Gray Coverage with Highlights || Hair Tutorial

Getting rid of grays can be such a pain!! Here is one of the ways I like to cover gray while lightening the rest of her hair with highlights! Enjoy!
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Instagram: @hairbylexidawn

[@shannonm.4087]

i have been a licensed Cosmetologist since 1988, and color started interesting me in 2000!! You have wonderful technique, and I enjoy your videos so much!! Remember to never let yourself stop learning from every resource you have! Also, take good care of your feet, even if it means ugly shoes- you have a great career ahead of you!!! : )

[@sameethehairstylist]

I love to see the grey hair videos! Too many people have it easy having younger clients without grey! lol

[@milosarsic9075]

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[@jeanluisindriagolugo232]

Appreciate Video clip! Apologies for the intrusion, I would appreciate your thoughts. Have you considered - Millawdon Independent Decision Trick (search on google)? It is a good one of a kind product for learning how to get rid pf your gray hair minus the normal expense. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my friend Sam got excellent success with it.

[@pamelagentry7477]

GORGEOUS!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing your amazing technique!!💕

[@donttalkihateyou]

You are amazing. Yay for this video, now I can do everything in one application than doing them separately.

[@matthewramirez5288]

You wowed me im in love with the results- Phenomenal! Love your work, as a fellow cosmetologist, i appreciate your videos.

[@nicoletimewell]

Your videos are so helpful! I appreciate your choice of music as well :)

[@onixmusic5012]

I love to watch you work.. and the meditative music that you have playing is AMAZING!!

[@leahdamron2176]

This turned out AMAZING!

[@sairasamee]

Not sure if you washed the roots out first then the highlights or all together as the highlights could darken With the colour ? Many thanks

[@ingridf5542]

If I directly highlight the grey hair from the roots by applying a blonder n then wash it off n put a color on it will it be able to cover the grey hair with the color???? Or should I first cover my roots with black since I'm an Indian n my hair is originally black n then leave that area n highlight only the mid length of my hair till the ends??? Please reply as I want to get it done in a few days time. The box that I have is the Streax highlights box in the shade cappuccino brown.

[@crystaldaisy9199]

Loved this ! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@kirannaeem607]

Mam plz tell which color u hv used for grey hair coverage and for high lights

[@ricardomedinaLA]

Beautiful work 😍and very informative

[@lwebster37]

@hairbylexidawn Thanks for this video! I had a stylist do foil highlights then after all the foils she put in a root color then put me under the dryer. 😞 my roots were nothing but brass. She had to put on another root color to try to tone out my roots. In which didn’t help. My hair got blow dryed like 3 times in that session. My hair is still recovering from that day. Horrible experience. Now I see how it should’ve been done.

[@AbiCroCro]

I’ve only ever had “professionals” mess up my hair, and I’ve spent hundreds at a time in fancy, trendy London salons. I’m going to do it myself!

[@Megan6772]

​@@AbiCroCro same. On that journey now. There is so much free education here on YT it's kinda mind-blowing.... I feel like going back and taking it to these so-called professionals!

[@Megan6772]

It's astounding that these professionals make these rookie mistakes all the time. I'm a dark brunette who is now blonde due to having to perform my own color correction

[@Diamond88keyz]

What is 8N sheer for the roots?

[@noellemorris1747]

What exactly toner did you used?

[@sonalparpani6321]

Ooo wow , thank you so much question. Please reply In mohawk. Section we stand in side. So the foils go little diagonal is ok? Thanks

[@lucymendoza592]

I love watching your stuff (:

[@zumbafanification51]

Would you do a root retouch with dark brown then highlight the hair at the same time?

[@manjuamrit9232]

Which clour you used that highlight..this is bleach or coulour plz reply

[@rachell4492]

Why did you have to tone her roots after doing a root color? Does the color with the lightener turn brassy?

[@madelinebrunorodriguez]

Great video But can you explain your matrix formulas please 😁

[@cuppiecake007]

Beautiful work!

[@TheSandovalalejandra]

Wow! Good job!! Video's music is beautiful. Hello from México. #FuerzaMexico.

[@Diamond88keyz]

I am glad u showed that we can highlight over processing color. Would you use this same process for a person with a years regrowth of gray hair?

