Color

TREND: Tri-Haircolor "Double Dipping" Technique!

The beauty industry is constantly producing new haircolor trends from classics like ombre and balayage to new looks like babylights and pixelated haircolor.Recently, haircolorist Linh Phan (@bescene) from Be Scene Hair Studio in Rockville, ...

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Tools for the Trends: New Wella Blondor Freelights for Balayage, Highlights and Ombre

Whether clients are opting for ombre, balayage, highlights or a creative blend of all three, new Wella Blondor Freelights allows stylists to tap into the trend and enjoy the artistry of hairpainting without the fuss of foils, saran wrap or ...

TRANSFORMATION: 8 Hours To Light And Bright

Although Shawn Scheepers (@shawnscheepers) of HairSoda, North Vancouver, BC Canada spends a lot of time doing "fun edgy haircuts along with exciting colors and short edgy female cuts," the artist also loves "doing balayage ...

Purple? Pink? Let's Do Both!

Brigid Broderick (@brigidhairmuaxo) an artist at Jean Paul Spa & Salon in Albany, NY caught our eye with this gorgeous dimensional color design. "Although I wish I could take all the credit, my client came to me with gorgeous natural ...

Icy White: A Few Visits But Worth It!

 Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) of STYLIN' Norwalk, CT. contacted us with this amazing transformation, asking if we were interested.Um, YES! Thank you!Here she shares the story of this transformation for client Micaela which took several ...

TRANSFORMATION: Brassy Ombre to Ashy Sombre

Spencer Henry (@SpencerHenryHair), a Pure Artist hair stylist in Los Angeles, CA. is "dedicated to glamorous, healthy hair. Most of my styling is influenced by 1950’s/1960’s hollywood. I began my career 8 years ago at age 16 and ...

FORMULA: Pretty And Personal Color Melt

Amanda Joseph (@thehearsalon) of the Mia Bella Salon, Seattle, Washington says she does "hair everyday yet feel as though I've allowed mine to get into a boring and basic hair category. I decided it was time for a bold change. As a ...

TRANSFORMATION: Faded Pink to Royal Purple Haircolor

Ali Boone (@smokedlacehair) of Hair Klaudt, Charlotte, North Carolina, sent us this PRETTY PRETTY transformation and we asked for more! Here she shares the how to for her client that said Boone could do whatever she wanted, as long as she ...

HOW-TO: Ray of Sun Balayage Technique

Colin Christopher, colorist at Salon Ziba in New York City, walks us through his signature balayage technique, "ray of sun." Using overlapping triangular panels, Christopher is able to create a soft, subtle glow in the hair and ...

Bad Banded Sombre To PRETTY Classic Highlighted Blonde

Susan Aw (@susan.aw) is one of MODERN's favorite colorists. The artist, based at Embellish Salon, in Arcadia, California, did not hold back when taking her client from a banded sombre to a classic highlighted blonde."I had actually ...

The 4 Most Challenging and Sought-After Blonde Cases Solved!

Did you know that 60% of in-salon color services revolve around blondes - and it's the most technically challenging color service?Blonde hair requires a lot of maintenance! Blonde clients spend over-proportionally in the salon and are ...

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Dark Brown Box Color to Pale Ash Blonde: The Journey

Lily Duong (@hairbylily408), a L'Oreal Certified balayage artist, is based at Hair By Lily at Salons by JC in San Jose, California. When client Elizabeth came to the salon with her level 4 dark brown box color, Duong knew this correction ...

All About Ecaille Hair Color

The next generation of ombre.Poke around on Instagram and you’ll quickly discover that #ecaille is popping up as the newest color buzzword in the color community. French for tortoiseshell, the ecaille color technique mimics ...

TRANSFORMATION: Toned Down Blonde

AJ Russo (@colordudeaj) of Di Rosa Haircare (@dirosahaircare), Franklin Square, NY, met with Grace and knew her hair needed more dimension and tone to best suit her coloring and lifestyle. "My intention is always keeping the hair in its ...

Introducing Candy Shaw's Sunlights Balayage

After years of R&D, Candy Shaw, owner of Jamison Shaw Hairdressers in Atlanta, released Sunlights, designed exclusively for the balayage artist. Sunlights has the ideal consistency for balayage highlighting, and is designed to work with any ...

New from Wella: Blondor Freelights, Instamatic by Color Touch

Spring ColoringSpring is a great time to freshen and brighten up color, and Wella is introducing Blondor Freelights specifically for hand-painting, foil-free techniques; and Instamatic by Color Touch for in-salon fashion color ...

Oribe Launches Bright Blonde Shampoo & Conditioner

Get it BrightFor clients hopping on the silver hair trend train or for your forever-blondes, Oribe has launched new Bright Blonde Shampoo and Conditioner.  The violet shampoo and conditioner kicks brass and yellow ...