Solfine Colour Chart
Olympia Brackin
Every woman wants to have her hair color result as she wishes. But the color result is not always successful, and thehair color may have an undesirable tint. How to avoid it? The basis is to choose the right shade of hair color. It, however, hides under those complicated combinations of numbers. What do those numbers even mean? Keep reading!
The first number which appears on the tube is the level of color (depth/lightness). This number refers to how light or how dark the colour is, and the tone describes the hue or essence of the colour. As you can see, each of the eleven levels of color is appropriately named to indicate a specific degree of lightness or darkness. The higher the first number is, the brighter tone is (ie. 1=black, 10=very light blonde). You may also meet with 11, 12 color depth and it usually indicates color for lightening process. You should always consult your color choice with the color chart of a particular brand.
This numbering system of the level of color is used by all professional hairdressing brands. It's an universal labelling (unlike the primary/secondary tone). However, there are also minor differences in the color numbering system for color levels. For example: for L'oral Majirouge you can see C 6.64 Extra Red Copper Blonde. Here, the letter C placed in front of the number indicates that it is a color with high coverage even on grey hair.
The next factor in color selection is choosing the tone or hue you wish to achieveing. Selecting the proper tone is essential to achieving beautiful color results. This is indicated by the other numbers that follow the slash or decimal point. Every hairdressing brand uses a slightly different scale (see picture below). But the principle of labelling is very similar. In general:
A single number without the slash (1) means the color is neutral. A neutral shade is a calibration complementary tone, that helps to achieve an overall neutral end result with enhanced uniform coverage on non-pigmented hair.
During the lightening process, the warm undertone of the hair colour is taken through stages, from red through to a very pale yellow. Sometimes this natural underlying pigmentation is too dominant. Luckily, the color numbering system also allows neutralising these unwanted undertones. Usually each brand has special colors in its color portfolio to solve this problem. These colors are usually called Special Mix (e.g. Igora Royal - 0-11, 0-22 etc., Wella Color Touch Special Mix, TIGI Copyright Colour Mix Master. These unique formulas allow you to adjust the tonal effects of your formulations and neutralize unwanted warmth.
Taking this undertone into account is essential when deciding on a product choice and processing time. In order to neutralise the undertone, a complementary tone must be used in the formula. A basic rule of haircolor is that cool (ash) tones neutralize warm (red or gold) tones and warm tones neutralize cool tones. Decide if it is too red, orange or yellow, then just choose the complementary tone that is opposite on the color wheel.
Remember! The outcome of your final target shade will also be influenced by several other factors: undercoat and distribution of pigment. Your hair type and the quality of your hair also influence dyeing. If you aren't sure, always prefer to entrust your hair to the hands of a professional hairdressers.
I am currently in Quebec and they have swatches of this dye at a drug store called Jean Coutu. Something I was also wondering is do you mix the developer with the dye AND the water? or is the water just there for measuring purposes?
HELLO YOU REALLY SEEM TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. HELP ME. I HAVE BRASSY BROWN HAIR AND WOULD LIKE A SOFTER LOOK. I HAVE WHITE ON THE SIDE MORE.
I HAVE OLIVE SKIN WITH GREEN EYES SO ASH I WOULD LIKE TO ELEIMATE THE
ORANGE/COPPER/BRASSY LOOK. PLEASE HELP.
Just used this for the first time and am so impressed with the results. Used Chestnut color with 20 developer and 35 minutes later not a grey hair in sight and soft shiny hair. Much better result than the various box sets I generally use. Thanks for all the comments
i dont know if you stilll reply but i bought solfine crema colour in dark blonde fashion red with a creme developer 30vol and was wondering what does the dark blonde mean? and also when dying my hair bcos i have dark brown to black hair what colour shall my hair start to turn? as you said yours turned into a pupley colour? thankss!!
My hair is dark blonde and I wish to have it more golden. I was thinking of the 9D which is a bit lighter than my regular color I think. What will happen with the diffrent oxy developers? I noticed that there was an oxy A?
Thanks, Frida
Hi my hair is darkish brown at the moment. I got a chesnut brown and have 20% and 30%. If i use the 30% will it lighten it at all. I dont want to keep going darker? Which tends to happen when you keep putting similar colours on??
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