her level 5 virgin hair which have been lifted to a level 8 1/2 - 9 then toned with a copper (not by me). It’s a bit too light and patchy. The foils are good the toner is not so good. She wants the end result to be a deep auburn base 5 with bright copper highlights. At the moment the foils are too close the roots and look a bit weird. She has asked me to correct it because she’s scared to go back to the stylist in case it all goes wrong so close to her wedding. I thought a root smudge with 05WG 06WN 1/2 & 1/2 then an 08C through the mid lengths to ends would achieve the result she wants. Her hair is fine textured but tonnes of it and it does throw a lot of gold naturally. Do you think that formulation will achieve the correct result? I hope all that makes sense and thank you again for sharing your knowledge. Cheers Leanne
Hi Leanne, you’re most welcome, thanks for watching.
It’s impossible for my to be specific remotely but I would suggest an NB on the root - the NB’s are more pigmented, it should do the job without adding/canceling.
The C series is quite bright as they have no tan/brown in them, perhaps add a little 7G…?
Good luck and enjoy the wedding! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
@@theworldofcraig thank you for replying so quickly. I just watched your red colouring video and will use that video to guide me as that is very similar to what she wants. Thanks so much your videos are gold!
Hey Craig! I'm currently in a bit of a dilemma and need your advice💕💕. I apologize for how long this comment is going to be in advance haha.
I've been box-dyeing my hair for the last 2.5 years now (I know, shame on me.. but it's cheap and there's only so much a uni student can afford haha) to an 8_7 level "honey blonde". I'm a natural very ashy blonde that's still pretty light (I'm guessing about an 8 or 9). Now, I let my roots grow out a bit because I've been wanting to return to being blonde.
I had a hairdressers appointment yesterday and showed her inspo photos and everything and her approach was basically to pull highlights with one of those plastic caps where strands are pulled through. She applied the bleach on the front bits first which now means my natural roots at the front lifted to about a level 10, the lenghts are between an 8 and a 9 and the parts she didn't highlight are obviously still orange. I know she tried her best and did what she thought was right - so no blame on her! After blow drying I told her I wasn't really satisfied and asked if a toner would help to make everything more ashy and look more cohesive with my natural color - she said most toners are a money grab and wash out after a couple washes.
Now obviously from your video I now know that toners work haha - would you say I should go to a different salon and ask for it to be toned cooler? I don't care if it gets a bit darker.. my roots are very ashy so I think it would make it all look way more cohesive.. or do you think the box dye would make it impossible to tone?
Right now I just feel like I look like an an orange, yellow, white striped zebra with ashy roots and that's really not the look I'm going for lol
I know this video is a few months old but it would mean the world to me if you could reply!! 💕💕 xoxo
Hi there, no worries for the long comment, it’s all good.
Firstly - it’s impossible to give a definitive answer, as I can’t see your hair…
That said - toning with something like Shades EQ Gloss would make a world of difference.
In my pro opinion, as your hair is many levels/shades, it’s best left to a hairstylist to do it.
It this isn’t an option, have a watch of some of the other videos in my Toning playlist - the most recent might help.
Let me know how you get on. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Hello. So glad I found you. I have chemo hair! Came in white and curly. First few times I colored it was with 10 and 9 ash tones , was way to yellow. Finally Went to my great hairdresser and she used Demi perm colors. Six and five. Hand highlighted it. Used 6 at roots. I love the results ( I was usually a 6nn and 5 nn goldwell pre chemo) If I try do it myself I need to know what level developer to use . How to apply as it’s mixed colors. Also is using semi permanent color with a less strength developer same as using toner. Lots of questions. I just can’t afford the salons price every six weeks. Thanks.
Hi Maureen, so glad I could help, thanks for watching.
Whilst it would be way to much to reply to you with a step-by-step on how to apply (and I will be honest and mention that what you’ve had done it tricky to replicate yourself…one shade, the lighter might be more realistic) there is a video here on my channel that gives tips on how to use home colour.
Hi, love your video's! Can you do one on toning gray hair? I mean how to remove the yellow from gray hair without becoming mrs. Slocombe 😊. I do use "purple" shampoo (Bonacure, and lately Olaplex), and at the end of summer, the peak-season for yellow, I sometimes do a gray hair-dye. Tips and hints are welcome!
