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ASSESSING the hair

today i'm gonna be showing you how to SOFTEN gray hair with a toner. 

my client patti is about 50% gray, but it's really SCATTERED and random. some of it is growing gray in clumps, and other parts are growing in more salt and pepper. she is someone that would like to stretch out her appointments as long as possible before needing to come in again so the best way to blend out her grey is by doing HIGHLIGHTS. 

as you obviously know, highlights don’t affect any hairs that aren’t in the foils. the challenge that patti faces is that not only is her hair COARSE, it's also quite curly, especially around the PERIMETER. we need to do SOMETHING to soften the grey hairs that don’t get highlighted (otherwise they are really difficult to hide when she is styling her hair on her own at home). 

 

today i’ll show you how to soften those grey hairs by using a TONER so that her overall finished result is BLENDED and nice and soft. 

PRO TIP: this won’t work on everyone. i don’t think i would ever do this on anyone that has a natural color darker than a level 7. i’d also proceed cautiously depending on what you want the finish result to be. i wouldn’t recommend doing this for anyone that wants a really ashy finish.

here's patty's hair all HIGHLIGHTED and RINSED OUT. you can see these curly little grey buggers left here by her ear.

here i'm mixing patty's TONER. in the bowl i have 9N and 5 vol. the reason why i chose to mix her toner with 5 vol is it because it has a little bit more ammonia than just using a demi. i do allow it to OXIDIZE a little bit in the bowl so that there's not really any lifting power. i don’t want it to bump her base at all, i just want to soften the gray.

PRO TIP: you need to formulate differently depending on what color line you’re using and what the person's head of hair looks like. there is no cookie cutter answer on how to formulate for blending gray hair.

i’m going to start APPLYING the toner to the areas that have the most wirey, gray hair first so that it sits on there the longest.

time to let the hair PROCESS. you can already see through the toner that her grey hair is SOFTER.

now her hair is all DONE. look at how BLENDED it is and look how soft her gray looks.

so that's it for today's video. i hope you enjoyed it. remember that you're BRILLIANT, you're BEAUTIFUL, and you're going to go on to accomplish some AMAZING THINGS. have a beautiful day. Bye. XOXO

hey beauty activists! we're here with elaine and i'm going to be showing you guys how to do this really edgy, bold, TEXTURED BOB. 

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let’s get started

this is how her hair looks now. we actually had it as a very blunt bob. it's grown out quite a bit now. it's been growing out for maybe about four months or so. 

we are going to do is we're going to be taking this much shorter and we're going to be giving her a different style. bob, this textured bob is super CLASSY and it's really, really fun. let's get started and i'll show you exactly how to recreate this look.

here is her hair all SECTIONED out. now you really want to make sure when you're doing any sort of haircutting that you're very clean with your sections and makes cutting the hair so much easier.

 we are going to have one section down at the bottom here in the NAPE, and then we're going to have the mid sections of the head section down one on each side.

then, the top crown where we're going to have a HORSESHOE starting at the pridals on each side. 

we are going to be starting in the bottom nape section here. what we want with the hair here is that it's going to sit quite SNUG to the nape, so we are going to be taking off a decent amount of length and weight. we're going to be starting in the center back of the head and we're going to be pulling straight out from the head and cutting PARALLEL to the scalp.

we aren't going to be CUTTING the hair about one and a half inches long. now we're going to be working our way towards the outside of the head. we're going to be taking now a section similar in size to the center back section. we're going to OVERDRAFT that towards the center, which is going to help us preserve length. as we moved to the outside, we're gonna cut using the center length as a guide with our hands. again PARALLEL to the scalp. 

now we're going to work onto the next side and we're going to mirror exactly what we did on the previous side. what we're doing is creating SYMMETRY across the entire nape section in the back. 

it's important to CROSS CHECK your work throughout the haircut to make sure that your hair is even and symmetrical and you're on the right track. what you want to do is you want to take partings opposite the partings that you cut, so i am going to be going HORIZONTALLY and you want to see that the hair is all in line and that you don't have any hair sticking out of place. if you see hairs or outer place, make sure you tweak them accordingly and again, cross check to make sure that you have no hair's out of place.

