 Hey guys, this is Matt Beck from freesaloneducation.com here with another point-of-view video and The cool thing about this video is I'm not gonna do really any cutting I guess I do a little cutting at the end But I'm gonna walk you through a color technique This is taking one of my guests named Kit who's been coming to me for a long time We normally do a single Single-color touch up sometimes we throw some highlights in there, but this time we're gonna do a single color So just a quick touch up, but then we're gonna go in and create an ombre effect to her hair color So hope you guys enjoy this video. It's something a little bit different what I like to do with most of my guests You can see Kit has a little bit of root Regrowth in there, so I'm gonna go in and touch up her hair. We're using a level seven kind of a warm copper Color Kit likes a little bit warmer red tone to her hair So we're gonna go through and touch that up What you'll notice is as I go through I basically took a parting right out where she parts her hair And then I brought that all the way into the the nape of the neck in the back And I'm gonna go through and just separate both sides of the head from the right and left So we're going through just using that level seven color touching up the base real simple here So we'll do both sides and then that gives me a good separation And that's kind of why I like doing it this way and then I can work on one side and I can go to the other side of work You could do this in your four quadrants if you want to This obviously is not a technical part of of this process. It's just getting that touch up on I will pull you'll see some of the the Touch up I pull through a little bit more we want this to be kind of an organic feel to the color So I'm not trying to make everything perfect now I'm gonna go through horizontally and just finish up to touch up. So I'm not gonna show you this whole process We're gonna speed it up in a second Skip ahead a little bit. Most of you guys know how to do a touch up now. So Just but yeah, this is a basic way This is how I like to do it separate the two sides and then just work horizontally up Just keeps me nice nice and organized and clean All right, now we just skip ahead to the front the reason I want to show you the front in this part is that For for the most part throughout the whole technique. I was just going about two inches down from from the scalp And now you'll see me kind of feather through a little bit more. I really want to pull through Some of that color because if you look at kids base color, it's probably a level five around a level five So that level seven color is gonna lift her You know to us to probably to a level six Possibly a seven, but we're gonna stay probably around a level six I only use 20 volume. I'm not trying to lift her too high and I really want to pull out some of that warmth in her natural hair that's gonna happen anyways, so So her base is gonna start out around a level six then if I pull some of that color through the mid shaft It's already a little bit lighter. So it's gonna take on that level seven so we're already creating that ombre feel starting with our level six at the base into the level seven and into the level eight and That's what you want is a gradual Work through and then really light pop at the end. So You'll see me. That's why I feather some of the color through just because I want that kind of natural Difference in the colors to happen. So now basically all I'm gonna do is go through Kids hair and while her touch up is on processing. I'm gonna go through take little triangle sections out I would say that I do this Similar to most people. I don't think it's a lot different. But what I like to do is really soak on the mid shaft and and then work my way up and Really just kind of smooth that color and you'll get a good look at it right here So we'll take out a little triangle section. I'm gonna do this on pretty much every bit of her hair I'm working with a 20 volume lightener This is our Bolliage lightener that we're selling the Sunlight's Bolliage lightener. It's got a really nice consistency to it So we're going in I soak the mid shaft and then I use my fingers to Slowly work up and kind of separate that line of demarcation that would happen there And then I paint with the brush vertically to just kind of spread that lightener up the hair shaft And that creates a really natural feel to the color and then at the very end I soak on The ends with some more lightener because the heavier the lightener obviously the lighter and the more saturation you're gonna get with the hair So I like to soak this on work it through slide it down to the ends Really feather on that or really put on that color Then we're gonna go through and just kind of feather it through the mid shaft Pull it to the top and then I run my fingers through it to just smooth it out Make sure that there's no inconsistencies if you just leave chunky lightener on hair It's gonna get blotchy and spotty So I really want to make sure that the consistency of the lightener on the hair shaft is smooth Before I move on to the next section Again, just keep taking those triangles It's really easy technique and I think That you know, I think the biggest difference is what you'll see with a good ombre and a bad ombre is just those little extra steps really work in