10 Hair Color Challenges Every Stylist Faces and How Experts Solve Them
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Correcting The "Trend"
"Vibrant and pastel colors are quite the trend," says Eric Anthony (@ericanthonyhair), a master-colorist at The Canyon Salon, Westlake Village, California. "Eventually, as one might imagine, our adventurous clients will choose to ...
Lighter, Brighter and Low Maintenance
"My new guest Jeanine came into Di Rosa Haircare (@dirosahaircare) after waiting weeks for an appointment," says Jennifer Correale (@hairbyjenniferann). "She found me through Instagram."Jeanine's previous hairdresser ...
THE FIX: Correcting A Box Blonde Botch Job
Marcus Byerly (@MarcusByerly), a free-lance artist from Knoxville, Tennessee, has done it again. "This client came to me to fix a mistake she made by coloring it herself with box color," says Byerly. "She said her natural ...
Natural, Glowing Blonde
Sheyanne (@the_vellocet_hair) woprking out of Claudio Lazo's C the Salon in Studio City, CA, shared a very pretty natural, glowing blonde on her Instagram page. She was happy with the results, too.STEP ONE: "ObSESSED with the new Wella ...
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Seamless Blonde Colormelt
Melissa Joyce (@hair.by.melissa.j), an artist at Studio B Hairdesign, Cronulla, Sydney, Australia, is "all about beautiful hair, seamless blends and colormelts. I love doing amazing transformations on a daily basis."We found one that ...
CORRECTION: From Messy Box To Pretty Pro Color
Amanda Joseph (@thehearsalon) of Mia Bella Salon, Seattle, WA, had a challenge. "This client had YEARS of black dye built up on her hair," says Joseph. "She tried to strip it out and then got fed up during the process and dyed it ...
TRANSFORMATION: Blah To Ashy Blonde Sombre
Erin Nguyen (@classycutshampton) of Bayside Hampton, Melbourne, Australia, has a juicy Instagram page filled with lovely transformations. Although there are many to choose from, we selected this one because it is particularly beautiful and is ...
TRANSFORMATION: Baby Lights For Dimensional Blue
Mackenzie Myers (@mackenziemyers91) of The Beauty Bar, Salisbury, North Carolina, was thrilled when co-worker Carri decided she wanted a HUGE change. "This was a 2 appointment process," says Myers. "At the first appointment we ...
FORMULA: Stormy Blonde
Tracy Vasquez, owner and hairstylist of Scotch Bonnet Hair Studio, West Palm Beach, FL, specializes in color, razor and curly hair, and offers advanced training classes in her studio. It was this transformation that caught our eye. ...
TRANSFORMATION: Bad Box To Smokey Ombre
Mark South (@Marksouthmark) of Regis Salon-Cottonwood, Alburquerque, NM, had an opportunity to transform a new client. "This client hadn't cut her hair in three years and had been doing her own box coloring within that time frame. She ...
Transforming To Teal
Stevie Diaz (@Steviescissorhands) of A Lux Salon, Stockton, California, had a client looking for a new look. "My client came in wanting Kylie Jenner hair," says Diaz. "She hadn't put color on it for two years so she had ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Hot Red To Classic Highlights
Alisha Jared (@alishajaredhairartistry) from Siren Salon in Vancouver, WA, has been seeing this client for 6 months and "she has been everything from a level 4 red-violet to a 'Little Mermaid' red. When she came in and said ...
TRANSFORMATION: Super Cool Icy Blonde
"This client went to someone else originally and he never understood what she wanted," says Marcus Byerly (@marcusbyerly) of Studio 135, Knoxville, Tennessee. "She wants to be a super cool icy blonde. However, in the past, her ...
Intense Color Correction For An EVEN Blonde Bombshell
Amber Buxton (@amber_buxton_salon) of Amber Buxton Salon, New Orleans, LA was faced with a challenge. "My client came in with a lot of banding, after another colorist attempted to base break with color. After assessing her hair. I decided ...
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Red To The Perfect Sombre
Amanda LoCastro (@HairByAmanduhh) of DiRosa Haircare, Franklin Square, NY, has done it again, with another breathtaking transformation. We love this blonding journey and had to know more.Here she shares the HOW TO:Prior history: ...
Three Sessions To A BEAUTIFUL Balayage LOB
Carly Gillam (@hairbycarlygillam) of Strawberry Blonde Salon in Charleston, SC, went on a journey with her guest. "My client came in and was tired of maintaining her level 4 permanent red hair color (with her natural being a level ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For BOMBSHELL Blonde
Marie Negron (@glamhairbymarie), owner of Flawless Beauty Salon in Cleveland OH, says "My number one priority is the health and integrity of my guests' hair and of course the smile on their faces after each transformation." The ...