check the hair from the same section on each side of the head to make sure that they are EVEN on both sides.

the MIDSECTION

let's move on now to the next two sections, which is the mid section of the haircut. we're again going to be starting into the CENTER BACK of the hair. 

our goal is to create some GRADUATION in the haircut, so we're going to be pulling the hair down at about a 45 DEGREE ANGLE. we're going to make sure that the shortest length in this hair is actually going to reach the bottom of the haircut in the nape here because we want this piece to OVERHANG the previous neat section that we had cut.

i'm going to be holding my hands at about a 45 DEGREE ANGLE to cut the graduation into the hair. once we're completed that section, we're gonna move towards the front on one side of the head. 

we're going to take similar size sections and we're going to OVER DIRECT it to the center back section that we just cut and we're going to use that section as a guide to complete the rest of the sections in the haircut. we're going to over direct the section to the previous. this is going to treat a GENTLE INCREASE in the length as we work our way to the signs and what that's going to do is help build length around the ears. 

PRO TIP: this is always an area that because it has less hair can tend to have a hole in the haircut if not done properly. so you again really want to make sure to build that length around that your section.

make sure that you are WETTING the hair down as much as you need. you want to make sure that the hair is evenly saturated and wet throughout the entire haircut. this will make sure that you have proper TENSION in your hands as you're cutting the hair and that the hair is easier to cut.

the SIDES

now moving onto the side sections, this is going to be from the top of the ear to the front of the face. we're going to be taking our first section at the top of the ear and we're going to be over directing it back to the previous section. this is going to be the last section of the outside edge of the back. from this point on, we're going to be OVER DIRECTING all the following sections back to the same spot. when over directing the hair all the way back to this back section. that's going to preserve the MAXIMUM amount of length around the face so that when it falls forward we still have a very nice slight angle forward with a little bit more length around the front. 

we are again going to CROSS CHECK the hair and tweak anything that we need to that's sitting out of place.

let's move on now to the next side of the hair. we're going to mirror what we did on the other side. again, creating SYMMETRY on both sides of the head. make sure that you are cross checking as you go on both sides, making sure that it is in fact the same length on each side of the head as you're working your way through. 

now that you're kind of in your last section of this side, you should see that it lines up fairly evenly for length as the other side. this is why it's very important to make sure you have the proper over direction and you match and mirror each side of the haircut as well that you're cross checking throughout, as you're doing the haircut. 

we are going to CROSS CHECK again on both sides making sure that the haircut is even, make sure that every single hair is in place and that we see complete symmetry on each side. if you see anything on a place, make sure to tweak that specifically so that the haircuts going to be perfect.

CROSSCHECKING is the key to great haircuts. we are again going through the hair, taking horizontal sections, making sure that all the hairs are in place and tweaking anything out of place that we need to on we go. 

FINAL SECTION

we're going to finish the haircut now and move to the top HORSESHOE section of the hair. we are going to start again in the center back of the hair and we're going to finish off the graduation we need for the haircut, so again, we weren't to be pulling the hair straight back from the head with a SLIGHT ANGLE in our fingers.

it's going to be a slight 45 degree angle here and we're going to cut the GRADUATION into the hair. as we move towards the front of the face, we're again going to be overdrafting the hair to the previous section. 

getting to the side sections of the top now, what we're going to do is the same thing we did on the mid section of the haircut and we're going to OVERDRAFT the hair all the way to the back section around the ears. 

once that's complete, now we're going to be putting LAYERS into the rest of the haircut. at the very top, we're going to be pulling the hair straight up from the head and cutting straight across, allowing for some layers to fall down over top of this nice graduated bob.

we are over directing the hair back again to preserve length around the front. we're now going to join the top layers of the hair with the rest of the graduated hair pad. we're going to pull the hair out from the PARIETAL RIDGE at a 45 degree angle. the pridal is where the horseshoe of the hair meets. the rest of the haircut and we're going to notch in and take out this corner and this weight of the hair taking out this corner is going to allow the hair to fall very nicely when the layers fall over the graduation.

this is our last cross check. now that the haircut is done, make sure that everything again is symmetrical on both sides and that her bob is even around the face. 

