
MAKEOVER: Balayage and Babylights For A Better Blonde
Lakme USA educator, Ashley Feht (@ashleyfeht) says she wanted to brighten up her client's shade. She used a combination of balayage and micro-weaving to achieve these gorgeous results.

Lakme USA educator, Ashley Feht (@ashleyfeht) says she wanted to brighten up her client's shade. She used a combination of balayage and micro-weaving to achieve these gorgeous results.

Redken educator Ashton Cook shares her three favorite tips for balayage perfection.

Andrew Carruthers, Director of Education, was at the Redken Symposium 2017 to launch his "baby", the new Artist Series Shear, designed with new and exciting technology to help any stylist perfect a cut. We put him (and the shears) to the test by asking him to trim an overgrown fringe.

Try this recipe for hot red peppers, which a new study shows may lengthen your lifespan.

A beautiful, dimensional makeover.

Especially in the dry, cool winter months, skin can struggle staying moisturized. Alana Mitchell, licensed esthetician, salon owner, and founder and owner of Alana Mitchell SkinCare and SkinCare by Alana, discusses how to combat dry skin, and why it’s important for your clients to do so.

Think the deep tones of velvet with the light tones that velvet has when you brush it in the opposite direction. Hair will be mimicking the tones of velvet this season. "We will be seeing rich bases mixed with lighter bits in the same tone," says RA_Bar Beauty.

Elizabeth Morris lays out the dialogue that makes clients prebook and incentivizes them to keep those appointments.

Take these ideas for giving your brain a workout in order to stay at your mental best.

When it comes to working with clientele without a big budget, don't always opt for single-process when they want a change, says Redken creative consultant Tracey Cunningham.

Check out these many ways to rid your body of toxins and start your year in a state of purity.

Master Colorist at Trio Salon Chicago, Educator and North American Goldwell Artistic Team member Daniel Rubin (@djrcolor) says it's been almost three years since this client has been to a colorist. "She is a new client to me and wanted a full head of painted hightlights." Here Rubin shares the details for this makeover.
Matrix's Biolage R.A.W. partnered with YouTube Lab and captured the reactions of two strangers taking a cold shower together, using new Biolage R.A.W. shampoo and conditioner, aiming to go green not only through products, but saving water and energy as well.

JoElle Lee will be a keynote speaker at Face & Body Midwest on Sunday January 22, 2017. Here, she talks skin care and career success.
JoElle Lee will be a keynote speaker at Face & Body Midwest on Sunday January 22, 2017. Here, she talks skin care and career success.

Those sunkissed, balayaged locks that were on point a couple months ago are not cutting it now that winter is here. This time of year, ashy, muted blondes are the name of the game.

Catch some of the beauty industry's biggest influencers at the International Salon and Spa Expo in Long Beach. Here are the dates and times you can meet up with them face to face.