There are two types of hairdressers: 1: Pour color like the photo, pour developer and mix together. 2: Pour color like photo, mix all colors together, pour developer, mix all together. Which one are you??? Me? I tend to mix all of my colors FIRST, then add my developer and mix thoroughly. The reason I do this is to ensure that alllllll is the color is mixed well before I add my developer. Sometimes what can happen is that we *think* we mixed it all well and then the color processes and you’ve got splotchy, uneven deposit. Has this happened before? Take a look at the next photo where I tested this on a mannequin. You can see that in some areas the hair looks more gold others, more auburn. Try it for yourself and see if you notice a difference. It’s the little things guys. The. Little. Things.