Finally got a stubborn color correction right after three long appointments
I had a client come in with box dye that went super brassy orange, and she wanted a cool ash brown. In my experience, those orange tones are tough to lift without going green. The first session, I used a level 7 ash with a violet booster, but it just sat on top and looked muddy. Second try, I did a soap cap with 10 volume, which helped a bit but left a weird band. What finally worked, after maybe 8 hours total over three visits, was a careful cleanse with a clarifying shampoo, then a custom mix of a level 6 neutral and a tiny bit of blue direct dye to cancel the warmth without over-depositing. Has anyone else found a better way to handle that specific orange-to-ash shift without multiple steps?