Leopard Print Hair - How To

Summary

In this creative hair color tutorial, Leigh demonstrates how to achieve a stunning leopard print effect. Starting with dark hair, she uses a bleaching powder and developer to lighten the hair to a pale shade, then tones it with an acidic color to maintain hair health. The leopard spots are created using a direct dye for the outlines and quasi-permanent color for the middles, applied with a celery stick for an irregular pattern. The process is detailed and patient, allowing for customization and a lived-in look, finished with a shine product for a textured, natural appearance.

Takeaways

• 🎨 The video is a tutorial on creating a leopard print hair color by Leigh.
• 👤 The model for the tutorial is Josh, who has dark hair with some leftover color remnants.
• 🧪 Leigh uses Blond Me reinforcing powder with nine levels of lift and 30 volume developing cream for the process.
• 📍 The application starts at the crown and moves towards the hairlines, avoiding over-processing delicate areas.
• 🌡 It's crucial to keep the hair saturated with product to prevent underdevelopment and wipe away excess to avoid skin irritation.
• 🔁 The hair is wrapped to maintain moisture as bleach stops working once it dries out and is also dependent on heat.
• ⏱ After 50 minutes, the hair's balance and color are checked before toning with L'Oreal 901 Dia Light.
• 💧 The acidic color toner is used with a 9-volt developer to keep the hair light and conditioned.
• 🟡 A slight yellow tint is desired in the hair after the first bleaching to indicate remaining melanin and protein.
• 🌀 Rough drying with a Dyson hair dryer on low speed and heat removes dampness before proceeding.
• 🖌️ Pravana black is used as a direct dye for outlining the leopard print, with L'Oreal 731 and 831 for the spots.
• 🥕 Celery sticks are used to create irregular leopard print circles, allowing for creative freedom in pattern size and spacing.
• 🎨 Makeup brushes fill in any unsaturated black areas, and additional spots can be added for a personalized touch.
• 🔄 The middles of the circles are painted with quasi-permanent color that will develop over time.
• 🚿 The hair is rinsed with cool water and conditioned to avoid merging the colors, followed by applying shine product for a lived-in look.
• 🔧 A wide-tooth comb is used to create texture, and the final look showcases the developed middles of the spots with a brown-orange hue.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the video by Leigh?

The video focuses on a creative hair coloring technique, specifically showing how to create a leopard print hair design.

Who is the model in the video?

The model in the video is Josh.

What hair color is Josh starting with and what is the goal?

Josh starts with pretty dark hair with some remnants of leftover color, and the goal is to achieve a leopard print hair color.

What products does Leigh choose for the bleaching process?

Leigh chooses Blond Me reinforcing powder with nine levels of lift and 30 volume developing cream for the bleaching process.

Why does Leigh start the application process at the crown and move towards the hairlines?

Leigh starts at the crown and moves towards the hairlines because the hairlines tend to get warmer, and bleach works off heat and oxygen, which can make them delicate.

Why is it important to keep the bleach product moist during the application?

It's important to keep the bleach moist because once bleach dries out, it stops working, and it also works on heat.

What is the purpose of using an acidic color for toning in this video?

The acidic color, L'Oreal 901 Dia Light, is used for toning to keep the hair conditioned.

Why does Leigh rough dry the hair after the first bleaching session?

Leigh rough dries the hair to remove some dampness and prepare it for the next steps of the coloring process.

What tools does Leigh use to create the leopard print circles on the hair?

Leigh uses celery sticks dipped in black dye to create the circles for the leopard print design.

How does Leigh fill in the black bits that didn't get enough saturation?

Leigh uses a makeup brush to fill in any little black bits that didn't get enough saturation.

What is the final step Leigh takes to achieve the desired 'lived-in' look for the leopard print hair?

The final step is to apply a shine product into damp hair and use a wide-tooth comb to create texture, giving the hair an oily, lived-in appearance.

Outlines

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🎨 Creative Leopard Print Hair Color Tutorial

In this tutorial, Leigh introduces a creative hair coloring video focusing on achieving a leopard print effect. She begins with a model, Josh, who has dark hair and some leftover color. Leigh selects a Blond Me reinforcing powder with high lift and volume to lighten the hair, starting at the crown and moving towards the hairlines. She emphasizes the importance of thorough saturation to avoid underdevelopment and advises wiping away excess product to prevent skin irritation. The hair is then wrapped to maintain moisture and warmth, critical for the bleaching process. After 50 minutes, she checks the hair's balance and color before toning with an acidic color to condition the hair and remove excess yellow tones. Leigh stresses the importance of leaving some yellow for hair health and uses a Dyson hairdryer to rough dry the hair for the next steps.