Hi there, thanks for watching and for your kind words. Great idea, added to my list! Oh my, I loved Mrs Slocombe, ha. 👨🏻🙏🏻💜
@@theworldofcraigThank you! I am looking forward to your take on gray hair 😊
hi, thank you so much for this video! I have a dilemma- I had previously dyed my hair with a permanent 4vv plum color, and let it fade out for months- it was a faded purplish through the lengths, almost greyish light purple on the ends, and then my natural dirty blonde roots coming in at the top. Well I bleached it yesterday and now the roots are definitely yellow/orange (all of it around a level 8-9), and a lot of the lengths are this gross light greenish blue from where the purple pulled. But some of the lengths turned yellow. It’s a mess. I know I should use a reddish pink to tone the teal bits, but don’t know how to apply that while also applying the toner I have for the brassy parts at the same time- should I use one toner first and then the other? Or try to go in and just spot-tone? I guess my issue also is that the toner I have for the brassiness is an actual toner (wella t18), and the reddish pink is one I’m making myself with conditioner and a splash of semi permanent color. My head is just spinning LOL any advice would be amazing 💜🩵🙏
Hi there, thanks for watching.
I’m afraid it’s impossible for me to help you specifically with toner advice remotely…it’s just way too nuanced to make a call.
What I will say it that it sounds like you need to lift out the green, it will never be a good result by trying to tone it away.
Hi, I love your detailed videos! Thank you for empowering the at home colorist! My hair is a level 6/7 base with level 8 highlights. My base is very orange. My question is, how can I tone my base without covering and darkening my highlights? If I use a 6BV, will it also darken my level 8 highlights to a level 6? Is there a specific formula you may recommend? Thank you!
Hi there, thanks for watching, glad you’re enjoying my videos.
I’m afraid you can’t have one without the other in this instance and you need to perhaps compromise and find a formula middle ground - if you want a cooler/neutral result it’s always going to be darker. There are a few other videos that go into it here on my channel.
Do a video on how to get to different colors using the color wheel
That’s really what this series is about. Was there something specific you wanted to know..? Thanks for watching.
Hj Craig, great vid, can i ask how much clear you would recommend for icy blonde? TiA
Hi there, thanks for watching. I just made a video about that very thing! th-cam.com/video/WM8nIAH8gjc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Fdkm9PWgYAFW9cEv
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 thank you TH-cam algorithm
And thank you! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
New subscriber here 👋 to know someone is going to actually reply to our questions got me so excited i find you!
After this comment I’m going to find you in insta!
So i feel like i understand the whole process, but cool dark blonde/brown is tricky!
My question: i have a healthy level 10 hair.
My natural is about a level 6 dark blonde ! I would love to get back to my natural hair color. I use to be blonde and it turned mousey brown/blonde.
How do i get back to that from level 10-11?
I know i need copper and gold (thanks to you) but what formula could you give me advise on to look up.?
I’m familiar with schwartz and shadesEQ toners.
so I want to go from a
Level 10
To an ashy level 6
Without it turning green or looking muddy and hollow.
THANK YOU SO MUCH CAN’T WAIT FOR YOUR OPINION.
Hi there, thanks for that, great to have your support.
Afraid there’s a lot of very nuanced formula mixing (depending on many factors) in getting the result you want.
I’ve replied to you on Instagram.
Thanks for watching.
Home colourist here. Thank you for thank you thank you thank you for this fabulous content. As a pee blonde myself right now and being a makeup artist I am embarassed to be seen right now. Colour theroy is in my blood with makeup, howeber when it comes to my hair though; I am not lost precisely but extremely hesitent of the execution process as it has taken me years to grow my hair out. Any way, I have a question when it comes to determining what to do next, i have watched the toning playlist and haven't come across this information yet.
How is it determined if one is to use a toner or a "colour" after lifting the hair to point where you can determine the undertone but dont know if you need a 'wash' in the hair or an actual colour depoist. Is it a matter of the staying time and how it grows out, or is it about the 'chemical over processing' aspect?
