Leyton House Couture Silk Illuminates Hair Colour

Leyton House Couture Silk Illuminates are a collection of professional colour pigment additives created to expand the possibilities of salon colour formulation.

Rather than functioning as standalone lighteners, Illuminates are designed to help professional colourists creatively customise colour by adding richness, depth or vibrancy, or by helping neutralise unwanted tonal reflects.

They can be used to expand the tonal possibilities of Couture Silk Permanent Hair Colour and other suitable professional permanent or demi-permanent colour formulations when used according to Leyton House technical guidance.

The Couture Silk Illuminate collection contains five professional pigment additives:

• .1 Ash – an ash tonal direction for adding coolness or assisting with tonal neutralisation.
• .2 Violet – a violet pigment additive for enhancing violet reflects or helping counteract unwanted warmth where appropriate.
• .221 Extra Violet Ash – a stronger violet-ash tonal direction for more intensive cool colour customisation.
• .3 Gold – a warm gold additive for enhancing richness, warmth and golden tonal direction.
• .8 Blue-Violet – a cool blue-violet pigment additive for stronger cool tonal adjustment and colour customisation.

Illuminates allow the professional hairdresser to adjust a formulation according to the required tonal direction rather than relying solely on a pre-formulated shade.

Choose the appropriate Illuminate according to the tonal result required and incorporate it into the chosen professional colour formula following current Leyton House technical guidance.

1. Assess the starting level, underlying pigment and required finished tonal direction.
2. Select the appropriate Illuminate pigment additive for the intended result.
3. Add the Illuminate to the chosen permanent or demi-permanent colour formulation according to Leyton House technical instructions.
4. Use the correct Couture Silk Developer or developer specified for the colour system being used.
5. Mix thoroughly and apply using professional colour application techniques.
6. Develop according to the instructions for the main colour formula being used, then rinse and complete the colour service as directed.

Illuminates form part of the wider Leyton House professional colour system and can be paired with complementary products depending on the service being created.

• Couture Silk Developer – professional cream developers formulated to work with the Couture Silk permanent colour system.
• Couture Silk Permanent – the core permanent colour collection, with Illuminates offering additional options for tonal customisation.
• Couture Silk Toners – professional toners for neutralising, refining and enhancing colour results.
• Couture Silk Rouge – vivid reds, coppers and fashion shades for bright, intense colour results.
• Leyton House Rhassoul – cleansing, conditioning and leave-in hair care products.
• Full Leyton House Range – explore the wider professional Leyton House colour, care and salon range.