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you prolly dont give a shit but does anyone know a method to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly lost my account password. I love any tricks you can give me
She’s not. I reached out for a virtual and was told she’s on maternity leave indefinitely. No return date or an offer to set something up at a later date. 👎🏼
You mentioned that to cover the orange but not go darker you could use an 8N on the 7 but what if I don't have an 8N but have 7N & have clear can I dilute if so how much clear do you add to a 7N to make it a 8N. Thank you.
She’s literally saying orange FAILED hair is ugly.... which is the exactly why ur watching this video.... to get it out of ur hair. She’s not talking about redheads. Good lord y’all are sensitive
@Joe CastiglioneWhat strange response! The most beautiful hair I'VE ever seen, just my opinion, was a caramel chocolate brown. There, now we've both identified a hair color that's not "shit." SMFH
there was another comment here, wasn't responding to the original commenter aha, someone was saying their cousin had naturally orange hair and wasn't a redhead blonde is personally my fave, healthy blonde hair looks soo good a nice even red looks very unique and nice too It really depends on the person, dark hair is aight
For those of us who have bleached our hair and it's turned out orange we can see it's not the beautiful, natural redhead or strawberry blonde orange its RIDICULOUS ORANGE. This video is a lot of help though at first I was a little confused and had to learn what it meant but now I totally understand it. Thank you.
Haha she did say orange is disgusting but I know what she meant. She works as a blond specialist so most everyone she sees is dying to get that "disgusting" orange out. Obviously some people like orange like they do blue or purple. She is referring to that orange that comes from bleaching which the person never Intended to have.
This is THE most helpful, informative video that I have EVER seen on why toners don't work on orange hair, as well as the different levels. Wow. Thank you SOOOOOOOO much!!!!!
Finally!! After watching countless videos on fixing orange hair -this one has clarified it perfectly, makes so much sense now. You have saved me a tonne of time and money on something I wasn't really going to be able to fix with just more toners. Thanks Ella! xx
I've been a hairstylist for 5 years and just have to say that this video was amazing, fluent, inspiring, helpful, so great!! thank you for taking the time to keep the hair education going
Somebody get this woman a gold medal! I am in the process of getting my dyed black hair to a light ash brown or maybe a blonde, waiting to see how the bleaching turns out, but this video has been so incredibly helpful! I feel very empowered with knowledge now lol Thank you!
How did the bleaching go? What volume did you use and how many processes to lift the colour to level 9/10 (I'm assuming)? Also, what toner did you use? How about root tap/shadow for that pesky growth down the line?
I have watched oodles of videos on how to remove orangey, brassy tones from hair. All have slightly helpful and added to my knowledge of hair coloring and bleaching. By far THIS THE MOST INFORMATIVE, UNDERSTANDABLE, AND HELPFUL VIDEO I HAVE WATCHED. Because of the prescise how to's (such as identifying your current level and your desired level, as well as what to expect and what your next options are for tweaking your final outcome). Seriously, thank you.
Damn, people are getting so butt hurt over this woman saying orange hair is ugly! LMAO omg. Why are you people watching this video, anyways? You obviously want to get orange out of your hair lol
She REALLY emphasizes that it's "...ugly...horrible...disgusting..." It's f-up for a beauty professional to express revulsion for a color of hair lots of people got by mistake and don't have $$ to get fixed (so they watch this hot garbage and feel even uglier) OR they LIKE, got on purpose. A professional says neutral phrases like "more red tone" or "reduce warm appearance.' Never use demeaning words about a client, they won't come back.
@@flakab1672 If you're going to insult in English, learn to speak it correctly at least. People will respect your put-down more if you sound educated. It's a discrimination and class thing. You'll learn.
@@arizonaskye3917 she never said there was something wrong with it tho I am curious why she put such dramatic music on in the background while explaining how to get orangy brassy hair color out of your hair. I guess this is the music that's going on in our heads while we get the orange out our hair
@@Heyheyjuju and so... haha... I never said she said there "was something wrong with it". She stated her opinion, I stated mine, and now you have stated yours. ;) Yours is a very good theory. :)
Thank you so much Sally’s beauty supply workers need to watch this they always offer you a damn toner and obviously it does nothing. Glad to know that I need an actual hair dye. You are the best
Seriously...the girl was trying to get me to buy two boxes of toner even though I was only bleaching my bangs. I said no thank you, just one and she still took the extra box to the counter and rang it up. I had to stop her and tell her I was serious that I didn't want it 🙄 she was like you can always return it if you don't use it. No means no, Sally's lady. Geez
I just earned my cosmetology license and this video has been by far the most helpful for me to further understand toning! I've never had it explained this in-depth in a way that is easily understood! Thank you so much!
FANTASTIC info! Best education and explanation I've ever seen for this issue--particularly for people who do not want to repeat bleaching a 2nd or 3rd time. Thank you very much! I'm sure your customers adore you!
Extremely well-put and informative! You're such a resource to the community. It's impossible to fit everything in one tutorial, let alone realize that people will need/prefer different toners based on their skin & eye undertones. Not everyone will necessarily look great with an ashy tone, as you mentioned. I love your toner video. It's the formula I use on myself, because it works for my coloring. It was thoughtful to present this follow-up to clear confusion. Once people recognize not only the underlying pigment of each level, but also their own Dominent Underlying Pigment (for example, I tend to "pull" a bit golden, even at a level 10. Others can pull red, orange, or if they're lucky... neutral!), then they can formulate a toner mixture that will best serve them,
I really hope that you are as successful as you want to be because I think you are the smartest most knowledgable and articulate communicator of hair color topics here on on UA-cam , maybe in the whole world! I've been asking the questions such as what is a toner, what is tone, what are the numbers and nobody has explained it as you just have! Thank you thank you for making this video ! I finally know why I don't achieve the results that I want and how I can get to the right color! As I said, I really do hope that all of your dreams are coming true because you are a smart cookie who should be famous.
It's easy to see you are educated and knowledgeable in this subject, as you are very well spoken in a manner that the viewer finds simple to comprehend. Thank you so much!
I started with light ash brown hair with a couple inches of root growth that was showing a lot of metallic silver gray , (about 2/3 gray), which is my natural color now after several years of dying it. Obviously I have way more gray hair than I started with years ago. I was contemplating going natural and letting the gray grow out completely however my husband and daughter weren't ready for me to go gray yet so I dyed it as usual. Apparently Clarol Nice and Easy has recently changed their formula and using the same color I have been using for years, ( Light Ash Brown), is now closer to a Medium, bordering on a Darker ash brown! I was shocked how dark it came out but my husband seemed to like it so I let it go and moved on like nothing happened. Fast forward several weeks and my silver gray was beginning to peek through again and so this time I decided to do blond highlights to break up the dark color a bit... They turned out orange... and since the kit had one of those stupid caps that you pull pieces of hair through, I ended up having the majority of the top layer of my hair being orange, with all the hair underneath being the darker brown color! My husband almost fainted at the sight of me!... So back to the proverbial drawing board I went to try to salvage what I could by using Wella T18 Toner I had on hand in the hopes of bringing down the "brassiness"! IT DID NOTHING AT ALL! In my desperation I put on a baseball cap and went to the nearest store to get a permanent color from Loreal in Dark ash Blond, now being afraid of Clarol, hoping that it would even out the color and give me something closer to a light ash blond.... and would you believe it.... My hair turned completely orange! LOL! If you didn't know better you would think I was born a RED HEAD! my husband HATED IT ... as did I! I also ended up burning my scalp so badly that my scalp was weeping and ended up scabbing all over! Chemical burns from too many processes in one day? Chalk it up to a lesson well learned! I had to wait for my scalp to heal for a week before trying anything else! If it wasn't so damn funny I would CRY! So today I went to Sally Beauty Supply and the girl there hadn't the first freaking clue what she was talking about and recommended Wella T28 Toner which is a warmer blond! Thankfully I ignored her and bought the T14 instead! I let it process for the full 35 minutes and the final result ended up dark blond and is no longer orange, but is still a bit on the brassy side! At least I can go out in public without looking like a clown however, I am at a complete loss and cannot explain what the hell went wrong and how to get to a nice cool / ash blond! I have done blond highlights many times in the past with great results! I used Clarol blond highlights / frost kit, which is not my normal brand for highlights! The liquid consistency should have been a dead giveaway that it would be a gamble - MY BAD! LOL Should I chalk this up to a fluke or user stupidity? Does this have anything to do with the metallic silver hair I have? I have been noticing that the gray I have has been becoming more and more resistant to color over the years, especially around my temples. No mater what brand of permanent dye I have used it remains a metallic silver white color. After this debacle I am extremely tempted to give up and go to a salon! Sorry for the long story! Any help would be appreciated! Thanks
You know, you keep saying in your videos how to fix at home mistakes. Since you work in a salon you should know that sometimes mistakes happen in the salon, too. I've gotten that orange, nasty, horrible hair in the salon, different salons, on more than one occasions, and most of them were high end salons.