05:01

🖌️ Applying the Leopard Print Design and Coloring

Leigh proceeds with the application of the leopard print design using Pravana's direct dye for the black outlines and L'Oreal's 731 and 831 for the circle fills. She creatively uses celery sticks to create irregular circles, simulating the leopard print pattern, and advises taking time for precision and adding personal touches with additional spots. After applying the black dye, she moves on to paint the middles of the circles with the two other colors, noting that they will develop over time. The video captures the transformation as the colors develop, and Leigh returns after rinsing with cool water to avoid color merging. She applies conditioner and a shine product to the damp hair, aiming for a lived-in look, and finishes by creating texture with a wide-tooth comb. The final look showcases the developed spots with a brown-orange hue, and Leigh invites viewers to comment and reach out for assistance with DIY hair coloring.

Keywords

💡Creative Color

Creative color refers to the process of applying unconventional or artistic coloring techniques to hair. In the video, the theme revolves around creating a leopard print design on hair, which is a form of creative coloring. The video demonstrates how to achieve this unique look by using various hair coloring products and techniques.

💡Leopard Print

Leopard print is a pattern that imitates the spots on a leopard's fur, often used in fashion and design. In the context of this video, the leopard print is applied to hair as a creative color technique. The video shows how to create this pattern using hair dye and outlines to mimic the natural look of a leopard's spots.

💡Blond Me Reinforcing Powder

Blond Me Reinforcing Powder is a specific hair lightening product mentioned in the video. It is used to lift the hair color to a lighter shade, which is a crucial step in creating the leopard print effect. The script specifies that the chosen powder has nine levels of lift and 30 volume developing cream, indicating its strength in lightening the hair.

💡Hairline

The hairline is the natural boundary between the hair and the forehead. In the video, the script mentions starting the application process away from the hairline because it tends to get warm and can be more sensitive to bleach. This is important for achieving an even color and avoiding damage.

💡Saturated

In the context of hair coloring, 'saturated' refers to the hair being fully coated with the product to ensure even processing. The video emphasizes the importance of saturating the hair with the lightening product to avoid warm spots or underdeveloped areas.

💡L'Oreal 901 Dia Light

L'Oreal 901 Dia Light is an acidic color mentioned in the video used for toning the hair. It is applied after lightening to adjust the tone of the hair and is described as keeping the hair conditioned. The script illustrates its use to pull out some yellow tones from the hair.

💡9-Volt Developer

A 9-volt developer is a hair coloring agent used to activate the color in hair dyes or toners. In the video, it is used with the L'Oreal 901 Dia Light to achieve a light and conditioned result after the initial lightening process.

💡Direct Dye

A direct dye is a type of hair color that provides immediate results, showing its true color right after application. In the video, Pravana black is used as a direct dye to create the outlines of the leopard print spots on the hair.

💡Quasi-Permanent Color

Quasi-permanent color is a hair coloring product that develops over time, unlike direct dyes. In the script, L'Oreal 731 and 831 are used as quasi-permanent colors to fill in the middles of the leopard print spots, with the understanding that their true color will be revealed after some time.

💡Celery Sticks

Celery sticks are used in the video as a tool for creating the circular spots of the leopard print. They are dipped in black dye and used to apply the dye to the hair in irregular patterns, demonstrating a creative and freestyle approach to the coloring process.

💡Texture

Texture in hair refers to the deliberate creation of a rough or uneven surface, often for stylistic purposes. In the video, a wide-tooth comb is used to create texture in damp hair, contributing to the 'oily, lived-in look' that was chosen for the final hairstyle.

Highlights

Leigh introduces a creative color video tutorial on creating a leopard print hair design.

Model Josh has dark hair with some leftover color remnants.

Leigh chooses Blond Me reinforcing powder for the process with a specific lift and volume.

The application starts at the crown to avoid delicate hairlines and ensure even saturation.

Excess product should be wiped from the skin to prevent irritation.

Hair is wrapped to maintain moisture and warmth for effective bleaching.

After 50 minutes, the hair's balance and color are checked for the next step.

L'oreal 901 dia light is used for toning to keep the hair conditioned.

A 9-volt developer is used to maintain lightness in the hair.

Leigh explains the importance of leaving some yellow in the hair for health.

Rough drying with a Dyson hair dryer on low speed and heat.

