Redken Chromatics Haircolor 101 Ammonia Free (Regular, Ultra Rich And Beyond Cover)

Hey everyone, so I have a very special video review for you guys, and this is going to be a review on Red King chromatics. So chromatics is actually one of my favorite lines from redken. I have been using chromatics since it first came out in about 2012. It is one of the most innovative lines of ammonia-free hair color and that's what sets chromatics apart from color fusion, color gels and all the other color lines in redken. This was made specifically for clients that want a more gentle alternative to coloring. Their hair is good for clients that are chemical conscious, so if they want color without ammonia, chromatics is for them. So I have the chromatic swatch book right here. This is a slightly older one, so chromatics, I'm gon na read right from their claims on here. This hair color line is uh. It'S a little bit tricky to use if you've never worked with ammonia, free hair, color and the formulation guidelines are a little bit different. So I'm gon na save the formulation for another video. I just want to touch upon what chromatics is the functions of it and some very basic generals of how to use the color line and then I'll do an advanced, coloring video on it for another time so going through chromatics chromatics is prismatic permanent color with no Ammonia now what that means is that the color is more a little bit more translucent. Well, not actually, no, I take that back. It'S it's got more shine to it and it's not as translucent as color fusion. You do get more shine with chromatics and more pigment. However, it tends to run a little bit deeper, so if you're looking at color depth, if you take a 6r from color fusion and you take a six - are from chromatics you're gon na have more pigment with chromatic, so the 6r is gon na. Look more intense! More fashionable, whereas the color fusion may be a little bit more translucent and a little bit more, even though it's fashion, it's a little bit more natural ish. The chromatics has a pure tone red. They use r5 dyes in their red shades. If you have a client with very very resistant gray, hair chromatics does wonders so chromatics will leave your hair two times fortified with pneumonia. Up to a hundred percent, great coverage for D color results conditioned high shine, color, rich, even color results from root to tip and it's a facts fast, easy mixing ratio that will give you an ultimate salon experience. So the book says it's a one-on-one reach mixing ratio. This is true: it's a creamy drip, free consistency, no odor, inspiring shade palette with endless mixing possibilities and the 4d color results means D, one ultimate gray: coverage D to multi-leveled, eye deposit d3, radiant reflection and d through for lasting vibrancy. So what that means with the the whole four DS its four dimensional, so it has many dimensions to it. It'S multifaceted and that's really any color line you go to so that's kind of a general claim. Your hair will actually respond differently to different dye loads. So, if like, if you have gray hair, you might have hairs that are more pigmented than others, so you're gon na get a different color result, and that will give you a nice effect depending on how you formulate, but with chromatics. What is really good is that you can actually get 100 % gray coverage from using just the n series, wherein other color lines normally in a ten is as light as you can go for a white client. I have used chromatics up ten of my gram, who is 100 % white and I've gotten full coverage wears before we would use color fusion for the gray. So the way this works, it uses OD s to technology and that's an oil delivery system. What that means is that your hair strand is like this, and your hair will absorb oil better through the lipid bilayer, and it takes advantage of that by surrounding the hair and it propels the dye molecules into there. And this is really really good because you can actually dye hair without having to you know, damage it as much. I will say that I was actually a little taken aback when I first tried chromatics years ago. I actually thought. Oh, this is like a sham, because ammonia, free, hair colors were one of the biggest inventions. So far, people were assuming you can dye hair without damage, which is not true. However, I did chromatic and my hair at that time was in pretty bad condition. I was flat ironing it daily. I was using unprofessional products and my hair was pretty fried what when I used chromatics, I used a 5rv. The shade is no longer on there and I will post pictures at the end, but I was so impressed with how it actually covered everything my regrowth and it actually made my ends - really really nice and shiny. So that actually sets this line apart. If you overlap with this, it's not as bad. However, I take this. I say this with caution. It is never ever good to overlap your hair with any kind of color product, even if it says you can it's kind of like just because you can doesn't mean you should so be cautious of doing that with chromatics. I have not found my hair to be any more damage when using this. I found because I just colored actually two days ago, when using chromatics I got better lift the Reds are really really nice or intense. I will say that the Reds also lasts like crazy. So that is another Pro with this line. Is that all their colors last a very long time? So if you do want to go red or an intense fashion, copper be ready for it to last in your hair, because I've gone through pools, I've gone through straightening. I'M going through using a shampoo that was non pigment oppositing and I still had really vibrant color. So I'm gon na show you the book in a second. They use the alphabet and the numeric division. So if you're familiar with reading shades like a for RV or a for VR, you can see the primary tone and secondary tone. But if you're familiar with Lori Elle's number system, they also do it. A number form so for RV is four point: two six as depicted in your color guide. They have all different color families. They have chromatics Beyond cover which is made for gray hair. It'S incredibly good. You can use it alone, you don't have to go mixing it