Hi there, I’m so pleased the content has helped and thanks for watching/letting me know, I really appreciate you.
So that’s quite a BIG question - I would suggest you watch the blonde toning video if not already, as it does cover some of it…
I never use permanent hair colour to tone, I always lift to the required undertone, then use demi or sometimes semi.
The main reason is that I’d father have the right canvas and use less “energy” to add tone for 2 reasons -
1. Why use ammonia and possibly compromise the hair further…even with a low peroxide there’s a bigger chemical reaction.
2. That reaction can make the toner fade faster…or make it harder to remove.
There is A LOT more to it than that…perhaps I’ll do a dedicated video, the question is coming up a lot.
it was extremely helpful and informative now i understand the levels and the lift and the opposite tone, so jear is where i get stuck, my clients is a 2 3 levels in her hair, she has some ash blond tone as highlights the the bottom i assumed if she if 2 and 3 levels she would be green and yellow on colour wheel now would this be an actual shade green and yellow that i add to the level of peroxide developer and powder bleach or would i wash the hair after lifting it, then add the toner through the hair which will be distributed into the hair that i have lifted what ratio would i need for level 2 and 3 is there hair i will do t pannel wearing very fine to get the top of the hair to match the ash blond at the bottom , what an i misxinf and which products tigether do i use two bowles for this please can yoi let me know i have test on a few days Thank you
Thanks for watching, I’m sorry I’m not entirely sure what you’re asking?
I absolutely love your channel and need your advice. You are so knowledgeable and kind to share your wisdom.
Is it absolutely necessary to have a toner put on my hair? My natural hair color is dishwater blonde with gray. I have used bleach since I was 12. My hair perks right up to a beautiful golden blonde and has plenty depth and shading with no toner . I recently moved and the hairdressers here insist on toning my hair no matter how l protest. My hair has turned gray, gray-green, and gray-purple. No one here understands I do not desire to be a purple haired old lady. I do not wish to use purple shampoo or anything purple on my hair because it turns my golden locks lavendar. I 16:14 do not want to be ash blonde or any cool color. One time the shampoo girl snuck toner on me and thought I wouldn’t notice. They all insist on adding color instead of just bleaching as I ask. Is it 100% necessary to use a toner? I would like to learn to bleach my own hair. One more question. I do not believe I should have to pay for purple, gray, or green hair. These hairdressers have the nerve to demand hundreds of dollars with no regard for my wishes. Do you make your clients pay for a hair do they are vocally unhappy about? All the other hairdressers kept tying to convince me my hair was not green. It was like bullying. It was gray with green streaks . Then they began blaming it on the lighting in the salon. The same thing happened at the next salon except it was purple and cost $400. I was made to feel ashamed for insisting on the golden blonde hair which we agreed upon prior to service.
Hi there, thank you for your kind words, go glad you’re enjoying my content.
You don’t have to tone hair, if you’re into the shade it lifts, so be it.
You might like to use a mildly toning shampoo once in a while - there are golden ones out there - to make it POP even more.
Thank you so much for this video! What if my highlights look slightly greenish to me, should I use a red/pink toner?
You’re so welcome, I’m glad it was helpful! You’ve got it, wahoo - I’d start off with a soft pink and see how that goes…
Hi Craig (again but weeks later)! So I am about to use the K-18 mask. I am going to shampoo, then apply (4 min yes;) then...can I air dry then apply shades EQ for 20, then do I shampoo AGAIN or just rinse and procede w cond. etc? Am I on the right track? I never am sure I need to rinse shades out and re-shampoo. Thank you thank you!!
Hi there, you are SO on the right track! Great application - I’ve been finding K18 makes SEQG wear for longer for sure…and yes, I would always shampoo any (even mildly) oxidative colour from the hair, just to make sure any excess pigment is removed. A pleasure!
Great! That's what I ended up doing..still wet so we shall see:) Thank you and have a great week ahead!
Great detailed explaination. Question . when someone want to be neutral do you always add N series at that level to the formula?
Thanks. Thats a BIG question…it depends on so many factors.
