COLOR TOUCH MELT
WHAT’S HOT SPRING/ SUMMER 2025
Today quiet luxury and no-makeup makeup looks are trending topics, but colorful trends are also influencing the social conversation and predicted to be key trends for SPRING/SUMMER 25.
Warm coppers continue to dominate the trends Bye Bye Beige: Red is Making A Fiery Comeback This Spring @topknotbalayage
@nesteapetrova
@jhair_stylist
WHATS HOT SPRING/ SUMMER 2025
@feliciatisajsvensson.wella
“Cherry Coke Red will continue to be popular throughout the year, though it’ll take on a more purple hue and enter into grape soda territory.”
@cassandra.foehr
“Blue tones in black or brunette hair with a is a huge key trend for 2025”
“Subtle dimension, warm tones, and major shine are key for 2025”
@saarajohansson @salonghypehallarna
“Saturated mahogany copper hair. This color pays homage to the popular cowboy copper trend but enriches the warm brown and copper blend with some red”
@laila.wella
“Melted caramel look really makes your skin come alive, especially when you have that pop around your face.”
“2025 is going to hero all the forgotten brunette shades. We saw all the shades of chocolate and mahogany flood the runways towards the end of 2024”
“Red tones of brunette, such as chocolate cherry and burnt crimson, will also be popular in the same way that cowgirl copper was popular in 2024”
THE LOOKS 03.
THE LOOKS
COLOR TOUCH MELT INTRODUCING
VANILLA MELT
CARAMEL MELT
MELT
TURN A TRADITIONAL DEMI INTO A NEW SIGNATURE SERVICE
COLOR TOUCH MELT
Customized 3-5 tonalities seamlessly melted to enhance your clients’ unique features for ultra-personalized vibrancy with soft dimensions.
ALWAYS LOVED, NOW BETTER THAN EVER.
COLOR TOUCH MELT SERVICE PRINCIPLES
01. DEFINE YOUR CLIENT’S COLOR PALETTE
Inspire clients to be creative & explore more color options.
02. DEEPEN THE ROOTS
Add a deep root color to blend away your client’s regrowth.
03. ALTERNATE SHADES THROUGH ENDS
Use up to 5 shades from the palette which vary in depth and tone.
04. ALTERNATE SHADES MELTING THROUGH ENDS
Before washing, comb all the shades together to seamlessly blend the colors.
PERSONALIZED COLOR PALETTE
Inspire a client to be more confident and playful with different colors in their hair, by diagnosing a collection of shades which are perfectly suited to their hair type, skin tone and color preferences.
Use your shade guide to pick out a selection of different shades
Define up to 5 shades.
• Can be a mix of warm, cool & neutral
• Can be up to 5 depths apart (not all be on same depth)
PERSONALIZED COLOR PLACEMENT
01. Roots 7/43
02. Ends
Multiple shades through ends
10/34, 6/4, 0/34, 8/41
SEAMLESSLY MELTED SHADES
To create the perfect melted finish: One root color, multiple shades through ends. Develop for 20 minutes & comb through to melt shades. Rinse, shampoo & condition.
From
Full-head uniform color
What is a melted color?
• A fast foil-free technique.
Upgraded to
COLOR TOUCH MELT
• Easy upgrade from a traditional demi color application.
• Seamlessly blends multiple tones through the hair.
• Subtle highs and lows without demarcation (not color-blocking).
Benefits to you:
• Increase client spend with an upgraded demi service.
• Fast service with NEW built-in metal purifier.
• Reliable, intense color vibrancy no matter the hair condition.
Benefits to your client:
• Multi-dimensional blend of tones in the hair.
• Ultra-personalized & playful color results.
• Ammonia-free* and gentle color service.
Vertical Sections
PERSONALIZED COLOR PLACEMENT
Achieve the most defined panels and ribbons of color, from root to tip. Give the hair the illusion of length.
DiagonalSections
Overlap shades using this sectioning technique to reveal a seamless blend of tones throughout the hair.
CONSULTATION IN 3 STEPS
Who is your client?
Personality & lifestyle?
Commitment & budget?
Hair analysis & sustainability?
What type of color result do they want?
Subtle change?
Drastic change?
Grey management?
How are you going to get there?
Which salon services?
What home care regimen?
Which product choices?
COLOR TOUCH MELT
Assess your client’s suitability. (hair type, skin tone, eye color)
Ask your client about the types of colors they like to wear with their makeup.
Cool
In lighter depths of skin, you can see rosy areas. As the skin darkens, you tend to see more blue
Did you know that neutral undertone is extremely rare, but for the lucky ones any tonality suits them!
Warm
In lighter skin, you will see pale golden hues. In darker skin you will see terracotta, tan and rich amber.
THE MELTING CONCEPT
Just like how a makeup artist blends multiple shades to create a dimensional eye look that enhances people’s features,
Color Touch Melt uses 3-5 shades to craft a bespoke hair look with soft dimensions that’s uniquely tailored to your client.
1 shade without dimension
Personalized hair color
• Different shades to complement your skin chroma, overtone and underdone, eye color and hair color
• Enhances your unique features and hair texture with a meticulous color placement
Unique melted color result
• Customized 3-5 tonalities seamlessly melted
• Smooth multidimensionality that boosts light reflection
• Amplified vibrancy and shine, gentle on hair
HAIR
MAKEUP
CHERRY MELT
Created by Matthias Herzberg
CHERRY MELT
PERSONALIZED SHADE PALETTE
0/45 66/45
@matherzberg 77/45 44/65 0/68
“I’ve taken inspiration from a palette of deep crimsons, vibrant reds and cool-wine tones. I am using a selection of these shades from Color Touch because its going to give me an amazing vinyl shine”
CHERRY MELT
CREATE THE LOOK
01.
