Another glorious color

So, I had another corrective experience yesterday. Not a major one like the last, didn't need to "color balance" her hair, thank goodness!! *Betty* has level 5-6 hair, with 40% grey. She had been home coloring, so her ends were a bit "compromised". Not too bad, but not the greatest, either. We decided to cut quite a bit of hair off, which helped things along. During the initial consultation, she wanted to go lighter. So, that meant a lighter color on her regrowth (at least 2 inches), and highlight through her ends...something I wasn't looking forward to because they are compromised. During the haircut and conversation that accompanied, we decided to turn her hair auburn instead. YAY!!! So much easier to do!!! So, once the cut was done, and her hair dried, I drag out the swatches, so we can agree on a color. We started looking at all the reds...it got overwhelming for Betty, and she finally admitted she's color blind...oranges and reds are hard colors for her to distinguish. Oh, boy.... However, we worked through it and figured out a formula for her regrowth. Paul Mitchell 6CM + 6N + 5R (the R being a small among, about 2 inches worth, just for a little punch). Her ends, I did with Color Sync (it's an opaque color, so I knew it would camouflage the old stuff better) 8RC + 8N. Color Sync doesn't have any ammonia in it, so there is no lightening action going on, only deposit. because her ends are compromised, the red will get in a bit deeper, which works. The end result??? Gorgeous, auburn hair with slightly brighter highlights (because of the old color coming through a bit) and, Betty LOVED it!!!! WOO HOO!!!