the lightener through making sure that it's nice and smooth and Not cutting corners on it It is again kind of an organic feel to the hair, but you do need to have proper placement with it as well so I'm really working through almost every hair strand on the head and Doing the same exact technique every single time I really use my left hand a lot to make sure that I'm really working in the lightener Some people like Brian like to use the paddle and stuff. I I like using my fingers to work in the lightener I just feel like the consistency is easier for me and it's easier for me to not use a paddle but I like Doing this technique because I think it creates a very natural look to the hair Or it could be unnatural if you want it to be but like with Kit. She's not looking to have crazy unnatural looking hair She wants it to look like this Sun kind of highlighted her ends. So This is a really cool way to create that effect. This will show you the sectioning that I did on the opposite side as well I work diagonal back It's just easy for me to make sure that I get all the hair and I can keep the hair out of the way So we'll split that in half. I'm still pretty much working with all of the hair But working diagonal back just keeps it clean and organized As I work through it Again, you can see how we're just feathering with using the brush vertically We're using the Balayage Brush as well, which we have on shop FSE the thing I like about this brush is the bristles are really flexible They're flexible and and firm at the same time. It's it's weird. They're long So they're easy to paint and brush, but they're not really weak So it works really well for the for the type of hair painting that a lot of people are doing nowadays And it's a smaller brush. So it's easier to get in there and work those little details Another key point with doing any kind of hair painting is to make sure that you have your section Completely brushed out a lot of people will grab a bunch of hair at once and just start painting on it It might have some tangles in there That's where you're going to see the inconsistencies in the color and your end result You want to make sure that that's nice and smooth brush it out There's no tangles in the hair that way you can get a smooth surface to paint the color on Nothing's changed Still working the hair of the color through the ends and then feathering it up the mid shaft I think another good thing to do with this technique is to make sure that You don't go to the same spot every time so Because if you go to the same spot every time you're gonna have really light ends and it's gonna get dark quick And then it's gonna be dark the rest of the way up the hair So you're gonna have that kind of two tone color to it. You really want to make sure that When you go in you take one section like let's say this section I'm working on now and I paint it a little higher than I paint the rest because then you get those ups and downs Throughout the look on the hair so that when you smooth out the hair You don't see again that the two tone feel to it Taking out those triangles another cool thing about this brush is it's got kind of a pencil feel to it So it fits really well. It's very comfortable in your hand It's thicker but then at the very end is a nice little pick so you can pick out the hair And it's got a nice sharp point to it so you can take your section So it's really creative for this type of hair coloring Like I said before we're gonna paint every bit of this hair You could leave out some if you want to it just depends on how much brightness you want to create But I would definitely say that If you're trying to create an ombre look you really need to do pretty much all of all of the hair You can see me taking a brush and brushing through it to make sure that there's no tangles in the hair as I work through And this is a salon reality thing here This is one of my guests in the salon I just threw a camera on my head to do this for you guys and so you can see the whole experience of it I tried not to edit too much. You know color gets very repetitive. So I did that a little bit But the the fact is this is very salon reality. She's got her touch up on we're waiting for that to process and while That's happening. This is a quick upgrade that you can add on a lot of people look at well Maybe I could get an assistant. Maybe I could double up the amount of people that I do Well, the thing that happens with that is you lose customer service and a lot of people don't always you're paying for an assistant Maybe you don't need yet. So if you're not that booked up This is a great add-on service that a new stylist or somebody could add on instead of just sitting there waiting for that Single color to process do this technique and and charge a little extra for it and that's you know That's makes your client have something exciting going on with their hair and it makes you more money So it's a win-win for everyone Alright, so we got all the color on now We're just gonna let that sit and you just want to make sure you kind of go through it and just make sure that there Wasn't any big chunks of color on there We rinsed it out and now I'm gonna go through and we're gonna blow it dry And I want you guys to kind of see this whole color happen and how it Really comes to life with the blow dry. So we put on some foam This is an