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HOW-TO: Cool, Rooty Blonde Using L'Anza Color
A cool, ashy blonde melts into buttery tones with pearly accents in this rooted blonde formula. Customized color was achieved by over-directing color placement in front of the face, using L'Anza color. FORMULA & APPLICATIONNatural ...
by Jamie Newman
Blonde Color Melt in Foils with Formulas
Spoke & Weal salons co-founder and Color Director Chrstine Thompson (@xtine_beauty) created this beautiful blonde with Aveda colors and products. It is two separate color formulas applied in foil, with the first being melted into the ...
by Anne Moratto
FORMULA: Balayage For A Bright Blonde
"Courtney was actually a new client who found me through social media," says Amanda Rae (@hairby.amandarae) of Amara Salon and Spa (@amarasalonandspa), Regina, Saskatchewan. "She came in with about 2" of regrowth from a ...
TRANSFORMATION: Almost Virgin To Super Blonde
Taylor Waldrep ( @temptresstay) of Heaven The Salon Experience, Winchester, VA (@heavensalon) says this client with level 5 client with grown out highlights was ready to go super blonde.Here Walderp shares the how-to:Step 1: Using Paul ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For A "Cooler" Warm
Timothy Michael (@Timothy_michael_hair), a blonde specialist & the owner of Studio 222, Virginia Beach, Virginia, says this new guest originally asked for a retouch. "She had her grown out blonde that was a tad too brassy, with her ...
No Heat High-Lift Haircolor - Get the Formula!
Jessica Zorn (@jessibrowsnhair), working out of La Lou Salon in Scottsdale, AZ says on Instagram: "Are you looking for the pefect high-lift color? No brass, no warmth. This is NOT a bleach touch-up. This client has beautiful hair, ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Old Banded Ombre To Exciting Silver Blonde
Tai Kieu (@taitkieuapril05) co-owner and stylist at Huynhchi's Hair Studio, Costa Mesa, California, shares the details for this breathtaking transformation:CLIENT HAIR HISTORY:This client been getting ombre for the last one and a half years ...
TRANSFORMATION: Level 5 Box To "Bright and Blonde"
Jen Cappe (@jenviahair) of Fierro Hair Salon (@fierrohair) of San Luis Obispo, California, says, "Chelsea was new client. She told me she was coloring her natural level 7 to a level 5 for the past year. She requested to be as bright ...
TRANSFORMATION: Level 2 Box To "Blonde For Summer"
This first-time client was a challenge for Michelle Conway (@strutmichelle), asking to be "blonde for summer"."My fellow stylists (at Strut Salon in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) know I love doing color corrections. This client ...
TRANSFORMATION: Box Gold To Pro Vanilla
"This first time guest has never had her hair colored professionally," says Jen Dozier Horter (@bombshellsalon), a Paul Mitchell Senior National Educator and Owner of Bombshell Salon, Ellicott City, MD. "Her ultimate goal was ...
TRANSFORMATION: 2 Sessions To Platinum
Lance Shannon (@hair.by.lance) a balayage and color expert based at Society Salon, Los Angeles, CA. says "My client came to me with a desire to be as platinum as I could make her. She was a natural level 8 and had about 2 inches of ...
Perfectly Pretty Platinum
David John (@davidjohnla), an in-demand colorist at Sally Hershberger in Los Angeles, performed a color correction, resulting in a perfect platinum.On the roots: Clairol 7th Stage + 40 volume (with 4 packets of powder)After that was rinsed ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Brassy to a Rooty, Lived-In Blonde
Cirrus Blaafjell (@CirrusBlaafjell), owner of Salon Alta in the heart of San Francisco, specializes in low-maintenance, lived-in haircolor and says, "I was born with shears and a color brush in my hand. I take credit for my family ...
TRANSFORMATION: Home "Situation" To Silvery Blonde - Nice SAVE!
Lauren Bennett (@hairbylaurenbennett) and colleague Lexie Johnson (@lexie_ashley) tag teamed for this color correction. The artists, based at Tantalum Salon, Meridian, Idaho, graduated in November of 2015, but are clearly not afraid of a ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Warm and Banded To Cool Blonde
Amie Miller (@amarieshairstudio) owner of Amarie's Hair Studio, Chicago, nailed this color correction and we had to know more. "A new client initially contacted me saying she wanted to be a cool blonde tone," says Miller. ...
3-WEEK JOURNEY: Dark Red to Platinum
When MODERN posted this photo on our Instagram and Facebook pages, we got LOTS of love (more than 16,000 likes on Instagram in less than three days, and more than 12,000 likes on Facebook in 2 days!)We reached out to color and style ...
QUITE THE JOURNEY: Yellow Ombre To Bombshell Blonde
Brenda Hendricks (@brenda_hendricks_muahbb), a hairstylist & make up artist at SJ Studio Salon and Spa, Oxnard, CA, demonstrated a successful journey to bombshell blonde.Here she shares the HOW TO:"My client came to me after two ...