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Haircolor: So Blonde It's Blue How-To

by Anne Moratto | August 20, 2016

Olivia (@omgartistry) is a member of the Unicorn Tribe and a Blonde Specialist who gave her client the near-optical illusion she requested.

Her client said: "I want people to ask me if I could possibly have lavender hair."

Olivia's response? "Say no more."

HOW TO:

STEP ONE: Bleach on root and toned with Redken Shades Eq 9v

STEP TWO: Two washes of Celeb Luxury's new Vivid Shampoo in Silver

Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Sports New Cut and Color By Riawna Capri and Joey Perrotti

by Katie Johns

Riawna Capri calls the color "RAPINKOE."

Get Creative Color with Redken's New Color Fusion Super Glow

Redken 5th Avenue NYC

The shades are designed to offer unlimited creative color to brunettes levels 3-5.

Get Miami-Inspired Style with New KMS STYLECOLOR Shades

KMS California

The three new hues are inspired by the colorful streets of Miami.

Kristi Waldrop used Goldwell @Pure Pigments in her color formulation to create a vibrant yellow...

HOW-TO: The Yellow Color Formula your Clients will LOVE Using Goldwell Pure Pigments

by Alison Alhamed

There are few things that crush a colorist more than when hours of work goes into creating the ideal shade for your client only for it to fade as quickly as, sometimes, just a few shampoos. So when Kristi Waldrop created this vibrant yellow shade, she chose to work with Goldwell's new @Pure Pigments color additive, that resists the fade.

Color

Beach, Please! Announcing the Making Waves Semifinalists

by Katie Johns

From beachy waves to sun-kissed color, we received countless looks for our Making Waves contest. With all of the amazing work, it was extremely hard to narrow it down, but here are the 10 semifinalists!

Hair: Ratner Artistic Team—Rodney Cutler, Artistic Director; Steve Waldman, Technical Training...

Galleries

Rhyme & Reason: Ratner Brand Salons Create On-trend Summer Collection

by Jamie Newman

Hair Cuttery, Bubbles...The Color Salon, and Salon Cielo, the brands under the Ratner umbrella, create a spring/summer collection that combines all the unique elements of each to inspire salon professionals and salon guests.

HAIR BY:Marisa Mitchell (@marisacuts) and Madison Alexis (@itsmadisonalexis)

Cut

Sun Kissed for Summer: Ashy Blonde Bob

by Anne Moratto

A salon duo from a Los Angeles salon collaborated on this cool-girl look.

Stylist Spotlight

The Amazing Makeovers of @studio_marteena

by Anne Moratto

Over a dozen dramatic shape shifts and color change-ups.

Style

How-To: Aquamarine Dream with Tousled Texture

by Mary Kaleta

Artist Connective member Mirella Manelli uses Aloxxi's Instaboost Conditioning Color Mask in Aquamarine Dream and the new Bombshell Volumizing Grip Styler for this perfect summer look.