At the recent American Music Awards, stars like Bonnie McKee and Ke$ha stood out on the red carpet with vibrantly colored pastel strands. While Bonnie McKee's bold copper color perfectly complemented her pale skin and bray-blue eyes, Ke$ha went for a split-personality look with light pink locks on one side, and pale blue on the other.
Here, PRAVANA artist Vadre Grigsby shares the steps for recreating each of these gorgeous, stand-out looks. over the 7.44.
5. Apply a mixture of equal parts VIVIDS Orange and PASTELS Too Cute Coral through the mid lengths.
6. Then apply a mixture of ½ oz. PASTELS Too Cute Coral with ¼ VIVIDS Clear and a drop of PASTELS Pretty in Pink through the ends.
7. Process for 20 minutes at room temperature. Then, rinse with cool water until the water runs clear, shampoo lightly with VIVIDS Color Protect Shampoo, Condition with VIVIDS Color Protect Conditioner, apply a light mist of VIVIDS Color Protect Sealing Spray, then style as desired.
side: Create a total of 4 mixtures each starting with 1 oz. of PASTELS Mystical Mint.
1. In the 1st bowl add ¼ oz. VIVIDS Clear.
2. In the 2nd bowl add ½ oz. VIVIDS Clear.
3. In the 3rd bowl add ¾ oz. VIVIDS Clear.
4. In the 4th bowl add 1 oz. VIVIDS Clear plus 1 drop of PASTELS Blissful Blue.
5. Apply these custom colors through the full length of the hair, by taking varying sections for each mixture.
6. For the left side: Create a total of 3 mixtures:
7. In the 1st bowl combine 1 oz. of VIVIDS Clear with 1 oz. of PASTELS Pretty in Pink.
8. In the 2nd bowl combine 1 oz. VIVIDS Clear with 1 oz. PASTELS Too Cute Coral.
9. In the 3rd bowl combine 1 oz. VIVIDS Clear with 1 oz. PASTELS Pretty in Pink and 1 drop of Blissful Blue.
10. Apply these custom colors through the full length of the hair, by taking varying sections for each mixture.
11. Process for 20 minutes at room temperature. Then, rinse with cool water until the water runs clear, shampoo lightly with VIVIDS Color Protect Shampoo, Condition with VIVIDS Color Protect Conditioner, apply a light mist of VIVIDS Color Protect Sealing Spray, then style as desired.
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