SHARPENING the look

we are going to now look at the PERIMETER of the haircut and make sure all the hairs are sitting in place. if you have anything because of her hair line that is causing the hair to sit out of place, you want to tweak that to give a very nice finish to the bottom of the cut with the haircut all complete. 

now i'm going to go through with my TEXTURE sheers and take out some weight. this is a very visual process. make sure that you're taking out enough to give the textured look, but not too much that you're taking out too much of the hair and taking out the fullness to finalize the haircut. i want to add a bit more texture to it.

i'm going to VISUALLY see where i want to put some more movement into the hair and i'm going to do some DEEP POINT cutting with my sheers. this is going to take out some of the weight and put more texture into the finished look to create this look. 

STYLIZATION

styling the hair and products are so key, so what i'm going to put in is the nvenn’s 'replenish' restoration oil that's gonna give SOFTNESS and shine to the hair. 

next i'm going to be putting in nvenn’s 'protect' , which is our hot tool HEAT SHIELD. it will protect from blow dry and our curling iron. 

next, which is super important is i'm going to be putting in nvenn’s 'texture'. texture is going to provide FOUNDATION to the haircut. it's going to add volume, it's going to add hold and it's going to allow us to create this beautiful textured bob.

lastly, i'm going to put some loose curls in your hair using the curling iron. we're just gonna finish with nvenn’s 'fix', flexible hairspray. it's just going to add some more TEXTURE and hold to the look. 

we are all DONE with the look, check it out! this haircut looks awesome and elaine rocks it out. it is a super classy textured bob. you can see how it sits in the hair, how nicely it sits in the back sections. it's going to be a super easy cut and style for her to play with. it's going to be a lot of fun for her. 

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we're putting out videos every friday, so i guess i'll see you guys next week. Bye XOXO 

today we’re doing veronica’s hair! she’ll need a major COLOR CORRECTION before i create the SMOKEY BEIGE hair. i’ll also be testing out 2 NEW lighteners and comparing them to blondeme.

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comparing 2 NEW lighteners 

i’m testing out two new lighteners on the market. 

1. the davines liberty lightener (their new on scalp bleach)
2. the scruple’s 9 levels of lift lightener

i’m going to conduct this test on the bottom of veronica’s hair on both the level 1 new growth and level 5 artificial color. on the left is davines and on the right is scruples. for the rest of veronica’s head, i’m going to use our current favorite lightener: blondeme. 

i’m going to need to do this in different steps to address all three levels in veronica’s hair.

applying the LIGHTENER

i’m starting with mixing the davines. right away i notice it’s extremely messy. dust particles are flying everywhere. i had to mix it 3:1 to get a good consistency. scruples didn’t seem to be as difficult.

with the different lighteners applied, i’m going to do the rest of veronica’s head in the blonde me. 

the scruples on the right is by far the warmest, making the davines lightener second. 

with the hair dried, the blonde me is clearly the winner. both davines and scruples lifted to the same. veronica noted that the scruples made her head itch a bit. so, the liberty scalp bleach is at least a bit more gentle. 

let’s move on. now i need to address to the persistent orange in veronica’s hair. i’m going to put another round of blonde me and 30 vol on the orange portions of her hair. 

now that i’ve completed another round of lightening, i’m ready to move on to lightening the rest of the head. i’m going to pick out the individual brown strands that need to be lightened across the entire head. 

here are the foils all done! 

COLORING the hair

the lightener is washed out.  now it’s time to tone. 

after i’ve toned with a level 8, i’m finally at the perfect palette. now i can finally apply the SMOKEY BEIGE color. i’ve mixed ½ smokey silver and ½ beige. with express toners, the color processes fast. move quick and make sure you start at the bottom.

with the initial color applied, i’m going to apply ½ 8.22 from j beverly hills to the hair and wash out.

and here’s the hair in NATURAL LIGHT!

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veronica here! ally is back in my chair for the fourth time. i’ve been documenting her hair’s journey from drip dye part 1 all the way to now. today i’m going to be removing HAIR COLOR STAIN and taking ally to a beautiful two-toned blonde. 

