TRY this LOOK:

step 1: Pre-lighten hair to pale yellow according to manufacturer directions using an Ion Color Brilliance lightener. Thoroughly rinse, lightly shampoo, and dry the hair with mild heat. Apply Ion Pre Color Treatment to porous ends.

step 2: Section out a small triangular section 2” from the front hairline to the outer corner of the eye.

step 3: Along the part, section the triangle into 2 triangles creating a section for the lavender and azure. Secure hair out of the way.

step 4: Starting in the nape, take horizontal sections applying rose, scalp to ends.

step 5: Once complete, take 1 triangle at the front hairline and apply azure. Encase hair in a piece of foil.

step 6: Apply lavender to remaining triangle and encase in foil.

step 7: Process according to hair porosity and hair type 15-30 minutes.

step 8: Rinse thoroughly with cold water. Lightly shampoo and apply Ion After Color Treatment for 3-5 minutes to lock in hair color.

We’re back with answers to last week’s color questions with Zotos Color Expert, Mike Petrizzi!

Q: Do you need to use the AGEbeautiful developer with the AGEbeautiful color?

A: Yes, absolutely. AGEbeautiful is formulated to work with the AGEbeautiful Developers for optimal color results.

Q: What’s the best way to get non-brassy blonde?

A: The best way to achieve a non-brassy blonde is to use an ash or violet based color when lightening with color.  For example, if you are going from a level 6 to a level 8, use 8A with 20 Volume or if you are going from a level 7 to a level 9, use a 9V with 20 Volume will help diminish any unwanted yellow tones.

Q: What color would you recommend to get cinnamon lowlights on blonde hair?

A: What a beautiful lowlight color!  I always use a AGEbeautiful Demi Color to produce long lasting low-lights.  For a beautiful cinnamon lowlight formula, try mixing 1 1/2oz 8G AGEbeautiful Demi + 1/4oz 6RC AGEbeautiful Demi and 1 3/4oz AGEbeautiful Demi Dedicated Developer.  Let us know how it comes out!

Q: Why is AGEbeautiful color great for covering grays?

A: AGEbeautiful anti-aging haircolor is the first liqui-crème haircolor developed to address the 5 signs of aging hair – lose of volume, manageability, color, moisture & shine. It’s packed with Melanin, Keratin Peptide & a patented conditioning technology with Silk Protein. The Melanin & special dyes add the color back into the hair to give you 100% gray coverage that lasts for up to 8 weeks.  Plus, you’re not only benefiting from the amazing gray coverage, you’re also restoring your hair’s volume, manageability, moisture & shine.  So, you can say so-long to your kinky, wiry dull gray hair!

Q: Is there a pre-treatment or additive, like Gray Magic, you can use on gray hair to make it color better? If so, is it needed with AGEbeautiful?

A: AGEbeautiful doesn’t need any additives or pre-treatments.  You’ll get brilliant gray coverage just by using it alone. My clients love it!  Try it and let us know what you think.

Ready to make a rainbow?  You can do so in the month of May (without losing your treasure thanks to the 2 for $11 deal) using Beyond the Zone Color Jamz!

To achieve these fabulous looks, you pre-lighten the hair using the Beyond the Zone On/Off Scalp Radical Bleach Kit.  Once the hair is lightened, paint a few, or all if you’re feeling daring, of the 13 Beyond the Zone Jamz shades into the hair.

Make sections as large or small as you desire. I recommend wrapping the weft of hair in a piece of foil to help keep the colors separated, so they don’t bleed onto each other.

Process for 5-10 minutes for a soft pastel rainbow, or 10-20 minutes for a vibrant rainbow.  Rinse your luscious locks until the water runs clear and seal the color in with conditioner or an after color treatment!

Fearing a Roy G. Biv commitment? We have our fabulous Beyond the Zone Color Buzz Chalks in Pink, Purple and Orange, available in stores for a limited time.  Temporary color that you wipe on and will wash out instantly! Snatch them up while they are still available!

Need to add a little spring hue to your do?  Well you’re in luck! The new Ion Color Brilliance Brights Pastel Series has four new shades to help you update your color!