Doesnt matter where it came from, I dont like bad mouth other stylists ever and sound like I have it all figured out. I am not saying that mistakes only come from at home done hair tho. :) thanks for watching
I went to the most high end salon in my town, to go from very intense dark red to blonde when I went they told me they can’t do it once and I have to go multiple sessions. I said ok and asked if it would be ready for my birthday which was something like a month away and they said “Sure, you will just have to do the therapies that we suggest also, so we won’t damage your hair.” I was okay with that since they guaranteed that they were experts and they will do it for sure. Sooo, the kind of blonde I wanted was an ashy one very light. After I don’t even know how many sessions and wasted money and going around looking like a HOT MESS it was the time for my appointment before my birthday which the hairstylist said that it would be the last because my hair would turn out the desirable color. Before going I was so skeptical about it because I could see that my hair was way too dark ( and orange) for that but I was like, whatever he knows better... I went they fried my hair LITERALLY and it turned out mustard with orange and kind of green on it. A DISASTER, so as he was getting my hair dried I thought well he is not blind he will fix it and he turns to me and says we are done. I was like but this is nowhere near the color I wanted, is awful and my hair is waaaay too damaged and he said this is exactly the color you asked and he had other hairdressers who worked there to come and tell me the same exactly think treating me like I was crazy and I didn’t know what I was seeing telling me that it’s only the lightning and I will see it when I get out.
Relle Laron I’ve waited almost 4 yrs to go blonde again and I had cutted my hair very short. Now my hair is amazing and I was ready to go blonde but I did not want to go to a hairdressing salon because I don’t trust them anymore. I bought everything myself spend also a fair amount of money in therapies for after bleaching and I did it myself. It turned out awful my roots are white and the rest is very dark orange I have no idea what to do and I’m scared to go to a salon .. I hope a second bleach will fix that mess.
As a professional I know to explain to a client that as a natural brunette their is a 70% chance the hair will end up on a very brassy hair color and more then likely I will need to reevaluate the hair and repeat the entire process the hair again at thier cost.. and should the hair contain previous color I will need to tone that color at the that level
Wow so many sites and articles and videos that did not help. THEN I FOUND THIS LADY and it is explained in a way that I understand and now I know I need to rebleach not tone my hair. thank you thank you ♡
This is the best explanation of how to fix orange hair ❤ I've watched countless videos that suggest using a toner which did nothing to fix orange hair.
You are a great teacher, not only a great hairdresser. I teach and I recognize in you a major talent for teaching! You have no idea how invaluable this is, or maybe you do....anyhow, that being said, I am someone who sucks at chemistry and at recipes, so I am pretty much resigned to buying a wig. My hair REFUSES to comply with my wishes so I have killed it.
I used 2 hair color removers and got rid of all red hairdye in my hair, then I dyed my light orange brassy hair dark ash blonde, and it brought be back to a very dark orange except with ash it's a very dirty looking orange. So it doesn't always work... I'm back to square one...
You absolutely can tone ANY shade of hair- if you want to keep your hair a level 7 for instance but it's too warm, you go on the color wheel and neutralize out the underlying pigment that's left on a level 7 ( which is red, orange or a reddish orange, meaning if you put a color with a blue base or even blue violet base) you'll get a toned level 7. If your at a 4, 5 or 6 level you'll usually add blue/green or violet or a combination of all 3 to neutralize out that warmth. The color wheel is your best friend, any shade opposite will cancel out the pigment that's unwanted.. The underlying pigment in a level 10 blonde is pale yellow, and the color opposite yellow on the color wheel is violet so if you put violet over blonde it will get rid of that yellow.. The pigment that's left at a level 8 is orange, blue is across from orange on the color wheel so putting blue over that level 8 will get rid of the orange. Etc, etc, if this confuses someone then I strongly recommend going to a color specialist, it is WORTH the money to get it done right 👍😉. I am a licensed colorist also and I do more color corrections because ppl try to color at home and it goes horribly wrong.. You can usually go darker at home and be ok but trying to lighten your hair at home with a boxed dye or any color even from a beauty supply store is probably going to result in a non desirable result, color won't lift color so if you have colored your hair previously and want to go lighter, color won't do it you need to bleach, I suggest seeing a professional if your going lighter..
ok so my hair is an orange 7 to 6 i stripped it from a dark blumb black... should i use a light ashe blonde toner then hit it with a medium ashe blonde from the regrowth working my way down in an ombre effect.. i need that orange out but i do not want to bleach since my ends are pretty light and realy the middle of my hair has the most orange.please help
I had my Roots bleached yesterday and they turned orange. Applied Wella T18 and it's still orange. Thought I could tone it with more purple shampoo but nope! I'm definitely going to try to tone with blue since I do not want to bleach again so soon. Haven't been able to find any tutorials on here though :(.
I made my own tonER out of purple veg dye and silicone free conditioner. I used MANIC PANIC with an organic all natural brand of conditioner. I would apply to DRY hair 2-3x per week until I had the platinum shade I wanted then maintained with purple shampoo. My hair was more yellow than orange but my hair loves to hold onto gold orangish tones. I would get compliments all the time and I finally had the color I wanted! The lady who makes these videos probably had a better answer for you but that worked for me and one bottle of purple lasted a long time so it was cheap fix. Good luck to you!
yes, thank you so much. I have been wasting so much money on toners, trying to get the ends of my hair to match my toned rooted and mid length. I had no idea I needed to bleach it again to get it to match. The hairdresser just kept telling me to tone, tone tone.. and nothing was happening to the ends, lifted a little orange, but I still look like a sunset. Thanks again.
You are SO knowledgeable! My mom is going through a major hair disaster, and the stylists she went to were being way too technically to where we had no idea what they were talking about. This, and several of your other videos that I've watched this morning, are so so helpful. Thank you! I wish you could help my mom!!
The darker your hair is to start when you're trying to lighten it, the more orange it will pull. It's a matter of getting through those orange tones without compromising the integrity of the hair.
Mine started dark brown virgin hair,wanted caramel highlights, turned out kind of brassy red,she toned and it was yellow.Next day she said she would add ashy and it turned an orangish.She knew it wasnt right yet and she wanted to tone again.I said my hair needs a break.i asked her If she should have left bleach in longer in first place.She said no.I paid a lot and I think she was helpful and tried, but color is not her thing.My only option is to really go to another stylist,I guess.This was my first time going to her she wanted to Make it right ,but how many times do you go back and she says she needs to tone for a third time.
I used a wella toner after I lifted my hair from very dark brown. It was orange. It worked perfectly and made it a light ash brown. Exactly what I was going for. I can’t be the only one who has done this successfully...
