Ash tones are cool-based tones which counter-balance unwanted warmth, leaving a sleek, tonally balanced finish. Ash is a tone which adds a cool ash finish to your colour. Ash blends…
Anatomy of Great Colour
We don’t just want gorgeous, multi-dimensional colour, we want beautiful, healthy hair too! C Prevention is better than cure. It is always easier to avoid damage than it is to…
Please Explain – What is Nude Hair?
Nude hair is super flattering, easy to achieve and suits all complexions. It’s also low maintenance and easy to achieve at home. Sounds great, but …. What is nude hair?…
6 Tips for Flawless Coverage over Colour Resistant Greys
Grey roots can be unwanted and difficult to cover. If you are looking to colour resistant grey hair, we can help you improve your colour coverage to give you consistent,…
5 Reasons Why Every Colourist Uses a Tint Brush and You Should Too
Colourists always use a tint brush and bowl and are very careful with their colour placement. Their results (and job!) depends on them placing the right colour in the right…
Why You Should Choose The Shade for your home colouring?
Here’s how The Shade can help you lift your home colouring to new heights: Avoid unnecessary exposure to chemicals such as PPD, parabens and ammonia The Shade’s permanent colours are…
Healthy Hair is Beautiful Hair
More of us are realising that a kinder, gentler relationship with our hair is better. Healthy hair looks its best and retains colour better than dull, dry, over-processed damaged hair.…
How to Avoid Colour Banding
Colour banding, also known as the halo effect, describes the darker colour band that can appear when new colour is applied over new regrowth, and extended to layer over previously…
Hot Roots
Colourists use the term hot roots to describe the effect where your hair’s roots are visibly warmer than the rest of your hair colour. Hot roots generally look lighter than…
Your Home Salon
The Shade is here to bridge the gap between the salon and home colouring. We provide personalised colour selection and application expertise, and send your salon colour and colour application…