Although most Smart Beauty hair colours do not contain PPD, which is the main causes of adverse reactions, if you have sensitive skin or damaged hair you could experience an allergic reaction. Therefore, it is essential that each time you colour your hair you follow these simple precautionary tests.

Techniques

There are so many ways to colour that will make your style stand out – try out some simple techniques for show-stopping results!

Highlight cap

1. Carefully brush your hair off your face.
2. Starting at the crown, place the cap on your head. Pull the cap down tightly and tie firmly under the chin.
3. With the hook provided, pull the strands of hair through the pre-pierced holes. Start from the back with the lowest rows as a guideline.
4. When you have pulled through all the strands required, comb through carefully to remove all tangles.

Tips

• For soft highlights, pull through a few strands of hair from every other hole. Don’t puncture the pre-pierced hole too deeply with the metal hook.
• For a dramatic effect, pull larger sections of hair through every hole two or three times. Allow the metal hook to penetrate the hair more deeply.
• For a subtle, lightening effect, only pull through strands of hair around the face.
• For a complete brightening, pull through strands of hair all over the head.

Multi-Tonal highlight cap

1. Carefully brush your hair off your face.
2. Starting at the crown, place the cap on your head. Pull the cap down tightly and tie firmly under the chin.
3. With the hook provided, pull the strands of hair through the pre-pierced holes. Start from the back with the lowest rows as a guideline.
4. When you have pulled through all the strands required, comb through carefully to remove all tangles.

Using foils – Undercolour

1. Divide the hair by making a horizontal line approximately 5cm above the ear, from temple to temple, using a tailcomb. Gather the upper hair into a knot and secure on top of your head with a clip.
2. With the tail of your comb, take a 2cm deep x 3cm wide section of hair from the lower part of your head. Place foil underneath the hair to be coloured.
3. Secure the foil with fingers and apply colour to hair without going above the top of the foil.
4. Fold the foil in half upwards and then in half again, fold both sides inwards to create a rectangular parcel.
5. Repeat this process for all sections of hair, according to the correct development times.

Using foils – Slices

1. Divide the hair by making a horizontal line approximately 5cm above the ear, from temple to temple, using a tailcomb. Gather the upper hair into a knot and secure on top of your head with a clip.
2. With the tail of your comb, take a 2.5cm section beneath the parting and, holding it taut with one hand, start to weave up and under through the section of hair. Allow the hair under the tail to drop, holding securely on to the top section.
3. Place the tail end of the comb under the 1cm fold of the foil and place the foil under the woven section of hair. Bring the hair down against the foil and hold taut. Apply the colour mixture.
4. Fold the foil in half upwards and then in half again, fold both sides inwards to create a rectangular parcel.
5. Repeat this process for all sections of hair, according to the correct //HYPERLINK HERE?// development times.

Using foils – Tips

1. Using a tailcomb, start from the front and isolate a 1.5cm section from the hairline, temple to temple. Hold the rest of the hair up with a hair clip. Hold the section and starting on the left, halve the section horizontally two-thirds along with the tailcomb.
2. Mix a quarter of the highlight cream and begin to apply starting 0.5cm down from the top of the foil, ensuring you achieve good coverage.
3. Let the hair under the tail fall and place a foil half way down the section.
4. Apply the mixture from this point down to the end of the hair. If you do not want a straight line appearing across this section of hair, turn the brush sideways on, so the slim side is upward, and apply the mixture, making sure you get an uneven edge to the colour.
5. Fold the foil in half upwards and then in half again, fold both sides inwards to create a rectangular parcel.
6. Repeat this process from the other side, then apply to the centre section.
7. Repeat for all sections of hair, according to the correct //HYPERLINK HERE?// development times.

Using foils – Chunks

This technique is used to create a dramatic block colour effect.

1. Style your hair as you would normally, especially if you have a specific parting. With the tailcomb, isolate a 3cm section of hair you wish to colour. Secure the rest of the hair with a clip.
2. Take a 1cm section beneath the parting and hold it taut with one hand. Place the tail end of the comb under the 1cm fold of the foil and place the foil under the section of hair. Bring the hair down against the foil and hold taut. Apply the colour mixture, ensuring good coverage.
3. Fold the foil in half upwards and then in half again, fold both sides inwards to create a rectangular parcel.
4. Repeat this process for all sections of hair, according to the correct //HYPERLINK HERE?// development times.

Handy hints

• For soft highlights, pull through a few strands of hair from every other hole. Don’t puncture the pre-pierced hole too deeply with the metal hook.
• For a dramatic effect, pull larger sections of hair through every hole two or three times. Allow the metal hook to penetrate the hair more deeply.
• For a subtle, lightening effect, only pull through strands of hair around the face.
• For a complete brightening, pull through strands of hair all over the head.
• To achieve a more natural colouring effect, turn the brush sideways on so the slim side is upward. Apply the mixture using long strokes.
• For soft highlights, apply less colour to the brush and skim the section of hair, using gentle strokes. For a bolder effect, load more colourant onto the brush and apply deeper into the section of hair.
• Part your hair as you normally wear it. A few soft highlights along the parting give your style definition and direction.
• For a more natural look, avoid the parting area when highlighting.
• Apply highlights slightly back from the hairline, approximately by 1cm. This will provide a subtler effect if you put your hair up.
• Don’t be afraid to mix up the techniques – try bold and soft highlights together.
• To aid the removal of a highlight cap, sprinkle little talcum powder inside before you start, being sure to remove the excess before you begin colouring.

Development Times