Grey Coverage Tips For Redken'S Color Gels Lacquers Nn'S Family!

Hey everybody, i'm lindsey olson, coming to you from the RIKEN exchange in New York City, and we are here to tell you that we have heard your questions about color gels lacquers, and we are here to give you some answers. So we are starting talking about gray coverage with color gels. Does it cover gray? So here is what we've started with is this is our beautiful model, Maria and what we've gone ahead, has gone ahead and done half of her head to give you a glimpse of what it's going to look like when I'm done applying this color. This is really important for your eyes to see our starting level and then, where we went with it so as you're looking at Maria's, hair, okay, she's, very dark she's, a natural level 4 with about 25 % gray, so her most of her gray is actually right. Where we're at here right on the top and Maria is a great example of gusts that are a lower percentage of gray, but as you can see, these bits are not actually great they're, white and they're more resistant. You can see from her previous color that if you look down here, it never really covers. So we're really excited to share with you guys how color gels lacquers works on all hair types, especially when you're covering grey. So we went ahead and we pre did her left side. The formula with Maria was in the front we're using our new and and series, so the new NN series is going to be coming out to you guys in June, so we did the NN series on her left side. Okay, now, what I did is I use 7nn in the frontier with 20 value when you're looking for gray coverage, standard gray coverage, you always want to be using 20 volume. There'S a couple: families in color gels, lacquers that are always going to give you superior gray coverage and those are our new NN series which are coming out in June. We also have our ends: NW c be WG and RB. Those are the families that, when you are covering gray, they have to be present in your formula, so, whatever percentage of gray that you're covering that's the percentage that needs to be into your formula, we went ahead with the and and series because I knew that Maria, Even though she's only 25 percent cray, she was resistant by looking at what she had previously going on in the back. I'M gon na spin her around for you just like most of our gasps Maria, is not as great in the back. Okay, so think about adjusting your formulas when you're doing great coverage, we went ahead with the 7 NN + 6 and a reason being is she doesn't have as much gray in the back. So I don't need as much gray coverage and we wanted to keep it a little bit cooler. So it's always good that we can go a little bit lighter and brighter by the face and formulate for what's actually going on with the hair. Think about having two formulas, at least, if that's what the hair needs. So this, if I were to just use 7 on it, it would be a little bit warmer. So we wanted to cool down her natural level for with using that 6n a in there. Now, with consulting with Maria, she was open to still seeing some warmth. She didn't want to be totally an ash color. So it's okay, that we still see some warmth into it, but it's more neutralized not really really warm. So I'm gon na go ahead and I'm gon na start applying, but I want to talk you guys about some really important questions that have come up with color gels, so there are going to be six families that cover your color, your gray, that was the NN. The Seavey's, the NWS, the WGS and the Arby's okay, those are the families that you need incorporate into your formula for whatever percentage of gray that you have. That should be your percentage of that formula. Standard processing time is 30 minutes. This is why I love the color gels. Lacquers is because how fast we can apply the color because of the consistency of the product and how fast it processes. So, even with your resistant gray, gas, you can go up to 35 minutes, but that is definitely 10 minutes faster than a lot of our other lines for superior gray coverage, so you're getting a faster color process. It a mixed ratio of 1:1 for your desired results of your developer. You can use 10, 20, 30 or 40 volume developer of pro oxide. So, what's changed about color gels from color gels, previous to color, gels, lacquers, it's a lower ammonia, so lower ammonia and you use regular Pro oxide instead of its designated developer. So this is great because of your caring reckons peroxide for all your other colors. Then you can use it now for color gels. Lower ammonia also means a better sense for your gas and more comfortable, so I'm applying her color she's definitely grown out her regrowth. For us to really get a strong and result and as you can see, as I'm taking my sections, I'm using a bowl and brush now, you can use a bottle with color gels, lacquers another great feature about using color gels lacquers. It doesn't just have to be a bowl and brush