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LIGHTENING the hair 

like most artificial colors, the pink from our original drip dye has stained ally’s hair. it’s typical of these colors to fade up to this point before ‘staining’ the hair. to remove it, i have to lighten the hair. i’m going to take care of this hair color stain as i create her highlights and lowlights. 

i’m starting by sectioning. it’s super important to SECTION the hair when lightening. it helps you stay organized and keeps your foiling process efficient.

the fringe

i’ll begin the lightening process in ally’s fringe. since ally parts her hair to the side, i’m angling the foils in the opposite direction. this will make sure the color is diffused. to add to the natural look, i’m alternating sections by:

1. applying the HIGHLIGHT with one section

2. and putting the LOWLIGHT in the next

the rest of the head

for the rest of the head, i’ve mixed three formulas. 

1. blonde me with 7 vol for her growth
2. j beverly hills lightener with a 7 vol the HAIR COLOR STAIN
3. j beverly hills ash 7.1 with 20 vol

in the side sections, i’m using SLICES angled forward. i’m doing 2 blonde slices, followed by 2 slices of low light. i’m not leaving a lot of space in between my foils.

in the nape, i like to angle my foils downward. a good technique to keep foils clean is folding them twice to keep the hair consolidated. 

on the crown area, i’ve chosen to start at the bottom and continuing my process.

after hard labor, her blonde foils are complete! now for a few more...

correcting the HAIR COLOR STAIN

i’m going to apply the gentle j beverly hills creme lightener to the stained hair. put foils down to prevent staining and CLIP THE HAIR! you want the foils to remain undisturbed and clean.

with ALL of the lighteners and colors applied, i’m ready to wash her out. 

with the lightener and color washed out, i’m toning her with the matrix color sync 8P and 10P.

and she’s complete! this beautiful ashey beige color is the next step in ally’s hair evolution. thank you so much for joining us! if you have any questions (or video requests) as us @nvennhairbeauty

 

today we’re debuting a new SHADOWED ROOT technique 💘 veronica is retouch jessica’s blonde after nearly a year of no coloring! we learned this new #shadowedroot technique from a russian stylist at the hair show in LA last year. it includes a blow dryer and an incredibly easy application. 😉

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the SHADOWED ROOT technique

we’re starting with a typical sectioning pattern: 4 even quadrants around the head, with the fringe of her bangs in their own section. 

the FORMULA for the lightener

here’s the formula we’re using on jessica’s hair:

1. 15 grams of blonde me 9 level lift lightener
2. 5 grams of the blonde me cool additive
3. mixed with ½ 20 vol and ½ 30 vol

APPLYING the lightener

as we mentioned earlier, this shadowed root technique requires the help of a blowdryer. keep the heat low. we want to heat the hair, not burn it. 

starting in the bottom right quadrant, we’re taking small sections to blow dry. the heat from the blowdryer is separating the ‘baby’ hairs throughout jessica’s hair.

we’re FEATHERING on the lightener and staggering the placement throughout the hair. we’re avoiding the previously lightened hair as we move throughout. 

we’ll repeat this process around throughout the sections and work our way around jessica’s head. 

for all the hair that is left sticking out, we’re going to gently feather lightener on and foil them invidivually.  

as we move up the head, the sections will require us to be extremely clean. in addition to making sure none of the hair is tangled, we’re carefully taking note of the patterns. 

as we approach the top foil of the section, we want to take note. this is the same pattern all the top foils need to follow for the hair to look even. 

lightening the FRINGE

with jessica’s fringe, we’ll be following the same pattern as the rest of the head starting with the layer of hair closest to her head. 

with the foils all applied, we’re ready to WASH out. 

TONING the hair

now we’re ready to tone. 

we’ll be using ½ 7b and ½ 9b on the new growth. 

for the already lightened hair, we’re going to use 9n. 

with the toner all applied, we’re waiting 20 minutes (give or take) until the toners have processed completely.  

