I'm definitely really nervous about this transformation,
but I'm guessing that Chris is gonna make
it look even better.
Wish me luck.
My name is Cori.
I live here in New York City.
I work in publicity.
And I'm really excited today because my blonde
hair is going to become brown.
I'm going to be a brunette.
And guess who's doing my hair?
Chris Appleton, celebrity hairstylist.
When I was 13, ready to get a bat mitzvah,
I was begging my mom for me to get highlights.
I had really ugly braces, so I was trying
to take the attention away from my braces
and make my hair look good.
And ever since, I've been getting highlights.
So I've just kind of been in a pattern,
a little bit of a habit.
I think embracing this brunette style will
bring out a new flair.
Honestly, I was a little skeptical about dyeing my hair.
But when I heard it was Chris Appleton,
I was totally for it and really excited.
I'm obsessed with Hustlers, J Lo, and obviously
everyone loves Kim Kardashian.
So who better to let transform my hair than Chris?
Hey, guys, my name's Chris Appleton and I'm
Color Wow's creative ambassador.
I'm so excited to see Cori's hair.
She's been highlighting her hair for a while.
She's been kind of stuck in this blonde world
where she feels like she is kind of a slave to it.
So I'm really excited to be taking her back
to more of a natural color,
adding some vibrancy and shine.
And I guess give her a whole new lease of
life with this brunette hair.
Okay, so what are we going to do today?
I hear you're up for a transformation.
Yes.
So I've been getting highlights for ever,
and I'm here to embrace a little bit
of my natural dirty blonde, light brown.
You say dirty blonde, light brown.
Are you gonna go big or go home?
I'm thinking I wanna go--
Are we gonna go all the way there?
I want to go a little big, but I still want
to have my eyebrows match.
The blonde is darkened down.
I think it looks good on you, but I think
we should take you to a brunette.
I would say taking it back towards your natural
color but keeping some warmth in it.
So we will add a bit of dimension with tones of brown, so it, you know, is not one solid color.
But I think this is really gonna make your eyes pop.
We won't take it too dark so it's too severe,
because I think that'd be the wrong way to go.
I think kind of keeping it in the middle will
be dramatic enough for you
and make you feel really different.
I'm excited.
Make my green eyes pop.
Go for it.
Let's make it all pop.
With brown hair, you have warmth in your hair,
you have pigments in your hair.
We're kind of staining it, if you like.
So when we put the brown over the top,
it's a truer, richer color.
So this is not the end result.
But it's just like a fill up.
I think it's gonna be fun to go into work
on Monday and people be like,
“Wait, is that you still?"
and not recognize me.
But I also think it's kind of funny that
I have a hinge date tonight.
This guy's gonna be like, "Wait, who is this girl?
I matched with a blonde."
Hopefully he likes my personality and isn't
there for my hair.
We used Redken Shades to fill the hair and
add color pigments to the hair.
Effectively, what that does is allows the
base color to sit on top of that.
If I just put a dark on top of the hair, it's
gonna get wishy washy.
I think I always have fun regardless of my
hair color, so I don't think that's going
to change or stop me.
But maybe being a brunette is
gonna be having more fun
and never saw it coming.
The next step was to take sections of hair,
root the hair, so add a bit of a darker base,
and then drag that through in sections.
I took triangular sections and took some pieces
through to the ends
and left some pieces out.
That really was because I wanted
dimension in the color.
So then we wash the color off at the backwash,
and the pieces that I left out we then toned
to add a little bit more vibrancy.
So you got a multidimensional finish.
I think I'm lucky to be in the position I'm in.
It takes a lot of hard work.
I guess a lot of determination.
I've been doing this job since I
was nine years old.
I started doing my mom's hair.
I realized that when you give someone good
hair, they responded to that,
and that response was really addictive to me.
I guess I felt like it was my superpower
making people feel good
because that never goes out of fashion.
I'm excited.
Let's go.
Your big reveal.
It looks so good.
You're making me feel confident.
I know.
Maybe I should take the
leap of faith and get rid of mine.
So we'd both be matching brunettes.
Should we both be brunettes?
We could, though.
You look great.
You see the lightness?
Yeah.
That comes through the underneath?
So it kind of has that multi-dimensional look.
I feel so confident.
It looks so good.
I got a date.
Okay, well, let's see.
Let's see what he says.
I mean, I think you look amazing.
Thank you so much.
Your hair looks so healthy and shiny.
You're the best, thank you.
Thank you, bye.
Wow.
I'm truly blown away.
I love it so much.
I'm so, so, so happy.
Like, Chris is amazing.
He made this look so good,
like beyond my wildest dreams.
I'm feeling so confident.
Ready to take on my day.
I definitely am doubting ever getting my hair
colored by anyone else ever again.
I mean, how can you top
Chris Appleton doing your hair?
I don't know.
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