10 Hair Color Challenges Every Stylist Faces and How Experts Solve Them
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TRANSFORMATION: Classic Balayage Beauty
Osmar Marquez (@Osmarjmarquez), an assistant at Salon Republic in LA, sent us this beautiful transformation and we asked for more details. "Her hair was pre lightened to a level 8 on the ends with a slight orange ...
Light, Cool and Kicked Up a Notch
Stefanie Wheeler (@hairbystefaniee) of the Regis Salons, Bourbonnais, IL, caught MODERN's eye with this icy/blonde transformation."My client Brandi always loves her hair to be as light and cool-toned as possible," Wheeler says. ...
How-To: Silvery-Blonde Sombre
Kayla Le, a senior stylist from Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc. (@excellenthairsalon) of Fremont, California, saw her client Alma for the first time. Together, artist and client decided to go for a silvery blonde with a light brown ...
FORMULA: Frozen Blonde
Elise Melnick (@hairbyELM) changes her root color and lets it fade out "so I can try new stuff," she says. "I keep it pastel so it fades out quickly." When we saw this selfie we had to know more. The full time ...
How-To: From Hot Red to Maroon to White-Blonde
Emily Johnson (@eljohnson14) of Southern Roots Salon & Spa, Chattanooga, TN, met with her client who loves to change her haircolor. In January, she was a hot hot hot Pravana red, but it had faded to maroon by the time ...
HOW-TO: From Black/Violet Ombre to Low-Maintenance Blonde
We noticed this post by Orlando Rodriguez (@theorlandosalon) on Instagram and how to learn more. Rodriguez, owner of The Orlando Salon located in Houston TX, just opened his salon on December 25th 2014. "And it's been a true ...
COLOR CORRECTION: A Mess to GORGEOUS Blonde Ash Sombre
Kimemily Pham (@excellenthairsalon), owner of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc, Fremont, CA, is regularly challenged with color corrections. "The last time I did a color correction on my client, Veronica, was 35 weeks ago. Since ...
Always On Trend: The Dimensional Blonde LOB
Stephanie Von Meijer (@von_meijer) is a stylist in Las Vegas and a Wella Master Color Expert."I am a huge advocate for investing in yourself with extended education," says Von Meijer. "I make it a point to take at least one class ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Going For The Perfect Blonde
Whitney Elizabeth (@HairArtisan916) of Sacramento, CA, finds inspiration from other artists, especially Guy Tang and his timeless, beautiful and wearable designs. MODERN was inspired by Whitney and this gorgeous transformation ...
TRANSFORMATION: Grown Out To Icy/Frosty/GORGEOUS!
Galina Mrochko (@galinamg), a master stylist at Mane Chicago, Chicago, was thrilled that first time client Brook found her on Yelp."She acknowledged she couldn't walk around like that anymore," says Mrochko. "This was an old, ...
For Him: Box Boo-Boo To Platinum
Batzy Zaid ( Batzy @TheGreatBatzy) had been looking for a guy to go platinum for quite a while. Then, she stumbled upon Cole, "who had attempted to make himself platinum!" \What a score! The Canada-based artist was thrilled. ...
Stylist Selfie! Formula For This Gorg Purple To Platinum Melt
Cassandra DeRosa (@cassderosa) of Salon 202, Howell, NJ, credits the health and integrity of her hair to "using the right products". The assortment includes: Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Shampoo, Joico Intense Hydrator, It's A ...
TRANSFORMATION: Grown Out Haircolor (3+ inches) to True Platinum
This client had grown out (3+ inches) of previously bleached hair and she requested an all-over true platinum. Don Dao, stylist who transformed this client with from drab to fab used Wella, Olaplex and Redken to create this icy, white color! ...
The Great Debate: Balayage vs. Foil
This question comes up regularly when highlighting: when should a stylist use foil and when should a stylist balayage? Sometimes the answer isn't so black and white explains Jenny Savage, artist at Atelier by ...
TRANSFORMATION: Level 4 Perm Dye to Dimensional Blonde in ONE DAY!
Heather Lankford (@heatherpaigelankford), a Sebastian Educator on the Urban Team, works at Panther City, Fort Worth, Texas. When we saw this AMAZING transformation on Instagram we had to know more. Here Lankford shares the details on this first ...
5 Tips for a Dramatic Color Change - Going from Brunette to Blonde
Right now it's apparent; blondes are all the rage on the runways, red carpets, magazines and trendsetter's social media feeds."From delicious honey 'dos to straight-up platinum, there is a blonde for everyone," says ...
Lighten Up! Balayage and Babylights with Formula
Here's a lovely example of handpainting and lightening up for the warmer weather by Jen Puelbal Alfara (@chromacrowns) at Serenity Salon in Mission Viejo, CA."First session to start going lighter!" Alfara says on Instagram. ...
by Anne Moratto