COLORING the hair

now we’ve washed out the toner. our palette is perfect for the SANDY ROSE color. 

to do so, we’ve mixed ½ rose gold and ½ beige from the pravana color express line. because these colors process fast, we want to start from the bottom and work quickly. 

after the washing and drying the hair, we can see that the color is a little hollow. so, we’re going to apply the pravana colors a second time. 

after a second process, we have the SANDY ROSE color we’re going for 😘

jessica here! today i’m doing a COLOR CORRECTION on marissa’s hair. it won’t be drastic but it will make a HUGE difference. in short, i’ll be taking her from a level 5 red and adding level 7 highlights. 

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the COLOR CORRECTION process

i’ve got igora royal lightener in the bowl and i’ve added a few grams of COOL additive. i want her end result to be on the warmer side while getting rid of the red. 

i put a TON of foils in to create the look that it’s ‘growing from her head’ like this. she wants her change to SUBTLE, so i’m not putting a color in between.

to formulate the color for her base, i’m taking the swatches and comparing them to her hair. i want the closest color to what she currently has. i’ve decided on ½ 6.34 and ½ 7.34 for the formula. 

 i want the color very saturated so i’ve mixed the color 1:1 with 5 vol.

i can see the color in the foils is ready to be rinsed. 

to formulate for her highlights, i’m going to use the darkest parts of the hair to determine the level. my formula will be ½ 7.8 and ½ 6.8. i’m choosing this as my formula because she wanted her change to be subtle. 

PRO TIP: there is a visual break in how light the hair looks from a level 6 to 7 and then a 7 to 8. what i mean by this is that a level 6 is called a “dark blonde” in the hairdressing world but it looks brown to the average person. a level 7 is when it starts to look like it belongs in the blonde family! from a level to 7 to 8 the hair will look like noticeably blonder. 

Here is a good example of all of these visual breaks on the same strand of hair. for this reason, i am going to mix multiple bowls of toner to ensure an even end result.

on the left, i have mixed 6.8 with 2T in jbeverly hills (1:1) as a demi. on the right, i have ½ 6.8 + ½ 7.8 with 2 grams of a blue additive and 2T (1:½).

i’m coloring the lightest portions of the hair first (so it can have a little extra processing time to deposit color), and working my way down. 

with the toners washed out, it’s time to STYLE! i’m going to be using a combination of ‘replenish’ and ‘fix’. you’ve seen me use this combination before. it’s perfect for SMOOTHING out the hair and STYLING the hair with body.

the COLOR CORRECTION is complete is now complete! You can see all that banding of different blondes we had before we toned the hair are now gone. if you have any questions, ask us @nvennhairbeauty on Youtube or Instagram.

veronica here! today i’m going to be showing you how to get #instahair aka EXTENSIONS. extensions are a great way to get INSTANT LENGTH. 

brenda is in my chair sewing her extensions as we speak! so i’m going to start by color her hair (and the extensions). after that, i’ll show you how to use MICRO LINK BEADS to attach the weft to the hair for flawless FINISH. 

i love micro link beads. there is no braiding included whatsoever! let’s get started.

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COLORING the hair

we’ll be using 3 different colors to get the NATURAL look we want. 

they create a BEAUTIFUL melt of colors! 

i want to add some lightness to her natural color and i’ll be using SLICES to do so.

the foils are ready to be washed out.

i’m using a ½ 10 gold and ½ 10 natural as a toner.

and voila! the color is done. now i can work with the EXTENSIONS.

putting in the EXTENSIONS

the extensions and hair MATCH! we have 4 wefts to put in, they include:

1. the lightest blonde on the bottom
2. the darker copper on the second layer 
3. the lightest blonde as the third layer
4. and the fourth: a lighter blonde tone

I always do a quick test before i start a section to make sure the colors match.

the first TRACK

i’m going to place my first track at brenda’s ear. 

PRO TIP: work with extensions from the middle and work your way outwards

here’s how we will be attaching the weft to Brenda’s hair for this particular technique. i’ll start by taking a small piece of her natural hair (from above the weft) and a piece of the extension (from the bottom of the weft) and clamp them together in a microlink. 

