10 Hair Color Challenges Every Stylist Faces and How Experts Solve Them
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FORMULA: Trix Aren't Just For Kids
"Brittany has been my muse for almost 6 years now," says Alicia McLaughlin, AKA Lish Mac (@thehairstylish). "She is game for anything! Last April we took her to purple from black. It took 13 hours but it was worth ...
Reinvigorating Washed-Out Color
Artemis Koullias (@Hairby_Sia), an artist at New Dawn Salon in Hubbard, OH, worked on her cousin recently, who had thick hair down to her hip bones. "Her hair was faded and her previous balayage was grown-out. We definitely needed to ...
Going Bright Blonde: Consultation and Formula
Gary Yeung (@eclipsesalonsf), master colorist and founder of Eclipse Salon in San Francisco, says he loves helping clients with haircolor transformations."When I begin doing a color consultation, I base any change on five factors," ...
Color Contouring! Cool! See How It's Done
Famed color educator Wendy Bond, using Lakme, shares how to contour the hair using ...
Balayage vs. Hair Painting: How They Differ
Isn't balayage the same as hair painting?"No," says Eva Scrivo, balayage expert, salon owner and founder of the Eva Scrivo Academy (NYC). "There is a lot of misinformation out there. They are different, and the more you learn ...
DEMO: The Backcombing Balayage Technique To Create That Kardashian Sombre
George Papanikolas, the color genius behind that gorgeous Kardashian seamless balayage sombre, shared the details this past weekend while presenting at the grand Matrix Destination event held in Orlando, Florida. MODERN caught up with him ...
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Sombre To Sunny Blonde
Cassandra Hernandez (@cassssaaandraaa) of Sunshine Hair Designs, Port Hueneme, California acknowledges that Instagram has helped her build her clientele, and we aren't surprised with transformations like this one that we found on her page. ...
The Perky Pixie
Dani Emerson (@hairdodanigirl) of Hair Do Salon, Mesa, Arizona says, "This client thought about cutting her hair for months. She was going out of the country to make the world a better place and didn't want the hassle of dealing ...
TO THE RESCUE: Home Disaster To Beautiful Ash Blonde
Amanda Bom-Fritz (@hairbyamandasthlm) of Stockholm, Sweden, posted this amazing makeover and we had to know more. "My best friend called me and told me she colored half her hair purple and sent me a picture." Bom-Fritz packed her bags ...
Colorful Color Melt
Wesley Palmer (@wesdoeshair), co-owner of Against The Grain Salon, Houston, Texas, says "Turning hair into my art is my hobby." We LOVE this finish that he says he created without any set pattern, just visual placement. Here he ...
TRANSFORMATION: Uninteresting To Chopped And Icy White
This gorgeous makeover posted by Morgan (@merrgg) of Seagrass Salon and Spa, Wilmington, NC, is causing quite the buzz. Here she shares the details for the the very simple color:Lift with Redken Flash Lift (20 and 30 volume) and tone with Shades ...
TRANSFORMATION: Golden Box To Dimensional Ash Blonde
Alisha Jared (@alishajaredhairartistry) from Siren Salon in Vancouver says "My client came in unhappy with her existing color. She had highlights that ended up too golden and decided to turn to box blonde to remedy them. Equally ...
2 Balayage Looks: Blonde and Caramel Sombre
Claudia Cruz (@_claudiacruz_) of Marlene Weber Day Spa in Poughkeepsie, New York, clearly has an expertise in balayage.After sectioning the hair in quadrants, she starts in the back applying color in 1 inch sections. "I heavily weave each ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Brassy and Damaged To Frosty Perfection
Cathy Tran (@prostylistcathyt) of Corona, California, shares the details for this color correction going from mis-matched brass to frosty blonde.Step 1: Section hair into 4 star sections, working from the bottom up. Using balayage technique with ...
TRANSFORMATION: The Modern Touch
"Cristy wanted to keep her hair on the brunette side of the spectrum, but was tired of what she had been getting and came to us for a more modern style," says Alterna artist Brent Basore (@hair_by_brentandcarlyn) of Sherry Mesa ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Back To Blonde
"My client came in with banded color with goals of being a clean icy blonde," says Monika Quatrano (@hairbymonika.q) of Filomena Salon in Coquitlam, BC, "I created this look by using a back to back foiling ...
Stormy Weather Gray
This dramatic transformation - from perfectly pretty blonde to striking, stormy silver/grey--was created by @sydniiee who works her magic in Visalia, CA.FORMULA:Kenra Professional 7SM and 8VM (2:1 parts) with Blue additive on the roots and 7VM ...
by Anne Moratto