Freehand Lightening
BLONDOR Freelights
A: 30g Freelights + 60g 9%
Start at the nape and work towards the front hairline in large diagonal forward sections. Backcomb the root and apply lightener, surface paint the mid-lengths and saturate the ends. Repeat on both sides.
02.
Root Application Color Touch
B: 40g 66/45 + 10g 4/6 + 100g 1.9%
Apply formula to the first 5 cm of pre-shampooed towel dried hair.
03.
Lengths & Ends
Color Touch
B: 40g 66/45 + 10g 4/6 + 100g 1.9%
C: 25g 77/45 + 5g 44/65 + 60g 4%
D: 30g 44/65 + 60g 1.9%
Alternate formulas B, C & D through lengths and ends. Use large diagonal forward sections. Blend roots into ends using fingers.
04. Melt Colors
In the last 5 minutes of development, comb all the colors together, from root to tip for a seamless COLOR TOUCH MELT.
VANILLA MELT
Created by Briana Cisneros
VANILLA MELT
PERSONALIZED SHADE PALETTE
“Blondes this season are confidently neutral, not too warm, not too cool. To achieve this finish, I have chosen a palette of light & soft tones for a subtle neutralization. ”
@brianacisneros
VANILLA MELT
CREATE THE LOOK
01.
Pre-lighten Ends BLONDOR
A: 30g Soft Blonde Cream + 60g 6%
The roots will lift quicker than the ends, so apply formula A to lengths and ends first, leave 3 cm of root. Develop until pale yellow.
02.
Pre-lighten Roots BLONDOR
A: 30g Soft Blonde Cream + 60g 6%
Apply formula A to roots and develop until all the hair is palest yellow. Rinse, shampoo and use Blondor Seal & Care for 5 minutes.
02.
Blonde Toning - Roots Color Touch
B: 30g 10/1 + 30g 10/6 + 120g 1.9%
Apply formula B to the first 5 cm of pre shampooed towel dried hair.
03.
Blonde Toning - Lengths & Ends Color Touch
B: 10g 10/1 + 10g 10/6 + 40g 1.9%
C: 20g 10/0 + 20g 9/16 + 80g 1.9%
Alternate formulas B & C through lengths and ends. Blend roots into ends.
CHOCOLATE MELT
Created by Jackson Nunes
CHOCOLATE MELT
PERSONALIZED SHADE PALETTE
6/05 8/43 8/73 8/05
“Adding a hint of copper to my brunette shade palette is going to boost the warmth of my mahogany tones and make the hair look rich and glossy.”
@jacksonnunesoficial
CHOCOLATE MELT
CREATE THE LOOK
01. Roots Color Touch
A: 30g 6/05 + 60g 4%
Deepen the roots with formula A
02.
Lengths & Ends Color Touch
A: 30g 6/05 + 60g 4%
B: 20g 8/73 + 40g 4%
C: 15g 8/05 + 5g 8/43 + 40g 4%
Using large sections, alternate formulas
A, B & C through the lengths and ends.
Use fingers or your tint brush to blend the root color into the ends color for a seamless finish.
03. Color Melt
In the last 5 minutes of development, comb all the colors together, from root to tip for a seamless COLOR TOUCH MELT.
PUMPKIN SPICE MELT
Created by Matthias Herzberg
PUMPKIN SPICE MELT
PERSONALIZED SHADE PALETTE
“I am going to create definition and the illusion of depth with reddishcoppers, and then use goldenorange tones for the lighter area” @matherzberg
PUMPKIN SPICE MELT
CREATE THE LOOK
01.
Roots
Color Touch
A: 30g 7/43 + 60g 1.9%
Deepen the first 5 cms of roots with formula A
02.
Lengths & Ends
Color Touch
A: 30g 7/43 + 60g 1.9%
B: 10g 8/41 +20g 4%
C: 10g 7/43 + 10g 10/34 + 40g 4%
D: 10g 0/34 + 20g 4%
Divide the hair into vertical sections from the crown to the hair line. Alternate formulas A, B, C & D through the lengths and ends.
Use fingers or your tint brush or fingers to blend the root color into the ends color for a seamless finish.
03. Color Melt
In the last 5 minutes of development, comb all the colors together, from root to tip for a seamless COLOR TOUCH MELT.
CARAMEL MELT
Created by Jackson Nunes
CARAMEL MELT
PERSONALIZED SHADE PALETTE
8/73 9/73 7/71
“I need to lift the roots with a cool shade from Koleston Perfect and deepen the porous lengths and ends with warm shades from Color Touch. I am using /7 brunette in all my color choices for a seamless color continuity.”
@jacksonnunesoficial
CARAMEL MELT
01. Lighten Roots
Koleston Perfect
A: 60g 7/71 + 60g 6%
Apply formula A to the root area and over the the first 2 cm of blonde hair, this blends away the line of demarcation.
02.
Lengths & Ends
Color Touch
B: 20g 7/71 + 40g 1.9%
C: 15g 8/73 + 30g 1.9%
Weave out large sections of hair. Freehand-paint formulas B & C through the lengths and ends. Saturate the hair.
03. Tone
Color Touch
D: 20g 9/73 + 40g 1.9%
Rinse the hair and then apply formula D from root to tip to add tone and shine to the hair which was left uncolored in step 02.
CREATE THE LOOK Hair care regimen