with the ends and all that you can take a straight up tube of the iridescent gold or the ash gold, and you don't have to worry about having to mix a certain amount of N and Then certain amount of this and that it's alright in one tube and you can intermix those colors that line of color the Beyond cover will give you up to two levels of lift use it with 20 volume, Olli we'll cover up to 100 % of gray, and Then you time it for 35 minutes, so gray coverage with the regular chromatic line. You can cover up to 100 % gray so long as you use 100, not a hundred percent one ounce of and I'll get into that later from my advanced formulation, video, because I'll buy the chromatic skit but chromatics. I really like it. It'S good for clients, with resistant gray, good for clients that want to go, read or have fashion tones, it's good for clients that are chemical, conscious or if they were sensitive to ammonia based hair colors do the patch test or chromatics. They might not be allergic to it. I'Ve heard mixing as a chromatic. Some say they might be. If you're allergic to chromatics, you might be able to use color fusion so make sure you do a patch test if you've never colored with an ammonia free color. In my own experience my own testimony, I do love this color on myself and my clients. I have found that when I was using chromatics, I had no scalp irritation, no odor, and that was the best part. The only downside is that the color is a little bit more loose on it's the consistency of a pudding, but it's it's firmer than the color gels. Are the color gels lacquers a little bit looser than the color fusion? So it's an odd consistency, but you can foil with it. You can highlight you can low-light. The other downside is that you are limited with the levels of lift, because it is an ammonia, free, color, ammonia, free colors are normally lower lift and they tend not to lift as much as an ammonia based color due to the different chemistry. This uses MEA to lift and oil based technology. Ammonia, color uses ammonia and you're able to get more lift with ammonia. There is no 40 volume in this line. There is no high lift air colors and there is no to my knowledge of Lightner, some other ammonia. Free professional ions have an ammonia free Lightner that you just mix at 20 volume and you can get like seven or eight levels of lift. This line does not have this, but it has a clear and if you have a client that has buildup in their hair and you do a color remover and it's still not light enough. I'Ve actually mixed the clear with 20 or 30 volume ran it through the ends and I've gotten at least two or three levels of lift. So if you do have darker hair, you might have to go up to 30 volumes, so my normal Milas, I was using 20 volume I found when using chromatics. I have two up into 30 volume to get at least two levels of lift on my hair. If I wanted that nice, vibrant red, so I'm gon na get into the video where I will show you the different families, they also have another line, and that is the chromatics ultra rich. Now the ultra rich is a monochromatic. So it's a little bit more matte. It'S got more intense pigments and it comes in a diverse color family and they tend to be a little bit more matte, so they have a lot of cools in there. Even their goals tend to be a little bit more of a cooler base and their reds especially, are really intense. I had also gotten the chromatics ultra rich hit, which it shows you all of the various shades of the ultra rich. I love the crimson in the red and especially these soho gold, because it's more of a cooler tone gold. So let me get into the actual video showing you, the various color families and talking about my own experience using them alright. So this is how chromatics claims to work. It goes into the hair strand surrounds it, propels the dye in there and it will fortify it with the proteins. I have found that my hair was actually very strong. After using this, i have used the chromatics as a toner, using just 10 volume on someone with all lightened hair that was uneven and actually evened it out in about 15 minutes without damaging the hair, and the hair on before was actually in pretty bad condition. Pretty rough and the color had did a good job at making it much more much more manageable, so it has an alphabetic system. It uses the alphabet, for you know the primary tone in the secondary tone. This williams oome in it uses levels 0 through 7 and they go through your natural blue ash to is violet 3 Gold. Forest copper 5 is a mahogany red violet, depending on what you're using 6 is red and 7 is green and it uses a traditional level system. So, if you're used to using 1 through 10, this is perfect if you're used to using the number system, like the four point, something that can help is well, it talks about the natural and the natural warm shades. So when you want to use when you want to cover gray but you're, worried about exposing too much warmth use a neutral or natural, and you can you actually use it if you want to use neutral, warm, that's when you're wanting a flat result, if you know Neutral warm is, if you're worried about a flat result. You'Re gon na add neutral warm when you want to get to mention. So when I cover gray hair on the mature client, I'm gon na use a neutral, warm. I seldom use a flat out neutral because the neutrals may be a little too cool. So if the client wants a natural golden blonde, I'm gon na stick with warm colors. So here is our natural series and, as you can see, they're level, ten is incredibly vibrant and bright. It'S a little bit more pigmented than other level tones and it's got a slight warmth to it, but it's very balanced and if they don't have a level one. They have a level two, but, as you go up, look at how nice and natural the end series is, these are actually pure natural tones. They look very natural tones that you would see in nature without looking artificial, so these colors right here are their ash. These are the adjusting pools these you can add to the neutrals, to make them cooler, toned or use them alone for ultimate cooling or fashion results. They have ash violet for fashion lowlights in power blonds. They have ash blue for very, very cool tone, brunettes or