professional hair stylists - help with Loreal "Composite" Color

[dancingqueen]

Hello -- Just wondering if any of the hair stylists on here are familiar with Loreal Composite Color?

I just learned this product line is being discontinued and I''m so upset. I''ve been using the "coffee" color for about 8-9 years now. I''m not a stylist, but my brother-in-law is and he has been buying the product for me to touch up on my own in between visits to the actual salon. He doesn''t use this product in his salon so he can''t help with this. He just calls the beauty supply shop and places the order for me.

I love the composite line because of the way it doesn''t completely "cover" gray hairs and highlights. I get my hair highlighted a few times a year (blond highlights), but then cover it immediately with the color and the highlights fade to a nice copper. I don''t know if this is technically a "semi-permanent" color, but that''s the main reason I like it.

I also like that it''s been very easy for me to use at home. I just mix equal parts of the color and developer and let it process for 20-30 mintes (no heat) and rinse. Quick and easy and exactly what I want every time.

Any suggestions on a replacement product line? The supply store recommended Loreal Richesse (sp?)

Thanks in advance if anyone has any recommendations.

 

[Italiahaircolor]

Okay...as I hairstylist, I am very confused...

So, twice a year you get a full highlight and toner. When you use the Loreal color, do you touch up the roots or the whole head?

I really like Redken color. I''ve used it for years and it''s my favorite. Although I couldn''t recommend a color line that doesn''t cover because they are designed to and as a stylist it''s always my goal to cover the hair so I''ve never be in the position that you''re explaining here.

A good solution to the problem could be doing only your roots on an as needed basis. By only touching up the color, you''re not going to compromise the highlights because you won''t be covering them with color--so really, you could use any brand. You could be Redken Shades, that is typically as a toner to even out bleached hair...its a semi-perm color, so you might get heavy using it, but rinses out faster than a color gel or whatever.

 

[dancingqueen]

I use the color all over and as a "toner" over highlights. I don''t want blond highlights and I like the end result with this color. Have you ever used loreal composite? Does the redken color that you like have a specific name?

I just wish my color wasn''t being discontinued!!

Thanks...

 

[VRBeauty]

I''m not a hair professional, but... I used L''Oreal Feria for many years. It seems to be a kind of sheer, and will probably let your highlights show through. It''s an OTC line that you should be able to find in any drugstore.

 

[Italiahaircolor]

Once you have your toner done after your highlights, you shouldn''t need to be re-toning at home. Color on top of color makes your hair go darker. Although you don''t want blond highlights, you don''t need to always pull your color through the ends in order to copper hued. True, your toner may need a refresh occasionally if you''re feeling to brassy, but you should feel free to retouch your outgrowth separate from the toner.

I would find a color that your comfortable with for the outgrowth separate from the toner. This could be used only the roots. Then after you''ve touched up your roots, then run a toner through on an as needed basis. I like Redken Shades EQ for a toner. It''s a very lightweight color that has translucent qualities. I''ve never used this product as "all over" color and probably won''t...but to refresh highlights, it''s perfect. It comes in blues, to cut orange and purple to cut yellows...but also in more traditional tones. Your BIL should be able to help select a shade.

For a good root touch color, I like Redken Color Gels. I love the gel texture which is ideal for bottle application, which is a perfect application technique for touching up your roots. Again, your BIL should be able to help you match your color.

 

[dancingqueen]

Thank you for the advice. I have enough of my existing color to get through the end of the year and then time for a change!

 

[Cehrabehra]

I think if you have a good colorist you can just have those "highlights" in a darker color and you can eliminate that extra step you take to tone everything down. If your colorist used the correct color to begin with you''d end up with the look you want the first time.

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 11/11/2009 11:57:58 PM
Author: Cehrabehra
I think if you have a good colorist you can just have those ''highlights'' in a darker color and you can eliminate that extra step you take to tone everything down. If your colorist used the correct color to begin with you''d end up with the look you want the first time.

Yeah that''s what I was thinking...highlights don''t have to be just bleach blonde!