Maintenance Toners: When and Why
I know you are wondering what a maintenance toner is. A maintenance toner can make your highlights and balayage last longer, tone that blonde back to icy, and give you that shine and luster that has faded a bit.
What Happens When We Tone
When we highlight and balayage, the majority of the time we need to tone that lightened hair. That lightened raw tone is not the most desirable color. It really depends on a person's melanin in their hair based on the color of the natural hair and how fine or coarse the hair is. Most of the time we need to tone some unwanted yellow out or add some beige for some depth in the blonde.
We have beautiful colors that we do this with. Most of our toners have a gloss in them as well, that adds incredible shine and seals the moisture in the hair for up to 25 shampoos.
Root Toning and Clear Gloss
We also like to tone the root on the grown out color so it looks more freshened up and not like a root grow out. We can just do the clear gloss for the shine only as well.
Why Toners Fade
Every time you wash your hair at home the toner or color fades out of your hair. It also fades when you flat iron your hair. So after about 6 weeks, the toner is almost gone depending on how you take care of your hair and how many times per week you shampoo. This is the time frame we suggest a maintenance toner --- from 6 to 8 weeks.
Book Your Maintenance Toner
If you want your hair to always look great in between your highlight appointments, call to schedule your maintenance toner. Come in and relax with a mimosa and a warm chocolate chip cookie and have a little self-care day. We always love seeing you!
Schedule your maintenance toner appointment at Lee Graves Salon in Plano, TX.
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