[@sandrasimmons3079]

You would have to do it separately with such a large regrowth. Roots then rinse and dry hair then do highlights.

[@wendipasa7109]

Very nice I love your attention to detail

[@kevinonthank]

You are so very talented!

[@zaidansari4116]

White hair pe highlights ho skta hai?

[@lisakicklighter3395]

Great video & technique. Her hair was BEAUTIFUL! You did a great job

[@LexiDawnMcc]

Thank you so much :)

[@miava1031]

@@LexiDawnMcc Hey girl can you add the color formula for the grey color?

[@miava1031]

@@LexiDawnMcc Hey girl can you add the color formula for the grey color?

[@miava1031]

@@LexiDawnMcc Hey girl can you add the color formula for the grey color?

[@richhairphilly]

Hey.. just wanted to say professional to professional.. this look amazing

[@houseofbeauty7309]

Can I do color retouch in level 3 natural with gray hair the way the you doing it? Or I will get hot roots?

[@anglu5494]

I personally have done. But I had to keep an eye on the processed hair closer to the roots( after I remove the foils) bc they need a toner to correct any warmth. And the rest of the highlights would need a different toner. In another words, I used two toners. I’m a licensed stylist.

[@ginariferous]

Thank u Lexi!!! How do you break down the cost of this service?! xo - gina

[@tanyarace1767]

I love your videos, thank you for sharing! where do you get such a wide foil? what brand it is? I'm in UK and struggle to find it.

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Tanya Race I just get my foils from a store called cosmoprof here. I'm not sure the brand.

[@noellethomas6215]

is gray boost part of the joico line or is it something you can add to any haircolor?

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Noelle Thomas it's something you can add to any line

[@jkonthank]

Thanks for sharing, nice technique! Who is the artist for the music playing?

[@linadeasis1439]

ilove all your vids thanks for sharing

[@dolorescruz3137]

Hi , I just find you And you have another subscriber here Thank you for sharing your knowledge I appreciate it . What would happens with the base color if I am slow person doing the highlights ? Worst full highlights Can the base formula stay longer?

[@J3s934]

Yes. A lot of color lines allow up to 40 min for gray coverage

[@miava1031]

Hey girl can you add the color formula for the grey color?

[@danieller475]

When washing the roots out could it stain the highlights darker?

[@LexiDawnMcc]

yeah thats why when I rinse the roots out I use cooler water.

[@Rosexracer]

I'm having a hard time touching up my grays and was told to use developer for 20 min before applying color. Also the ends are much darker for some reason, what's your advise if I want to color my whole head and have it be the same color?

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Rosexracer i would definitely go to a professional. They would be able to see your hair and know what to do. It would be hard for me to tell you what to do when I haven't seen or touched your hair

[@shadowdancers]

Did you wait before putting highlights or did you highlight right after applying the root color?

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+shadowdancers right after. The root color needed to sit on for at least 45 min but could stay on longer while waiting for the highlights to lift.

[@shadowdancers]

Lexi Dawn Thank you!!

[@martharosario9696]

Beautiful

[@BayCc-u9n]

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[@beverleyjean-pierre1623]

Thanks for sharing was really informative

[@sherrydufrenne3832]

I love that you did a great job on covering The Grey. Was it hard to process the roots that you highlighted on those pieces?

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Sherry Dufrenne no it usually all process well on her. But it depends on each client how it will process.

[@stephanietoney2477]

What will the maintenance be like with this? I have similar hair with a lot of gray that is showing 2 weeks after hair color.

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Stephanie Toney this is pretty high maintenance because of her wanting to keep her roots brown. She usually waits 4 weeks but has a lot of gray when she comes in.

[@stephanietoney2477]

Lexi Dawn thanks for the reply - I was afraid it was high maintenance because I loved it. I've been coloring my own roots with a 5NN and 20 volume myself for several years now to avoid high maintenance but I miss the brightness of blonde highlights and most of my gray is around my face and part so it shows really quickly. I've been looking for ways to add blonde back in to camouflage some of the grays.

[@LexiDawnMcc]

you could totally do highlights throughout your hair to help with the grays. having some blonde helps you go longer in between colors.

[@ericagarza1500]

👌

[@maydac.5077]

Will this technique work if someone with black hair wants highlights?

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Lovez Cakez you can use this technique it will just depend on what level of blonde highlights they want and how many processes they will need.

