Levels, tones, underlying pigment, developer volumes, toners, corrections: the theory piles up and the formulas stop making sense. Here every topic fits on one page, with a drawing that does the explaining. 68 illustrated pages, from the strand to the State Board.
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One topic per page, a drawing that carries it and short boxes with the rules. Take a look inside:
You read the chapter twice: level, tone, underlying pigment, complementary colors, developer volumes... Then you close the book...
...and it all gets mixed up. Which color cancels orange? Why did the blonde turn yellow?
Here, neutralizing fits on one page: blue cancels orange, violet cancels yellow, green cancels red, each with the hair it fixes.
You look at it once and it stays, because you have seen it.
First you understand how color works. The formulas come with it.
The strand and its natural color, color theory, levels, types of color, developer, application, lightening, corrections and safety: 68 pages, all illustrated
Picture this:
Instead of rereading three pages on brassiness and still not knowing which toner to grab...
...you see where the warmth comes from and what cancels it: too yellow, too orange, too red, each with its corrector, on one page.
And the level system, developer volumes and the stages of lightening become pictures you can redraw on the exam. You stop repeating and start understanding.
That is exactly what Hair Color Made Visual does.
It is not “just another PDF”. It is 9 parts and 55 illustrated topics, plus a last-minute review of the terms students mix up.
Because what your brain sees organized, it remembers.
Cuticle, cortex and medulla, melanin, gray hair, porosity, texture and elasticity, and the color consultation.
The color wheel, complementary colors, warm and cool tones, level versus tone, base and intensity, choosing a shade.
The 1 to 10 level system, finding the natural level, underlying pigment level by level, and the formula math.
Temporary, semi-permanent, demi-permanent and permanent color, henna and metallic dyes, and the three lighteners.
What developer does, volumes and lift, pH, measuring and mixing, and timing, heat and processing.
Draping, sectioning, virgin applications, the retouch, covering gray, foils, balayage and the cap.
How lightener works, the stages of lightening, on or off the scalp, toners, double-process blonde and over-lightening.
The rules of corrective color: brassiness, color removers, fillers, off-tones, hot roots, banding and spots.
The patch test, the strand test, metallic salts, when not to color, and what to expect on your State Board exam.
At the end, a last-minute review of the terms students mix up, to read before your exam.
Free with the book
Real client scenarios, before and after, with each formula worked out step by step: level, tone, developer and timing. The theory of the book, applied to the chair.
It comes with the book.
Free with the book
State Board-style questions on hair color, with every answer explained, so you know why it is right and what to reread when you miss one.
It comes with the book.
One payment:
$27
Instant access: Hair Color Made Visual and the two free books arrive by email as PDFs. One payment, no subscription.
One topic per illustrated page to understand color theory and review it before the written and practical exams.
Levels, developer, toners and corrections drawn clearly, to formulate with more confidence.
Why hair turns brassy, how to cover gray, how to go darker without muddy results: the reasons behind every rule.
$27
You have 30 days to try Hair Color Made Visual and the two free books.
If a file does not open, if the content is not what this page describes, if you were charged twice or the download never arrived, write to us and we refund you in full.
One payment, no subscription, no surprises.
Yes. It starts from the strand and natural color, and builds up to lightening and corrections one page at a time.
By email, right after you buy: three PDFs you can read on your phone, tablet or computer.
No. One payment of $27, and the three PDFs are yours.
No. It is the illustrated material that goes with your training: one topic per page, to understand it and review it. Your instructor, your State Board and the manufacturer's directions come first.
No. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by NIC, any State Board of Cosmetology or any color manufacturer. It covers the hair color theory and safety tests these exams usually ask about.
Yes, as many times as you want, for yourself.
You have 30 days: if a file does not open, if the content is not what this page describes, if you were charged twice or the download never arrived, write to us and we refund you.
You do not have to reread the chapter a fourth time hoping it sticks.
You do not have to memorize terms that blur together on the exam.
And you definitely do not have to find out at the chair that you picked the wrong developer.
There is an easier way. And it is one click away.
Your move.
The PDFs arrive by email in a few minutes