Colour Authority
Denise Mahoney
*Balayage and Airtouch Educator and Stylist.
*4x's One Shot Hair Awards Top 25
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You want high impact blonding, but are tired of foils, swelling, slipping and bleeding!
✨See my Pro Tip to prevent it!
When the foils are placed this close together on the head, it can create heat from the scalp that can swell lighter in your foils. This can cause slipping and bleeding.
My trick to fix this is I like to add 5 to 10 mils of a clay lighter to my traditional foil lighter. This helps my foils to stay where I place them.
Let me know in the comments if you’ll try this?
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Are you struggling to get the perfect blend?
See part two of this color transformation. I like to apply my gloss first then lay my root shadow over the top for the best blend..
My formula was Goldwell US Gloss Tones
10BC/10BN/CLEAR Root Melt 8N/7BG/7NP
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Feeling Brassy and too Blonde? Try adding lowlights.
It’s not how many lowlights you add but that they are strategically placed.
I started this transformation with K18 Hair The color started with 3 highlights in the Faceframe then added lowlights in a V pattern through out the body of the hair.
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I never like to add too many low lights or they can make the blonde look muddy.
Stay tuned for part two of this color transformation. How I did the melt and blend.
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✨Tone on Tone blonde on fine hair with Traditional Balayage!
Dimensional color will always make fine hair look thicker than single tone color. It looks thicker By adding contrast and depth.
My Formula:
Base Goldwell US Cover Plus 8n,8nn
Lowlight Colorance 7n
Balayage Silk Lift Clay 30 vol.
Pro Tip- I like to slip a little piece of cotton under my highlight when painting through a base to prevent colored transfer.
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Hair education, fine hair tips, tone on tone color, fine hair, balayage education
Are you struggling with Gray maintenance? Try blending it with Balayage.
Protected with K18 Hair
I painted with Goldwell US Silk Lift Clay 30 vol.
No gloss or toner was needed just raw lift for brightness and multi tone dimension.
Processed for 30 minutes.
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Grey blending, balayage education, hair color video, Portland balayage, Denise Mahoney
08/11/2026
Brighter but keeping it, Brunette!
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You’re doing grey coverage? Why not add your highlight and root smudge at the same time?
I used TopChic 7n for my Gray coverage.
I like to highlight through my base for a soft blend. I used Silk Lift Strong and 20 vol.
After processing I remove my foils, use my fingers to pull off the excess lighter. And then gently smudge the root color into the base of my foils.
I finished this look with a curling iron set using my 1 inch. Curling iron and my favorite Goldwell Working Hairspray.
Let me know in the comments if you’re combining techniques like this or if this is something you’ll try? Share this with a stylist who will love this time, saving technique.
Summer Faded Bronde!☀️
Here’s how I brought the dimension back…
Formulas:
I started with a lowlight Goldwell US 7n/6n
Highlight Silk Lift Strong 20 vol.
Root Tap Gloss Tones 8n
Gloss 10BC/Clear
Foils Framar
foil board COOBOARD® - custom designed hair coloring board
Styled Goddess Pro
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