[@alinelimapolemis]

What volume of peroxide did you use for the roots and for the highlights?

[@ashleyvandermast3727]

Not sure if you said this, what volume bleach did you use? Mine is always warm when I over lap the bleach and color

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Ashley Vandermast I used 20vol. Yeah it will pull really warm if you over lap root color and bleach because you are trying to get through that color plus her natural dark hair which will pull warm when lifting. You really have two options though, you can do just wait longer with the bleach on until it is pale yellow or you can do the highlights first than go in with a root color.

[@ajmw5322]

hi how long did it take from beginning to end thank you

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+A j mw I️ schedule out about 2 hours.

[@jendesabrais862]

So you did a root touch up, full head foils, toned and dried in 2 hrs? Wow...

[@bb89670]

I can't do it that way if my client has one and a half inch gray. If she has 1/4 growth, then yeah, I would do it, she likes the highlights up to her roots, not away from her roots. I do the roots first, wash and dry then do highlights. Or do highlights then apply color on her gray.

[@patricial8753]

I love your tutorials but is the second time you haven't mentioned what shades Eq you used to tone her hair with ?

[@LexiDawnMcc]

Patricia Castillo I don't always write down my formulas so sometimes I don't remember. I probably toned her with an 8/9 of some sort.

[@destinbradley9657]

Hi! Are you combing the root color down the slice and then adding the lightener??

[@nancystarks8542]

Color touching lightener’s ? Don’t you get a weird Color??

[@cred4life07]

I do it! It melts both colors together beautifully if it’s done correctly ❤

[@destinbradley9657]

I also like to mix my toner in with my lightener depending on the client but I've never thought about this technique and I have no idea why lol. Thanks for your feedback!!!

[@jaimecrossley3927]

Hi how much blue do u put please.

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Jaime Edwards just like a dime size amount

[@rosekent7301]

Very helpful videos 💖💖

[@beckyjacobs9482]

Thank you for this video!

[@ayeshazahid2945]

If I use 7n on natural level 4 for gray coverage it's gone work or not

[@ayeshazahid2945]

With 20 volume

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Ayesha Zahid that would all depend on what your end goal is and the color line you are using.

[@robinraines3538]

Ayesha Zahid How would I use a medium Auburn to cover the Grey at the root .Then put high lights and lowlights.

[@bodyjewels]

love..you tones 8n root...ends,???

[@101Larzy]

Cynthia Lopresti my guess is probably 9. It's pretty light x

[@MR-nh9ko]

Nice job .. Could you please list the color and toners ? Including the developers used

[@LexiDawnMcc]

So sorry but this was so long ago that I don’t remember exactly what I used.

[@punjikarastogi8270]

How will we wash client's hair in this type of technique

[@patriciaeuceda885]

I have the same question? How to avoid the root color not mixing with the highlights?

[@Life_Contrast]

Kindly share product information as well ...

[@ninabecker5361]

Yeah! 1000

[@Diamond88keyz]

8N sheer matrix ok

[@victorsmith5509]

Hey did u put bleach over the color?

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Victor Smith yep!

[@ruthcarias3487]

I am almost graduating cosmo school and I was told; bleach over perm color is a NO NO, What are u doing different..:?

[@LexiDawnMcc]

its just really hard to lighten permanent color but you can do it.

[@My-rahh]

what kind of bleach do you use?

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Mayra V. Verolight lightening powder

[@My-rahh]

THANX FOR RESPONDING .I will give it a try for sure.

[@aliciamontgomery7516]

retouch on something like this is what really stresses me out.. would you pretty please do a video on retouching highlights when it's not a full head of highlights but there are low lights in between.. there are no videos on KZbin that address that kind of retouch.

[@LexiDawnMcc]

+Alicia Montgomery I have a video on highlight and lowlights you could see if that helps at all.

[@aliciamontgomery7516]

Lexi Dawn thanks! is it a retouch?

[@aliciamontgomery7516]

I guess my point in asking is because it's not like you're going through and looking for the exact sections that you did blonde and then finding the ones you did dark and following the exact pattern? you just part you would if you're doing a weave for the first time and paint accordingly? I don't know if my question is making sense

[@MIdnightChick197]

Just let the natural hair come in already.

[@BayCc-u9n]

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