Trade Secrets of a Hair Color Expert - Cool & Warm Brunette - Episode 5

Professional colorist, Victoria Caputo demonstrates how to create a combination cool and warm brunette with seamless dimension and natural looking results. Watch as she creates a deep, rich cool brunette base color that runs through the ends of the hair for shadowy lowlights and how she enhances these cool tones with a warm caramel balayage. She finishes with a glaze to perfectly tie the cool and warm brunette tones together with pops of light and depth and a beautiful, seamless grow out. Run Time 1:29:30

• The difference between warm and cool brunette hair color

• Working with client’s natural hair pigment and porosity

• Color formulation - How to properly formulate warm and cool brunette colors

• How to use balayage to create a warm and cool brunette combination

• Using a color chart to plan for the perfect end result

• The best tools for applying color

• Using semi-permanent color to reduce lines of demarcation

• Sectioning hair for the best results

• Slicing and weaving techniques

• Using tension when applying balayage

• How to properly tease hair for a blended and diffused result

• How to create a “staircase effect” when applying lightener

• Foiling methods and placement

• How to create pops of color with a face frame technique

• How to use a glaze to create an overall seamless blend

Victoria Caputo is a professional hair colorist and stylist from Long Island, New York. While she may have a claim to fame from her famous mother, Theresa Caputo, aka “The Long Island Medium”, Victoria is using her own talents to make a name for herself as a sought-after hair colorist and balayage expert. After high school, Victoria decided to pursue her dream of becoming a stylist and attended the Paul Mitchell School of Cosmetology in New York City. When she graduated, she began working at a salon and became very passionate about hair color. She learned lots of color tips and techniques from her fellow stylists and attended advanced hair color education classes. As a balayage specialist, Victoria loves to use her skills to achieve the perfect haircolor for her clients – from soft dimension to bold, bright color, “Hair coloring has become second nature to me and I truly love what I do. The possibilities are endless!”