DWTS breakout Alix Earle is kicking off the holiday season with a refreshed “Soft Angel Blonde,” thanks to celebrity colorist and Schwarzkopf Professional U.S. Hair Color Trend Ambassador, Jacob Schwartz. Naturally, we needed to know about this vibe shift.
Schwartz tells The Tease, “We went a little brighter with Alix’s highlights just for fun! The brighter, icy foils were a great switch-up and gave us the perfect canvas to create more high-impact dimension.” To create Earle’s high-impact blonde, Schwartz used Schwarzkopf Professional Igora Vario Blond Super Plus for a clean, controlled lift through densely packed ’90s-inspired foils. Removing her extensions allowed for a fuller, brighter highlight pattern. And he softened and illuminated the face frame with a balayaged hairline. Schwartz says, “Using Schwarzkopf Professional Igora Vario Blond Super Plus made it incredibly easy to achieve that bolder, more dimensional face-framing blonde without compromising the integrity of her hair.” He refined the entire look with Schwarzkopf Professional Igora Vibrance, Schwarzkopf Professional’s demi-permanent, ammonia-free color known for its seamless blending and luminous shine.
Schwartz then applied a soft root gloss using cooler, toning shades of Schwarzkopf Professional Igora Vibrance, saving the hairline for the final moments with a brighter blend to maintain that signature pop, then finished with an all-over Schwarzkopf Professional Igora Vibrance gloss to harmonize the tone and enhance clarity. The result is a “Soft Angel Blonde” — a natural evolution of her “Babydoll Blonde,” that’s the icy inspo we didn’t know we needed.
Get the Formula:
- Highlights: Schwarzkopf Professional Igora Vario Blond Super Plus (30 vol)
- Balayage Hairline
- Root Gloss: Schwarzkopf Professional Igora Vibrance (6vol, 10 min total, Hairline last 2 min)
- Hairline: 10-1 + 9-0
- Root: 8-11
- All Over: Schwarzkopf Professional Igora Vibrance
- 10-1 (6vol, 5 min)
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