PULL THE BRASS – OWN THE BLONDE
TONING UNIVERSITY
THE PROBLEM
Three hours, two systems, one result: clean blonde you can predict – every time the foils come off
The foils come off and there it is: that orange band.
Your heart drops and your client is watching. You’re already running formulas in your head — what went wrong, what you’re gonna say, how you’re going to fix this without it turning into a whole thing.
You’ve toned over it, you’ve adjusted developer, you’ve tried different lighteners. Sometimes it works but sometimes you’re back at square one. That inconsistency isn’t a skill problem, it’s a system problem.
There’s a way to kill the brass before it ever shows up. And then there’s a way to tone what’s left with precision. That’s what this class is about.
Sound familiar?
“She wants icy. She’s lifting to a 7. That orange band is coming — it always does.”
NOT ANYMORE.
“I toned it out and it looked perfect. Two weeks later she’s calling me about brassiness.”
THERE’S A FIX FOR THAT TOO.
“My formulas work sometimes. I don’t always know why they don’t when they don’t.”
THAT’S WHAT WE’RE SOLVING.
MON. JUNE 16TH
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
3 CE HOURS – $49
No theater-style setup. No ‘we’ll take questions at the end.’ This is a working session — formula problems on the table, real discussion about what’s going wrong and why, and a room full of stylists who’ve been in the same chair you have.
You’ll talk through your actual cases. You’ll leave knowing not just what to do — but why it works, so you can adjust when the next client doesn’t match the formula on the sheet.
What to Expect
- 3-hour open formula session
- Small group — not a lecture hall
- Luminae + All-Nutrient covered together
- Bring your problem blonde cases
- Walk out with a formula reference guide
- Monday, June 16 — your day, not a client day
- HTB Beauty Learning Studio, Elgin IL
- $49 — all materials included
- Licensed professionals only
Here’s what it looks like when brass stops being something you manage and starts being something you prevent.
01 No More Orange Surprises
You’ll know exactly how to set up the lift so the canvas is clean before the toner goes on. The panic moment disappears when you eliminate its cause.
02 Formulas That Hold
Understand how to select and mix tones — Keratint, CPL, blue-base developers — so the result lasts past week two. Not just beautiful at the chair.
03 Two Brands, One Workflow
Luminae handles the lift. All-Nutrient handles the tone. You’ll leave knowing how these systems connect and how to move between them in a single service.
04 Color Theory That Sticks
The wheel, natural pigment contributions, undertone mapping — the fundamentals that make every toning decision deliberate instead of instinctive.
05 Real Answers on Your Cases
Bring your problem blondes to the table. We work through them out loud — diagnose what’s going wrong and build the formula that fixes it.
06 A Reference Guide
Take-home formula reference. An actual behind-the-chair tool you’ll reach for the next time a client says ‘I want ash blonde.’
Built around the real reasons blonde goes wrong — and the two-system approach that stops it.
01 Color Theory & Undertones
The wheel, natural pigment contributions, and how underlying warmth at every level affects your toning formula — before and after lift.
02 Luminae & Charcoal Technology
How charcoal technology neutralizes brass during the lift itself — not as an afterthought. Where Luminae fits in the workflow and when to use it.
03 Keratint & CPL — Toning With Precision
The ammonia-free toning system built for this exact scenario. How to use Keratint with CPL for clean, controlled results that hold past the second shampoo.
04 Blue-Base Developers & Warmth Control
When standard developers aren’t enough — how blue-base CPL and 20/40 volume blue-base developers give you added warmth control built into the formula itself.
05 Accents, Mixers & Formula Customization
Concentrated pigments for fine-tuning tone. How to use Accents to cancel unwanted warmth, build dimension, and take a formula from close to exactly right.
06 Your Cases, Worked Out Loud
Open formula lab. Bring your problem blondes — the ones that go brassy, the ones that won’t hold tone, the ones you’ve been guessing on. We fix them together.
THE BRANDS
ALL-NUTRIENT – 40+ YEARS – USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC
The first and only USDA Certified Organic professional color system. 40 years of formulation built around one premise — organic chemistry that performs. The Keratint and CPL toning system isn’t a shortcut. It’s precision toning without the ammonia, with results that hold.
LUMINAE – CHARCOAL TECHNLOGY AND PROFESSIONAL LIGHTENING
Built for colorists who need the lift and the tone to work together — not against each other. Luminae’s charcoal technology isn’t a marketing claim. It’s the mechanism that pulls underlying warmth out while the hair is lightening, so the canvas you’re toning is actually clean.
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