Tips & Tricks
More than just colour maintenance; the ins and outs of using Wild Berry & Flaming Copper Shampoos
21 AprBy Kristina Russell
Most red and copper salon clients accept that fade happens. And many are still unaware of the quick, simple toning options available to them that can maintain vibrancy between colour service appointments.
Redheads don’t need more reassurance. They require an easy maintenance plan. This is why MUVO Wild Berry Shampoo and Flaming Copper Shampoo deserve a rightful place in your basin routine and your retail prescriptions.
Where Wild Berry Shampoo wins
MUVO Wild Berry Shampoo is a maximum-strength toning shampoo designed to refresh or deposit vivid burgundy, garnet or ruby tones for medium to dark brunettes and redheads. It provides a cool red reflect option that a lot of “copper maintenance” routines miss.
Where it wins hardest:
- Enhancing and creating rich red tones without pushing orange
- refreshing faded copper that’s drifting too warm
- reviving cowboy copper and browned-out ginger fast, often in one treatment
- adding cool red reflect to medium and darker bases without needing lift
Where Flaming Copper Shampoo fits in
MUVO Flaming Copper Shampoo sits beside Wild Berry Shampoo, not against it. It’s the warmth control lever. Flaming Copper Shampoo is the warmth option for clients who want copper intensity, and it’s an easy entry point for clients who want to experiment with copper without committing to permanent colour.
Recommend Flaming Copper Shampoo for clients who:
- want brighter copper and warmth maintained
- wear strawberry blonde, copper, or golden auburn tones
- are trying copper for the first time and want a reversible way to play
It also becomes your mixing tool for clients who love Wild Berry’s depth but want more warmth through the finish.
The “buy both” strategy and mixing guidance
This is the easiest redhead client conversation to promote tone control!
Bundle Wild Berry & Flaming Copper Shampoo when:
- the client wants flexibility between berry and copper depending on mood or season
- their fade pattern changes; like ends fading faster than roots
- they want a shade that is not straight copper and not straight burgundy
Give clients these simple rules: mix product in their hands, start small and build the next time if needed.
Basic mix guide:
- For a deeper red, with warmth – majority Wild Berry Shampoo with a small splash of Flaming Copper Shampoo
- For a brighter ruby red refresh – half Wild Berry Shampoo and half Flaming Copper Shampoo
- For extra copper intensity, with depth – majority Flaming Copper Shampoo with a small splash of Wild Berry Shampoo
Your tonal direction prescription
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cool red reflect, berry family, depth, modernising faded warm tones
warmth, copper brightness and intensity maintenance for red and copper clients
Quick team cheat sheet
In-salon toning: the simple technical breakdown
Keep the process controlled and teachable:
- Cleanse first to remove build-up so the tone deposits evenly
- Apply Wild Berry Shampoo evenly through towel-dried hair
- Leave 3 to 5 minutes, adjust timing for intensity
- Rinse thoroughly, condition, then style to showcase the reflect
This is an easy add-on service because the timing is short and the result is visible.
A note on lighter bases and trend outcomes…
Wild Berry Shampoo isn’t only for brunettes. On pre-lightened hair, highlights, or lighter bases, a short leave-on time can create a temporary crimson rose, pink-red, or rosewood stain. It’s a low-commitment trend option for clients who want something fun for an event without permanent colour.
NOTE: Wild Berry and Flaming Copper Shampoos were not designed for extended use on light hair. Always recommend that clients use alternating with a non-coloured shampoo like MUVO Totally Naked Shampoo.
MUVO at the Basin – service upgrades
MUVO coloured shampoos are not just for retail use. They are quick basin tools.
A short basin refresh before blowdry can lift the finish on warm colour clients fast, especially when someone is stretching appointments but still wants their tone to look intentional.
Add-on ideas:
- warm tone refresh at basin before blowdry
- post-colour maintenance demo so clients see the difference
- retail prescription as part of the service finish
MUVO Retail & usage at home – What to say to clients
Your best baseline education is this:
“colour-depositing shampoo is not an everyday shampoo”
Position MUVO coloured shampoos as a top-up wash. Explain that leave-on time controls intensity and porosity controls how quickly it grabs.
For most clients, recommend using a toning shampoo every second or third wash, alternating with their regular shampoo in between. That keeps the tone consistent and helps avoid uneven deposit.
Ready for red hair?
Prescribe MUVO Wild Berry Shampoo as your core product for cool red reflect, depth and reviving faded warm tones. Add MUVO Flaming Copper Shampoo for clients who want copper brightness, or sell both as a tone control bundle for clients who like to customise between appointments. Shop Online!
