true-to-tone

English translation: look the same applied as they do depicted or in the container

09:06 May 24, 2009
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty
English term or phrase: true-to-tone
This dual-color system offers intermixable true-to-tone shades to unleash your artistic potential and deliver the ultimate in healthy, long-lasting color.
true-to-tone= close to natural?

Thank you
Cristina Bolohan
Romania
Local time: 03:55
Selected answer:look the same applied as they do depicted or in the container
Explanation:
For example:

1. They are pigment-rich, so they look true to tone and really last. ... a deeper shade of the same color in the crease, and a lighter shade to highlight the ...
http://www.sallybeauty.com/fall-eye-shadow/Falling-for-Color...

2. RED HAIR RESULTS IN PINK TONE
RED HAIRCOLOR RESULTS IN A PINK TONE.
As your client’s hair has turned gray, her red haircolor formula has created pink tones. Miss Clairol GrayBusters (80 Series) has a neutral base which delivers maximum gray coverage and maximum wearability.

Here’s how to keep a red haircolor true-to-tone on graying hair:

Mix 1/2-1 oz. of a GrayBusters shade with the same Level as your Miss Clairol red shade. For Example:
1 oz. Miss Clairol 44R-Coppertone (Level 5)
1 oz. Miss Clairol GrayBusters 85N-Lightest Neutral Brown (Level 5)
2 oz. 20-volume Developer
Apply using a virgin or retouch method of application. Process for 30-45 minutes. Rinse, shampoo and condition.

3. The personality line true to tone means what you see is what you get. Watch out for the 7-5, seems to be redder than it should be. its great for ...
http://behindthechair.com/forum/displaythread.aspx?DID=4994
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Deborah Workman
United States
Local time: 21:55
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4 +1strictly adhering to tone
Yasutomo Kanazawa
4look the same applied as they do depicted or in the container
Deborah Workman


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
strictly adhering to tone


Explanation:
I think it means to reproduce by strictly adhering to the tone of the colors.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William [Bill] Gray
1 hr
  -> Thank you William
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
look the same applied as they do depicted or in the container


Explanation:
For example:

1. They are pigment-rich, so they look true to tone and really last. ... a deeper shade of the same color in the crease, and a lighter shade to highlight the ...
http://www.sallybeauty.com/fall-eye-shadow/Falling-for-Color...

2. RED HAIR RESULTS IN PINK TONE
RED HAIRCOLOR RESULTS IN A PINK TONE.
As your client’s hair has turned gray, her red haircolor formula has created pink tones. Miss Clairol GrayBusters (80 Series) has a neutral base which delivers maximum gray coverage and maximum wearability.

Here’s how to keep a red haircolor true-to-tone on graying hair:

Mix 1/2-1 oz. of a GrayBusters shade with the same Level as your Miss Clairol red shade. For Example:
1 oz. Miss Clairol 44R-Coppertone (Level 5)
1 oz. Miss Clairol GrayBusters 85N-Lightest Neutral Brown (Level 5)
2 oz. 20-volume Developer
Apply using a virgin or retouch method of application. Process for 30-45 minutes. Rinse, shampoo and condition.

3. The personality line true to tone means what you see is what you get. Watch out for the 7-5, seems to be redder than it should be. its great for ...
http://behindthechair.com/forum/displaythread.aspx?DID=4994

Deborah Workman
United States
Local time: 21:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thank you

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