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TRANSFORMATION: From Box To Balayage Blonde To Platinum
Heather Wyko (@heatherwyko) of Peroxide Beauty and Barbershop, Hermosa Beach, California, says "My client and friend Kelsey used to do her blonde hair at home but started growing it out last September because she wanted to ...
BOX TO WOW: Balayage For Caramel Dimension
Jennifer Finch of Mon Amie Salon, Redlands Califorina, spent 4 hours correcting her new guest who arrived with level 5 box color that was about 4 months old. "Sara found me on Yelp and decided to give me a try," says Finch. ...
Transformation To Rooty-Violet-Silver-Blonde
Isaac Roberts (@isaac4mayor), owner of Isaac Roberts Salon, San Diego, CA, had quite a challenge with his new client who found him on Instagram. "Unsure of what she wanted, I was shown pearl blonde, lavender and silver finishes. I ...
How-To: Breaking the Base (+video!)
For blondes, base-breaking is typically a necessary part of color maintenance. Highlights can look unnatural next to regrowth, and Pravana has launched its new ChromaSilk Ultra Hi-Lifts to aid in the base-breaking process.Pravana stylist Jamie ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: High-Maintenance to Dimensional, Rooty Ash-Blonde
"This long time client of mine is always ready for a change," says Heather Yacenda (@heatheryacendahair), Studio H Salon, Wichita, KS. "We had been lightening her level-3, color-treated hair for almost a year. After we achieved a ...
Building To Platinum
Brandon Pate (@brandonandhair), Cortello Salon, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, says this "guest started as a color correction one year ago and has been balayaged three times with lowlights and some highlights, mostly just around the ...
Friend "Discount" Highlights To Pro Soft Blonde Melt
Amanda Joseph (@thehearsalon) of Mia Bella Salon, Seattle, Washington, says "This client has been coming time for 7 years. This time she tried a friend of hers because she got a discounted price. She wanted some soft blonde melted ...
THE FIX: Blotchy Blonde To Golden Wheat
Haley Ferreira (@mermaidhairs), a National Educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems at Cutting Loose Salon, Sarasota, FL, says her client was "upset with her hair because the previous stylist was 'experimenting' with balayage ...
Vivid Blue to Bright Blonde Balayage Beauty
"When my client first came to me, she had virgin, level-4 hair," says Meli Clark (@melerinaa) of Hard as Nails Salon and Boutique in Lockeford, California. "I balayaged it with 30 volume + Guy Tang lightener and about a week later ...
Natural Level 2/3 To A Rooty Blonde (With A Hint Of Lavender)
Kathy Nunez (@HairByKathyNunez) of Studio One Salon, Kennewick Wa, specializes in hair painting. She got the opportunity to put her specialty to use on this virgin haired client. "This little beauty contacted me wanting a huge change," ...
TRANSFORMATION: Almost Black To Blonde Perfection
Oscarluis Alcala, (@makeupbyomae) an artist from Venezuela, now based at Perfection by Oscarluis Alcala, Houston, Texas, says that on this client's first visit she confessed that her hair was black and she bleached it to ...
THE JOURNEY: Box To Ombre To Pro Ice
Allyson Destout (@allydestouttt) of Soleil La Vie, Kettering, Ohio, says that this longtime client "had box dyed her hair a few months ago, to gradually take her back to icy blonde."Here Destout shares the details for their ...
Micro Foiling To Create A Perfect Blonde
Kaitlin Jade Cunningham (@hairbykaitlinjade) of Studio B Hair Design (@studiobhairdesigns) Cronulla, Sydney, Australia, says "My client came in with a dull blonde at the front and an old grown out balayage at the back. Her hair was in ...
ROOT TOUCH UP: Level 2 To Silver Ash Blonde
Josie Vilayvanh (@josievilay) of Wink Studio, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada, has a GORGEOUS Instagram feed, with one impressive finish after another. This is one of our faves and Vilayvanh shares details on this level 2 Asian root touch up:Step ...
Lighter Hues and Blonde Bombshells at the 2016 Oscars
Celebs at the 2016 Academy Awards went lighter and brighter this year. Shades of blonde from white platinum to honey hues graced the heads of Hollywood’s leading ladies.Here are four of our favorite looks from the star-studded night ...
Go For It Blonde
Brittany Lynn (@brittanylynnhair) of Chique Salon Studios, Palmdale, California, gave her client classic highlights about ten months before she returned to the salon for something even brighter and more exciting.Here Lynn shares the HOW ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Brass To Bright Ash
"My guest came in with very blotchy uneven color," says Annette Gavidia (@hairbyannetteg), owner of Sei Bella Studio, West Covina, California. "She arrived with 1 inch of virgin hair and tons of brass." Here Gavidia ...