Hairstyle step by step: straight, face-framing layers with copper tones

Published 03rd Jan 2009 by alexherrera

A step by step hairstyle guide to creating gorgeous straight, face-framing layers with copper tones from Jörg Zimmer for La Biosthetique

Cut
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1. Hair was sectioned at the back of the head with a line running horizontally from ear to ear.		2. Hair in the lower half was separated into vertical sections, then slice-cut from short to long, following the shape of the head in front of the ears.		3. The upper half was merged with the layer below, using a radial layering technique.
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4. Horizontal panels were separated out at the sides and secured behind the ears.		5. A horizontal layer was worked through the side, following the curve of the head up to the crown. This section was laid over the previously cut section.		6. Hair was blow-dried straight and the shape connected using a slicing technique.
Colour
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1 Hair was sectioned at the crown, from just behind the parting to the fringe area, leaving out the contour near the hairline.		2. Tint & Tone 8/7 8V light blonde violet and 8/1 8A light ash blonde was applied in a ratio of 2:1 using Tint Lotion 9% (30 vol) at the front of the head.		3. The base colour Tint & Tone 8/7 8V light blonde violet and 8/1 8A light ash blonde with 5/7 5V light brown violet was applied with a mix ratio of 2:1, plus 2cm of 5/7 5V with tint lotion 5% (20 vol) at the nape.
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4. Taking a thin band of hair from the V-shaped section, Tint & Tone 6.41 6CA dark ash blonde copper with 6% (20 vol) was applied to the roots and Color & Light in equal parts of Soft Mix and Gold with 9% (30 vol) to the lengths.		5. Another thin band was taken along the V-shaped section and the colour application repeated.		6. Tint & Tone 6/41 6CA dark ash blonde copper with 6% (20 vol) was applied to the section between the foils, to two-thirds of the lengths. Tint & Tone 10/3 10G extra light golden blonde four parts and 8/34 8GC light blonde golden copper one part with 9% (30 vol) was applied to one-third of the lengths.

STYLING: Hair was blow-dried straight and smoothed with irons