Great video! But yes I have a huge question. I've stopped coloring/ bleaching my hair 3 years ago, so it's all natural now and healthy. My issue is that it's grown out as I've aged to an ashy blonde, with my silver as great highlights and some of my natural golden blonde has stood its ground! 😂 I despise the ashy blonde. I want to fight it without losing my golden locks and silver. I've seen something called vanilla blonde ...was that done on natural hair? Can you do toner on natural hair??😢😢😢
Hi there, thanks for watching and GO YOU!
Any colour service will most likely “stain” your grey hair, so I’d be careful.
Perhaps try a colour conditioner first - these won’t lift the hair, just deposit tone and shine.
@@theworldofcraig Thank you so much! I'll try that!
Hiya! What toner would I use for red hair? After you apply the red hair dye and you want the roots to be even with the rest of the hair- not mess up the red hair color you just did but just make it blend better , like TONE it.. what kind of toner would I use for that? I’m in the states and we don’t have red hair specific toners.....
Hello! That’s a HUGE question. I would probably use a direct dye….they are available everywhere online.
This video might help you choose the shade -
th-cam.com/video/di0hEzKJy5s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_2jwkHtvEl18Kmno
I am 60 and just learned I have been doing my blonde dyed hair wrong, so thank you for your advice
My grey is coming in quickly now and my hair is very fine so I like to do my roots darker than the rest and have been toning it wrong 🙏 so I am lucky I came across your TH-cam
Oh, I’m sure you weren’t doing it “wrong”, just a different way.
So glad you found the video helpful, thanks for watching. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
My Daughter dyed her hair Black in the Back her front middle section she wanted extremely blonde she bleached it palest yellow then put toner T14 it left a bluish streaks in it and it's a mixture of the lightest blonde and pale blonde with blue hue
You literally taught me more than the school 😭😭😭
Thank you all your wonderful educational videos! How do you like the Shades 8NAs and could you use that for your Model with the 7N??
Hi there, thank you for watching! Tbh I don’t really use the NA’s at all, they are quite cool and contain a fair amount of blue…my formulas at that level would generally be warm/and or neutral.
hi i m trying to lighten my roots i m’tired of doing my greys every 3 weeks
so i did a kind of contouring bleaching some stands
but it turned out a bit orange even if my hair has color in it
my natural base is an ashy light brown like a 6
i used to put golden in them i don t like the ashy look
i need to neutralize the orange this time so i guess i need to use violet or blue to follow the color chart
but i would also like to blend my greys
i bought the eq golden blonde if i donthat it will look even more orange right
so i m a bit lost with what i should do
should i tone to neutralize the orange then use the golden blonde in a second time
i hope i m clear english isn t my main language 😅
thank you for the video i ll look at it again tontake notes to be sure i m not missing any info
@clairecoulon1747 Hi there
It’s very tricky for me to give specific advice - and almost impossible without seeing your hair and knowing all of your hairs “history”.
Ideally you need to lighten the hair (the bits that are orange) more - that way it’s way easier to tone and get the result you’re after.
The video has all you need to choose a toner - blue is the opposite of orange…but it’s a powerful tone, so I wouldn’t go in to strong to begin with.
Shades EQ Gloss does not cover grey - the NB line will blend grey but not cover.
There’s a playlist here on my channel called “hair color theory” it might be helpful.
Good luck.
@@theworldofcraig i will look for it
thank you 🙏🏼 happy holidays
This was so helpful!! I do have a question, I have a dark red/wine that I wanted to get to a chocolate brown, I see I need a formula that has green is that accurate?
Hi there, so glad it was helpful, thanks for watching.
It’s tricky for me to be specific without seeing your hair in person but although green is the opposite of red it’s not quite that simple - green is a very powerful/pigmented tone and it can make the hair look “muddy”. Personally, I’d always suggest waiting for the red to fade a little or lift out the deeper tone first.
There’s a little more on it in last weeks video…
Hi Craig, thanks for the video. I understand what you've said but how do i know when i go to the shop to buy the colour which colours are blue based, green based etc?
Hi Nicola, you’re most welcome, thanks for watching.
I’m not sure if you’ll be using pro hair colour? If so, they use a general number/lettering system for the tone - if you’re using home colour it’s more a case of going by the name on the box, EG. “light ash brown”…and seeing if they describe the tone any more.
