🌬️ Why Mixing Pastels Is an Art

Pastel colors contain extremely fine pigments, making them super light, super soft – and super demanding. For your custom pastel shade to turn out exactly the way you imagine, your hair needs:

• a white-blonde base, no yellow undertones,

• no silicone buildup,
  

• and an evenly prepared surface.
  

Why is this so important?
Because every remaining undertone in your hair will shift your pastel shade instantly. Blue + yellow = green, purple + yellow = brownish lavender… you know the deal. 🎨

👉 Learn more about bleaching & yellow tones in these blog posts:
 Which bleaching method is right for colorful hair? 

 Is yellow undertone a problem?

🎨 The Essentials for Pastel Mixology

To create your perfect pastel shade, you only need two things:

✨ 1. A strong Headshot color of your choice

Perfect for pastelizing are, for example:

• Psycho Purple

• Bluecifer

• Pink Elephant

• Captain Carrot (for peachy pastels)
  

• Red Alert (for warm rosy pastels)
  

✨ 2. The Matrix Color Base

The vegan Matrix Color Base is the key to pastel magic:
It acts as a “lightener” that allows you to gradually dilute intense colors – the more base you add, the more pastel the result.

🧁 How to Mix the Perfect Pastel Shade

Here’s the basic recipe for your dreamy pastel:

1️⃣ Small amount of Headshot dye + lots of Matrix Color Base

Always start with a tiny amount of color – you can intensify it later.

Example:

• 1 teaspoon Psycho Purple
  

• 2–4 tablespoons Matrix Color Base
  

2️⃣ Mix thoroughly until the shade is completely even

No streaks, no darker spots. If the color looks uneven → keep mixing.

3️⃣ Apply a test strand

The golden rule!
This way you instantly see whether:

• your mixture is correct
  

• your hair is light enough
  

• the base color causes any unwanted undertones
  

4️⃣ Adjust the mixture

Too dark? → add more base.
Too cool? → add a warmer tone.
Too pink? → add a touch of blue.

And so on – that’s pastel mixology! 🎨

🌈 Example Recipes to Get Started

💜 Lavender Pastel (Soft Lavender)

• Small dab of Psycho Purple
  

• Plenty of Matrix Color Base
  → Creates a delicate lavender tone, especially beautiful on white-blonde hair.
  

💗 Rosé Pastel (Cotton Candy Pink)

• Tiny amount of Pink Elephant or Panic Pink
  

• Matrix Color Base
  → For a warm, powdery rosé.
  

💙 Baby Blue Pastel

• Very small dab of Bluecifer
  

• Matrix Color Base
  → Important: Hair must be cool-toned white, otherwise it can turn green.
  

🍑 Peach Pastel

• A hint of Captain Carrot
  

• Matrix Color Base
  → A soft peach shade, perfect for spring & summer vibes.
  

🍃 Mint Pastel (Soft Mint / Icy Green)

• Tiny amount of Grr Grr Green or Toxic Absinth
  

• Matrix Color Base
  → For a delicate, fresh mint look.
  

🧴 Refreshing Pastel: Color Masks as a Secret Weapon

For maintenance and gentle color refreshing between dye jobs, the vegan Color Masks are perfect:

• Purrfect Purple (for violet pastels)
  

• Stranger Pinks (for rosy pastels)
  

• Badass Blue (for blue pastels)

• Rebel Red (for red pastels)
  

• Allergic to color (for grey pastels)
  

• Hallogreen (for green pastels)
  
  

They add a soft tint while nourishing your hair with olive plant cells, chili, lavender & more. 🌿💜

💥 Common Mistakes in Pastel Mixing

To make sure your experiment doesn’t end in chaos:

❌ Too much pigment

→ The result becomes bright instead of pastel.

❌ Yellow undertone in the hair

→ Pastel blue turns green, pastel purple becomes warm or brownish.

❌ Uneven mixture

→ Leads to patchy color results.

❌ Skipping the test strand

→ Bold choice… but risky. 🙃

🎁 December Special: Pastel Is Our “Color of the Month”

All pastel shades are discounted throughout December – the perfect time to experiment! 🌈✨
💡 Important: The discount is applied in the shopping cart.