When I approached Jack Howard, colourist and balayage expert at Paul Edmonds Salon, with the idea that I wanted to go copper, I went to my consultation armed with 10-plus photos I'd saved on Instagram of what I thought were the same hue. "You're showing me completely different hair colours here," he told me when I scrolled through the images. Oops.
Although photos are a great guide, he gave me a quick colour education and told me it's all down to expectations, commitment, and skin tone. We discussed what would and wouldn't work for me based on skin tone and my desired outcome. This, my friends, is what a great colourist does. I left my consultation exactly how one should, knowing exactly what I should expect and bursting with excitement for my new fiery hue.
Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Tori Crowther