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve been a cosmetologist for 7 years and unfortunately these errors are all still too common. You explained things better than my instructors did. I would love it if you could “go back to basics” and teach a simple beginners color class. I wonder if I learned it from someone else’s perspective I might be able to grasp how the mechanics of hair color works, if you haven’t already. Thank you again!
I really wish u were closer to me, or I wish every hairdresser learned everything u know. I went to hair school but I am now a RN and I can not find anyone that understands this like you do. Thank u for sharing your knowledge with us!
I’ve been searching the entire internet for weeks for an informative video like this and this is the ONLY one I have found that actually gave me useful info! Thank you!!
That means your hair was to dark when you dyed it. You have to bleach to get the hair to go lighter and use lots of coconut oil after and lost of deep conditioners. Im stuck in that stage right now. Last time i decided to be a blonde, I had to bleach twice and use ash blonde toner to get the bright yellow blonde to a more ash blonde color. It looked amazing. I loved it. Im just taking my time because my hair is curly and I dont want to fry it. Hope everything goes well for you.
That is because in your case you had dark hair and you only bleached once, and blonde toners only work on dark hair that has been processed (bleached) twice. I am in that stage right now because I didn't want to damage my hair by bleaching twice in one day. My hair is currently banana yellow (it was an awful orange but I toned some of that out), but I've been covering it up with hats and deep conditioning until I'm ready to bleach and tone with Wella T18 to get the ash blonde I want.
i LOVE how informative you are for those who want to put partial or all over blonde in their hair because so so many people who honestly either prefer or cant afford a salon job (i mean going blonde who CAN afford $150ish for the multiple salon bleach trips *they WILL drag it out as they are much much more hair health conscious for you and their sakes* then again the root touch ups every 2-4 weeks or so.) It most definitely adds up and so those who cant invest my GOD- don't feel bad! So for all those who "at Home" bleach/tone -this is the IT video for info! You go above and beyond to not only explain but demonstrate (making it visual and so much more helpful as well to top it off!) I absolutely commend you for doing this because it just blows my mind how little some know about the processes and not to lack of intelligence but just a simple lack of education of the processes/subject. Thank you for taking your time to help everyone (yes, including me i am not the exception!) You are awesome
I don't typically feel the need or desire to leave a comment on any of the youtube videos and that's basically all I watch as far as media is concerned. The point being is that I thought that your video explaining the bleaching and toning process as well as the troubleshooting was extremely well explained, thorough and to the point without being boring, over explanatory, too flamboyant or fake. Good Job on this . I subscribed and I know where I am going for any hair tips online going forward first.Thanks for the well informative video.
Omg Hun thank you sooo much!!! This helped me a lot! I can't tell you how frightened I am when it comes to going to a hair salon I've always had a bad experience! I bleached my hair at home and it left a nasty orange colour however this video made everything clear!!! New subscriber ❤️
I have been to too many salons and all of them promised me any colour but orange while making fu of whoever hairdresser worked on my hair before… every time i end up with orange tones and damaged hair then they tell me that's my hair and that's the only colour i can get. I lost hope.
PollyannaFeline I've been platinum (in one go) before from having dark brown hair. Still to this day I have no idea how she did it. But now I'm in the same boat; just went to get my hair an ombre blonde with cool near platinum ends and got slight reddish honey highlights and my stylist kept saying "I think that's as light as she'll go". I wanted to try a second lightening in 4-6 weeks but she seemed a bit adamant. It's pretty right now, but my end goal is definitely much brighter and less orange. I'm hoping she doesn't really think that's as light as I can go :( I've had light yellow bleaching my own before even.
I've been watching a lot of videos on bleach washes, getting orange or brass out and she by far has been the most informative and easiest to understand (I'm pretty new at doing all this hair stuff myself). Amazing! Screw the haters, you're amazing!
just from this video I see you made like 7 years ago, I learned more than i have in the 15 -20 yrs of bleaching my hair myself. I guess i never stopped to get the exact science out of it until now and i heard all this before except this video you describe WHY and it all makes alot of sense how you explain..thanks bunches!XOXO
as a stylist, I always explain to my clients why they cant go from dark to platinum at once and am always excited to describe how toner works when asked - if your stylist cannot be bothered or doesn't know color theory DO NOT trust them with your hair, time or money.
haleygwynneable 100% agree ! :) I fully consult with a client . I will turn people away before I fry their hair . I love the people that get mad leave my salon . Go down the road and their hair is fried from a stylist willing to do what they've asked . Just to come back and apologize for not taking my advice . :/
Omg thank you for this. My hair is kind of orangey and I was having a hard time figuring out whether I was supposed to bleach t again or try and tone it but you cleared that up for me!
The absolute best explanation I've found on how to achieve the color you'd hoped for, after lightening and being horrified by the artificial looking hues you've created. Thank you!!
Had to watch 1111 videos to finally find someone discussing my exact issue and speaking in a calm natural way. Absolutely great!!! Haven't checked out your other videos yet but in my case I'm working at lightening/bleaching a wig from brown to blonde, then grey ... somehow. Good wigs aren't cheap but at least I can hide it, if it doesn't work : ))
Lux Meow i agree, i think neon orange, true orange and ginger hair colors are beautiful, unfortunately when you have dull orange hair caused from bleach it isnt that nice :/
Just wanted to thank you. I went apeshit during corona virus and tried doing my own color. It turned out brassy orange. I followed your advice and bought a neutral blonde and dyed it tonite. Came out exactly how I wanted! Thank you very much. You really know what you are doing! God bless! Love my hair again!
First time I have ever commented on a video, YOU ARE THE BEST!!!! Thank you for that detailed explanation. I have sent over $300 (at salons) on my hair trying to get ashy highlights in my level 5 hair, only resulting in brassy ugly hair. Now I know why! YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!
Why won't my hair bleach evenly? I'm able to get most of my hair to a pale yellow, but there are always a few small sections that have an orange/gold tint. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
It's difficult to get dark hair to bleach 100% evenly. You will always have streaks that are darker than others. The hair on your head starts out at different shades to begin with.
I can see why this video was so popular, its the most intelligent hair color video I've ever seen! I guess I'm still confused as to whether I should "tone" or "bleach" to get rid of the red tones in my hair. I have brunette hair that turns blonde naturally in the sun, however, lately I've been seeing grays in the crown area of my hair. So I bought a box of "neutral" blonde hair dye from Vidal Sassoon (over the counter) and it left the small areas I colored a strawberry blonde color. A month later, I used "color oops" to try and remove the red, which got rid of about 1/4 of the redness. I waited another month, reapplied the color oops, and now the red is about 1/2 gone. Essentially the area I colored is now blonde with light strawberry blonde highlights. Now my hair is pretty dry and having breakage issues. In my case would you consider this the kind of "brassiness" that a toner can remove, or would it be the kind of "reddish orange" that needs to be masked with semi-permanent hair color in a light ash blonde? Also, if you do use semi-permanent color, is the whole goal to protect your hair while masking the red until its healthy enough to bleach again to get the color from red to blonde?
Even 3 years after you uploaded this video I am finding it very useful. You're way more informative than any of the other videos i've watched on the subject. Thanks!
Roxanne McComas you have to either leave it or put a Demi perm color over it that matches your level to neutralize it. You’ve damaged your hair too much so I would start deep conditioning as well
Stop bleaching. Toning orange hair with darker blonde is better than bleaching and have horrible hair! I did that mistake, i went platinum blonde, like white! It didnt damage hair directly but by the time it looked horrible. That strongly bleached hair needs strong after treatments. And also it didnt suit me too well, im very pale green blue eyes, the gold honey blonde was perfect for me. What i did now was bleaching my grown out roots (10 cm) 2x with 20 volume both times. I ended up with light orange if not dark yellow. I toned it with permanent dark blonde hair which i wanted-permanent. It turned.out sooo gorgeous. Ashy with golden undertones, like natural blond. However if u want to be platinum go to salon and let them fix ur hair and treat it a bit. Destroyed hair isnt worth it i swear. Its light but.not as soft and natural.
