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Level 5 - 6 bleach bath / straight bleach for lavender

 
(@charimito)
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Hi guys!

A fried who has a level. 5 - 6 box blonde wants me to dye her hair lavender. Do you think thats possible in one go? (As in ine bleach session) Will i need a color remover or just bleach will be enough? Her natural hair color is a very warm level 3 brown.  She doesnt have any photos that show her current shade properly but lets say it's a mid honey blonde.

Thanks!

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Posted : April 20, 2014 9:50 am
(@squishy000)
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It won't be light enough for a pastel like lavender--it needs to be very pale, inside-of-a-banana yellow (a level 10), preferably toned to white/silver for pastels to take well.

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Posted : April 20, 2014 12:56 pm
(@charimito)
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Thanks intem, i meant if one full bleach session would be enough or of i needed a color rekover plus bleach.... It shows it was like 4 am when i wrote it!

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Posted : April 20, 2014 1:48 pm
(@squishy000)
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Possibly, it depends on the condition and resistance of her hair.  If she got 2-3 levels of lift the last time she bleached, it's likely she'll get another 2-3, which would take her somewhere between a 7 and a 9 ... if she gets to a level 9, you may be able to get away with a stronger pastel shade; if she gets to a level 7, you will probably have to do a bleach bath or two for the last little lift.

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Posted : April 21, 2014 7:16 am
(@katiesiepierski)
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I don't think you'll need a color remover at all. If she used a blonde box dye to lighten her hair the pigment deposited from it was much lighter than what her level turned out to be so I don't think it will cause any interference with bleaching.

If she feels like investing a little money, Matrix Light Master is a wonderful bleach and lifts extremely well. With a 30 vol bleach bath (so 15 vol) I am able to lift very resistant level 6 hair to a 10 in 25 minutes, and with level 5 hair I usually use 20 vol for 30 minutes and it's pale yellow.

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Posted : April 24, 2014 2:37 am