PAINT A/W19

And making her painter debut…
Sarah Black
LINTON & MAC
I CAN SAY WITH confidence I’ve had a few scary colour
moments in my career, but there is one that’s fresh in my
memory as it only happened a few weeks ago!
I have a bleach and tone client I’ve been working with for
a few years now, we’ve experimented with silvers and greys,
but for a couple of years she’s been white.
I see her every few months and we do a long regrowth
bleach, her hair is super-light so it lifts like a dream.
She came in a few weeks ago and while I was dealing
with other clients, I had an assistant mix her toner
ready for me to apply. As the toner oxidises
it always looks fearfully dark, but that’s
something I’ve learned not to be scared
of, ironically! Little did I know there had
been a mix up with some colour boxes
and tubes and a base 4 plum had been
mixed into my toner by mistake instead
of pure tone. *INSERT SCREAM HERE!*
So the beautiful white my client loves is
now purple! Of course, I explained the
whole situation to her so there was no
whispering or panicked energy making
her feel on edge. And so began the
cleanse and retoning process!
The result, without adding more
bleach, was going to be warmer, so I left
her with a really soft peach and planned
a (free) home care routine with another
appointment to get it back to white.
By the correction appointment she was
actually enjoying the tone and wanted to
embrace going proper peach. Human
error happens so keep calm, think
logically and use your knowledge.
Most of all, remember that there is
a person under that head of hair, so
be honest and tactful.
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