Great video as always! I have a question… I’m OK at determining the level of natural hair when it’s on that ‘brown’ spectrum, but really struggle when it comes to natural red hair. I’m sure the principal is the same, I just have a mental block about it! Do you have any advice?
Hi Johanna, thank you and thanks for watching.
So really, you want to forget about the tone completely and just focus on the depth - the tone is unimportant when determining level.
It really is that simple!
@@theworldofcraig thank you 🙏
my favorite hack is to put your level finder next to the natural hair, take a picture, and then set it to black and white! Then you can determine the closest level while completely ignoring tone
@@mirahkay243 I have heard that before, if it’s helpful that’s great!
Hi my mom went to go get her hair done because her grey hairs were peaking out and they gave her a very cool toned/ash blonde but she like the much warmer and golden blonde. I’m trying to help her and I thinking we should get maybe an orange/yellow shampoo or toner would that be the best way to add more warmth in her hair?
Hi there, thanks for watching.
She could try that for sure, that would be something I would recommend - although I would probably suggest a few shampoos with a clarifying product first…and remembering that cool tones (generally) leave the hair relatively fast…
Thank you
You're welcome.
Hi , what shades EQ toner would you use on level 10 and keep it warm ?????? I don’t want to be cool or lose the highlight ❓❓❓❓ Thank You 😊
Hi there, thanks for watching.
So there are SO many nuances to toner results so I don’t get specific. That said, I love 10GI - 9G 1:1 with Clear…or a mix of both. 10WG is also gorgeous.
My natural hair colour is level 3, I usually dye it level 7 to get warm brown but it always looks really reddish in the sun… is there anyway I can tone this red without making it appear darker? Or maybe achieve a golden brown instead of “red” brown.. should I use like 7.1? Or is this going to make my hair dark?
You’ve answered your own question, which is great! Toning out warmth successfully always gives a deeper/darker result.
My natural color is a dark blonde to llight brown. I went in for a Balayage with honey tones and I came out with an ombre where all the length got lifted to a 9 or 10. Is there any possible way that I can get this to a natural honey tones at home? I tried a purple shampoo used it once. It Didn't do much to the lightened length. Still seems to be a level 9 or 10 (but then again I only used it once) but it seems to have made my darker tones at the top a little coppery. 😏
Without seeing your hair I would perhaps suggest a coloured conditioning mask - that was you can add warmth and some depth.
My favourite is the Wella offering - I think that do a golden blonde.
Hmmm, violet shampoo wouldn’t make your hair warmer, it “cools down” yellow tones in the hair…so not what you want if you’re after “honey” tones.
If a person has 4.5 N (4 and 5mix) roots in permanent 20 volume and they want to tone the rest is 5N with 10 V the right toner? Or what toner would you use?
Hi there, thanks for watching.
I’m not sure what result you’d be looking for…did you want the mids/ends to be cooler…?
As a (very) general rule, I wouldn’t mix a 5+10 unless I was looking to “dilute” the tone of the deeper shade…
Level 2.. highlighted to level 7 pulling yellow orange. Wanting to do a silver grey highlight with dark root. Any suggestions? Wanting to use shades eq for highlights. Thank you.
You really need a lighter canvas for “silver”, at least a level 9 - the orange in a level 7 will make the result “muddy” and not a true silver.
You could use a deeper formula that’s “on the level” - lots of Shades EQ Gloss theory in the SEQG playlist, here on my channel.
Hi Craig, just found your videos on hair toning. I would love your input on my blonde hair. Can I send you a picture and have you suggest what toner would possibly be right for what shade of blonde I would like.
Hi Rose, thanks for watching.
I’m afraid I can’t give out specific, individual toner formulas from pictures, it’s impossible as there are so many nuances to it. There’s lots of content on here (and my Instagram, which is linked in every description) to help.
@theworldofcraig I totally understand. I will continue to listen to your videos. They are charming and very helpful.
@roseallbright7062 Thanks for your support and wonderfully kind words, it’s great to have you following along.
