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…
Why Choose PPD-free Colour?
Many consumers prefer ammonia-free colour, whether for salon or at home colouring. Ammonia has a pungent, harsh smell which can irritate the skin, eyes and nose, but there…
Three Reasons Your Hair Will Love Ginseng
Used in traditional Chinese medicines for centuries, ginseng is a powerful ingredient with a wide variety of uses. Researchers from The Mayo Clinic and National Center for Biotechnology…
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…
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…
Colour Protection Shampoo and Conditioner
Protect and lock in luxurious, lasting colour with our nourishing Colour Protection Shampoo and Conditioner, specifically formualted to balance pH levels, seal the cuticle and lock in colour…
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, phthalates and ammonia The Shade’s…
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…
Section Your Hair Like a Pro
Hair sectioning helps you manage your colour application, helping you achieve even, full colour coverage and professional colouring results at home. Sectioning helps you organise your colour application,…
How to Avoid Colour Banding
Colour banding, also known as the halo effect, is far from angelic. It describes the darker colour band that can appear when new colour is applied over new…
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…
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…