PRO TIP: this hair will be all that is holding the weft and the bead in place so you will want to make sure that the piece of hair you do this with is thick enough to sustain the weft. 

i’m going to clip the weft in place as i begin to fasten it with the micro link beads to prevent it from moving. 

i’ve already got my micro link beads on my threader. if you haven’t done so, now is the time! 

to attach the weft, first i will loop the hair through the threader and then i will slide the microlink off the threader. this will pull the bead around both some of your client’s hair and some of the extension hair.

push the bead tight to the scalp and take your bead crimper and clamp down on the bead so that it is nice and tight. 

PRO TIP: make sure you're holding the hair flat to the head.

this holds the track in. i’m going to continue this process around the head. you want the hair to be held securely but not so tight that there is an excessive amount of pressure on the roots of the hair.

i’m going to work my way out from the center to each side of her head. i’ll leave about ½ inch between each bead.

at the outside edges of the weft, i’m taking 2 parts of hair: one from brenda's natural hair and one from the end of the weft. i’ll be threading them together and linking the weft to brenda's hair to secure the extensions in place. this prevents the edges of the weft from lifting off the head.

here is the first track completed.

the second TRACK

this track is going about an inch above the ear. i’m repeating the same process i did from track one.

 here is the second one done!

the third TRACK

now i’m ready for the crown of the head. this will take both of the last 2 wefts to complete. i’m taking the top section and splitting the hair down the center of her head.

again, i’m making sure that the color blends nicely. 

i’m starting at the parietal ridge. since brenda’s hair is so short, i’ll be placing the weft a bit higher than usual. 

unlike the other tracks, i’ll start attaching this weft from the side of her head rather than the center. the reason being that i want to make sure the extensions start on the same place on either side of the head. 

PRO TIP: leave about an inch of the perimeter by the face (without extensions) so that your client will be able to tie her hair back into a ponytail. 

here you can see the wefts meet perfectly at the back of her head! now, it’s time to style.

STYLING the hair

here’s a quick preview of brenda’s hair before i style it.

here is  the hair STYLED!

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jessica here! i have alex in my chair. she wants to go from a neutral level 3 brown to a true chocolate. but that’s not the point of today’s video… today i’ll be testing the blonde enforcing COLOR REMOVER from schwarzkopf.

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PREPARING the lightener

i won’t go too deeply into how to prepare the color since the instructions are on the box, but i will show you what the contents look like.

here is part b of the COLOR REMOVER.

here is part a added to the bowl. the powder looks a bit like lightener, so we’ll see if it can get the job done.

APPLYING the lightener

now i can see that it is lightening alex’s hair- though it’s doing so unevenly. i’m going to check it’s lightening power by applying some of it to the regrowth.

her roots have lifted, so it is lightener in some sense.

after rinsing it, we’re at a good palette to color from.

adding the COLOR

i’m going to mix some green into my level 5 to cut some of the red. in this bowl i have ½ 5: ½ ⅝ and 3 grams of green.

and now we’re done! she has the chocolate color she wanted. my consensus is that this is a LIGHTENER. the only COLOR REMOVER i’ve found that doesn’t work well is pravanas. if you have any others you’d like me to test, leave a comment. the same can be said for questions or new video suggestions 😘

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my cousin casey is GRADUATING! to celebrate the occasion, i’m going to do a gorgeous BRAIDED UPDO. this loos is perfect for formal events like graduations and weddings. long story short: this look is TIMELESS.

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step 1: TEXTURIZING the hair

first, i’m going to prep the hair with ‘fix’. i’m going to mist it throughout the hair and power dry it. it’s going to TEXTURIZE the hair and give it a bit of grit.

step 2: CURLING the hair

second, i’m going to curl the hair. since i’m going to be pinning most of the hair, i’m not getting too worried about sectioning the hair.

step 3: BACKCOMBING the hair

there’s an art to backcombing. you want to firmly hold each section and place the comb in the same spot on every strand of hair you touch. backcomb each strand the exact same number of times.

with my curling iron, i’m carefully smoothing out the strands of hair around her hairline.

once i’ve backcombed all the hair on her head, i’m going to gently comb-over and even out the look to make sure it doesn’t look lumpy. remember to discuss volume and parting with your clients before you jump into the UPDO.

