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How To: Polychrome Apricot Blonde – Free Tutorial And Formula
What Is The Polychrome Colour Service?
The Polychrome Colour Service is a celebration of premium colour craftsmanship—where every blend, contrast and shimmer creates multi-tonal dimension and tells your story. Using easy, customised placements and 2-4 carefully chosen shades, hairdressers can craft a multidimensional, premium finish that feels bespoke but is fast and efficient to execute in salon.
Unleash a Warm Inner Glow!
Watch the video below to learn how to create an iridescent apricot blonde hair colour using the Polychrome Colour Service with BLONDME.
In this hair colour tutorial, Schwarzkopf Professional Global Ambassador, Lesley Jennison guides you through how to use Schwarzkopf Professional’s Polychrome Colour Service. It is one of the easiest ways to upscale previously coloured hair, giving your clients a personalised hair colour transformation with contrasting tones for shimmering results.
You’ll learn expert Polychrome techniques to confidently create this warm apricot hair colour in your salon, such as:
- How to section the hair into quadrants for precise, controlled application.
- Ways to alternate between hand-painting, weaving and using a board when applying lightener for varied levels of lift.
- How to use Schwarzkopf's BLONDME Glow Toners to craft richly radiant apricot hair results that are totally customised to your client.
Recreate This Warm Apricot Blonde Hair Colour Using The Following BLONDME Colour Formula:
- Lightener 1: BLONDME Clay Lightener with BLONDME Premium Developer 12% | 40 Vol. (1:1.5)
- Lightener 2: BLONDME Premium Lightener 9+ with BLONDME Premium Developer 2% | 7 Vol. (1:1.5)
- Toner Slice 1: BLONDME Glow Toner Biscuit 9-49 + Apricot Blush 9.5-74 (3:1) with BLONDME Premium Developer 2% | 7 Vol. (1:1)
- Toner Slice 2: BLONDME Glow Toner Ice 10-1 + Strawberry 9.5-81 (4:1) with BLONDME Premium Developer 2% | 7 Vol. (1:1)
- Toner Slice 3 (Overall): BLONDME Glow Toner Apricot Blush 9.5-81 (4:1) with BLONDME Premium Developer 2% | 7 Vol. (1:1)
Schwarzkopf Professional Care & Styling products used:
- BLONDME Bond Repair Nourishing Shampoo
- Schwarzkopf Professional Hair Sealer
- BLONDME Bond Repair Nourishing Conditioner
- BLONDME Bond Repair Sealing Balm
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Glow Toner: Discover The Glow That Transforms Your Blonde
This BLONDME Glossing Service offers a truly acidic, demi-permanent toner that refines any blonde in just 10 minutes, enhancing shine and softness without lifting or damaging the hair.
Ideal for pre-lightened hair, it's powered by Acidic Glow Technology for an intense reflective finish and Anti-Metal Bond Protection Technology for more even toning results.
Used with the BLONDME Care regime, it also helps reduce frizz, leaving hair with a smoother, glossier surface.
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Strong Bonds For Strong Blondes
With BLONDME, every stage of the blonde process is connected, from lightening and toning to in-salon bonding and long-term care. Powered by Schwarzkopf Bonding Technology, the range provides the tools to master any blonde challenge.
Bonding isn't an add-on; it's built into the system. The entire BLONDE colour range is powered by Schwarzkopf Bonding Technology, giving maximum confidence when lifting and colouring.
At the core of every colour product is Anti-Metal Bond Protection Technology, which forms a protective layer around the hair's inner bonds, helping to minimise breakage throughout the process.
An integrated Anti-Metal agent neutralises common metals like Copper, Calcium, Magnesium, Nickel, Lead and Zinc, which are often found in tap water and can interfere with colour performance. By neutralising these metals, the technology reduces breakage and helps deliver a more even, reliable colour result.
There's no need for bonding additives or anti-metal treatments — everything is already built in.

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