Stylists everywhere are reporting that as salons have reopened, clients are ready to get busy with their hair color. After months of simply trying to maintain their hair at home, they are ready for real salon fabulousness and, often, some significant changes.

Cool blondes are coming in at the top of the hair color request list, so here are five winter wonder blonde formulas from the artists at Rusk, designed to put sparkle into your blonding.

ICICLE BLONDE

Artist: Pierre-Karl Tremblay @Hair_by_pk.t

Formulas

Formula A: 1 oz Rusk® Deepshine® Brite White Lightener + 2 oz 20 Volume Deepshine Shine Enhancing Developer

Formula B: 1 oz Rusk® Ultimate Blonde High Lift BN/Beige Neutral + 2 oz 40 Volume Deepshine® Shine Enhancing Developer

Formula C: 1oz Deepshine® Gloss 7S/Sand + 1oz Deepshine® Zero Lift Shine Enhancing Developer. Apply using a root smudge technique.

Application

1. Perform a full babylight application alternating every other foil with Formulas A and B.

2. Process 35 minutes, rinse, and shampoo.

3. Glaze the regrowth area with Formula C using a root smudge technique.

4. Process 20 minutes, rinse, shampoo, condition, and style the hair.

FROSTED MOCHA

BEFORE

AFTER

Artist: Melanie Rodriguez @melanie_TheStylist

Formulas

Formula A: 1 oz Rusk® Deepshine® Ultimate Blonde Blue Powder Lightener + 2 oz 20 Volume Deepshine Shine Enhancing Developer

Formula B: 1 oz Rusk Ultimate Blonde High Lift BV/Beige Violet + 2 oz 40 Volume Deepshine® Shine Enhancing Developer

Formula C: 1 oz Deepshine® Gloss 9P/Silver + 1 oz Deepshine Zero Lift Shine Enhancing Developer

Formula D: 1 oz Deepshine® Gloss BB/Beige Blue + 1 oz Deepshine® Zero Lift Shine Enhancing Developer

Application

1. Perform a heavy highlight application alternating every other foil using Formula A and B.

2. Once the last foil is placed, apply Formula C to all the hair left out of the foils using.

3. Process 35 minutes, rinse, shampoo and glaze the hair with Formula D.

4. Process 5-10 minutes, rinse, shampoo, condition, and style.

COOL BRONDE

BEFORE (above) and AFTER (video)

Artist: Jessica Bartolomeo @Hairstar86

Formulas

Formula A: 1 oz Rusk® Deepshine® Ultimate Blonde Blue Powder Lightener + 2 oz 20 Volume Deepshine® Shine Enhancing Developer

Formula B: 1 oz Rusk Ultimate Blonde High Lift BB/Beige Blue + 2 oz 40 Volume Deepshine® Shine Enhancing Developer

Formula C: 1 oz Deepshine® Gloss BN/Beige Natural + 1 oz Deepshine® Zero Lift Shine Enhancing Developer

Application

1. Perform a full balayage application, alternating each section using Formula A and Formula B.

2. Process 35 minutes, rinse, shampoo and glaze the hair with Formula C.

3. Process 5-10 minutes, rinse, shampoo, condition, and style.                                                   

CHAMPAGNE ON ICE

BEFORE

AFTER

Artist: Hana Norris, @Hanas_salon_rusk

Formulas

Formula A: 1 oz Rusk® Deepshine® Ultimate Blonde High Lift BN/Beige Neutral + 2 oz 40 Volume Deepshine Shine Enhancing Developer

Formula B: 1 oz Rusk® Ultimate Blonde High Lift BV/Beige Violet + 2 oz 40 Volume Deepshine® Shine Enhancing Developer

Application

1. Perform a soft, babylight application alternating every other foil using Formula A and Formula B.

2. Process 35 minutes, rinse, shampoo, condition, and style.

WINTER PEARL BLONDE

Artist: Maybe Saylor @MaybeSaylor

Formulas

Formula A: 1 oz Rusk® Deepshine® Brite White Lightener + 2 oz 20 Volume Deepshine Shine Enhancing Developer

Formula B: 1 oz Rusk® Ultimate Blonde High Lift BN/Beige Neutral + 2 oz 40 Volume Deepshine Shine Enhancing Developer

Formula C: .5 oz Deepshine® Gloss 8A/Ash + .5oz 8N/Natural + 1oz Deepshine® Zero Lift Shine Enhancing Developer

Application

1. Perform a full, heavy babylight application alternating every other foil using Formula A and Formula B.

2. Process 35 minutes, rinse, shampoo and glaze the regrowth area using Formula C. Apply using a root smudge technique.

3. Process 20 minutes, rinse, shampoo, condition, and style.

The new Rusk® Ultimate Blonde High Lift formulas neutralize brassiness as they lift so you can blonde with confidence. You achieve five levels of lift and built-in Inupro Technology bond protection to maintain the hair’s vitality.

Head to your nearest BSG/Armstrong McCall/CosmoProf in November and December, buy all three of the new Rusk Ultimate Blonde High Lift shades (BN, BB and BV) and get a free 33-oz, 40-volume developer.

Follow @ruskhaircare and share your fabulous winter blonde inspirations

 (use #ultimatewinterblonde).