Rose, Azure, Lavender and Titanium are subtle, seductive hues of iridescent tones designed for today’s look.  Ion Color Brilliance Brights also has a new Clear Shade Dilutor that can be added to any of our eight Brights Vibrant Shades, such as magenta and teal, to create a subdued, more multidimensional effect.

Don’t forget to following up with the Ion Color Brilliance After Color Treatment to close the cuticle and lock those beautiful Brights shades deep inside the hair!

What’s your favorite shade of the new collection?

How many of you have stubborn grays that just won’t take color?  Well, Ion has the solution for you!

I am super excited about the newest shades for Ion Color Brilliance.  NN, a.k.a. Intense Neutral, is a double dye lot series that provides the same excellent conditioning and shine that all other Ion shades offer, as well as the ability to ensure superior gray coverage for hair that is more than 50% gray. What that means is that these shades have a double the pigment to get the job done.

This new PPD free, low ammonia double dose of pigment will fortify each strand of hair while making sure those grays are completely covered. It’s available in 8 different shades and is in stores now.

It’s a new year, and I was ready for a brand new look last night!  I love my friend Gwynedd’s brilliant red hair, but as a natural blonde I wasn’t quite sure how to get the look.  Luckily, Clairol Professional crème permanente offers a full range of shades so I can have fresh, vibrant new color with great conditioning and healthy shine from its SOY4PLEX technology. 

We started with 1 oz of Clairol Professional crème permanente 7RN + 1 oz of Clairol Professional crème permanente 6RR, punched it up with a ¼ oz of Clairol Professional Warm Mix Tone, and mixed in 2 ¼ oz of 10-volume Clairol Professional crème permanente developer. 

The result was a warm, beautiful, vibrant red color that left my hair soft and shiny.  I’m well on my way to tackling my list of New Year’s resolutions with confidence thanks to my brand new look!   Happy New Year!

Subtle Violet/Raspberry/Merlot Stained Glass Asymmetrical
Ideal for level 2-4 virgin hair

What better time than the New Year to try something brand new with your hair color? Mike Petrizzi, colorist extraordinaire and Artistic Director for Zotos Professional’s AGEbeautiful brand, is always coming up with fresh new coloring techniques designed to flatter over-40 tresses. Here he shares his latest creation, inspired by the “V” shape of AGEbeautiful’s best-selling 3V shade, darkest plum brown. This multi-dimensional look delivers rich, vibrant, violet-hued color with a subtle stained glass veil of merlot and raspberry.
 
If you resolved to give your locks new life in 2013, this professionally developed technique is the perfect way to follow through. An added bonus? You’ll be more likely to stick to your resolution to get in shape when you can show off a hot new hair color at the gym. 
 
What you’ll need

Mix the following AGEbeautiful products together to create the necessary formulas:

Formula 1 for Area 1:
2 oz – 3V AGEbeautiful Permanent Liqui-Creme Color
2 oz – 10 Volume AGEbeautiful Permanent Crème Developer

Formula 2 for Area 2:
1 oz – 3V AGEbeautiful Permanent Liqui-Creme Color
1 oz – 30 Volume AGEbeautiful Permanent Crème Developer

Formula 3 for Area 3:
½  oz – 3V + 1 oz 5R AGEbeautiful Permanent Liqui-Creme Color
1½ oz – 30 Volume AGEbeautiful Permanent Crème Developer

 
Coloring Technique

Divide hair into the following sections before coloring, and secure with clips:
 
1.  Begin by creating Area 2 by sectioning from temple to crown. Secure with a clip. 
2.  Area 3 is sectioned out directly below Area 2, take a slightly smaller “V” shape that   will meet the bottom of Area 2 at the crown.
3.  Begin by applying Formula 3 root to end of Area 3.
4.  Clip neatly away from the other areas.
5.  Repeat this approach with Formula 2 in Area 2. 
6.  You can section out these areas with Saran Wrap or foil to keep them protected from Area 1. 
7.  Finish your application by applying Formula 1, roots to end of Area 1. 
8.  Allow 45 minutes to process.

Mike Petrizzi