extra body foam from Paul Mitchell. What I'm gonna do now is brush the product through the hair So we're using the wet brush. This is my new favorite brush. I don't sell it or anything It's just one of those brushes that is now my go-to Brushes through the hair like crazy. I always thought it was kind of a gimmick and a joke But it really is one of the best brushes I've ever used. So now I'm gonna go through I got my ergo paddle brush that they sent me I love it and I'm just gonna do a nice little leafing technique and Just to smooth the cuticle of the hair then we're gonna go through and round brush it a little bit But this way you can really see that color start to pop out. So as I brush it forward You can see it a little bit on the ends there But there you see right in the mid shaft how The color starts to brighten up and then once it gets to the ends it just gets really nice and bright It's great Not sure if you can hear that in the background But there's a nice train that runs through new hope and I guess it decided to do it right now So we're paddle brushing through Now I got my round brush. This is my ergo brush as well and We're going to work With high elevation I want to create a lot of volume in this and just Really bring out the wave and the natural feel To this hair color I don't want to make it curly and I know a lot of people have a challenge with seeing the end result curly on an Ombre so I did it both I did a round brush here and then I'm gonna do a little bit of cutting and face framing Dry and then I go through and I smooth it so you guys can actually see it smooth as well So you can see both results because a lot of people Want to see an ombre and they want to see it straight and curly so Go through nice little round brush letting the brush cool off creating that little wave again high elevation That's gonna give me the most volume in the hair And you're really gonna see when I drop this section how the ombre is coming about and how it looks So you can see how that just kind of melts together. I love the copper feel With the brightness on the ends. It just looks really really nice So again elevating the hair. I like to Kit wears her hair to her right so I'm round brushing everything to her left And with high elevation so that way when I let it go It's gonna kick over top and create that volume on the opposite side So just let it sit there and cool and then when we kick it to the other side the way that she likes to wear it She's gonna have a lot more volume in there a couple more pieces You can see the technique when we're round brushing really just Keeping that brush horizontal parallel basically keeping the blow dryer parallel with the brush That was easy for me to say And just working through it now you can really see with a little bit of wave in there How shiny and just how nice I love the other thing I love about ombre and balayage is it just keeps the quality of the hair When you pack it in a foil you get too much heat in there sometimes and it just damages the layers of the hair This is just beautiful. It's shiny. It really really Looks nice. It's an easy technique to do So now I'm gonna brush it out I'm going to do a little bit of cutting and then And then you'll see the end result So I'm gonna tuck the left side the weak side around her ear and we're just gonna do I'm gonna clean up her bang She wanted her bangs a little bit shorter. She didn't really want to lose any length on anything So I'm gonna go through using my Mizetani puffins And just do a slide cutting technique tease cutting right at the bang area So taking diagonal forward sections out of the fringe and just over directing them over the left eye It'll just give us a slight Asymmetrical feel to the fringe and it'll you know, it gives it a nice side bang for our guest kit And the higher the elevation on that the more lightweight the fringe will be so we elevated a little bit kids got nice medium Medium hair so, you know, she didn't I didn't need to elevate it too much and now I'm just matching up the other side So just over directing everything over given her a little face frame I like using the tease cutting technique because it's soft and because she's got long hair I'm not really trying to build any structure to it anyways So I can just go in do a little tease cutting and lighten up her face frame area and there we go You can see the end result for the most part Now I'm going to show it to you straight as well So you can see it here. You can see how that hair starts dark and it just moves into a lighter feel and Again the technique is easy just make sure that you take the nice triangle sections Work through it paint the color onto the mid shaft and then work it down to the ends and then feather it through the top and that's really the key to it make sure that you're adding these little upgrades on your guests are going to love it and It'll make you some more money in the salon. I hope you guys like these point of view videos We've got a lot more to come just picked up some more tools to be able to create even cooler ones So I hope you guys are liking it. Please leave your comments below Make sure you subscribe to us on YouTube and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at free salon education And yeah, we'll check you guys later. Thank you so much for watching and we'll see you on the next video