I'm having a nightmare getting my hair toned properly. Last time they turned my level 9 hair muddy blonde! I've had a bleach bath which has lifted all toner off, it's now very light blonde. I want a clean bright blonde, not ashy. I have redken 9v already, what other shades shall i buy to achieve a bright clean blonde 🙏 x
It’s really tricky for me to be specific without seeing your hair - 9V and Clear (if you are a level 9 I would perhaps start with a 1:3 mix…saying that without seeing your hair) is a good start.
There are LOADS of icy/clean/bright blonde formulas/theory videos here on my channel…so many.
I wonder if I have naturally level 5 but went with it to level 7(but my hair after week went orange😖)I should use purple to cancel it out. So what should I use?(I still need developer but what strength?)btw great video ❤
That’s quite a few questions…ha.
If you’re a level 7 it will be orange/yellow you want to neutralise, as I mention in the video - so that’s blue/violet.
Not sure what you mean about “developer”…? All demi permanent colours have a designated developer.
Thank you…and thanks for watching. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
@@theworldofcraig Thank u very much for answering my question 🙏😍I was asking about what volum should I use 10 or 20?
No worries. As I mention in my reply, they come with designated developers…
When using clear in shades to tone would it be 1 oz color, 1oz clear, 2oz processing solution for 20 minutes?
Hi there, thanks for watching. You can use as much Cleat in a mix as you want - the thing to remember is it’s always an equal amount of developer to your chosen shade/s + Clear.
Hi Craig - could you use a lighter base to tone and nuetralise by adding Wella special mix. EG on a level 8/9 CT 30g 10/6 + 3cm 0/68 (amount for a level 8)
Hi Michelle, you sure could but I’d always tone “on the level” (as I go into in my most recent toning video) if I want to neutralise all the warmth.
This was very helpful! Thank you!
My question is if at near the roots it’s orange then how do I tone that, without changing the middle ends and ends?
Great, thanks for watching. You could just apply the toner to the root, the area that needs it.
Use my recent video on how to apply “box dye” as a guide. Thanks for watching.
@@theworldofcraig shall surely check it out! Thank you! Love from India ❤️
This was very helpful! However there is still something I am confused about. I keep hearing about toners fixing yellow/brassy or red hair, therefore the toners with violet and blue tones in it. But when do you use all these other colors? Like neutrals and goldens. And if my bleached hair is level 6 for example with an orange tone will a 6n leave the hair still orange after? So is using a 6VB almost ‘mandatory’ in that case
And is it perhaps also possible to use a blue shampoo first and then a neutral toner or wouldn’t that be effective?
Sorry for all the questions🙈
Great, glad it was helpful, thanks for watching.
I wouldn’t over think it - these are the principles, there are no “mandatory” rules.
You’ve got the gist, you don’t have to use 6VB but if you want a very cool result, then yes.
The warm tones are for adding warmth, the cool tones are for “cancelling” it…or just a little.
@@theworldofcraig Thankyou for answering so quickly!! So I don’t want the hair to be too much on the cool side but also not too warm. Would mixing both 6VB and 6N give a sort of equal result? It concerns raw human hair bundles in the color 1B btw.
@@Michelle-mf3is You’re welcome.
You see that’s where it’s impossible for me to answer….you’re idea of “not to cool, not too warm” just aren’t the same as mine, colour is so subjective. I would perhaps start with just the N as they are cool anyway…there’s an entire SEQG playlist on here…
So you’re colouring black coloured bundles…? You won’t see any difference if that’s the case…?
@@theworldofcraig Ur right haha, I will look into the N. Thankyou so much!! And to answer ur question i want to bleach the bundles first to around a level 6 because that is my natural hair level!
There’s an entire hair colour theory playlist on here too….so many different videos that could help.
Ahhh, I see - that might be tricky - bundles (most processed hair) is coloured with fabric dye and being that deep it will be extremely hard to get it to a level 6.
Good luck!
Hi Craig, if I went to a hair dresser and my hair was yellow/ golden blonde then toned down slightly to still look quite blonde and the hairdresser then uses the same toner three months later (😮so they said) why did my colour go dark brown? Did they use the wrong colour?
Hi Danielle, it’s impossible for me to comment without knowing exactly what was done but maybe…?
So if you lift to expose red and want to cancel it out. You add green to the toner, but what do you add it too? A neutral? You wouldn’t do straight green right?
