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How To Get 5 Levels of Lift & Lighten Roots Without Using Bleach

BY SALLY MADISON
NATIONAL COLOR TRAINER


Are you trying to lift your roots and lighten them - WITHOUT using bleach?

It is possible, if you use Ugly Duckling's high lift colors.

In this blog post, we will show you how exactly you should do this.

And get great results every time!

Dark Roots In Need of Lifting & Fixing?

In this picture, you can see that our model had rather dark roots in need of lifting.

We would assess her roots as really quite dark - around level 5.

However, her ends had been lightened and were blonde from an earlier application.

So our task is going to be to lift those roots without using bleach and get them up to the same level as her ends.

Then we are going to try and tone the whole hair.

Ready? Let's go!

Regrowth of Level 6

Before: Level 6 Regrowth

First, Choose Your High Lift Ugly Duckling Color.

Choose your preferred color from the Ugly Duckling High Lift Series.

All Ugly Duckling High Lift Colors begin with a 100.

For a regular blonde look, you can use High Lift Blonde 100.

For an ashy blonde look, you can use High Lift Ash Blonde 100.10 or High Lift Deep Ash Blonde 100.11.

In this case, we went with High Lift Ash Blonde 100. 

The mix for all Ugly Duckling high lift colors is 1 part color to 2 parts developer.

We are using 30 Volume because it is significant lift that we are trying to achieve!

We apply on the regrowth area and leave on the head for 35 minutes.

Apply To Root Area - 100.11

Apply your mix to the root area as in the picture above.

Next, extend to the ends for the last 5 minutes

In the last 5 minutes, we extend the mix to the ends.

You can already tell that highlights are not going to be necessary.

The hair is beginning to look very nicely blended together, and we won't get any line of demarcation between the roots and the ends.

Final Result

The Final result. Consistent Deep Ash Blonde Result. No line of demarcation and roots perfectly lifted.

Color Tutorial by Elona Taki.

When you blow dry it is going to look even brighter.

At that point, you won't even be able to tell where the new growth was.

This is a simple, perfect and easy technique you can do in the salon.Your client will be good to go for another couple of months.

As long as your hair is level 6 (dark blonde or medium blonde) and above, you can follow this technique using Ugly Duckling's high lift colors.

And get away without using bleach!

WATCH VIDEO NOW!

Hair by Elona Taki

What is the best high lift blonde color for me?

Ugly Duckling has 3 high lift blonde colors you can choose from:

Best all-round high lifting product

High Lift Blonde 100.

This High Lift will give a 5-6 level lift and is a great all-purpose hair blonding ingredient for customers with medium blonde hair looking to avoid bleach.

The result will be a very nice natural light blonde color.

Use with 20 or 30 Vol developer depending on the lift required.

The mix is 1+2 and the development time can be up to 40 minutes.

Watch the root carefully as it lifts and be sure to rinse once you have reached the desired level.

Do not over-process, especially if you are going to tone it again afterwards.

Press on the image of the shade chart to learn more about this color.

High Lift 100

Best High Lift Color for Dark Roots

High Lift Ash Blonde 100.10

If your client has dark roots that need lifting, then you can use this high lift color.

This color has ash built in to stop the hair going too warm or brassy as you lift.

Nevertheless, once lifted, you will need to tone the root area once again and then extend to the lengths.

Use with 20 or 30 Vol developer depending on the lift required.

The mix is 1+2 and the development time can be up to 40 minutes.

Watch the root carefully as it lifts and be sure to rinse once you have reached the desired level.

Press on the image to learn more.

High Lift 100.10

Best Lifter & Toner Combined - for Medium Blonde Hair

High Lift Deep Ash Blonde 100.11

This high lift product has a double ash reflect. It is particularly suitable for one-step lifting and toning as in the video above.

Use this product if your client has a base of level 7 and you want to fix the base and retone the rest.

Use with 20 or 30 Vol developer depending on the lift required.

The mix is 1+2 and the development time can be up to 40 minutes.

Watch the root carefully as it lifts and be sure to rinse once you have reached the desired level.

Press on the image to learn more.

100.11

High Lift Deep Ash Blonde

Ugly Duckling's High Lift Deep Ash Blonde 100.11

Is there anything else I can do to make sure that the roots to ends are a seamless blonde?

Yes, you can use Ugly Duckling's Purple Shampoo and Mask.

This will help to make the color and the tone even between roots and ends.

Ugly Duckling Purple Shampoo & Mask

Ugly Duckling's Brilliant Blonde Purple Shampoo & Mask

After Purple Shampoo & Mask

After toning with Purple Shampoo & Mask 

About the author

Sally has been a hair colorist and trainer for many years in both the US & Europe. She currently does hair color training for Ugly Duckling. She also helps develop new & awesome products for the brand.



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