step 4: sectioning the hair

i’m going to start by separating the hair i want to use as the BRAIDED sections in the updo.

gather all the hair that you aren’t putting in the braids into a ponytail. smooth the hair and use this clever trick: attach a hair elastic to 2 bobby pins. put the first bobby pin in and wrap the elastic around the hair. with the second bobby pin, make a criss-cross pattern to secure the ponytail.

do one last check for symmetry before you pin the hair. i’m smoothing the hair and examining her hair.

step 5: pinning the hair

i’m going to take a section from the ponytail and make a loop that corresponds with the direction i curled the hair in. next, i’ll pin the loop close to the foundation i’ve set with the original bobby pins.

i’m going to repeat the process around the head until i’m ready to go start the braids.

step 6: the BRAIDS

now i’m ready for the braids. i’m going to start by applying nvenn’s ‘clean’ dry shampoo to reduce excess grease. dirty hair styles better but doesn’t look the best. ‘clean’ will make sure your hair looks FLAWLESS.

before i start the braid, i’m carefully examining the sections. i want it to be small enough to show detail, but big enough to include all of the hair.

to accomplish this, i’m doing an UNDER BRAID. in the classic fashion, we’ll divide the section into three sections. from there, we’re going to take the right section and wrap it under the middle section. then, i’ll repeat the same process with the piece on the left. as you continue across the head, you’ll add in a piece of hair. i’m going to continue this until i get to the ear.

once you hit the hair, ask your client for some help! i’m having casey hold the base of the braid while i loosen the braid.

i’m going to smooth the hair out and lay the braid where i’d like it to sit on her hair. use the criss-cross technique to secure the braid in the base. pin the last two pieces of the hair to cover pins.

step 7: keeping the look intact

with the style done, it’s time to use nvenn’s ‘fix’ once last time to keep everything in place.

and the look is COMPETE!

hello everyone, and welcome to todays video!

today’s video is going to be all about how to cut the SHAGGY BANG.

i get asked every single day, how i get my bangs to look like this. so, i thought, ‘why don't i shoot a video to show all of you’!?

there are three differences between making bangs like mine with a little bit of shag, as opposed to that straight across fringe that is a very bold, blunt look.

usually, i DO NOT RECOMMEND anyone doing DIY anything at home. but, with these bangs- whats really signature about the look is that they are super long. and its unrealistic to expect anyone to be in the salon that often. personally, i trim my bangs every 4-5 DAYS.

when to trim

so for me, i know i need to trim my bangs when i can't see (haha). as you can see, they are HITTING my eyelash and making my eyelashes lay flat a little. another indication is my bangs splitting weirdly.

we want to wait until this point because if you cut them too short, it takes away the look of this type of bang.

PREPARATION

you're going to need a MIRROR to see what you are doing, a pair of nice SHARP cutting scissors.

my scissors are very long if you don't feel comfortable with ones that long, find shorter ones.

the problem with DIY is that you probably don’t have a good pair of shears at home. usually, kitchen shears or the shears you get from a drug store catch and don't fall nice and SMOOTH as higher quality scissors would. this leaves some JAGGED ends or ends the hair in an odd way which isn't ideal.

you will also need a COMB.

usually, i will do this over the sink for easy clean-up as i can just wash the hairs down the drain. this time, i am using a TOWEL instead. i will lay this towel across my chest and neck to mimic a salon cover.

SHAGGY BANG characteristics

the bangs signature CHARACTERISTICS are-

1.they are very long, pretty much in your eyes.

2.the TRICK that makes them sit straight and not fall in your eyes is: the middle section is the only part of the bangs that sits above the eyelashes.

3.then right above the MIDDLE of your eyes, they start to lengthen out and down. you want that extra length because once they get a little too long to sit straight across, they just feather open, giving it the shaggy look.

every 4-5 days i am typically cutting the CENTER. every 2-3 weeks i cut the side. you'll need to cut the side when they are long enough to tuck behind your ears.

CUTTING the bangs

to get started, POSITION the bangs down how you want them to fall.

then, we will start by cutting the center part.