Brad Mondo said that your hair might have reached its limit of lift? Because there is a point where hair stops lifting and stays orange or brassy at that point. I didn't get the full verbatim but that's the idea.
Thank you! My hair is so orange I look like Kelis in her younger days with the orange hair and wasn't sure toner would fix it. I appreciate your advice. Fixing my hair today!
Thank you for this explanation! I have been watching videos saying not to use semi permanent hair color to tone but to achieve what I want without the damage its the way to go
McKenzie Malmos toner can only correct to an extent. Toner only deposits color, it does not lift. If you have orange tones in your hair, all the toner in the world will not fix that.
@@bearsbeetsbattlestargalactica6 Ok well then when my hair is orangish blonde and I tone it it turns white...just curious how that happens? Toner gets rid of a brassy blonde.
Toner doesnt lift anything. I can remove brassy TONES in your hair. If your hair is orange it wont work. If its like.. Piss yellow... Or piss yellow with hints of brassyness it can help.(brassy meaning like when yellow and orange kinda start to blend if your looking at spectrum.. Its NOT orange.. But yellow with hints of orange starting to come through..) I dont even know if that will make sense to anyone. Ha not good at describing it.
McKenzie Malmos the toner isn’t actually lifting color out of your hair, it’s getting deposited over the color that’s already there and neutralizing the color. Your hair is likely at the highest level (10+) but you just have residual pigment from either your natural hair color or previous hair colors you’ve done. When you apply a cool toned toner over a warm toned color, you’re not actually taking the warm toned out of the hair, but it’s almost like when you use color corrector on your face when you’re doing your makeup. You still have dark circles/blemishes, but you’re putting something on top of them that hides them. Does that make sense?
She broke it down PERFECTLY! and i ised her advice and what the video thought me and worked perfect. Thank you!!!! Your amazing at what you do you go girl!!!
Ellebang-thank YOU! Your videos are extremely helpful. I am asian. And I love changing out my hair colors....You are not only GORGEOUS; but as well very talented& knowlegeable with your craft of HAIR!!!! But above all-you are so unselfish of sharing your KNOWLEDGE OF HAIR!! I realky do think you truly want to help oeople-and therefore it shines through all your videos. Thank you. Pssst-my hair is so orange at this minute:( I am running to Cismo Prof to get a semi olor above this awful orane hot messsss! I can’t thank you enough.
Hi Can you explain the difference between bleach powder and hair lighting cream please? Is lighting cream safer than bleach powder and causes less damages to the hair? Thanks 💕
I have been to the salon 2x in the past 2 weeks an a total of $200.00! I was redish brown an I told her I wanted to go natural blonde an she said ok well it was orange an she acted like it looked good the the next week I went back an she did it again an now yellow/ orange!! I really don't think she knows what she is doing! How can I fix it at home?!
I understand a level 7 needs to have a level 8 to stay in that 7 range. what if I believe I have a level 8 when its actually a 7? If I were to use a level 9 demi, would it still work even though it's 2 levels higher?
+ellebangs Is it possible to use a light ash blonde permanent hair color with 30 volume developer to lift and eliminate orange tones if say your hair lifts to a level 7/8 during the bleaching process beforehand?
Thank you so much Sylvia. Out of all colorists, you are the only one besides Guy Tang that really explains it accurately and logically! Truly you know what you're talking about and have enough professional experience to share these videos. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
I'm a stylist and this is a fantastic video.gets you back to the basics of color. I live how u brought or the color wheel for visualization. keep up the good work!!!
thank you so much for doing this video! I really wish my hairdresser had told me this info before she told me I could go blonde in one go. I'm stuck with the "not pretty level 8" now 😭😭
Thank you for sharing this with us. May I say? YOUR! HAIRCOLOR! IS AMAZING!!! Your hair looks absolutely fantastic! Beautiful shade, beautiful cut, super healthy-looking and shiny. WoW!
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you prolly dont give a shit but does anyone know a method to log back into an instagram account..?
I stupidly lost my account password. I love any tricks you can give me
@@gideonmarcus2847 You would have to reset your password. If Insta requires you know the old one, then you have to just make a new account.
She’s not. I reached out for a virtual and was told she’s on maternity leave indefinitely. No return date or an offer to set something up at a later date. 👎🏼
You mentioned that to cover the orange but not go darker you could use an 8N on the 7 but what if I don't have an 8N but have 7N & have clear can I dilute if so how much clear do you add to a 7N to make it a 8N. Thank you.
She’s literally saying orange FAILED hair is ugly.... which is the exactly why ur watching this video.... to get it out of ur hair. She’s not talking about redheads. Good lord y’all are sensitive
that's what a redhead is
@Joe CastiglioneWhat strange response! The most beautiful hair I'VE ever seen, just my opinion, was a caramel chocolate brown. There, now we've both identified a hair color that's not "shit." SMFH
there was another comment here, wasn't responding to the original commenter aha, someone was saying their cousin had naturally orange hair and wasn't a redhead
blonde is personally my fave, healthy blonde hair looks soo good
a nice even red looks very unique and nice too
It really depends on the person, dark hair is aight
@Joe Castiglione black is very beautiful. Blonde is beautiful. All shades are beautiful.
Joe Castiglione the only thing ugly here is you! What a nasty person
For those of us who have bleached our hair and it's turned out orange we can see it's not the beautiful, natural redhead or strawberry blonde orange its RIDICULOUS ORANGE. This video is a lot of help though at first I was a little confused and had to learn what it meant but now I totally understand it. Thank you.
wow, people...unnaturally dull light orange bleached hair is tacky to most people...she isn't talking about natural redheaded shades...
Some people think it's cool 💋
Haha she did say orange is disgusting but I know what she meant. She works as a blond specialist so most everyone she sees is dying to get that "disgusting" orange out. Obviously some people like orange like they do blue or purple. She is referring to that orange that comes from bleaching which the person never Intended to have.
Lati Sanchez correct girl!
I love red head hair but when I tried to go silver I cried when it went orange
@J U N O she did also say neutral, which means the hair would brown.
This is THE most helpful, informative video that I have EVER seen on why toners don't work on orange hair, as well as the different levels. Wow. Thank you SOOOOOOOO much!!!!!
My thoughts exactly!
YES! FINALLY THE TRUTH! I FEEL LIKE i GET IT!
I think I finally understand toners and their capabilities. Maybe.
Thanks!
Love how you’re so true to yourself and down to earth in voice tone in your video. Not phony like so many other hair videos.
Finally!! After watching countless videos on fixing orange hair -this one has clarified it perfectly, makes so much sense now. You have saved me a tonne of time and money on something I wasn't really going to be able to fix with just more toners. Thanks Ella! xx
I've been a hairstylist for 5 years and just have to say that this video was amazing, fluent, inspiring, helpful, so great!! thank you for taking the time to keep the hair education going
Somebody get this woman a gold medal! I am in the process of getting my dyed black hair to a light ash brown or maybe a blonde, waiting to see how the bleaching turns out, but this video has been so incredibly helpful! I feel very empowered with knowledge now lol Thank you!
How did the bleaching go? What volume did you use and how many processes to lift the colour to level 9/10 (I'm assuming)? Also, what toner did you use? How about root tap/shadow for that pesky growth down the line?
So many good tips!
I have watched oodles of videos on how to remove orangey, brassy tones from hair.
All have slightly helpful and added to my knowledge of hair coloring and bleaching.
By far THIS THE MOST INFORMATIVE, UNDERSTANDABLE, AND HELPFUL VIDEO I HAVE WATCHED.
Because of the prescise how to's (such as identifying your current level and your desired level, as well as what to expect and what your next options are for tweaking your final outcome).
Seriously, thank you.