Personally, I’d lift beyond red - it’s extremely tricky to get a good result cancelling out with green…and it’ll be “natural”. And yes, I’d mix it with a cool neutral shade.
Thank you for the response. It was an example in my head to understanding formulating. So hair doesn’t turn green or muddy looking.
@@Thatonegirl_175 You’re welcome, thanks for watching. No, it shows great understand - it’s just that there are some “rules”…especially for the very strong tones such as green/blue.
is it good to put a porosity equaliser on please? Luvvvvv your vids 😊
It depends on the product, you wouldn’t want to create a barrier…I always use K18 mask before toning.
…and thanks for watching and you kind words. 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Had too dark of a base color done. Level 3/4. Had lots of highlights to break it. Left with a level 8 but it’s very warm. Had an ash toner but it didn’t touch it. How to get it to a more neutral/cool brown? Will it need to be filled and then colored? Can I skip toner so it doesn’t just wash off and use Demi or semi - what colors? Help! Natural is level 6 and also the goal.
You would need to use a formula with both blue/violet - and it would need to be on the level the warmth sits. So if your highlights are an 8, it would need to be a blue/violet level 8.
Just remember - the cooler the hair goes, the darker it will look.
@@theworldofcraig thank you so much for taking time & responding.
Ok so I haven’t colored my hair in like 2 years and I’m really for a change. I thought I was a 2, but I think I see colors differently than you 😂 So maybe a 3.
If I do highlights to a level 6, how would I neutralize the orange while still keeping it warm-ish?
That’s quite a big question to answer in a comment reply, there is SO much to it. There are many videos here on my channel that go into it in depth - check out my “Hair Colour Theory” playlist. Thanks for watching.
baby stylist here...in the example you provided at the end of the video, your client lifted to a lvl 8, and your formula included 7N. i've often seen formulas use different levels. why use a 7N when toning a level 8? what happens when you combine different levels in a formula?
Hi there, thanks for watching and for your fab question.
So (if I remember correctly, I make a lot of content!) I’m taking about getting maximum deposit in that part of the video - toning on/or below the level you’ve lifted to, which gives max deposit of tone.
Formulas can contain many different shades/or levels, depending on what you want the result to be.
Hello I wondered if you could help me I’m naturally grey I have been having koleston perfect 55/00 on my roots and I have mid lengths and ends toned down a koleston perfect 12/89 however it has become to dark, so I’ve had a colour stripper on 3/4 weeks ago which didn’t lift it out very well so I have used a clarifying shampoo once a week since. Then it was highlighted with bleach, which has taken it up a couple of shades, and thrown up Orange undertones and its patchy . The colours I choose are 66/0 88/0 and 10/8 to tone the orange down . I wasn’t expecting it to lift to a a very light blonde. Can you please suggest some advice thank you 🙏
Hi there, thanks for watching.
I’m not entirely sure of the result you’re looking for from your comment…? Your hair has lifted too light…? Afraid it’s not clear.
I really wouldn’t suggest toning hair with permanent hair colour - you’d be better off with a demi - Colour Touch is a good line if you’re into Wella.
I have a specific (recent) video on toning out brassiness - there’s a playlist titled “toning”, it’s in there.
@@theworldofcraig thank you, I just wanted to go bit lighter brown and caramel blondes
my hair has bleached to a level 8/9, and i want to tone out the warm yellow to something more neutral. would i be better using a neutral toner or a cool toner?
Hi there, thanks for watching. There’s so much in it - but if you’re a level 8/9 you’d need a cool-ish formula….go in less cool, you can always retone
@@theworldofcraigthanks Craig! love your channel and tips
@flossa1960 Thank you, so glad you’re enjoying it! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Hi I have natural auburn hair which I’ve been box dying for many years, I recently stripped my hair and I have grey roots and yellow/copper mid and ends, I popped on a mid brown in semi permanent and I hate it! My roots are still lighter than the ends and I would really like to go a copper colour please can you advise me how to achieve this as I’m scared I’ll have “hot roots” thank you ❤
Hi there, thanks for watching.
