10 Hair Color Challenges Every Stylist Faces and How Experts Solve Them
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COLOR CORRECTION: Brassy Mess to Level 10 Platinum Princess!
This client came to Salon Manager Joleen Sodaro at Hue Salon & Boutique after four failed attempts to lighten her own hair. Before lightening she was a natural level two with previously colored hair. Now, she's a proud level 10 platinum blonde!
How-To: Hitchcock Blonde by Jason Backe
Jason Backe's Instagram profile says he's "obsessed with making the girls feel pretty," and we think he's doing a pretty good job of that! Backe is the co-owner of Ted Gibson Salons, a brand ambassador ...
by Lauren Quick
HOW TO: White To Gray Ombre, Beautiful
Joelle Landoff (@mermyjo), an assistant at Champions Salon, Lake Forest, California, has created a beautiful white to gray ombre design for model, Zoe. MODERN received so much love on instagram that we decided to track her down. Here, she offers ...
Balayage to DYE For
Meghan Gallagher ( @hairbymeghan ) met first time client with level 8 dirty blonde with partial highlights and about an inch of regrowth. "She asked to be an ombre," says Gallagher, a stylist at Salon Facci, West Windsor, New Jersey ...
HOW TO: MODERN Ombre
Lily Duong (@hairbylily408) from Hair by LIly at Salon 88 in San Jose, California, created this gorgeous MODERN ombre that we couldn't ignore. Here she shares the HOW TO:Step 1: Ombré balayage with Redken Flash lift with 50 volume volume ...
HOW TO: Big Bucks Blonde
Kimemily Pham (@excellenthairsalon) of the Excellent Hair Salon & Spa, Fremont, California met with "Veronica who was in desperate need of a color correction," she says. "She had a 2 inch band of natural level 3 out ...
5 Ways to Fairly Determine Pricing for Lowlighting and Highlighting Services
A constant struggle for salon professionals is how to effectively and fairly price services for clients so they feel they are getting a premium service at a reasonable price. Included here are parameters to help set a price on lowlighting, ...
How to Add Lowlights to 3 Different Color Situations
Lowlighting hair can be unpredictable! Hair can become too dark, drab or the color may appear hollow. Determining the placement of lowlights for desired effect takes finesse and education. Pravana's Artistic Council recreated three ...
HOW-TO: Dull Ombre to Colors of the Galaxy!
What a color transformation!Hair colorist Shonda Broadus (@shondabroadus) at Color Me RAD Salon in Beaufort, South Carolina, recently had a client come in with a faded, dull ombre with damaged ends. What's a hair stylist to do?Broadus wanted ...
HOW TO: Now This Is How It's Done
Susan Aw (@susan.aw), one of our favorite colorists based at Embellish Salon, Arcadia, California, has done it again. Here she offers the details for this tasteful transformation. Step 1. Apply to root area Kenra 6AA+ Blue booster blended ...
Urban Ombre
Meri Kate O’Connor (@MeriKateO), a colorist at Eva Scrivo in NYC and an educator at the Eva Scrivo Academy, was thrilled to get her hands in the hair of receptionist/model/social media manager Annalisa. “We wanted to take her hair ...
FORMULA: Kind of Lovin' This Blue Ombre
Quyen Nguyen (@HQSALONDENVER), an ombre and color correction specialist, decided to have fun with this color. "This is what we usually do most when someone wants a balayage ombre," says the owner of HQ Salon, Denver, Colorado. ...
HOW-TO: Silver Slate Gray Hair Makeover
Color Master Guy Tang's client Felicity colored her hair black for approximately five years when she was in high-school. Then, one day she decided to lighten her own hair. Now for the past eight years she's been doing just that. Guy Tang ...
HOW TO: Transitioning To A More Natural Color
Kimemily Pham (@excellenthairsalon) of Fremont, California, keeps up with the trends, demands, and needs of her clients by taking private coloring and cutting classes, attending many hair, makeup, and skincare shows all over the states, watchng ...
HOW TO: Old School Ombre To New School Blue Color Melt
Anna Bianca Clark (@annabiancahair), a color specialist at Seasons Salon Spa Aveda in Redlands, California, and her client decided to do something "cool" for fall. Well, "cool" translated to fun colors including pastel blues ...
HOW TO: The Perfect Color Melt
This color melt is breathtaking. Get the HOW TO here.
FORMULA! Frosty Blonde To The Waist
Get the formula for this waist length frosty/violet blonde.