GOLDEN
GIRL
BEAUTIFULLY LIVED-IN BALAYAGE
#GoldenGirl
CREATED BY COLIN CARUSO /
@colincaruso
“It looks like her hair has been
on vacation and is naturally
sun-kissed.”
— COLIN CARUSO
COLOR FORMULAS
PRE-LIGHTENING FORMULAS:
FORMULA 1:
SynchroLift ® Soft 1 oz. (30 g/ml) + 20 volume
Paul Mitchell ® Cream Developer 1 oz. (30 g/ml)
FORMULA 2:
Skylight ® 1 scoop + 30 volume Paul Mitchell ®
Cream Developer 1.5 oz. (45 g/ml)
FORMULA 3:
SynchroLift ® + 1 scoop + 30 volume Paul Mitchell ®
Cream Developer 2 oz. (60 g/ml)
BLONDE REFINEMENT FORMULAS:
FORMULA 1:
The Demi Brass-Off Violet 0.5 oz. (15 g/ml) +
Paul Mitchell ® Processing Liquid 0.5 oz. (15 g/ml)
FORMULA 2:
Crema XG™ 8PA (8/81) 0.5 oz. (15 g/ml) + 10PA (10/81)
1.5 oz. (45 g/ml) + 10 volume Paul Mitchell ® Cream Developer
2 oz. (60 g/ml)
BEFORE
COLOR STEP-BY-STEP
1. Begin by sectioning out the front hairline.
2. Behind the hairline section, create a Mohawk segment
following the parietal ridge to the crown.
3. Move to the left side and create a triangle segment that
meets at the top of the ear and at the parietal ridge.
4. Mirror the triangle segment on the right side.
5. Begin in the hairline using the babylight technique and
apply Formula 1.
6. Move to the back of the head. Begin in the nape by taking
½” sections. Apply Formula 2 with heavy saturation.
Continue up the head taking ½” sections and applying
Formula 2.
7. Move to the triangle segment and continue to take ½”
sections and apply Formula 2. Mirror on the opposite side.
8. Move to the Mohawk segment. Begin by using the teasy
highlight technique and apply Formula 3.
9. Process until desired lightness is reached.
10. Shampoo with Color Protect ® Post Color Shampoo.
Rinse and towel-dry.
11. Apply Blonde Refinement Formula 2 on lightened hair,
avoiding the hairline. Process for 15 minutes. Apply Formula
1 to hairline. Process for 5 minutes. (Formula 2 will process
a total of 20 minutes.)
12. Rinse lightly and shampoo with Color Protect ® Post
Color Shampoo and condition with your favorite
Paul Mitchell ® conditioner.
TAKE HOME
• Awapuhi Wild Ginger ® Styling Treatment Oil ®
• Extra-Body Sculpting Foam ®
• Extra-Body Finishing Spray ®
STYLING STEP-BY-STEP
1. Using a Paul Mitchell ® detangling comb, detangle ends to
mid-lengths, then the base.
2. Apply a baseball-sized amount of Extra-Body Sculpting
Foam ® and comb through.
3. Layer with two pumps of Awapuhi Wild Ginger ® Styling
Treatment Oil® and comb through.
4. Blow-dry with a Paul Mitchell ® Express Ion Dry ® Turbolight ® +
and complete a round brush blowout using an Express Ion
Round ® in L and XL.
5. Finish with Extra-Body Finishing Spray ® .