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Patrick McIvor

Patrick McIvor

Colorist

As one of the most respected colorists in the industry, the former Color Director for Nick Arrojo and Rodney Culter in NYC, is a cultural junkie inspired by international cosmopolitan influences from fashion and global trends to technology. He specializes in social media and salonable haircolor, and creates new experiential educational formats highlighting technology, technique and culture. The ideas he shares with stylists build business and connects them with community so they can “Take Back The Social Network.”

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Who Are the Experts?

by Patrick McIvor

These days, anyone and everyone can pose as an expert, and they do. Do we want a 13-year-old blogger telling women how to use products because we, the actual experts, haven’t gotten around to posting content?

Patrick McIvor

Be Open to New Ideas

by Patrick McIvor

Back in the 80’s, Madonna and others made dramatic fashion statements that others copied, but today style makers like Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Kelly Osborne and even Lauren Conrad with her dip dyed ends, change looks so often, they don’t want us to necessarily copy their look, they want to inspire us to think beyond the mainstream of fashion and beauty.

Bombshell or Bomb?

by Patrick McIvor

We’ve all seen it, blondes can either be bombshells like Marilyn Monroe, or they can just bomb like some of the young Hollywood crowd that shall remain nameless. To avoid mishaps, I always ask two questions, “Cool or Warm?” and “Dark or Light?”

McIvor's Steps for Tie-Dye Hair

by Patrick McIvor

Love it or hate it, tie-dye hair is the new rage. Lauren Conrad, Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj have the trend down pat. Tie-dyed hair is similar to dip dyed hair, but it’s multi-colored. Patrick McIvor shares with you his process on how to achieve the look!

Celebrating Your Color—Brunettes

by Patrick McIvor

In my last blog I shared hot tips on how to create great redheads, in this blog I want to share some of my personal signature techniques and ideas for brunettes. It's funny, at this point in my career there is a “Patrick” redhead, blonde and brunette, and in the same way there is a Picasso or a Versace dress or BMW headlights that can be recognized from behind you at night. Why? Because of branding and style that creates the signature to their look that makes it undeniably them. Here’s what I do.

Celebrate Your Color

by Patrick McIvor

For those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you know that I have been teasing that 2012 is going to be a big year. I did not mean just for me, 2012 is going to be a huge year for hair color, your color!

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

by Patrick McIvor

I was playing video games with my oldest daughter this weekend and at one point she wanted to try a soccer game she had never experienced. It is an old Nintendo 64 game station we have up at our cabin, so the game play is pretty simple, but the graphics are pretty "real" looking for an old game. As we were playing, I noticed something interesting, she was having trouble because she was failing to try.

Getting Ready to Be Ready

by Patrick McIvor

We have a new operations director at our studio and she will be instrumental in helping us get ready for 2012. I love being prepared and find most salon owners and stylists are too busy to prepare, which means they do what they have always done and get the same results. I am telling you, in 2012, we are not going to do the same, we are going to do BETTER! The one thing that will insure success is a good plan - remember, you plan for success, failure just happens.

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