Pravana black is used as a direct dye for outlining the leopard print.

Celery sticks are creatively used to create irregular leopard print circles.

Makeup brushes fill in any unsaturated black areas for a complete look.

Leigh adds personal touches with freestyle spots and splodges.

L'oreal 731 and 831 are used to paint in the middles of the leopard print circles.

Quasi-permanent colors develop over time, showing their true color after 30 minutes.

Cool water rinsing prevents color merging, and conditioner is applied.

Shine product is added for a lived-in, oily look without drying the hair.

The final look showcases the developed middles of the spots with a unique color.

Leigh invites viewers to comment and ask questions for DIY guidance.

Transcripts

hey guys welcome back to another video

it's leigh here and today we're not

going to be cutting any hair

i'm going to be taking you through a

creative color video

showing you how to do a leopard print

hair so if you've ever wondered how to

do it

this video is perfect for you so this is

my model josh and you can see i've got

pretty dark hair

and some remnants of some leftover color

i'm choosing this blond me

reinforcing powder with nine levels of

lift

and 30 volume developing cream

so i'm starting the application process

now and i'm starting at the crown

and moving forward towards the hairlines

i usually find that the hairlines get

pretty warm

bleach usually works off heat and oxygen

so those hairlines can get pretty

delicate so i'm starting at the

innermost point near the crown

and working out towards the hairlines

it's important that you get the hair

really saturated with product here you

don't want any warm

spots or any spots that didn't get

enough lightener because they will under

develop

and then afterwards just wipe away any

excess product from your model's skin

as this can cause a little bit of extra

irritation if you're not careful

and next we're going to wrap the hair

it's really important that we wrap this

thoroughly

we want to keep this product really

really moist as soon as bleach dries out

it stops working and again like i said

before it works on heat as well so we're

going to keep this really really warm

after 50 minutes we're just going to

check to see the balance and color of

the hair

next we're going to tone with the

l'oreal 901 dia light now this is an

acidic color and this is going to keep

the hair really conditioned and i'm

using 9-volt developer

this is going to keep the hair nice and

light

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as you can see we've got it to a really

light color in our first go

but we just want to pull a little bit of

that yellow out

you want a little bit of yellow left in

the hair if it's very very pale

this means there's some melanin left and

some protein left in the hair

if you bleach it to white it generally

means there's no life left in the hair

so now i'm just going to rough dry the

hair just to get a little bit of

dampness out of here

i'm using my dyson hair dryer

and just on a low speed and a low heat

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next i'm using black from pravana this

is a direct die

this is going to create the outlines for

me and i'm going to be using l'oreal 731

and 831

i'm using celery sticks here to create

the circles of my leopard print

you can see the irregularity and

different sizes that we have

all you're going to do is dip one end of

the celery stick in the black

and create your circles now you have

lots of creative freedom here you can do

these as uniform or as irregular as you

want

i've chosen for a pretty irregular sort

of spacing here

now i'm not the most creative person out

there but we're giving it a good crack

and as you can see just pushing the

celery stick onto the hair

to get a nice irregular circle

just like a wild leopard

then i'm going to use a makeup brush

just to fill in any little black bits

that didn't quite get enough saturation

really take your time with this there's

no need to rush

and then you can freestyle this a little

bit add in little spots and splodges

here and there

just to make this look your own

so as you can see this is what it looks

like with the black outlines

then i'm going to go in and start

painting in the middles of these circles

this is where the second two colors come

in now

again take your time with this these

colors will develop over time

so don't worry if they don't look right

straight away

they're slightly different to the black

colors the black is a direct dye

which is exactly how it has straight out

of the bottle

and this is a quasi-permanent color that

will develop over time

and this is what it looks like with the

middles painted in

as you can see they're not quite at

their true color yet but they will turn

after 30 minutes

and now we're back from the basin so we

rinse this with really cool water we'd

only be using hot water as that will

merge these colors too much

we pop some conditioner in at the basin

now i'm putting in

some shine product into damp hair i

didn't want to dry the hair again i

don't want to pull any color out the

hair

and the look that we opted for was a bit

of an oily sort of lived-in look

so i'm just going through my wide-tooth

comb here creating a little bit of

texture in the hair

and this is the finished look so you can

see the middles of the spots developed

over time

to a nice brown orangey color

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thanks so much for watching guys if you

enjoyed this video please leave a

comment

and if you've got any questions about

doing it yourself drop me dm and i'll be

happy to help you