Damn, people are getting so butt hurt over this woman saying orange hair is ugly! LMAO omg. Why are you people watching this video, anyways? You obviously want to get orange out of your hair lol
Bahahahahaha
My hair looks orange and ugly lol
Kelly Chavez yes is so uglyy 😭😭😭😭
She REALLY emphasizes that it's "...ugly...horrible...disgusting..." It's f-up for a beauty professional to express revulsion for a color of hair lots of people got by mistake and don't have $$ to get fixed (so they watch this hot garbage and feel even uglier) OR they LIKE, got on purpose. A professional says neutral phrases like "more red tone" or "reduce warm appearance.' Never use demeaning words about a client, they won't come back.
@@flakab1672 If you're going to insult in English, learn to speak it correctly at least. People will respect your put-down more if you sound educated. It's a discrimination and class thing. You'll learn.
Great information, but the spy music is really distracting 😂
The music is fine.
@@arizonaskye3917 she never said there was something wrong with it tho I am curious why she put such dramatic music on in the background while explaining how to get orangy brassy hair color out of your hair. I guess this is the music that's going on in our heads while we get the orange out our hair
@@Heyheyjuju and so... haha... I never said she said there "was something wrong with it". She stated her opinion, I stated mine, and now you have stated yours. ;) Yours is a very good theory. :)
Spot on the music is very distracting and too loud. I had to watch it twice - maybe it is like that on purpose ? 😂
My toughts exactly😀
This is the most helpful video I've ever seen. Thank you so much.
+hannah gant aw thanks :) thats nice
+hannah gant SOOO agree with you!!
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The Queen seriously! the way she explains it makes soooo much sense!
I was just about to comment this one! Of all the video I have seen, this is the most helpful one indeed!
Thank you so much Sally’s beauty supply workers need to watch this they always offer you a damn toner and obviously it does nothing. Glad to know that I need an actual hair dye. You are the best
Workers at Sally used to have spme experience with hair color. Doesn't seem required anymore. I feel like I know more. For reference, I know NOTHING!
Just because they work at Sally's does not mean that they are hairdressers .
Literally what happened to me 🤦🏻♀️
Seriously...the girl was trying to get me to buy two boxes of toner even though I was only bleaching my bangs. I said no thank you, just one and she still took the extra box to the counter and rang it up. I had to stop her and tell her I was serious that I didn't want it 🙄 she was like you can always return it if you don't use it. No means no, Sally's lady. Geez
ive had a worker give me an unsure answer for every question, followed by a "uhh but idk though" bahaha i dont trust it
Wow, this answered all my questions about why my hair is orange and why toners aren't working. Really great video.
This is the best explanation of hair coloring, hair tones, and how hair color swatches work I have ever seen or heard! Thank you so much!!!
Thank you! I'm doing a more in depth color class video soon. Stay tuned!
4 years later, couldn't be more helpful! thank you!
I just earned my cosmetology license and this video has been by far the most helpful for me to further understand toning! I've never had it explained this in-depth in a way that is easily understood! Thank you so much!
FANTASTIC info! Best education and explanation I've ever seen for this issue--particularly for people who do not want to repeat bleaching a 2nd or 3rd time. Thank you very much! I'm sure your customers adore you!
Extremely well-put and informative! You're such a resource to the community. It's impossible to fit everything in one tutorial, let alone realize that people will need/prefer different toners based on their skin & eye undertones. Not everyone will necessarily look great with an ashy tone, as you mentioned. I love your toner video. It's the formula I use on myself, because it works for my coloring. It was thoughtful to present this follow-up to clear confusion. Once people recognize not only the underlying pigment of each level, but also their own Dominent Underlying Pigment (for example, I tend to "pull" a bit golden, even at a level 10. Others can pull red, orange, or if they're lucky... neutral!), then they can formulate a toner mixture that will best serve them,
I really hope that you are as successful as you want to be because I think you are the smartest most knowledgable and articulate communicator of hair color topics here on on UA-cam , maybe in the whole world! I've been asking the questions such as what is a toner, what is tone, what are the numbers and nobody has explained it as you just have! Thank you thank you for making this video ! I finally know why I don't achieve the results that I want and how I can get to the right color! As I said, I really do hope that all of your dreams are coming true because you are a smart cookie who should be famous.
This is so well-explained, especially the part about Level 7/8 hair - thank you.
Yes it makes sense. Now.
Finally, someone who explained what I needed to hear. Thank you, very imformative.
Me too. I've spent over $25 on toner just to find my brass isn't gonna budge.. I'm off to bleach about now!
9 years later, and this video is still helpful On my way to by a semi dye to cover my orange 🏃♀️ thank you 🥹
What demi color do u get, is an ash? 7A
@@chrismacfly6122 i think it was 7.1 , yes ash
It's easy to see you are educated and knowledgeable in this subject, as you are very well spoken in a manner that the viewer finds simple to comprehend. Thank you so much!
I started with light ash brown hair with a couple inches of root growth that was showing a lot of metallic silver gray , (about 2/3 gray), which is my natural color now after several years of dying it. Obviously I have way more gray hair than I started with years ago. I was contemplating going natural and letting the gray grow out completely however my husband and daughter weren't ready for me to go gray yet so I dyed it as usual.
Apparently Clarol Nice and Easy has recently changed their formula and using the same color I have been using for years, ( Light Ash Brown), is now closer to a Medium, bordering on a Darker ash brown! I was shocked how dark it came out but my husband seemed to like it so I let it go and moved on like nothing happened.
Fast forward several weeks and my silver gray was beginning to peek through again and so this time I decided to do blond highlights to break up the dark color a bit... They turned out orange... and since the kit had one of those stupid caps that you pull pieces of hair through, I ended up having the majority of the top layer of my hair being orange, with all the hair underneath being the darker brown color! My husband almost fainted at the sight of me!... So back to the proverbial drawing board I went to try to salvage what I could by using Wella T18 Toner I had on hand in the hopes of bringing down the "brassiness"! IT DID NOTHING AT ALL! In my desperation I put on a baseball cap and went to the nearest store to get a permanent color from Loreal in Dark ash Blond, now being afraid of Clarol, hoping that it would even out the color and give me something closer to a light ash blond.... and would you believe it.... My hair turned completely orange! LOL! If you didn't know better you would think I was born a RED HEAD! my husband HATED IT ... as did I! I also ended up burning my scalp so badly that my scalp was weeping and ended up scabbing all over! Chemical burns from too many processes in one day? Chalk it up to a lesson well learned!
I had to wait for my scalp to heal for a week before trying anything else! If it wasn't so damn funny I would CRY!
So today I went to Sally Beauty Supply and the girl there hadn't the first freaking clue what she was talking about and recommended Wella T28 Toner which is a warmer blond! Thankfully I ignored her and bought the T14 instead! I let it process for the full 35 minutes and the final result ended up dark blond and is no longer orange, but is still a bit on the brassy side! At least I can go out in public without looking like a clown however, I am at a complete loss and cannot explain what the hell went wrong and how to get to a nice cool / ash blond! I have done blond highlights many times in the past with great results! I used Clarol blond highlights / frost kit, which is not my normal brand for highlights! The liquid consistency should have been a dead giveaway that it would be a gamble - MY BAD! LOL
Should I chalk this up to a fluke or user stupidity? Does this have anything to do with the metallic silver hair I have? I have been noticing that the gray I have has been becoming more and more resistant to color over the years, especially around my temples. No mater what brand of permanent dye I have used it remains a metallic silver white color.
After this debacle I am extremely tempted to give up and go to a salon!
Sorry for the long story! Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks
You know, you keep saying in your videos how to fix at home mistakes. Since you work in a salon you should know that sometimes mistakes happen in the salon, too. I've gotten that orange, nasty, horrible hair in the salon, different salons, on more than one occasions, and most of them were high end salons.
