Color

Looking for Some Winter Hair Color Inspo? 5 Trends, 8 Formulas

Just like looking at a cookbook, sometimes it helps to browse formulas for mouthwatering color recipes. Five trends, eight formulas!

COLOR CONVERSION: A Toast To Silvery Champagne Blonde

Sometimes a good toner can make all the difference in the world. Get the details and formula for this gentle color conversion, from nice blonde to WOW champagne blonde.

Beautifully-Blended Balayage Using New Pravana Balayage Palette

The makeover was accomplished using the new palette, which warms to help accelerate lightening, and a roller-inspired technique. Watch Presley Poe transform her client in this video!

Bowlayage: What Is It and When to Use It

Why these colorists head to the shampoo bowl to get the results they want in less time.

New Pravana Balayage Palette Heats-Up to Accelerate Lightening

This new balayage tool is engineered to mimic natural body warmth in targeted areas to improve the lightening process.

How Leonardo da Vinci Wrote the Recipe “For Making Hair Blonde”

The Italian genius and his discoveries in the field of cosmetics helped pave the way for the beauty industry of today. A new exhibit in New York is celebrating the man and his work.

Cherry Blonde Is Fall's Sweetest Color Trend

It's duskier than a rose and not as deep as a true red, Cherry Blonde hair color is a soft, sophisticated way to enter fall.

HOW-TO: Off-Scalp, Freehand Color Placement

Natural-looking, subtle blonde effects are achieved with new Affinage Spirt Lights.

CORRECTIVE COLOR: Removing Layers of Fashion Tones

The struggle is real but it can be done with a thorough consultation, some good products and patience.

Price Transparency on Color Corrections

See a major color correction makeover, plus learn how the colorist, Sean Michael, priced the service.

Makeover: Banded and Faded To That Ibiza Vibe

This client was headed to Ibiza and wanted her hair to look the part. Daisy Goord addressed the banded and faded hair, bringing her client to the perfect bombshell blonde.

Great Formulation for Big Blonde Results

Daisy Goord was excited when her new client came to her with a color “that wasn’t a million miles from where she wanted to be. YES it was too warm and YES it wasn’t lifted high enough, but there are several easy tweaks to make to hit her bright blonde goal.” Details for the makeover here.

Corrective Color Tips for Perfect Blonde Hair Color

“How often have you stood behind someone in the grocery store and noticed a couple of inches of ‘blorange’ at the base and muddy, drab ends? It’s so common!” Here are @teridougherty's fixes for two of the most common blonde hair color scenarios, guaranteed to keep your blonde beauties free of brass, blandness, spots and bands.

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Julianne Hough Debuts a New 60s-Inspired Cut and Color by Riawna Capri

This look is breaking the Internet.

Sun Kissed for Summer: Ashy Blonde Bob

A salon duo from a Los Angeles salon collaborated on this cool-girl look.

The Mini-Kiss Technique: A Quick, Face-Framing Refresh

Like they say, it's in her kiss!  Formulas and process here...

MAKEOVER: Lived-In Balayage and Long Chop For the Young Client

Christina Luck (@cjluck_hair)  of the Cole Taylor Salon, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, says her virgin haired client showed inspiration photos of a lighter balayage and a long lob. Because her new client is young and inexperienced in the color world, Luck decided to go with a lived-in balayage and long dimensional chop.