Hair colour conversion
Converting a client's Redken formula into Paul Mitchell? 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.
Redken and Paul Mitchell levels line up, but their reflect structures don't always. Only 64 of 262 Redken shades have a Paul Mitchell shade with the same depth and the same reflects in the same order. For the other 198, the nearest Paul Mitchell shade changes the result, and knowing that before you mix saves a correction.
The straightforward ones: standard natural shades where both brands print the same level. Any chart gets these right.
| Redken | Paul Mitchell equivalent |
|---|---|
| 2.0Color Fusion | 2/0Color XG |
| 4.0Color Fusion | 4/0Color XG |
| 6.0Color Fusion | 6/0Color XG |
| 8.0Color Fusion · Advanced | 8/0Color XG |
| 10.0Color Fusion | 10/0Color XG |
| + 59 more Redken to Paul Mitchell matches inside The Shade Library. | |
262 shades · 6 product lines
How shades are written
Level, a full stop, then reflect digits, e.g. 9.01.
Reflect families in the range
Natural, Gold, Ash, Copper, Mahogany, Red, Violet, Brown, Grey, Cendré
Shade series
Standard, Grey Coverage
Product lines
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
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