This will be a big departure from my long,
dark brown locs.
Did not tell my family yet
so we'll see how it goes.
My name is Tiffany, and today we will be
doing the double process to my dark hair.
I have never dyed my hair before.
I chose the gray double process because I've
never done it and I think it's time to step out of my
comfort zone.
And it's because of growing up with
strict Asian parents and even painting my nails was
not allowed for the school week.
So this is definitely going to be a departure.
I'm ready to take the next step to
express myself as a creative in my role.
And who knows where this will lead to.
I absolutely feel that the services that I provide
empower others as they are.
Hi, I'm Stephanie Diaz.
I'm a colorist at Love Lane Salon in Jersey City, New Jersey.
What a double process actually is, is completely
cleansing the melanin from the hair and then the
second process being applying whatever
shade we want to see the reflective tone.
There are many factors to consider and a double process
can take anywhere from two to eight hours to complete.
I've been in the hair industry for 17 years.
I've refined those specific details,
taking good to great.
And that all comes with practice and patience for sure.
Hi, Tiffany.
Hello!
Welcome to Love Lane.
Thank you.
So we're gonna be doing a double process today.
Yes, we are.
Let me get my hands in your hair so that I can feel
what's going on here.
All I've ever done with my hair is cut it really.
Awesome.
As far as your textured type and density, I think you're
an excellent candidate for a double process.
We're really going to be able to get a really nice,
clean even lift out of your hair.
I'm very excited.
Me too.
Cool, I'll be right back.
So the first step of a double process is to section the hair.
Meticulous and clean sectioning is going to set you up for success.
Separating into quadrants first and then smaller sections.
First, we have to apply the mid-lengths
to ends with lightener.
The reason being that the root area will lift
much faster, as you will see, because of the heat from the scalp.
Once I get through the lower section, I will alienate it with
saran wrap and foil on the ends and move on to the right.
And I'll move left to right up the back of the head
until I've completely saturated all of the mid-lengths and ends in the back.
Oxidative color never looks in the bowl,
how it will look on the hair.
The color is going to penetrate into the hair
and the molecules will work to create the outcome that you're looking for.
Some magical science happening there.
Once we apply the bleach to the scalp,
there can be a range of emotions and feelings that happen.
Sometimes it might burn, sometimes it might tingle.
It's important to not wash your hair
the day of or honestly, days leading up
to getting your hair double processed because the oil from the scalp
will act as a barrier to protect your skin
and maintain the comfort within the service.
Once we rinse all of the lightener from the hair,
that is when we will shampoo the hair.
The shampoo will stop the active ingredients in the lightener
and balance the P.H. so that we can then move on to glossing.
First, I'll apply in the roots a slightly deeper formula
in order to create a shadow.
What that will do is give the illusion that this is a
natural hair color.
If you imagine the hair strand as a room,
normally in a dark hair strand, the room is full
of furniture, the furniture being the melanin, the light
can't pass through.
But once we clear out that space,
removing all of that melanin, now we have a sheer, empty space.
And then we deposit our gloss and that is our reflective tone.
I personally don't shampoo out my glosses.
I've been taught to allow them to stay in the hair
so that they really fully saturate.
But I do condition again to stop that process
and balance the P.H.
Okay, are you ready to see the final reveal?
So excited.
Alright, here we go.
There she is!
Stephanie!
It's amazing!
How do you feel?
Like a cool grandma, but like in the best way.
I was shocked at first because I've never seen
my hair in any other color before, but I can't stop smiling.
I couldn't be happier with it.
I was expecting the bleaching process to be
a little more uncomfortable and possibly longer
but it was, A) shorter and I didn't feel really anything.
Tiffany's hair lifted really beautifully.
It definitely is always a challenge to lift more than
six levels in one session.
So I feel very confident that we achieved our goals for sure.
The advice that I got for aftercare and maintaining this color
is to sparely, wash my hair, possibly wait about a week.
Stephanie recommended a sulfate-free shampoo
so that I can maintain my color as well as the health of my hair.
I can not wait to walk down the street.
Yeah, eyes will be on me but for good reasons
and I'm excited to be that trendsetter.
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