You’ll need to use something on the roots first to give them a little depth (how deep/tone depends on so many factors and it’s impossible for me to give you a specific formula remotely) - a demi permanent would be best…only on the roots.
Once that’s processed, rinse off and apply a copper hair colour - a semi should be ok.
Good luck! 👨🏻🙏🏻✨
Hi I've always used 10 volume developer using toner, wella T35 directions says to use 20 volume, isn't this more damaging and why 20
That line of toners contain ammonia, they are designed to lift a little as well as deposit. You can use them with 10 volume of course…but if you don’t need the lift, I’d advocate a zero lift Demi….which would have a lower volume, designated developer.
Why use the “energy” (that’s what peroxide and ammonia is) if you don’t need it..?
but what id I dont have thgose highlights but I do have long pieves of faded old gray hair with bron on top and all my hair is in a level 5 I want to mantain my warm but cancel some orange brassines. Is it better to use a 6n mixed with 7 wg or a 6nb with some 7 n I dont know what wioll be best.
I just want to even out my hair.
It’s hard for me to give very specific formula advise without being able to see your hair and know it’s “history”.
There is a video here on my channel dedicated to toning out “brassiness”.
What if you want to enhance not neutralise so like deep copper with golden honey highlights. 🤔
The same principles of how to select apply. There’s an entire playlist here on my channel full of hair colour theory. Thanks for watching.
So if I am 2 darkest and 3 dark brown with very purple and red undertones (from box dye pls forgive me) I use a green toner? LOVE the vid thank u
Technically speaking yes but it’s not quite that straight forward - yes it will cancel out some warmth but at that level it will make the hair a lot darker.
Oh, I have nothing against home colour. Thank you and thanks for watching. 👨🏼🙏🏻🤎
@@theworldofcraig thank you for responding u are the best !
I wish you were my teacher at school. I’d have listened then 😂
That’s very kind, thank you. 👨🏻🏫🙏🏻☑️
i am trying to go from red/orange to electric blue. any advice so it doesn't come out brown?
I think you know the answer….you’ll need to remove the orange first for the best result.
There are videos with my preferred method here on my channel in the bleach playlist.
Can u lift a level 4 (still not sure my hair has gotten much darker with age) to a level 9 using foil Love your content
You will surely get at level 9 if your hair is natural and in a good condition
That should be possible…be sure to saturate fully. Thank you!
Are we able to find the toning charts for the different brands online?
Yes, they should all be online - there isn’t that much difference between them…it’s really about trusting what you see and then formulating using the colour wheel “rules” and principles. Thanks for watching.
@@theworldofcraig you're very welcome and thank you for answering 😊 ❤️
for the love of God, gray coverage ❤❤
Hi there, thanks for watching. What specifically do you want to know about grey coverage? Happy to make a video - there are many existing videos that do go into it already here on my channel. A few in this playlist touch on it - th-cam.com/play/PLG5F2wOOgrW0E2sO3dNrFeyLQcL2b5CMo.html&si=WNCEaHfh6MfcaaZ5
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3:40 I find this level very difficult to determine. My natural hair (the very fine strands I have left) has gone very ashy so it looks almost black indoors but in sunlight it looks somewhere in the 5-6- region. I wear wigs and sometimes toppers because of my alopecia, but they are always made from hair that started out as level 1-2 with lot of underlying warmth that I need to counter.
Hi Wendy, thanks for watching.
If someone’s natural hair looks deeper in shade in a particular light I would formulate lighter when toning so as not to make it appear darker.
I do too. I'm looking at his hair where he says that he is a level whatever he said he was and I'm like I do not see that same with the girl that was in his chair. I do not see that I don't know what it is about my brain but I cannot see the base level. How can you determine that? Because it looks like it doesn't look anything like what you're choosing so like. Is it just from learning from examples that you've seen to know, you know. How it fits or or where it lies.I guess or what is the trick to finding the proper base color
This chart is work for asian hair to?
For sure! The level are for hair of all ethnicities and all hair types. 👨🏻🙌🏻
Are there levels on orange shades?
Hi there. I’m not entirely sure what you mean..?
This might be helpful - th-cam.com/video/dQnoJDzhs1E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3lCUynHHcDZ20hzC