stylist notes
Color matching extensions with a color ring
Match the ends, not the roots, and use daylight. Our five rules for a seamless blend.
A perfect cut and install still fails if the shade is off. Our color ring has every shade we make on real hair, so you can match in the chair.
1. Match the mid-lengths and ends
Extensions sit below the client’s roots. Hold the ring against the hair two inches below the scalp and at the ends.
2. Use daylight
Salon lights warm everything up. Step to a window or use a daylight lamp.
3. Two shades are better than one
Most natural hair has depth. Blending two close shades looks more real than one flat shade.
4. Choose rooted shades for blondes
A rooted shade bridges the client’s regrowth and grows out more gracefully.
5. Tone if you need to
Our hair is lifted gently and takes toner well. Tone before the install, never on the head.