Doesnt matter where it came from, I dont like bad mouth other stylists ever and sound like I have it all figured out. I am not saying that mistakes only come from at home done hair tho. :) thanks for watching
I went to the most high end salon in my town, to go from very intense dark red to blonde when I went they told me they can’t do it once and I have to go multiple sessions. I said ok and asked if it would be ready for my birthday which was something like a month away and they said “Sure, you will just have to do the therapies that we suggest also, so we won’t damage your hair.” I was okay with that since they guaranteed that they were experts and they will do it for sure. Sooo, the kind of blonde I wanted was an ashy one very light. After I don’t even know how many sessions and wasted money and going around looking like a HOT MESS it was the time for my appointment before my birthday which the hairstylist said that it would be the last because my hair would turn out the desirable color. Before going I was so skeptical about it because I could see that my hair was way too dark ( and orange) for that but I was like, whatever he knows better... I went they fried my hair LITERALLY and it turned out mustard with orange and kind of green on it. A DISASTER, so as he was getting my hair dried I thought well he is not blind he will fix it and he turns to me and says we are done. I was like but this is nowhere near the color I wanted, is awful and my hair is waaaay too damaged and he said this is exactly the color you asked and he had other hairdressers who worked there to come and tell me the same exactly think treating me like I was crazy and I didn’t know what I was seeing telling me that it’s only the lightning and I will see it when I get out.
Relle Laron I’ve waited almost 4 yrs to go blonde again and I had cutted my hair very short. Now my hair is amazing and I was ready to go blonde but I did not want to go to a hairdressing salon because I don’t trust them anymore. I bought everything myself spend also a fair amount of money in therapies for after bleaching and I did it myself. It turned out awful my roots are white and the rest is very dark orange I have no idea what to do and I’m scared to go to a salon .. I hope a second bleach will fix that mess.
As a professional I know to explain to a client that as a natural brunette their is a 70% chance the hair will end up on a very brassy hair color and more then likely I will need to reevaluate the hair and repeat the entire process the hair again at thier cost.. and should the hair contain previous color I will need to tone that color at the that level
Yup just came home from 3 hours at the salon with white and orange hair. I about died! Hence the video search!
I have always struggled with choosing demi colors and this helped IMMENSELY. Thank you for explaining how to choose a color!
thanks! :)
Saving lives for black haired girls trying to go brown
Wow so many sites and articles and videos that did not help. THEN I FOUND THIS LADY and it is explained in a way that I understand and now I know I need to rebleach not tone my hair. thank you thank you ♡
This is the best explanation of how to fix orange hair ❤ I've watched countless videos that suggest using a toner which did nothing to fix orange hair.
This was exactly the info I needed! You helped me make a decision about toning or not, and how to choose the proper demi shade. Thank you so much!
You are a great teacher, not only a great hairdresser. I teach and I recognize in you a major talent for teaching! You have no idea how invaluable this is, or maybe you do....anyhow, that being said, I am someone who sucks at chemistry and at recipes, so I am pretty much resigned to buying a wig. My hair REFUSES to comply with my wishes so I have killed it.
every time I get the compulsion to bleach my hair at home I watch this video to remind myself that I shouldn't
Dam too late for me 😩😭
She just makes it sound really complicated lol Keep surfing you will find a way ;P
Fk that you only live once
Ale Aguilar don’t worry, i eventually gave in
deir lol
This actually helped me
After all the money I wasted at Sally’s buying toners
My hair was orange after bleaching
I m so happy now
Thank you!
I have no knowledge or background in hair but I finally “got it” with this video. Thank you.
Thank you so much that made me feel loads better knowing I can colour my hair a ash blonde after bleaching my hair. 😊
I used 2 hair color removers and got rid of all red hairdye in my hair, then I dyed my light orange brassy hair dark ash blonde, and it brought be back to a very dark orange except with ash it's a very dirty looking orange. So it doesn't always work... I'm back to square one...
You absolutely can tone ANY shade of hair- if you want to keep your hair a level 7 for instance but it's too warm, you go on the color wheel and neutralize out the underlying pigment that's left on a level 7 ( which is red, orange or a reddish orange, meaning if you put a color with a blue base or even blue violet base) you'll get a toned level 7. If your at a 4, 5 or 6 level you'll usually add blue/green or violet or a combination of all 3 to neutralize out that warmth. The color wheel is your best friend, any shade opposite will cancel out the pigment that's unwanted.. The underlying pigment in a level 10 blonde is pale yellow, and the color opposite yellow on the color wheel is violet so if you put violet over blonde it will get rid of that yellow.. The pigment that's left at a level 8 is orange, blue is across from orange on the color wheel so putting blue over that level 8 will get rid of the orange. Etc, etc, if this confuses someone then I strongly recommend going to a color specialist, it is WORTH the money to get it done right 👍😉. I am a licensed colorist also and I do more color corrections because ppl try to color at home and it goes horribly wrong.. You can usually go darker at home and be ok but trying to lighten your hair at home with a boxed dye or any color even from a beauty supply store is probably going to result in a non desirable result, color won't lift color so if you have colored your hair previously and want to go lighter, color won't do it you need to bleach, I suggest seeing a professional if your going lighter..
ok so my hair is an orange 7 to 6 i stripped it from a dark blumb black... should i use a light ashe blonde toner then hit it with a medium ashe blonde from the regrowth working my way down in an ombre effect.. i need that orange out but i do not want to bleach since my ends are pretty light and realy the middle of my hair has the most orange.please help
This makes perfect sense. Thank you!
I had my Roots bleached yesterday and they turned orange. Applied Wella T18 and it's still orange. Thought I could tone it with more purple shampoo but nope! I'm definitely going to try to tone with blue since I do not want to bleach again so soon. Haven't been able to find any tutorials on here though :(.
danielle jenkins Thank you! You just answered all the "unanswered questions" I still had after watching this video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I made my own tonER out of purple veg dye and silicone free conditioner. I used MANIC PANIC with an organic all natural brand of conditioner. I would apply to DRY hair 2-3x per week until I had the platinum shade I wanted then maintained with purple shampoo. My hair was more yellow than orange but my hair loves to hold onto gold orangish tones. I would get compliments all the time and I finally had the color I wanted! The lady who makes these videos probably had a better answer for you but that worked for me and one bottle of purple lasted a long time so it was cheap fix. Good luck to you!
this was SOOOO helpful! thanks for filming this!
thanks for watching!
yes, thank you so much. I have been wasting so much money on toners, trying to get the ends of my hair to match my toned rooted and mid length. I had no idea I needed to bleach it again to get it to match. The hairdresser just kept telling me to tone, tone tone.. and nothing was happening to the ends, lifted a little orange, but I still look like a sunset. Thanks again.
You are SO knowledgeable! My mom is going through a major hair disaster, and the stylists she went to were being way too technically to where we had no idea what they were talking about. This, and several of your other videos that I've watched this morning, are so so helpful. Thank you! I wish you could help my mom!!
The darker your hair is to start when you're trying to lighten it, the more orange it will pull. It's a matter of getting through those orange tones without compromising the integrity of the hair.
Mine started dark brown virgin hair,wanted caramel highlights, turned out kind of brassy red,she toned and it was yellow.Next day she said she would add ashy and it turned an orangish.She knew it wasnt right yet and she wanted to tone again.I said my hair needs a break.i asked her If she should have left bleach in longer in first place.She said no.I paid a lot and I think she was helpful and tried, but color is not her thing.My only option is to really go to another stylist,I guess.This was my first time going to her she wanted to Make it right ,but how many times do you go back and she says she needs to tone for a third time.
I used a wella toner after I lifted my hair from very dark brown. It was orange. It worked perfectly and made it a light ash brown. Exactly what I was going for. I can’t be the only one who has done this successfully...
Large Tony what toner did you use?
What toner did you use?
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve been a cosmetologist for 7 years and unfortunately these errors are all still too common. You explained things better than my instructors did. I would love it if you could “go back to basics” and teach a simple beginners color class. I wonder if I learned it from someone else’s perspective I might be able to grasp how the mechanics of hair color works, if you haven’t already. Thank you again!
