A full head colour takes every strand to the same depth. Root to tip, all over, one shade. It is the appointment for changing your colour rather than maintaining it, and for covering grey completely rather than blending it.
On the menu it is Full Head Colour, from $100, 1 hr 30 min — the same chair time as a root touch-up, more product and more application, because the colour is going through your whole head instead of a band at the top of it.
Your artists are Zahara, Navpreet and Aman. Moving more than a shade or two? Book the free 15-minute colour consultation first. It sits inside the wider hair colour menu.
What single depth actually means.
Depth is how light or dark a colour is, before tone comes into it. A full head colour sets one depth across the whole head — no gradient, no lighter mid-lengths, no brighter pieces at the front. The result is solid and even, which is exactly what some people want and exactly what others do not.
Tone sits on top of depth: ash, neutral, golden, copper, red. Two people can leave at the same depth and look completely different because of it.
If you want dimension rather than solidity — lighter pieces, brightness around the face, a soft grow-out — a full head is not that service. Highlights and balayage lighten selected sections and leave the rest alone.
Going darker, going lighter.
Going darker is straightforward. Permanent colour adds pigment, so depositing down a level or several is a single predictable process, and it is the direction reliably finished in one appointment.
Going lighter has a rule behind it: colour does not lift colour. Permanent colour can lift your own natural pigment by a limited amount, but it cannot lighten hair that has already been dyed. If there is existing colour on your lengths and you want to end up lighter than it, that needs lightener rather than more colour — foils, balayage, or colour correction from $100, depending on what is already there.
This is the most common reason a booked colour appointment turns out to be a different appointment. It is also why the free consultation exists. Fifteen minutes settles what is achievable in one sitting, before you have taken an afternoon off for it.
What actually happens in the chair.
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We read what is already there
Natural depth, previous colour, how much grey, what condition the hair is in. Old permanent colour and box dye both change what one application can do, and that is said at the start rather than discovered at the sink.
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The shade is chosen against you
Reference photos are welcome and useful. They are a starting point, not a formula. Your artist works from your base, your grey and your skin tone to land on a depth and tone that suits you off the screen.
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The number comes first
$100 is the starting point. Long or dense hair takes more product and more hands-on time, so the final figure moves with it. You hear it before anything is mixed.
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Application, process, finish
Colour goes through the whole head and is timed rather than guessed, then washed, treated and styled. You will be told what to do at home — a couple of days before the first wash, colour-safe shampoo, cooler water.
Full head, roots, or foils?
Full head colour — from $100, 1 hr 30 min. Every strand to one depth. For changing colour, for full grey coverage, or when the ends have drifted too far from the roots to match.
Root touch-up — from $70, 1 hr 30 min. New growth only, matched to the colour already on your lengths. For keeping a colour you already have, usually every four to six weeks.
Highlights — partial from $100, full from $180, 3 hr. Selected sections lightened in foils, for brightness and dimension rather than one flat shade. Balayage — from $180, 3 hr. Painted freehand, and it grows out without a line.
One clarification worth making: Wet Toner, Wash and Blowdry is from $45 for an hour, and that is the toner on its own, on hair already lifted. It is not what a full head colour costs.
Questions we get asked.
How much is a full head colour in Winnipeg?
Full Head Colour starts at $100 and is booked at an hour and a half. Hair length and density move the final number, because both change how much product and how much application time it takes. Your artist confirms the price before anything is mixed.
How long does a full head colour take?
An hour and a half is the booking. That covers the application, the processing time, the wash, a treatment and a finish. Very long or very thick hair can run over, and your artist will say so at the start rather than at the end.
What is the difference between a full head colour and a root touch-up?
A full head colour puts colour through every strand, root to tip, for one even depth, from $100. A root touch-up puts colour on the new growth only and leaves your lengths untouched, from $70. Both are booked at an hour and a half. If you are keeping the colour you have, you want the touch-up.
Can I go darker or lighter with a full head colour?
Darker is straightforward, and it is the direction most reliably done in one appointment, because permanent colour adds pigment. Lighter has a limit: colour does not lift colour. Permanent colour can lift your natural pigment a little, but it cannot lighten hair that has already been coloured. If there is existing dye on your lengths and you want to go lighter than it, that needs lightener rather than colour, which means highlights, balayage or a colour correction.
Will a full head colour cover grey?
Yes, full coverage is one of the main reasons it is booked. Grey is coarser and takes colour more reluctantly, so your artist formulates for it, often with extra depth or a warmer base so the result does not look flat. Coverage on wiry grey around the hairline is not always total on a first pass, and that gets said in the chair rather than promised in advance.
How long before a full head colour fades?
Permanent colour does not wash out, but the tone shifts. Reds and coppers lose intensity soonest, dark shades can warm up, and blondes go warm as the toner fades. In practice the regrowth line at four to six weeks is what sends most people back before the colour itself becomes the problem. Colour-safe shampoo, cooler water and fewer washes all slow it down.
Do you take walk-ins?
We do take walk-ins, but please call 431-844-5500 first to check availability before coming in. A full head colour needs an hour and a half with a specific colour artist, so it is far easier to hold that time than to find it on the day.
Colour work at Artistly is done by Zahara, whose focus is hair, colour and brows, alongside Navpreet and Aman. You choose your artist when you book.
Every service and starting price is listed on the booking page. Nothing is "price on request", and your exact price is confirmed in the chair before work starts.
567 St Anne's Rd, Unit 2, Winnipeg — in St Vital, minutes from Southdale, Windsor Park, Island Lakes and St Boniface. 431-844-5500
Monday 10–7 · Tuesday to Saturday 10–8 · Sunday 10–6. See directions and hours.