Yesterday I had a chance to get together with yayponies and make some rainbow magic! It was a very fun and educational experience for me, so I wanted to share my process with you all!

Here’s what I used for my project.

Powder bleach with 20 volume developer (I used Schwarzkopf premium lift.)

Pravana Vivids - Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet. (I made my orange by mixing.)

Pravana Silk Degrees Demi Permanent shine treatment

6 tint brushes

6 tint bowls

Clips

An adventurous model!

Step by step with photos under the jump!

1. Section the panel you wish to color away from the rest of the hair.

2. Apply bleach to the midshaft only. Stay away from scalp area and porous ends. When you are halfway to the desired result, apply to scalp area and ends. I ended up lightening her a second time, but this allowed me to check the condition of her hair between processes.

3. Section for application of the colors! Make sure you actually do this and don’t just wing it. When I was practicing on my doll head I almost ran out of room for the purple panel, haha.

4. Apply colors and try to keep it neat! When it came to the red - orange - yellow - green transition, I didn’t mind a little bleeding. I think it made the end result really pretty and soft. This is where the multiple tint bowls and brushes will help.

5. I let this process for about 45 minutes. Since the hair is prelightened, it grabs the color really well.

6. Rinse out, apply demi gloss over at the shampoo bowl.

7. Blow dry and style!

We went from this -

to this…

in about 5 hours! I had a blast and she was a happy client. What a fun project! I hope I get a chance to have a little more fun with color before graduation!