Depending on the level you are and the level you want the color to be...will determine the volume of developer you use with either the bleach or tint. Here is another example where "bleach" comes to the rescue. Bleach goes in the foils to lighten the pieces, do NOT worry about it, its only a small portion of the hair. Remember your new mantra: " I Must Learn To Love Bleach "...." I must learn to love Bleach"...!!
Part of the specialty of this technique is "blending" them and "placing" them so it looks natural and fun.
Here is the front large Paint Drip....parted away from rest of hair, then applied bleach & 40 volume ( the hair on this mannequin is pretty dark 
Fold up the Foil and seal . . . the heat that is generated from being folded up - helps the bleach work faster/better/etc. on a real person the heat from the scalp helps
Look at the paint drips on the beautiful girl above.... That look is very easy to get and very fashion forward
See how I part away the hair. Being sure to keep the hair you do NOT WANT COLORED, away from the foil. You are using the foil to keep together the hair and the bleach, so it may work together. Separated from the rest of the hair, is what creates a lot of the cool looks in hair, I hope to show you that in stages this week.I am showing this for one reason only, (stubborn hair only).... generally the rule is to NOT use heat with foils and bleach.....The rule is NO > Do not use heat on bleach.
I will be perfectly honest and admit there are just times when you will need to mildly ( NOTICE THE WORD MILDLY ! )warm-up the foil.....especially in the cool of the winter!There is stubborn hair, there is hair that is so resistant not only heat won't work -- sandpaper won't either!
As in everything there are exceptions to the rule... and that is exactly how it is with hair....
REAL human heads with real human hair are not like that, unless there is artificial color on it you are trying to remove. Normally you will watch the hair turn very fast, no heat needed ...Just open the foils, smooth the bleach off with your finger and look at the color of the hair. Yes, this takes experience but, you might as well start now. Be sure to Re-Apply the Lightener on wear you scraped it off....
Experiment with one small piece of hair underneath all of your hair, to just see how it works. There will be no harm done on one little piece of hair that can be covered up, if need be.
Stay tuned!
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Hi, I absolutely love this method but I have so many questions. I have no idea where to begin. Right now my hair is a medium brown with a red under tone (which I don’t like). I have thick hair long Latin hair. My roots are a very dark brown close to black color. The thing is that I would like to have my hair go from a cool brown to a very cool blonde. Do I dye my hair first then bleach the tips? Also how do I make the colors blend? Since my hair is dark do I need to bleach it then add the dye or can I just dye it? What brand of hair dye would you recommend also how do I choose the right hair colors for my skin tone, I’m close to Selma Hayek’s complexion . I know tons of questions, I have been reading your blog and I absolutely love it!
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