How-to: Get Sun-Kissed Brunette Hair

Tiffany Lobdell Summers (@VividHairCreations), PRAVANA senior artistic educator, shows how to get the Sun-Kissed Brunette color.

Lightening Formula: 30g PRAVANA Pure Light Ultra Lightener + 60g PRAVANA 10 Volume Creme Developer

Base Formula: PRAVANA ChromaSilk Creme Hair Color 60g 5Nt3 + 20g 5N + 120g PRAVANA 10 Volume Creme Developer

Toning Formula: PRAVANA Chroma Silk Express Tones 15g Pearl + 10g Beige + 25g Clear + 75g Zero lift developer 

Application:

1. Section the hair into four quadrants from nose to nape and ear to ear, then take out a ¾“ face frame section.
2. Starting at the nape of the neck create a “V” by taking two diagonal back sections.
3. Slice ½” section and tease the hair from the midshaft working towards the root, then weave the hair with a macro stitching technique (wide weave).
4. Apply the Base Formula on top of the tease and apply the Lightening Formula from the midshaft to the ends of the hair. Mirror Steps 3-4 on the other side.
   Pro Tip: Feather the lightener upward towards the base color to create a seamless blend. 
5. Moving up the back of the head, take a ½” horizontal slice about 4” above your “V” foils. This sectioning creates a disconnected triangle.
6. Tease and macro stitch this section applying the Base Formula to the root and the Lightening Formula to the rest of the hair in the foil, feathering up towards the base color as in Step 4. 
   Pro Tip: Changing how far you drag your base color down in the foil on each section will give you more variation and a better overall blend.
7. Repeat Steps 2-6 until you reach the crown. 
8. On each side of the head, take alternating diagonal forward and horizontal sections repeating the same foiling technique creating 3-4” triangles. Apply the Base Formula and the Lightening Formula in the same manner as Step 4. Pro Tip: Leave a large section on the top of the head and apply just the Base Color to create a halo that will fall beautifully over the highlights and add lots of dimension, making the blondes appear as subtle peek-a-boos.
9. Around the hairline (at the peak of the forehead) take three ¼” back-to-back slices on each side of the part and apply the Lightening Formula gently feathering towards the root. You should end up with 6 foils on hairline—3 on each side creating a bold face frame.
10. Apply the base color in between the foils from scalp to ends.
11. Process 30 minutes at room temperature.
12. Cleanse with PRAVANA’s Color Protect and towel-dry well (no conditioner).
13. Apply the Toning Formula and process 10 minutes at room temperature.
14. Cleanse and Condition with PRAVANA’s Color Protect regimen, rinse and towel-dry.
15. Detangle the hair with Intense Therapy Leave-In Treatment, cocktail a couple of drops of Hydra Pearl Oil and a quarter-size drop of PRAVANA’s TRUITY Blowdry Cream and comb through for even distribution.
16. Blowdry and curl the hair away from the face using a 1¼” long barrel curling iron.

Product List:

PRAVANA Purify & Revive PRIME; PRAVANA Pure Light Ultra Lightener; PRAVANA Chroma; Silk Creme Hair Color 5Nt3; PRAVANA Chroma; Silk Creme Hair Color 5N; PRAVANA Chroma; Silk Express Tones Pearl; PRAVANA Chroma; Silk Express Tones 15g Beige; PRAVANA Chroma; Silk Express Tones 15g Clear; PRAVANA 10 Volume Creme Developer; PRAVANA Zero Lift Creme Developer; PRAVANA Color Protect Cleanse; PRAVANA Color Protect Condition; PRAVANA Intense Therapy Leave-In Treatment; PRAVANA Hydra Pearl Oil; PRAVANA TRUITY Blowdry Cream