I really wish u were closer to me, or I wish every hairdresser learned everything u know. I went to hair school but I am now a RN and I can not find anyone that understands this like you do. Thank u for sharing your knowledge with us!
I’ve been searching the entire internet for weeks for an informative video like this and this is the ONLY one I have found that actually gave me useful info! Thank you!!
actually she talk sense for the first time. liked the video. 5 years ago but still make sense today.
By far the most informational vid outta the 100s Ive watched! u rock sweetie!:)
aw thanks Kissa Jade !! xx
dyed my hair yesterday & it came out completely orange! toned twice & still nothing. thanks for the video very informative
Same thing happened to me :( How did you fix yours?
That means your hair was to dark when you dyed it. You have to bleach to get the hair to go lighter and use lots of coconut oil after and lost of deep conditioners. Im stuck in that stage right now. Last time i decided to be a blonde, I had to bleach twice and use ash blonde toner to get the bright yellow blonde to a more ash blonde color. It looked amazing. I loved it. Im just taking my time because my hair is curly and I dont want to fry it. Hope everything goes well for you.
That is because in your case you had dark hair and you only bleached once, and blonde toners only work on dark hair that has been processed (bleached) twice. I am in that stage right now because I didn't want to damage my hair by bleaching twice in one day. My hair is currently banana yellow (it was an awful orange but I toned some of that out), but I've been covering it up with hats and deep conditioning until I'm ready to bleach and tone with Wella T18 to get the ash blonde I want.
Same exact thing
i LOVE how informative you are for those who want to put partial or all over blonde in their hair because so so many people who honestly either prefer or cant afford a salon job (i mean going blonde who CAN afford $150ish for the multiple salon bleach trips *they WILL drag it out as they are much much more hair health conscious for you and their sakes* then again the root touch ups every 2-4 weeks or so.) It most definitely adds up and so those who cant invest my GOD- don't feel bad! So for all those who "at Home" bleach/tone -this is the IT video for info! You go above and beyond to not only explain but demonstrate (making it visual and so much more helpful as well to top it off!) I absolutely commend you for doing this because it just blows my mind how little some know about the processes and not to lack of intelligence but just a simple lack of education of the processes/subject. Thank you for taking your time to help everyone (yes, including me i am not the exception!) You are awesome
I don't typically feel the need or desire to leave a comment on any of the youtube videos and that's basically all I watch as far as media is concerned. The point being is that I thought that your video explaining the bleaching and toning process as well as the troubleshooting was extremely well explained, thorough and to the point without being boring, over explanatory, too flamboyant or fake. Good Job on this . I subscribed and I know where I am going for any hair tips online going forward first.Thanks for the well informative video.
The best video I have come across as far as information and the very clean and helpful, thank you for making this.
Omg Hun thank you sooo much!!! This helped me a lot! I can't tell you how frightened I am when it comes to going to a hair salon I've always had a bad experience! I bleached my hair at home and it left a nasty orange colour however this video made everything clear!!! New subscriber ❤️
I have been to too many salons and all of them promised me any colour but orange while making fu of whoever hairdresser worked on my hair before… every time i end up with orange tones and damaged hair then they tell me that's my hair and that's the only colour i can get. I lost hope.
PollyannaFeline aww dont think this is true would love to have you come in sometime!
ellebangs Thank you :)
PollyannaFeline I've been platinum (in one go) before from having dark brown hair. Still to this day I have no idea how she did it.
But now I'm in the same boat; just went to get my hair an ombre blonde with cool near platinum ends and got slight reddish honey highlights and my stylist kept saying "I think that's as light as she'll go". I wanted to try a second lightening in 4-6 weeks but she seemed a bit adamant. It's pretty right now, but my end goal is definitely much brighter and less orange. I'm hoping she doesn't really think that's as light as I can go :( I've had light yellow bleaching my own before even.
I've been watching a lot of videos on bleach washes, getting orange or brass out and she by far has been the most informative and easiest to understand (I'm pretty new at doing all this hair stuff myself). Amazing! Screw the haters, you're amazing!
just from this video I see you made like 7 years ago, I learned more than i have in the 15 -20 yrs of bleaching my hair myself. I guess i never stopped to get the exact science out of it until now and i heard all this before except this video you describe WHY and it all makes alot of sense how you explain..thanks bunches!XOXO
The only question I have after watching this very informative video is why in the world dont our hair stylists explain these things to us?
hehe because it's somewhat complex theory and hairdressers who are not color specialists might not be aware of this them selves.
as a stylist, I always explain to my clients why they cant go from dark to platinum at once and am always excited to describe how toner works when asked - if your stylist cannot be bothered or doesn't know color theory DO NOT trust them with your hair, time or money.
haleygwynneable 100% agree ! :) I fully consult with a client . I will turn people away before I fry their hair . I love the people that get mad leave my salon . Go down the road and their hair is fried from a stylist willing to do what they've asked . Just to come back and apologize for not taking my advice . :/
Omg thank you for this. My hair is kind of orangey and I was having a hard time figuring out whether I was supposed to bleach t again or try and tone it but you cleared that up for me!
Dude, how well learned are you about hair? Awesome explanations xo
The absolute best explanation I've found on how to achieve the color you'd hoped for, after lightening and being horrified by the artificial looking hues you've created. Thank you!!
Had to watch 1111 videos to finally find someone discussing my exact issue and speaking in a calm natural way. Absolutely great!!! Haven't checked out your other videos yet but in my case I'm working at lightening/bleaching a wig from brown to blonde, then grey ... somehow. Good wigs aren't cheap but at least I can hide it, if it doesn't work : ))
The 5th Element makes Orange hair gorgeous lol
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Lux Meow i agree, i think neon orange, true orange and ginger hair colors are beautiful, unfortunately when you have dull orange hair caused from bleach it isnt that nice :/
I had my hair purposely dyed an orange color like The Fifth Element and I LOVED It but now I’m trying to go blue. Lol .
So 2006.
wonderfully explained. fantastic educator.
😲 wow !!! Perfect 👍🏻
I have a question what color do you have in your hair ??? Is so beautiful 😍 I like it 💕
Just wanted to thank you. I went apeshit during corona virus and tried doing my own color. It turned out brassy orange. I followed your advice and bought a neutral blonde and dyed it tonite. Came out exactly how I wanted! Thank you very much. You really know what you are doing! God bless! Love my hair again!
First time I have ever commented on a video, YOU ARE THE BEST!!!! Thank you for that detailed explanation. I have sent over $300 (at salons) on my hair trying to get ashy highlights in my level 5 hair, only resulting in brassy ugly hair. Now I know why! YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!
very informative. my hair is straight up orange so I need to bleach again.
Why won't my hair bleach evenly? I'm able to get most of my hair to a pale yellow, but there are always a few small sections that have an orange/gold tint. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Maybe not saturating hair shaft enough?
It's difficult to get dark hair to bleach 100% evenly. You will always have streaks that are darker than others. The hair on your head starts out at different shades to begin with.
The answer to that is that natural hair is not one solid color.
Porosity
I can see why this video was so popular, its the most intelligent hair color video I've ever seen! I guess I'm still confused as to whether I should "tone" or "bleach" to get rid of the red tones in my hair. I have brunette hair that turns blonde naturally in the sun, however, lately I've been seeing grays in the crown area of my hair. So I bought a box of "neutral" blonde hair dye from Vidal Sassoon (over the counter) and it left the small areas I colored a strawberry blonde color. A month later, I used "color oops" to try and remove the red, which got rid of about 1/4 of the redness. I waited another month, reapplied the color oops, and now the red is about 1/2 gone. Essentially the area I colored is now blonde with light strawberry blonde highlights. Now my hair is pretty dry and having breakage issues. In my case would you consider this the kind of "brassiness" that a toner can remove, or would it be the kind of "reddish orange" that needs to be masked with semi-permanent hair color in a light ash blonde? Also, if you do use semi-permanent color, is the whole goal to protect your hair while masking the red until its healthy enough to bleach again to get the color from red to blonde?
