Conversion guides · Paul Mitchell to Pulp Riot
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Paul Mitchell to Pulp Riot
Converting a client's Paul Mitchell formula into Pulp Riot? The Shade Library matches shades by verified depth and ordered reflects, not by the number printed on the tube. Here's how the two ranges line up.
108Paul Mitchell shades in The Shade Library
38have an exact Pulp Riot match: same depth, same reflects in the same order
1of those matches sit at a different level than the numbers suggest
Why a same-number chart gets these wrong
Brands don't calibrate their levels the same way. For 1 of the Paul Mitchell shades that have a Pulp Riot match, the matching Pulp Riot shade carries a different level on the tube. A chart that swaps like-for-like numbers would send you to the wrong depth for every one of them. The Shade Library maps each shade to a standard depth and reflect structure first, then finds the equivalent.
Sample conversions
The straightforward ones: standard natural shades where both brands print the same level. Any chart gets these right.
| Paul Mitchell | Pulp Riot equivalent |
|---|
| 3/0Color XG | 3-0Faction8 |
| 5/0Color XG | 5-0Faction8 |
| 7/0Color XG | 7-0Faction8 |
| 9/0Color XG | 9-0Faction8 |
| + 34 more Paul Mitchell to Pulp Riot matches, including every one that changes level, inside The Shade Library. |
The two ranges
Paul Mitchell
108 shades · 2 product lines
How shades are written
Level, a slash, then reflect digits, e.g. 88/71.
Reflect families in the range
Natural, Red, Cendré, Ash, Brown, Gold, Violet, Copper, Mahogany, Matt
Shade series
Standard, Grey Coverage
Product lines
- Color XG92
- Color XG · Cover Smart16
Pulp Riot
68 shades · 1 product line
How shades are written
Level, a dash, then reflect digits, e.g. 7-66.
Reflect families in the range
Natural, Gold, Red, Violet, Copper, Brown, Ash, Mahogany, Matt
Product lines
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