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My client's grandma gave me a tip about layering hair colors and I was skeptical but it worked
Mrs. Patterson’s grandma cornered me last week at her wedding consult and swore I needed to use a copper toner under the red dye to make it pop deeper. I thought she was pulling my leg but I tried it on a test strand and the color came out way richer than just doing a single coat. Has anyone else gotten random old-school advice from a client’s relative that actually worked?
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gibson.avery23d ago
Copper toner under red dye sounds like a recipe for a brassy mess" - nah, your loss, that tip is gold.
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kelly63823d ago
That old lady advice is exactly the kind of thing that causes more problems than it fixes. Copper toner under red dye sounds like a recipe for a brassy, uneven mess. Most color theory from that era was based on trial and error with really harsh chemicals, not modern formulations. You probably got lucky with the test strand because the hair was already in good condition, not because the tip was actually smart. Sticking to the product instructions and doing a single coat will give you way more consistent results across different hair types. Trusting random grandma hacks is how you end up with orange blotches and a very unhappy client.
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wilson.joseph23d ago
You ever think those grandma hacks have been working for decades because they actually know what they're doing?
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