The Secret to Cool, Clean Platinum Blonde Highlights

Model with dimensional, platinum blonde highlights through wavy hair.

When you hear ‘platinum hair’, what’s the first thing you think of? For us, it’s usually a single-tone head of the purest ice blonde. No lows, no dimension; just the highest lift, from root to tip. But, what about platinum blonde highlights? Proving platinum doesn’t have to be worn as an all-over shade, these luminous lights can be swept through even a dark brown base for an instant, icy glow. 

Giving your blonde clients all of the lift they crave, with a multi-tonal finish, platinum highlights lend this famously high-maintenance colour a more wearable edge (especially if you’re painting it freehand). Here, we reveal everything you need to know about creating those platinum blonde ribbons, including eight must-try formulas used by fellow pros…

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Model faces camera with platinum blonde, wavy hair and red lipstick.

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Side profile of model with platinum highlights through wavy blonde hair and bangs.

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