application because of the consistency. It is a gel consistency, so it flow right through a bottle which, if you're comfortable using a bottle, it's a very quick application, I'm using a bowl and brush because of the outgrowth. I want to make sure that I'm able to really push with the brush my color on her outgrowth area, her zone, one so I'm coming in this - is seven and an color gels lacquers, with 20 volume, using the bowl and brush method with our new low ammonia. Color gels lacquers, so a couple other questions with color gels is: how do you? Why would you use an N versus an NW, and this is a great question, so the aunt, what happened with color gels? If you are used to using color gels when we came out with color gels lacquers, it is reformulated it's reformulated. The tones are slightly shifted. The ammonia is lower, so some of the colors are gon na look different than what you're used to so. Why would I use an N for NW, so the NW really is going to be warmer. It'S a natural, warm color ends are going to give you that more traditional natural results where it doesn't have as much warmth to it. So, if you're looking for something that has more of that natural finish, definitely go with the unsere ease. Now here's a hot tip! You guys, like hot tips, if you are in the salon - and you don't have the new and n series - okay, because they're coming out in June - and you have a gas that has resistance or higher percentages of gray. What I want you to do is think about mixing two of those families that cover gray together, Nene and N, and an M W or a CB and a WG. This is basically giving you that extra Brown that you're gon na get when we launch our new and n series. So if you have anybody that is higher percentage of gray, more resistant gray then definitely think about using two of those colors. Still using your 20 volume developer and processes in it, for I would process 35 minutes if they're resistant, room-temperature, no heat is required for any of our colors, so I'm just going in and applying our color to her zone one now what we did on the opposite Side is not only did we do a retouch, but we went ahead while the retouch was on and I used our flash left with Bhandar inside and just did a couple face framing highlights on her because Maria likes the warmth and the lightness we did. These fresh face framing highlights on the opposite side and then to refine the ends. We just went in with shades eq, Kloss, zero, eight n to just neutralize them a little bit, not make it ashy, but just to tone down and give it some refinements. So what you're gon na notice about color gels is that our color gels is completely paired with shades eq Kloss, meaning a lot of color gel lacquers and shades eq cloths have the same name. It'S really easy for you to pair that color gel lacquer color with the shades eq Kloss, so that when you're picking a refresher - and you want it to match level for level, you can pick up that exact, shade zq gloss to match your color gels lacquers. Now it doesn't always have to be the same color because, like on maria, we use a level seven at her base, and then we went in with a shade C hue gloss level. Eight. So I'm continuing to apply the touch-up and taking small sections just like any touch-up. You want to make sure that the section is small enough that you're gon na get saturation through every section as you go so taking skinny slices and applying our color gels lacquers to her zone one so because color gels was reformulated. You'Re gon na notice a shift in certain colors. This is because we wanted to make the end abuse more. What an NW should be so end of use got warmer. Nw is used to be what a natural Brown looked like. Now. We change them pump them up. A little bit and made them a little bit warmer, the other change is, is that our Reds now have the r5 dye technology, which makes your Reds super brilliant, very, very vibrant. Can you mix any of these colors together, they're all intermixed scible, so every color in color gels, lacquers, is intermix of all just depending on what your desired result is. Is gon na determine what you're mixing and how much keep in mind the percentage of gray your gas has needs to be the percentage of one of those six families. That'S meant to give you great coverage so, whether it's the N and then NW c, b, WG or RB - that's what's really gon na help you get that great coverage processing it with 20 volume developer at room temperature for 30 to 35 minutes, depending on what your Guest needs so after I'm done applying the color we just went in with face framing highlights with our flash lift. So as I as I'm moving to the back, remember what I said. I changed my formula, so I'm gon na rotate Maria around, so you guys can see why I did that. So this right now in the front, was our seven and n, and I took that all the way to right behind her ear in this quadrant right here is where I saw that she didn't have as much gray. So this is where I'm going in, because she has less gray and I used 7 + n + 6 a B, because I wanted to cut more of the warmth. That'S gon na be exposed from her natural color so, depending on our percentage of gray, weathers. 