We asked Modern Salon October 2010 contributors and colorists Beth Minardi, Michael Boychuck and Patrick McIvor this question:
What's your favorite color service right now?
"Painting free form shade-on-shade
through the hair. I found
a way to cut foil with scissors
to control shape of the selected
strands. It's not just the
strand, it is the shape of
what you select to
color that makes all
the difference."-Beth Minardi
Click here for Minardi's how-tos: Strawberry Spice and Vanilla Blonde
In July, Beth Minardi became the 2010 recipient of the NAHA Lifetime Achievement Award and currently serves as spokesperson for Joico's Vero K-Pak color. Co-owner of Minardi salon and renowned educator, Minardi sees clients several days a week, tours, teaches and develops color education material for Joico. She is also president and CEO of Minardi Beauty Products: luxury care for color-treated hair.
"If you do great color on unhealthy hair, it's not great color. So any color design that results in a healthy result is my favorite color service right now. I only use the most non-aggressive products possible" -Michael Boychuck
Click here for Boychuck's how-to: Blonde Ambition
Michael Boychuck, owner of Color at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, comes
from humble beginnings. "I went to Jacksonville, Florida, for continuing education
and ended up with a mentor who allowed me to work for free until I
brought up my skills. I knew I wasn't that good, but I learned and eventually
got on the floor," he says. Boychuck eventually ended up at the Jose Eber salon in Beverly Hills for
seven years where he learned to make "everything individual for everyone."
He continues to practice that philosophy in his three Las Vegas salons.
"It's a passion," he said, "and we all benefit from hard work and attention
to detail."
"Glazing. We transform
guests this season with
multi-dimensional glazes
using Color Sync that
works seamlessly with their
previously existing highlights.
Color Sync gives us
a great, fashionable result
without any drama."-Patrick McIvor
Click here for McIvor's how-to: Retro Glamour
Patrick McIvor is the Artistic Color
Director at Matrix. He owns
Patrick McIvor Color Studio in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and
Studio Two in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
McIvor mentors his
team by involving them in runway
work at New York Fashion Week;
fashion/beauty editorial shoots
and interviews with publications
like Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Real
Simple, Seventeen and Allure.
McIvor is also featured in the
book 50 Hairstylists.
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