Color

HOW-TO: Magma Transformation Using Freehand Lightening

Wella Professionals has introduced a new era of sunkissed looks, from soft browns, golden or nude blondes to copper reds. Here, Wella shows you how to re-create the cut, color and style for this summer sombre.This look uses Magma by Blondor, a ...

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COLOR CORRECTION: From Chlorine Damaged to Balayaged Blonde

Kesley Reynolds (@khbkesley) is a freelance hair artist out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Her client came to her after an unfortunate reaction to chlorine.“My client previously had a rooty beach blonde and she decided to take a swim in a ...

TRANSFORMATION: From Fun Fashion To Classic Blonde

Heather Yacenda (@heatheryacendahair), owner of Studio H Salon, Wichita, KS, wowed us with this transformation and we had to know more. "My client started out with 6 week old Pravana Magenta and Pravana Purple Vivids," she says. ...

TRANSFORMATION: Stand Out Gray Ombre

Wesley Palmer (@wesdoeshair), co-owner of Against The Grain Salon, Houston, Texas, says that client Tiffany "is a bartender who wants to stand out. She came to me with natural level 3 hair and wanted to be gray with an ombré effect." ...

Lighter Brighter: A Closer Look at Balayage, Ombriage, Sombre and Babylights

BALAYAGE:THE EXPERT:  Eva Scrivo, New York City salon owner and educatorTHE 101: Balayage means “to sweep” or “sweeping” in French. “It’s been around for decades, prior to foils or frosting, brought to ...

TRANSFORMATION: Adding Depth To A Sombre

Gabriel Samra (@gabrielsamra) of Gabriel Samra Hair Salon, Miami, Florida, felt his client was getting too blonde. She "has been progressively becoming blonde by doing ombré, then some balayage highlights. This last time she came to visit ...

The Pro Touch To The Perfect Blonde Sombre

Yadira Galvez (@Yadii_g ) of Jag Hair Salon, Poughkeesie, NY, says her client "had been coloring her hair at home using box color. She developed so many color bands and wanted an over all lighter more natural look." Galvez gave her the ...

TRANSFORMATION: Aqua To Purple/Silver Sombre

Jaymz Marsters (@jaymz.marsters) from Norfolk, England, says "My client needed something fresh and a complete change was due. For several months she had been having blue/green tones throughout her hair. Removing these from the hair was ...

From Red To Green To Faded To Red Again: THE JOURNEY

Sarah Naslund (@MyBigHairDay) of Athena Aveda Salon Spa, Boston, Mass, has been on quite a journey with salon guest, friend and tattoo artist Dia (@diamoellertattoo). "The first time I did her hair we did some subtle red highlights which ...

TRANSFORMATION: Amethyst To Vanilla

"My awesome client Ali is leaving in a few weeks for grad school," says Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) of Stylin', Norwalk, Connecticut. "She needed something lower maintenance, but still exciting. We took her from her amethyst ...

Brunette to Blonde Long Hair Balayage

We found this very well-done finish on INSTAGRAM.  @CLIF_ARTEGLAM and his work caught our eye.  It's the lovely lift, pretty placement and super styling that sets it apart. And he took time to shoot his BEFORE and AFTER images in ...

COLOR CORRECTION: Fixing an Ombre With Brassy Streaks

When Janette the client came into Butterfly Loft Salon (@butterflyloftsalon) colorist Leslie Austin (@hairbyleslieaustin) knew she was in need of a color correction.Austin transformed her client’s brassy streaks into a beautiful, sunkissed ...

TRANSFORMATION: Hard To Believe Vibrancy

Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) of Sylin' Salon, Norwalk, Connecticut, makes it clear that she never uses filters or photoshop on her amazing color designs. "I never alter my photos when it comes to hair," she says. We just had to double ...

TRANSFORMATION: Old Box Color To Purple Sombre

Alexis Ciara (@LexiCiara22) is an artist at Beautiful Hair Color Studio, Port Orange, Florida.  "My love for hair started young, but was never seen as an actual career when talking about future plans with family," says Ciara. ...

TRANSFORMATION: Red To Rose Gold - NICE!

Andrea Lents (@andreanicolestylist), an artist at Aria Salon, Chicago, posted this rose gold transformation and we ased for more information. "The color that I did was sooo much fun," she says. "I have been seeing all these photos ...

TRANSFORMATION: Going For (and Getting) WOW!

Ryann DiBenedetto (@RyannSalonHalo), a color specialist and owner of Salon Halo (@SalonHalo352), a Paul Mitchell Focus Salon in Spring Hill, Fl., says she is "extremely passionate about education and the Paul Mitchell culture." When we ...

One Visit: Level 3 To Level 7

Kelly Pham-Do (@excellenthairsalon), a senior hairstylist at Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc, Fremont, California, was thrilled with this opportunity from a new client. "Louri saw my work on Instagram and came to me for a first ...