Colour matching tricky blondes: Blonde highlighted hair

When it comes to colour matching for clients, some are certainly more challenging than others. There is no question that arriving at the door of a client with black hair is set to be a much simpler process than a client with blonde highlights, however there are steps you can take to deal with this issue. So, as a hypothetical situation you arrive at a client’s home, and see that she has blonde hair with a number of different highlights. As an example we have chosen a picture of Jennifer Aniston, famous for her character Rachel Green in NBC show Friends, and someone who regularly changes her hair, however always sticks to a variation of blonde highlights and lowlights. After discussing the extensions with your client you pull out your colour ring and struggle to match as confidently as you might when matching a brunette for instance. There is no need to be disheartened however, as there is a solution to this problem. Firstly, you need to identify which colours are a close match to your client’s hair using your chosen colour ring. You may not be able to get an exact match straight away due to the mix of colours, but there will always be a close match.

Choosing colours

Make sure you pick a minimum of 3 colours. You will want to pick the clients base colour first, as this is usually the easiest, and generally found at the back underneath section and up at the roots. Often with blonde highlighted hair, the base colour is their natural shade which are sometimes not as vivid in colour as coloured hair. Don’t worry about this too much as this colour will mainly be placed underneath and therefore if the colour has slightly more depth