Colour Keys 1 - One Day I Colour & Lightening Hair

You want to test yourself on the New Color Keys 1?

There are 6 themes that will be addressed: levels of depth, lightening process, colouring process, work cases, reflects and white hair.

You must get a total of at least 80% correct answers in order to be able to move on to the final stage in the L'Oréal Professionnel Paris Academy. You can repeat the quiz several times.

Key Learning : quiz –  Colour Keys 1 – online – open questions – closed questions - levels of depth - lightening process - coloring process - work cases - reflects - white hair.

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Colour Keys 1 series).
• Level: For all – from new to experienced.
• Content type: Quiz.
• Timing: No timer.
• Type of questions : Open and closed questions.
• Number of possible answers : One answer (round) and several answers (squares).

In this episode you'll learn about the process of a hair colouring service from diagnosis, to application of regrowth and take through to perfect emulsification. Benefit from Min Kim's advice as she performs the color service in front of your eyes!

Key Learning : Style My Hair Pro – hair care routine - colour application – pro-tips – how to emulsify – Metal Detox.

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Colour Keys 1 series)
• Level: For all – from new to experienced
• Content type: Tutorial video.
• Timing: 8 min.

If we say colour spectrum, does that mean anything to you?

We start with three colours, blue, red and yellow... but with these 3 simple colours a whole world opens up to you.

Colour is an unlimited topic to play with. But it is still necessary to master these basics in order to exploit all their specificities.

In this episode, you will learn about the elements that characterise the colours such as saturation, exposition or transparency. As well as the classification of hair colour and the types of pigments found in the hair.

Key Learning : primary colours - complementary colours – saturation – exposition – transparency – colour classification - pigments in hair.

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Colour Keys 1 series)
• Level: For all – from new to experienced.
• Content type: Motion video.
• Timing: 7 min.
  
  

To fully understand how colour works, you must first understand how the lightening process works. Starting from natural lightening at the beach to professional lightening in your salon.

In this episode, you will learn the elements that allow the natural lightening of your hair and how to reproduce the lightening process. Keep in mind that oxygen is the basis of everything. What is oxidation? But also understanding how undertones can affect the desired result. 

Key Learning :  lightening process active – accelerators – lightening - pigments in hair – undercoats – undertones.

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Color Keys 1 series)
• Level: For all – from new to experienced.
• Content type: Motion video.
• Timing: 8 min.

Most of our existing clients come for a colour refresh service. Understanding how to apply colour to previously coloured hair is key for this service.

Key Learning : colour refresh – regrowth – lengths - Dialight – ligthening – developer – acidic pH - shine.

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Colour Keys 1 series)
• Level: For all – from new toexperienced
• Content type: Motion video.
• Timing: 9 min.

Safety is serious matter. Refresh your knowledge on all these safety aspects, treat your customers and yourselves safely.

In this episode, you will learn about safety and innovation. Allergy test is very important, so you need to know when to do it and how to do it to avoid any risks.

Key Learning : safety – innovation – allergy alert test – instruction – risk - health.

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Colour Keys 1 series)
• Level: For all – from new to experienced
• Content type: Motion video.
• Timing: 3 min.

White hair applications can be up to 70% of all salon applications. Why does it become white? This module looks at identifying the percentage of white hair on a client and how to adapt the formulation. Including how to choose your fundamental according to warm or cool shade.

Key Learning : white hair – fundamentals – warm colours – cool colours – transparency - pigments in hair.

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Colour Keys 1 series)
• Level: For all – from new to experienced
• Content type: Motion video.
• Timing: 7 min.

To choose the most suitable products to achieve the desired result you need to understand how colouring process works.

In this episode, you will learn about what’s inside a colouring tube and the colouring process. You will be able to identify the most suitable colouring product to achieve the desired result. Which developer to use ? How to formulate according to target shade ? Know all about L’Oréal Professionnel Paris hair colour products: Inoa, Dialight, Diarichesse, Majirel and Majirel High-Lift.

Key Learning : colouring process - lightening process – oxidation – colour products.

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Colour Keys 1 series)
• Level: For all – from new toexperienced
• Content type: Motion video.
• Timing: 9 min.

Do you know the difference between 8.3, 8.33, and 8.30?

Colour has also its own vocabulary. Let’s learn how to  talk colour with L’Oréal Professionnel Paris, and understand the formulation of hair colourants according to their numbering.

In this episode, you will learn about what are fundamentals? What are reflects? How to combine and choose the right base. Understand which shade to choose and when.

Key Learning : primary colours - complementary colours – fundamentals – reflects – numbering system - pigments in hair.

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Colour Keys 1 series)
• Level: For all – from new toexperienced
• Content type: Motion video.
• Timing: 6 min.

Find which colour neutralises which reflect and what are the perfect matches to create the desired reflects. Including how to differentiate between cool and warm colours.

Key Learning : neutralisation – undertones – perfect match - cool colours – warm colours – compatible reflect.

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Colour Keys 1 series)
• Level: For all – from new to experienced
• Content type: Motion video.
• Timing: 12 min.

Ep 11. Practical Day Colour Keys 1 - Choose your date

It’s the last step of this series: the offline practice with certificate at the end!

Once enrolled on the learning plan make sure to select your date/location for your practical 1-day course. Dates at the bottom of this page.

You have watched all the episodes of the New Colour Keys 1 series and brilliantly managed to exceed the 80% correct answer rate in the quiz. Then it is time to get down to business by coming to the Academy to put what you have learned into practice!

• Key Learning : Application day – certification – academy – evaluation grid – practice – hands-on - offline session

• Certification : Yes (need to complete whole Colour Keys 1 series)
• Level: For all – from new to senior
• Content type: Offline session
• Duration: 1 day

What do I need to bring with me?

Styling brushes, plastic tail combs, plastic sectioning clips, hairdryer and any other preferred finishing tools

Taught By: 

L’Oréal Professionnel Paris Education Consultant

Once you have completed Colour Keys 1 you are ready to move on to the next series with Colour Keys 2!

2025 DATES:

BELFAST: 22 SEPTEMBER

BIRMINGHAM:  22 SEPTEMBER

EDINBURGH: 8 SEPTEMBER, 10 NOVEMBER

LEEDS: 22 SEPTEMBER

LONDON: 20 AUGUST, 23 SEPTEMBER, 5 NOVEMBER, 24 NOVEMBER