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TRANSFORMATION: TransitioningTo Fall
Jillain Salomone (@jillainhair_mua & @jluxesalon), owner of j.luxe Salon, Syracuse, NY, says "My client came in with a washed out summer blonde shade. It was now time to transition into fall, and richen up her color. We decided that we ...
Colortrak Introduces No-Cling Professional Balayage Haircoloring Film
Colortrak is launching new Professional Balayage Haircoloring Film with no-cling technology. The product will be available January 2016. Many hairstylists today use traditional kitchen plastic wrap for balayage, but its sticky nature makes ...
by Lauren Quick
How-To: Bond Girl
Previously, salon professionals discussed bonds in relation to breaking them and reforming them—but never multiplying them or cross-linking them. Thanks to chemistry, hair anatomy expertise and the power of social media, addressing the ...
How-To: Babylights and Balayage
Previously, salon professionals discussed bonds in relation to breaking them and reforming them—but never multiplying them or cross-linking them. Thanks to chemistry, hair anatomy expertise and the power of social media, addressing the ...
Plex Appeal
Previously, salon professionals discussed bonds in relation to breaking them and reforming them—but never multiplying them or cross-linking them. Thanks to chemistry, hair anatomy expertise and the power of social media, addressing the bond has become one of the most important parts of the salon service—whether working with color, lightener, relaxers, perms and keratin smoothing.
Transformation: Everday Brunette to Double-Take Violet Colormelt
Fashion colors continue to trend in the world of haircolor, and many clients are finding variations of the once-intimidating colors to be more approachable and wearable when paired with natural shades. Brandon Johns, Malibu C platform ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Sombre To Scarlet
Kimemily Pham (@excellenthairsalon), owner of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc. in Fremont California, continues to impress us with incredible makeovers. For this one we asked for more details. "My client Rayanne came to me wanting to go ...
TRANSFORMATION: The Brass-Free Blonde
Gary Yeung (@eclipsesalonsf), a color specialist and owner of Eclipse Salon in San Francisco, CA, prefers to create hair color that looks very natural and dimensional, but realizes that "sometimes a total transformation is necessary." ...
How-To: Red Ombriage
Jillian LeDonne (@jillianledonne), colorist at Eva Scrivo in New York, created high contrast look by taking a level 2 client and balayaging in vivid red highlights that are most vibrant at the ends. It's a bold style, to be sure, but the ...
TRANSFORMATION: Fashion Color To Light Granite And Silver Balayage
Melanie Bell (@smelaniebell) of Bell Studio, Atlanta, says "I have been cutting my client Hannah's hair since she was four, now she's fifteen and she is becoming quite a trendsetter! We had done a previous ombré with Pravana custom ...
TRANSFORMATION: Time To Change
Alisha Jared (@alishajaredhairartistry) from Siren Salon in Vancouver, WA. says "Years of the same blonde on top, red underneath, called for a big change for my client. She's a busy mom who doesn't want to be a slave to the ...
TRANSFORMATION: Solid Blonde To Balayage Dimension
Anna Chait (@Annadoeshair), a senior stylist at D Rock Salon in Fairfax, Virginia, says she has been "working as a stylist for 8 years and living out my passion everyday. Color is my favorite, especially balayage and hair painting, as well ...
PRAVANA Invites Stylists to Join Hair Guru Guy Tang in Live Balayage Webinar
PRAVANA, a global salon hair care and color brand, invites professional stylists and students worldwide to join Balayage expert Guy Tang for a live webinar on Monday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. PST. For $9.99, stylists can participate in this ...
by Anne Moratto
COLOR CORRECTION: Fixing The BOSS!!!!
Artemis Koullias (@hairby_sia) of the New Dawn Salon and Day Spa, Hubbard, Ohio, had a chance to transform her boss. "Jody has been asking me to do her hair for about a month now but with her schedule and my schedule nothing really ...
TRANSFORMATION: Consumer-Friendly to Consumer-Cool
Jessica Ryland (@hairbyjessica_) of Robert Morales Studio, Southlake, TX, says that this particular guest was getting a standard partial highlight every 6-8 weeks at another salon and was looking for a change."With how much she travels, she ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Box "Situation" Saved
Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) is a wonderfully talented artist who creates magic regularly at Sylin' Salon in Norwalk, Connecticut. Here she shares her latest transformation:"Victoria came in for her consultation a couple months ago, ...
TRANSFORMATION: Yuck To Silver/Lavender Melt
Amber Mahaffey (@tatted_blondeee) of Amber's Chair, Myrtle Beach, SC, specializes in color correcting, high lift platinums and bright hair. When we saw this transformation we asked for more details.Here she shares the HOW TO:Step 1: ...