Pulp Riot to Schwarzkopf

Converting a client's Pulp Riot formula into Schwarzkopf? 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.

68Pulp Riot shades in The Shade Library

28have an exact Schwarzkopf match: same depth, same reflects in the same order

40Pulp Riot shades have no exact Schwarzkopf equivalent

Why a same-number chart is not enough

Pulp Riot and Schwarzkopf levels line up, but their reflect structures don't always. Only 28 of 68 Pulp Riot shades have a Schwarzkopf shade with the same depth and the same reflects in the same order. For the other 40, the nearest Schwarzkopf shade changes the result, and knowing that before you mix saves a correction.

Sample conversions

The straightforward ones: standard natural shades where both brands print the same level. Any chart gets these right.

Pulp Riot	Schwarzkopf equivalent
3-0Faction8	3-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
5-0Faction8	5-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
7-0Faction8	7-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
9-0Faction8	9-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
+ 24 more Pulp Riot to Schwarzkopf matches inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

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

Faction868

Schwarzkopf

214 shades · 6 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a dash, then reflect digits, e.g. 9-04.

Reflect families in the range

Natural, Cendré, Brown, Beige, Gold, Red, Ash, Copper, Violet, Matt

Shade series

Standard, Grey Coverage

Product lines

IGORA · COLOR10®24
IGORA ROYAL®77
IGORA ROYAL® · Absolutes27
IGORA ROYAL® · Cool Shades5
IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM46
tbh - true beautiful honest35

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