Colour Braiding

So, with braids everywhere I look, I have revisited a colour trend that I learned a few years back – colour braiding
This involves back-combing sections of the hair and plaiting sections that I secure with a band. I then apply lightener or hair tint to the braids. I’m lifting the hair a few shades lighter, then either leaving them or washing over a colour wash.
This results in a multi-textured colour effect that’s sooo cute on a bob and mid-length haircut – a kind of beachy lightening effect. I am using tint through the top of the braid with lightener on the ends for a softer effect. The added bonus is that the client gets to look on-trend throughout the whole process – braids are so much more hip than foil!
You can practise on a doll’s head and try out different braids and tones; that way you can perfect your technique without any dramas! But actually, it’s pretty failsafe!
Bring that Alexander Wang reference to the colour rooms, I say x