Even 3 years after you uploaded this video I am finding it very useful. You're way more informative than any of the other videos i've watched on the subject. Thanks!
how amazing are you for making this video. seriously, you are the only person who has truly answered my brassy hair question, thank you!!!
I just don't know what would I do without Elle's advice in my life! 💖
her name is sylvia
What happens if I’ve bleached my hair multiple times, and it won’t lighten anymore and I’m still bright orange??
Roxanne McComas you have to either leave it or put a Demi perm color over it that matches your level to neutralize it. You’ve damaged your hair too much so I would start deep conditioning as well
Stop bleaching. Toning orange hair with darker blonde is better than bleaching and have horrible hair! I did that mistake, i went platinum blonde, like white! It didnt damage hair directly but by the time it looked horrible. That strongly bleached hair needs strong after treatments. And also it didnt suit me too well, im very pale green blue eyes, the gold honey blonde was perfect for me.
What i did now was bleaching my grown out roots (10 cm) 2x with 20 volume both times. I ended up with light orange if not dark yellow. I toned it with permanent dark blonde hair which i wanted-permanent. It turned.out sooo gorgeous. Ashy with golden undertones, like natural blond.
However if u want to be platinum go to salon and let them fix ur hair and treat it a bit. Destroyed hair isnt worth it i swear. Its light but.not as soft and natural.
Brad Mondo said that your hair might have reached its limit of lift? Because there is a point where hair stops lifting and stays orange or brassy at that point. I didn't get the full verbatim but that's the idea.
do a sinead o'connor
Thank you! My hair is so orange I look like Kelis in her younger days with the orange hair and wasn't sure toner would fix it. I appreciate your advice. Fixing my hair today!
Thank you for this explanation! I have been watching videos saying not to use semi permanent hair color to tone but to achieve what I want without the damage its the way to go
Out of all your vids, yor hair looks the best and very healthy in this video.
What makeup do you wear? Your face is flawless!
Thank you for going straight to the point, TONER DOESN'T LIFT BRASS. Now back to the beauty supply store hopeful atlast =)
Actually toner does lift brass! lol That's why people tone there hair again to make it less brassy.
McKenzie Malmos toner can only correct to an extent. Toner only deposits color, it does not lift. If you have orange tones in your hair, all the toner in the world will not fix that.
@@bearsbeetsbattlestargalactica6 Ok well then when my hair is orangish blonde and I tone it it turns white...just curious how that happens? Toner gets rid of a brassy blonde.
Toner doesnt lift anything. I can remove brassy TONES in your hair. If your hair is orange it wont work. If its like.. Piss yellow... Or piss yellow with hints of brassyness it can help.(brassy meaning like when yellow and orange kinda start to blend if your looking at spectrum.. Its NOT orange.. But yellow with hints of orange starting to come through..) I dont even know if that will make sense to anyone. Ha not good at describing it.
McKenzie Malmos the toner isn’t actually lifting color out of your hair, it’s getting deposited over the color that’s already there and neutralizing the color. Your hair is likely at the highest level (10+) but you just have residual pigment from either your natural hair color or previous hair colors you’ve done. When you apply a cool toned toner over a warm toned color, you’re not actually taking the warm toned out of the hair, but it’s almost like when you use color corrector on your face when you’re doing your makeup. You still have dark circles/blemishes, but you’re putting something on top of them that hides them. Does that make sense?
Ellebangs, you are amazing, thank you so much for all the informations. so helpful
+Pei Zhang aw you're welcome! Thanks so much for watching my videos :) xx
She broke it down PERFECTLY! and i ised her advice and what the video thought me and worked perfect. Thank you!!!! Your amazing at what you do you go girl!!!
Ellebang-thank YOU! Your videos are extremely helpful. I am asian. And I love changing out my hair colors....You are not only GORGEOUS; but as well very talented& knowlegeable with your craft of HAIR!!!! But above all-you are so unselfish of sharing your KNOWLEDGE OF HAIR!! I realky do think you truly want to help oeople-and therefore it shines through all your videos. Thank you. Pssst-my hair is so orange at this minute:( I am running to Cismo Prof to get a semi olor above this awful orane hot messsss! I can’t thank you enough.
Hi
Can you explain the difference between bleach powder and hair lighting cream please?
Is lighting cream safer than bleach powder and causes less damages to the hair?
Thanks 💕
Not really bleach is still bleach, from what I remember cream lifts less levels
I am right at a level 8 I think you said it was like pretty orange still and not pretty at all :/ now I have to wait 2 weeks to bleach again
lauren biggerstaff I'm in the same boat as you..I hate the way my hair looks and having to wait is no fun 😩😩
lobiggz 92 same 😵 I hate how my hair looks orange
lobiggz 92 my hair is: orange, yellow, white and "brown"... I also need to wait..
I have been to the salon 2x in the past 2 weeks an a total of $200.00! I was redish brown an I told her I wanted to go natural blonde an she said ok well it was orange an she acted like it looked good the the next week I went back an she did it again an now yellow/ orange!! I really don't think she knows what she is doing! How can I fix it at home?!
TMC omg I can relate same thing happened to me she said its light brown and it wasn't it was orange
The hairdresser energy is strong in this one.
I know I'm repeating other comments, but I very rarely comment, so just wanted to say thanks. This video was so helpful x
Her :get rid of ugly orange hair
My red head cousin:ohhhhhh u wanna........come at me bro
Me:calm down she is talking about bleaching dang
khloe delania 😂🤣
LMAOO
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not even funny stfu
@@chompchomp7853 u stfu
I understand a level 7 needs to have a level 8 to stay in that 7 range. what if I believe I have a level 8 when its actually a 7? If I were to use a level 9 demi, would it still work even though it's 2 levels higher?
No has to be the right level or darker to work
This video is so great! Very informative, so thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.
+Denise Chase Thank you for watching :) xx
+ellebangs Is it possible to use a light ash blonde permanent hair color with 30 volume developer to lift and eliminate orange tones if say your hair lifts to a level 7/8 during the bleaching process beforehand?
Thank you so much Sylvia. Out of all colorists, you are the only one besides Guy Tang that really explains it accurately and logically! Truly you know what you're talking about and have enough professional experience to share these videos. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
I'm a stylist and this is a fantastic video.gets you back to the basics of color. I live how u brought or the color wheel for visualization. keep up the good work!!!
perfect! easy to understand for me! thanks will be watching more!
+cosmobeauty 21 aw thanks beautiful! Are you in beauty school! If you are, congrats on entering the most exciting field ever!!
I'll be graduating in a few weeks! N thank youuuu
ellebangs so i can dye my hair twice in 1 day i was told to wait for 2 weeks
Chloe-Katherine Martinez
YESSSS TYSM !! this was so helpful 🔥
thank you so much for doing this video! I really wish my hairdresser had told me this info before she told me I could go blonde in one go. I'm stuck with the "not pretty level 8" now 😭😭
Thank you for sharing this with us. May I say? YOUR! HAIRCOLOR! IS AMAZING!!! Your hair looks absolutely fantastic! Beautiful shade, beautiful cut, super healthy-looking and shiny. WoW!
Finally ......after trips to Sally's Someone who explained what I needed Toner doesn't fix goldy orange hair....Thank you
Could you at least recommend some demi and semi permanent dyes for yellow to orange toned hair? *Trying to reach platinum*
Good question
Goddess Lo Thank best explanation I’ve seen so far !!
Does anyone feel that either her makeup, lighting or camera make her skin look warm and her hair cool, and therefore washes her out a bit?
I noticed that, her hair looks very cool here, probably the lighting
Omg, you save my hair eventually!:)
out of all the youtube videos ive watched today you are the 1st to get me to understand what steps i need to take thank you!