What are the general steps in Pivot Point color correction?

• A. Analyze, plan, test strand, apply, evaluate, adjust.
• B. Plan, test, apply, finalize
• C. Analyze, apply, test strand, evaluate, adjust
• D. Analyze, plan, test strand, apply, evaluate, adjust.

Answer: (C)

In Pivot Point color correction, you start by analyzing the current hair color and the desired result. This analysis informs the exact correction you’ll apply, so you use the correction plan immediately after understanding the starting point. After applying the color correction to the strand, you test the strand under the salon’s lighting to see the real outcome on actual hair. This verification step is crucial because color can look different in different lights, and you want to confirm the result before proceeding. Then you evaluate what you see against the target, deciding whether the result is close enough or needs refinement. If it isn’t quite right, you make adjustments and re-test as needed.

This sequence—analyze, apply, test strand, evaluate, adjust—keeps corrections grounded in the actual hair, verified in real conditions, and refined until it meets the client’s objective. The options that insert a separate planning stage tend to treat planning as a distinct step, which isn’t the focus here since planning is developed during the analysis. Placing testing before applying would verify a plan rather than execute the correction, and ending with a finalize step isn’t part of the standard corrective workflow.