fashion brunettes. They have one a B for someone that wants a nice trendy dark shade with a blue tinge and they have a lighter blonde shade for clients that are older and want a little bit of a trendy, your color, without going to cool toned - and these are your Adjusting shades that you can use to cancel out some warmth if you're lifting three levels and doing some advanced coloring, they have your cool, Browns and beiges. They have your ash screens, which provide extra tone of the extra tone of green to control the pure red. So you're knocking out the red and the copper to get a very, very nice brown or dark blond. They have your ash goals which are used for either bonding or if you want to get some shimmy shimmery icy gold tones. I have used the nine ash gold to low light, someone who is a beige color and she loved it. So if you want a low light, use the 10 volume, the oil and cream developer, they have the cool, Browns and beiges. So the iridescent gold will give you a nice cool beige tone without going too warm and it's one of my favorite shades, because if you look at this, the cool beige is actually not as warm as other beiges. So it is a little bit more in the cooler signer. If you have a client that wants to go a little fashionable, you can do a violet Brown, which has some nice violet tones in it without being too extreme. They have brown Reds for someone that wants a natural red or someone who is looking to you know. Maybe if you have a client that wants to cover some grade but get some red tones without going to warm. This will give you a ruby red tone and my absolute favorite series, the Reds and the violets. One of my favorite shades in this line is the 5vv. This is a pure tone. Violet, it's got the extra bit of violet in there for ultimate violet and I've used this a 30 volume and have gotten really really cool results. It actually did not have any warmth to it and it was a pure violet. They have the 6vr, which is in my hair. Now this shade is really really cool. It'S a. I know this one is not my hair. I use that a month ago, but the violet red is a really nice shade. If someone wants to go vibrant red, but not too extreme, they could use the violet red to get more of a purple tone. It'S very, very cool, and if you want a rich cool red, try the red violet - they now add Carmen our dye in there. So this will give it extreme red, ruby tones. I have this in my hair now with 30 volumes, but because I'm dark it ends up looking a little bit deeper. They have your double red shades with our 5 dye in there, and this will give you multi-tone red without being too flat. They have the basic red, but just look at that 6r. This 6r is way fashionable, has more ruby red tones and any other 6r with no orange enos to it, and they have the four are the way they structure their reds is. If you want to get a level 5, a medium red, you have to mix the 6 and the 4, they took out V 5s. In this updated version. They have the power coppers for those that want to go back to either being a natural redhead with a flair or that those that want to go to more of like a fashion shade. They have your coppers, your double coppers. If you want to get a nice pumped in the orange color or a ginger spice, they have your copper golds and your copper reds. They have your goals, which are great for getting gold results without having too much yellow. These are great for clients that want natural gray coverage or that want to go for a natural red. 10Gr is great for that client that wants a little bit of red without looking too extreme. They have warm Browns and beiges. They have your gold beige, which is great for cooler blondes, that want just a hint of warmth. They have your gold iridescent, which reflects more light and is a little bit more translucent, and they have your gold, mochas and brown coppers. Gold mocha is really good for low lighting. They have your mocha shades, which are a balance of golden mahogany and a soft violet. They have your neutral warms, which can be used to get a slightly more natural base, with a little bit of warmth. If you so desire. Chromatics also comes with their own chart on how you apply the color, as well as the chromatics remixed, which you can use alone for fashion results or mix into your color for a different tonal result, and they come in blue violet and green. They have your chromatic scale on coverage. They have brown reds brown, violet, iridescent gold, Asheville copperheads for those that are natural redheads and want to go back to their red glory, those that were maybe naturally warmer. They can go over to gold you're desam. For a little kick Gold age and neutral worms in the uncover they have your gray coverage chart and in your chromatics ultra-rich, you will find all your different color families. 9P is great for toning. If you have a blonde that you want to tone with, I have used this on someone who I just lightened the bleach with 10 volume developer for about 10 minutes, and it makes it very nice the same with ash violets. They have a smile at pearl natural ash. If you want a cooler Brown with more of a matte finish, and they have a 1 mm for someone who wants to go pitch pitch black, they have cool Browns Brown Reds, they have red violet, they have the 5-hour V, which is very similar to the old 5Rv they have 6 RR for someone who wants an extra, intense dose of red. So this is really good to do some highlights with they have copper Reds. They have Gold's for someone that wants an intense some deposit of gold. They have gold iridescent and they have brown copper, which is used for a slightly warm base while still getting a nice warm Brown. So don't be afraid when it says copper, you can still get a nice chocolatey Brown result, but if you're too nervous to use a brown, copper try using the five gold iridescent - and that gives you a very nice truffle, um color. I call it cinnamon truffle and if you want to get nice, color Brown results with a slight little bit of warmth. Try the five gold beige that one is more of like a very dark truffle look, so this is um the overall line. I hope you guys enjoyed this video and I will be on to do an advanced video on how to use chromatics in advanced coloring techniques.