25. 50, 75 or 100 that's gon na depend the tert determine the percentage of your superior gray coverage. Tonal families, not every color in color gels. Lacquers, is going to give you great coverage, so you have to formulate to make those accommodations for before your formula. There'S a lot of gusts that are very high saturation gray in the front, but very dark in the back, and if we use the same formula always in the front to the back, it's gon na make the back even warmer. When I can go in with something like either 6a b6 na and really cool it down the exponents undertones that are going to come through and use just a little bit of the 7n or 7n to give me the coverage on those sparse grades that are coming Through so think about whatever you're doing at gas, what should her hairline look like think about your blondes? So do your blondes even need really coverage coverage, or do they need tonality? Here'S another really really good hot tip, so we're talking about using two formulas from front to back if your blondes are at more of a level 8, and we know that your blondes want to be brighter by the face. Think about incorporating color gel lacquers clear into your formula. Yes, color gels lacquers a clear! What'S amazing about this? Is it's going to have all the benefits? The high brilliance, the low ammonia, the saturation, but no pigments in the clear? So you can use color gels lacquers clear to brighten up some of your formulas. So if you used - let's say a level eight pure form everywhere else because she's a blonde, but you knew that she wants to feel as bright as possible, isolate that hairline and use that level eight with mixing it. Maybe 50 % of color gels lacquers clear to really brighten up their formula, keep it more vibrant and a little bit bolder around her face. It'S like you're doing extra face framing brightening, so this is coming in with that six, a b7 NN 50/50 with 20 volume in the back and I'm just using a bowl and brush just to ensure that I'm able to push the color everywhere. It needs to be to get full saturation on my regrowth after I'm done applying this color, I'm gon na come in with flash lift with ponder inside and just give her some face framing highlights, and I came in with the shades of hue Kloss 0-8 on to Refine her ends so think. Color gels really is like the permanent version of shade CQ gloss. All those factors that you love about shades, eq gloss, how shiny it is the saturation the feeling of shade, see hue color gels. Lacquers really took that on and that's why? There'S they're made to go so hand-in-hand, we believe in the color mantra with retconned and what that means is all of your zone. One which is our regrowth area, should be permanent, hair color. We have shades tu gloss and she's a huge crane which are acidic ammonia, free, hair color. That would refresh the ends, so there's no need to put color gel lacquers on her zones to or zones. Three. All I need is something that is acidic ammonia, free to add tonality. So I never need to take the color gels lacquers and pull that through all the way. At the end, it's too much alkalinity they for the hair. It'S lifting when I don't need lift, I'm not gon na get the full deposit that I would get from. So you see Hugh gloss, so our recommendation is always when you're working on after you put a color gels, lacquers or permanent hair color at the zone. One the zones two and the zones three are everything past the shoulders. That'S when shades eq gloss is going to be your go-to. That'S why we have so many options in shades of gloss and shades eq cream that would match up every color that you're putting at the zone. One now adjust your formula to where you need the brightness think about your tonality around the face. Think about that hot tip, with adding the clear into your color gels formula same thing with your shady hue, so for round the face, we're doing a refresher. We know that we want it really bold around the face. Put that crystal clear into your formulas for your shades, you around the face to keep it lighter and brighter and refresh the ends to give a little bit more saturation in the back. Think about how the Sun would color the hair so now that we've applied the color, what I'm going to do now is go ahead and add those face for any highlights and do a shady hue gloss. What I want you guys to do is make sure that you guys comment. Ask us any questions. We will follow up we'll answer these questions that you guys have about. Color tells lacquers gtq cloths working with color gels lacquers. We definitely want to hear from you that's why we're here today. So thank you guys, all for tuning in Lindsey, Olsen and I'll see you guys next time.