Repeated black colour · Guangzhou · Case 03
Cover the grey.
Keep the dimension.
After years of salon-applied black colour every three weeks, the goal was not to abandon grey coverage. It was to make dense, dark hair feel lighter and more dimensional without losing reliable root coverage.
1 visit · 3.5 hours · Verified before and after
- Colour history
- Salon-applied black colour every three weeks for many years
- Non-negotiable
- Continue covering grey at the roots
- Visit
- One appointment · approximately 3.5 hours
- Case price range
- ¥2,800–¥3,800
01 · Starting point and result
Black coverage had done its job. The shape had disappeared.
History. For years, she returned to a salon every three weeks for black colour to cover visible grey. Repeated full-depth colour made her thick hair read as one solid mass.
Goal. Maintain dependable grey coverage while introducing natural brown highlights that would give the hair movement and dimension.
Result. The brunette remained convincingly deep, but the surface and face frame gained enough variation to reveal the haircut and density.
02 · One appointment, two jobs
Coverage and lightness were built at the same time.
- 01
Lift selectively
Full-head highlights interrupted the accumulated black depth without trying to turn the entire head lighter.
- 02
Cover the root
Deep brown colour was applied at the roots while the highlights processed, preserving the coverage she still wanted.
- 03
Reconnect with tone
After rinsing, a light brown toner softened the lifted ribbons into the deeper brunette base.
The practical shift
Grey coverage stayed. The flat, heavy impression did not.
This was repeated professional black colour rather than an at-home box dye application. The correction route was based on the client’s actual colour history and hair response.
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