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Balayage with Hints of Pink

by Anne Moratto | August 7, 2015

Owner and Lead Artist at The Modd Labb in Dallas, TX, we think @jakethegreat_88 has done a GREAT job with this color and style.

WELLA FORMULATION

Base: Koleston Perfect 7/73 + /28 + 40 vol

PreGloss: Color Touch 7/89 + /68 + 1.9

Towel dry then apply Instamatic by Color Touch Pink Dream for 15 minutes with a cap.
Finish with Wella Post Treatment.

Adding Depth and Dimension For A Fresh Finish

by Maggie Mulhern

This client was looking for a fresh finish. Her new colorist used creative formulation and application to turn this faded and worn look into something dramatic and tasteful.

Marco Pelusi and his foilayage client pause for a salon selfie.

Top 3 Tips for a Fiercely Beautiful Foilayage

by Anne Moratto

A balayage effect can be achieved using creatively placed foils. This artist shares his three "must-do" moves for a foilayage finish.

Learn how RUSK® Designer Maybe Saylor @maybesaylor delivers platinum blonde that’s pure as snow.

In partnership with Rusk

How-To: Ice Crystal Platinum Blonde Pixie

by Staff

When it comes to creating and maintaining cool, clean platinum blonde hair color, it’s all about eliminating warmth, producing an even result and keeping hair as damage-free as possible.

Balayage for a Color-Correction Client

by Jamie Newman

Before her Balayage and Beyond presentation at Joico's Global Destination Education 2018, balayage guru Amber O'Hara's model came to her with one of a colorist's worst nightmares--box-colored black hair! Here, she gives us color-correction tips when doing balayage.

Color

Bowlayage: What Is It and When to Use It

by Anne Moratto

Why these colorists head to the shampoo bowl to get the results they want in less time.

Color

How to Up Your Ticket with Inventory You Already Have

by Jamie Newman

According to the product's founders, using Balay Powder with color you already have at the salon can allow you to raise your ticket price at little to no cost to you.

Color

Meet the Root Smudge Queen: Nicki Bianco

by Alison Alhamed

Nicki Bianco, a colorist out of Huntington, New York, is creating quite the buzz on her @nickiwildflower Instagram page for her seamlessly blended sliced highlights and root smudging. Her video transformations shot at her Wildflower Hair Den showcase the evolution of what appears to be stripey highlights into an on-trend, stretched-root effect.