Color

Need a Lift? The Lightener Behind These Inspiring Blondes

Clients who have waited to see their stylists may be returning with dark roots, stubborn greys and a desire to be lighter and brighter, fast. Save these examples for your blonding inspo board and find out the artist's secret to tailored blondes.

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WATCH: Easy Base Break Technique

How to create a seamless blend.

MAKEOVER: Bold, Blended, Low Maintenance

Get the details for this makeover for a client who drives 6 hours to meet with her favorite colorist.

Color Upgrade For the Curly Girl

Get the details for the makeover from faded and grown-out to bright and pretty on this curly haired client.

Banded Nightmare to Over the Moon Results

“My new client came to me with more bands than you’ll ever see," Carly Brown says. "I knew this was going to be a HUGE challenge! Thankfully her hair surprised me and it did exactly what I wanted it to first time... YAY!”

From Uneven and Banded To a Nice Bright Blonde

This client tried someone new and was not happy with the results. Get the details for the color correction once she returned to her favorite colorist.

From Grown-Out and Warm To Hot Blonde

Denise Mahoney (@colourauthority) of Colour Authority Salon and Spa, Portland, Oregon, says first time client Samantha came in with very warm ends and about 6 months of regrowth looking for a color upgrade. Details here.

MAKEOVER: The Five Hour Correction

Marie Negrón says “My beautiful client here is a busy mom of two baby girls and sometimes it is hard for her to keep up with her blonde. She decided to color her hair at home and unfortunately it didn’t come out as she expected. I was able to correct her color in five hours.”

Global Platinum Bleach Out

Anthony Marmiani (@AnthonySlays) says guest Sam “came to me with hopes of being a platinum blonde global bleach out." It took work and sensitive formulation, but mission accomplished.

Brightening Up: The Once A Year Refresh

Montana Schmidt (@paintslikeschmidt) of Kevin and Co, Danville, IL. says "I’ve been best friends with this girl for about 8 years now and she has the thickest most gorgeous hair. I hadn’t done her hair in almost a whole year, so of course she was ready to go brighter."

Broken and Banded To Hot Blonde

This client found her new colorist (one of MODERN's faves) on Pinterest. Learn more about this color correction and how her new colorist fixed the banding while maintaining the integrity of the hair - all while bringing her to a dimensional platinum.

The Secret to Perfectly Cool Blonde and Brunette Hair Color

The secret to cool platinum blonde, balayage and brunette highlights is neutralizing unwanted yellow or orange undertones.

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A Little Help For Compromised Hair

This hair has been through A LOT! Daisy Goord added a root shadow and some lowlights to add some dimension and both colorist and client were thrilled.

The Satisfying Blonde

Amy Malarchik has been referred to as the “Transformation Queen." This color conversion is particularly inspiring. Noting that she is the ideal client to get the brightest blonde, Malarchik says she has "a base color that just lifts to the perfect pale yellow where the toner can do everything I want it to." See what happens after some highlights and perfect toning.

Two Sessions To Hot Blonde

Amy Koepke says her new client came in "hating where her hair was at. It was way warmer  and darker than she wanted and there were a couple of different bands throughout. Our goal was to get her in a cooler lighter place with the time we had while maintaining the integrity of her hair." Mission accomplished.

Hand Touch Color: Blonding Technique

Learning new techniques can help you deliver personalized results for your color clients. The Hand Touch blonding technique from Truss artist Mickey Colon is an exciting way to create individualized finishes.

Looking For A BIG Change

"I had the pleasure of meeting this client for the first time after she was inspired by a similar look I did on another client," says Ashlie Marmo (@ashytones). "It has been quite a few years that anything had been done to her hair so she was looking for a BIG change."