PRO TIP: be very careful to not cut the bangs too short. if they are too short, they lose the shaggy look completely. when i trim every 4-5 days, i’m only cutting MILLIMETERS off. those trims may seem excessive but its worth the effort.

coming in right above the inner part of the eye, trim the TINIEST amount of the ends, being sure to hold the shears straight across.

when i look closely, they are long, but not in my eyes.

moving onto the sides, it is very important to BRUSH all of the hair down before starting. as i brush my hair down you can see the ends are falling past my eyelashes- indicating that they need to be trimmed.

so, now holding my shears at a SLIGHT UPWARDS ANGLE, i trim those hairs just a tiny bit. you need to be ever so careful to not snip your eyelashes!

here you can see the first side completed, the hairs just hug the eye gently.

the when you look at the side i have not yet cut, it fans out over.

after i TRIM the second side,i comb all the hairs down to check that they are laying just how i want.

keep in mind that they don't have to be perfect as we are going for a shaggy look.

lastly, you are going to POINT CUT into them to break up the perimeter. to do this, comb the hairs straight down and grabbing them in between your fingers.

using your shears and going in vertically. you need to be sure to do this VERTICALLY because if you turn the shears even a little bit to an angle you will leave a huge chunk out of your bangs.

i go in like this across the whole length of the bangs.

SECTIONING the bangs

if you are not a hair stylist i DON'T RECOMMEND you cutting these bangs for the first time yourself. this tutorial is more for touch-ups. if you happen to cut them too thick or section the hair incorrectly, the bangs could look too blunt and not shaggy.

if you are a hair stylist or have the experience, let's break down how to section these bangs.

you will take a comb and ROCK IT at the front of your head until it rests at an angle like this.

from there you will comb forward the hairs that fall in FRONT of that. now, we all need to MEASURE our client's hair because we all have different densities. this is just to show a general measure of how to have the hair sit like this.

for thick bangs, you will start the sectioning a little FURTHER BACK. for thinner wispy bangs you will section CLOSER to the face.

i have seen some serious bang mishaps happen where people take the sectioning and start it way back on the head and the bang ends up falling wider, about here. this makes the top layer look odd and won't fall properly to frame the face.

done

after a final check, DUST YOUR FACE off from the tiny hairs and you are done!

well, there you have it. my bangs are fresh and perfect again!

if you have any questions or comments please leave them below. we release new videos every friday so subscribe to our channel to stay in the loop!

other than that, have a beautiful weekend and always remember that there are never shortcuts to great hair! bye!

xoxo

veronica here! i’m in the salon with my client jess. she wants to return to her NATURAL HAIR COLOR after having platinum blonde hair. she’s let her hair grow out a bit, and let me know that she may be coming back to the salon to go back to PLATINUM BLONDE. for that reason, we’ll be doing this a little differently.



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instead of a fill colour, i’m going to COLOR MATCH her natural hair. with a 7 health against her hair, i can tell that this is the right colour family with a bit too much warmth.

typically, natural blondes tend to fall on the ashy side of colours. with an ash 7, i can see that this is a good fit for her hair.

i know the end result needs to be an ashier 7. however when i look at her ends i know i have to restore some of the pigment. i will need to replace the yellow pigment for the colour to stick.

so, what i’m going to do is mix a ½ 7:1 with ½ 7 natural. i’ll also add 5 grams of 7 gold. this will act as a bit of fill and add richness to the colour.

with the colour processing on the ends, i’m going to emulsify it into jess’s new growth. this will BLEND the colour together and keep it even root to end. compare the ends to the root to be sure you have an even colour.

with the colour washed out, i’m closely examining the ends of her hair. i can see that they are a little more translucent than the rest of her hair. to combat this, i’m going to tone her hair again.

i’m using ½ 7 and ½ 7:1. like the first tone, i’m checking to see if her ends match the top of her head.

after another washout and style, jess has her NATURAL COLOR BACK!if you have any questions, make sure to hit us up! also, a video tutorial of this look is now live on our YouTube channel @nvennhairbeauty! make sure to subscribe because we release new videos every friday.